lfs/chapter06/shellutils-inst.xml

33 lines
1.1 KiB
XML

<sect2>
<title>Installation of Sh-utils</title>
<para>This package requires its hostname-patch to be applied before you
can install it. Make sure it's unpacked before running the installation
commands.</para>
<para>Install Sh-utils by running the following commands:</para>
<para><screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../sh-utils-&sh-utils-hostname-patch-version;.patch &amp;&amp;
./configure --prefix=/usr &amp;&amp;
make &amp;&amp;
make install &amp;&amp;
mv /usr/bin/{basename,date,echo,false,pwd} /bin &amp;&amp;
mv /usr/bin/{sleep,stty,su,test,true,uname} /bin &amp;&amp;
mv /usr/bin/chroot /usr/sbin</userinput></screen></para>
</sect2>
<sect2>
<title>FHS compliance notes</title>
<para>There is a command installed in this package which is named test. It is
often used in shell scripts to evaluate conditions, but is more often
encountered in the form of <command>[ condition ]</command>. These brackets
are built into the bash interpreter, but the FHS dictates that there should be a
<filename>[</filename> binary. Create it by running:</para>
<para><screen><userinput>ln -s test /bin/[</userinput></screen></para>
</sect2>