Author: bdubbs
Date: Fri Dec 13 12:04:46 2013
New Revision: 10391
Log:
Fix kmod, procps-ng, zlib, readline, ncurses,
and xz methods of establishing correct symbolic links
for libraries.
Modified:
trunk/BOOK/chapter01/changelog.xml
trunk/BOOK/chapter06/kmod.xml
trunk/BOOK/chapter06/ncurses.xml
trunk/BOOK/chapter06/procps.xml
trunk/BOOK/chapter06/readline.xml
trunk/BOOK/chapter06/xz.xml
trunk/BOOK/chapter06/zlib.xml
Modified: trunk/BOOK/chapter01/changelog.xml
==============================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/chapter01/changelog.xml Thu Dec 12 22:55:02 2013 (r10390)
+++ trunk/BOOK/chapter01/changelog.xml Fri Dec 13 12:04:46 2013 (r10391)
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@
<para>2013-12-13</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
+ <para>[bdubbs] - Fix kmod, procps-ng, zlib, readline, ncurses,
+ and xz methods of establishing correct symbolic links
+ for libraries.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
<para>[bdubbs] - Update to procps-ng-3.3.9. Fixes
<ulink url="&lfs-ticket-root;3439">#3439</ulink>.</para>
</listitem>
Modified: trunk/BOOK/chapter06/kmod.xml
==============================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/chapter06/kmod.xml Thu Dec 12 22:55:02 2013 (r10390)
+++ trunk/BOOK/chapter06/kmod.xml Fri Dec 13 12:04:46 2013 (r10391)
@@ -95,10 +95,7 @@
<para> Make sure that all libraries are in the correct directory: </para>
<screen><userinput remap="install">mv -v /usr/lib/libkmod.so.* /lib
-ln -svf ../../lib/libkmod.so.2.2.5 /usr/lib/libkmod.so</userinput></screen>
-
-<!-- Note to editors: When upgrading kmod, make sure the library version
- specified above has not changed -->
+ln -svf ../../lib/$(readlink /usr/lib/libkmod.so)
/usr/lib/libkmod.so</userinput></screen>
</sect2>
Modified: trunk/BOOK/chapter06/ncurses.xml
==============================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/chapter06/ncurses.xml Thu Dec 12 22:55:02 2013 (r10390)
+++ trunk/BOOK/chapter06/ncurses.xml Fri Dec 13 12:04:46 2013 (r10391)
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
<para>Because the libraries have been moved, one symlink points to
a non-existent file. Recreate it:</para>
-<screen><userinput remap="install">ln -sfv ../../lib/libncursesw.so.5
/usr/lib/libncursesw.so</userinput></screen>
+<screen><userinput remap="install">ln -sfv ../../lib/$(readlink
/usr/lib/libncursesw.so) /usr/lib/libncursesw.so</userinput></screen>
<para>Many applications still expect the linker to be able to find
non-wide-character Ncurses libraries. Trick such applications into linking
with
Modified: trunk/BOOK/chapter06/procps.xml
==============================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/chapter06/procps.xml Thu Dec 12 22:55:02 2013 (r10390)
+++ trunk/BOOK/chapter06/procps.xml Fri Dec 13 12:04:46 2013 (r10391)
@@ -82,9 +82,7 @@
<screen><userinput remap="install">mv -v /usr/bin/pidof /bin
mv -v /usr/lib/libprocps.so.* /lib
-ln -sfv ../../lib/libprocps.so.3.0.0 /usr/lib/libprocps.so</userinput></screen>
-
-<!-- Note to devs: check the library version for new releases -->
+ln -sfv ../../lib/$(readlink /usr/lib/libprocps.so)
/usr/lib/libprocps.so</userinput></screen>
</sect2>
Modified: trunk/BOOK/chapter06/readline.xml
==============================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/chapter06/readline.xml Thu Dec 12 22:55:02 2013 (r10390)
+++ trunk/BOOK/chapter06/readline.xml Fri Dec 13 12:04:46 2013 (r10391)
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
<para>Prepare Readline for compilation:</para>
-<screen><userinput remap="configure">./configure --prefix=/usr
--libdir=/lib</userinput></screen>
+<screen><userinput remap="configure">./configure
--prefix=/usr</userinput></screen>
<para>Compile the package:</para>
@@ -81,17 +81,12 @@
<screen><userinput remap="install">make install</userinput></screen>
- <para>Now move the static libraries to a more appropriate location:</para>
+ <para>Now move the dynamic libraries to a more appropriate location
+ and fix up some symbolic links:</para>
-<screen><userinput remap="install">mv -v /lib/lib{readline,history}.a
/usr/lib</userinput></screen>
-
- <para>Next, remove the <filename class="extension">.so</filename> files in
- <filename class="directory">/lib</filename> and relink them into <filename
- class="directory">/usr/lib</filename>:</para>
-
-<screen><userinput remap="install">rm -v /lib/lib{readline,history}.so
-ln -sfv ../../lib/libreadline.so.6 /usr/lib/libreadline.so
-ln -sfv ../../lib/libhistory.so.6 /usr/lib/libhistory.so</userinput></screen>
+<screen><userinput remap="install">mv -v /usr/lib/lib{readline,history}.so.*
/lib
+ln -sfv ../../lib/$(readlink /usr/lib/libreadline.so) /usr/lib/libreadline.so
+ln -sfv ../../lib/$(readlink /usr/lib/libhistory.so )
/usr/lib/libhistory.so</userinput></screen>
<para>If desired, install the documentation:</para>
Modified: trunk/BOOK/chapter06/xz.xml
==============================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/chapter06/xz.xml Thu Dec 12 22:55:02 2013 (r10390)
+++ trunk/BOOK/chapter06/xz.xml Fri Dec 13 12:04:46 2013 (r10391)
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
<screen><userinput remap="install">make install
mv -v /usr/bin/{unlzma,unxz,xzcat,lzma,xz} /bin
mv -v /usr/lib/liblzma.so.* /lib
-ln -svf ../../lib/liblzma.so.&xz-version;
/usr/lib/liblzma.so</userinput></screen>
+ln -svf ../../lib/$(readlink liblzma.so)
/usr/lib/liblzma.so</userinput></screen>
</sect2>
Modified: trunk/BOOK/chapter06/zlib.xml
==============================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/chapter06/zlib.xml Thu Dec 12 22:55:02 2013 (r10390)
+++ trunk/BOOK/chapter06/zlib.xml Fri Dec 13 12:04:46 2013 (r10391)
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
<filename class="directory">/usr/lib</filename> will need to be
recreated:</para>
<screen><userinput remap="install">mv -v /usr/lib/libz.so.* /lib
-ln -sfv ../../lib/libz.so.&zlib-version; /usr/lib/libz.so</userinput></screen>
+ln -sfv ../../lib/$(readlink /usr/lib/libz.so)
/usr/lib/libz.so</userinput></screen>
</sect2>
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