[blfs-book] r10501 - in trunk/BOOK: introduction/welcome networking/netprogs

[bdubbs]

Author: bdubbs
Date: 2012-08-12 11:33:29 -0600 (Sun, 12 Aug 2012)
New Revision: 10501

Modified:
   trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
   trunk/BOOK/networking/netprogs/net-tools.xml
Log:
Udated net-tools instructions for glibc-2.16

Modified: trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml       2012-08-12 17:02:37 UTC 
(rev 10500)
+++ trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml       2012-08-12 17:33:29 UTC 
(rev 10501)
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@
       <para>August 12th, 2012</para>
       <itemizedlist>
         <listitem>
+          <para>[bdubbs] - Udated net-tools instructions for glibc-2.16.
+          </para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
           <para>[krejzi] - Added CUPS Filters 1.0.20.</para>
         </listitem>
         <listitem>

Modified: trunk/BOOK/networking/netprogs/net-tools.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/networking/netprogs/net-tools.xml        2012-08-12 17:02:37 UTC 
(rev 10500)
+++ trunk/BOOK/networking/netprogs/net-tools.xml        2012-08-12 17:33:29 UTC 
(rev 10501)
@@ -110,10 +110,17 @@
     merely tell the package to include support for those protocols in its
     programs, but it's up to the kernel to make the protocols available.</para>
 
+    <note><para>This package has several unneeded protocols and hardware device
+    specific functions that are obsolete.  To only build the minimum needed for
+    your system, skip the <command>yes</command> command and answer each
+    question interactively.  The minimum needed options are 'UNIX protocol
+    family' and 'INET (TCP/IP) protocol family'.</para></note>
+
     <para>Install <application>Net-tools</application> by running the
     following commands:</para>
 
-<screen><userinput>yes "" | make config &amp;&amp;
+<screen><userinput>sed -i -e '/Token/s/y$/n/' config.in &amp;&amp;
+yes "" | make config                 &amp;&amp;
 make</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para>
@@ -127,6 +134,11 @@
   <sect2 role="commands">
     <title>Command Explanations</title>
 
+    <para><command>sed -i -e '/Token/s/y$/n/' config.in</command>: Change the
+    default for building obsolete token ring support to no.  This is a 
+    simpler change than changing the location for the token ring headers.
+    </para>
+
     <para><command>yes "" | make config</command>: Piping 
<command>yes</command>
     to <command>make config</command> skips the interactive configuration and
     accepts the defaults.</para>

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