[blfs-book] r21056 - in trunk/BOOK: introduction/welcome postlfs/security

[pierre--- via blfs-book]

Author: pierre
Date: Mon Jan 28 13:29:58 2019
New Revision: 21056

Log:
Add and document a switch for using Python 3 in libpwquality

Modified:
   trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
   trunk/BOOK/postlfs/security/libpwquality.xml

Modified: trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
==============================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml       Mon Jan 28 13:11:02 
2019        (r21055)
+++ trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml       Mon Jan 28 13:29:58 
2019        (r21056)
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@
       <para>January 28th, 2019</para>
       <itemizedlist>
         <listitem>
+          <para>[pierre] - Libpwquality needs a configure switch to use Python
+          3. Add and document it.</para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
           <para>[ken] - Update to firefox-65.0. Now supports webp. Fixes
           <ulink url="&blfs-ticket-root;11597">#11597</ulink>.</para>
         </listitem>

Modified: trunk/BOOK/postlfs/security/libpwquality.xml
==============================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/postlfs/security/libpwquality.xml        Mon Jan 28 13:11:02 
2019        (r21055)
+++ trunk/BOOK/postlfs/security/libpwquality.xml        Mon Jan 28 13:29:58 
2019        (r21056)
@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@
       <xref linkend="linux-pam"/>
     </para>
 
+    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
+    <para role="optional">
+      <xref linkend="python2"/>
+    </para>
+
     <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
       <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/libpwquality"/>
     </para>
@@ -98,7 +103,8 @@
     </para>
 
 <screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-static \
-            --with-securedir=/lib/security &amp;&amp;
+            --with-securedir=/lib/security \
+            --with-python-binary=python3   &amp;&amp;
 make</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>
@@ -113,6 +119,16 @@
 
   </sect2>
 
+  <sect2 role="commands">
+    <title>Command Explanations</title>
+
+    <para>
+      <parameter>--with-python-binary=python3</parameter>: This parameter gives
+      the location of the <application>Python</application> binary. The default
+      is <parameter>python</parameter>, and requires <xref linkend="python2"/>.
+    </para>
+  </sect2>
+
   <sect2 role="configuration">
     <title>Configuring Libpwquality</title>
 
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