[blfs-book] r24326 - in trunk/BOOK: general/prog introduction/welcome postlfs/security

[pierre--- via blfs-book]

Author: pierre
Date: Tue Mar  2 14:19:04 2021
New Revision: 24326

Log:
Fix a header file in python for certain use cases;
For usage of python3 for cracklib python bindings

Modified:
   trunk/BOOK/general/prog/python3.xml
   trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
   trunk/BOOK/postlfs/security/cracklib.xml

Modified: trunk/BOOK/general/prog/python3.xml
==============================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/general/prog/python3.xml Tue Mar  2 08:40:31 2021        (r24325)
+++ trunk/BOOK/general/prog/python3.xml Tue Mar  2 14:19:04 2021        (r24326)
@@ -116,6 +116,12 @@
     <title>Installation of Python 3</title>
 
     <para>
+      Fix a header file, which is needed for some use cases:
+    </para>
+
+<screen><userinput>sed 's|cpython/||' -i 
Include/cpython/pystate.h</userinput></screen>
+
+    <para>
       Install <application>Python 3</application> by running the following
       commands:
     </para>

Modified: trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
==============================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml       Tue Mar  2 08:40:31 
2021        (r24325)
+++ trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml       Tue Mar  2 14:19:04 
2021        (r24326)
@@ -45,6 +45,14 @@
       <para>March 2nd, 2021</para>
       <itemizedlist>
         <listitem>
+          <para>[pierre] - Force usage of python3 for cracklib bindings.</para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[pierre] - Fix a header file in python, so that
+          <command>#include &lt;python&python3-majorver;/Python.h&gt;</command>
+          works.</para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
           <para>[thomas] - Fix a seccomp issue in OpenSSH on non-x86_64 
platforms.</para>
         </listitem>
         <listitem>

Modified: trunk/BOOK/postlfs/security/cracklib.xml
==============================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/postlfs/security/cracklib.xml    Tue Mar  2 08:40:31 2021        
(r24325)
+++ trunk/BOOK/postlfs/security/cracklib.xml    Tue Mar  2 14:19:04 2021        
(r24326)
@@ -119,14 +119,14 @@
         combinations</quote> that make bad passwords.
       </para>
     </important>
-
+<!--
     <bridgehead renderas="sect3">CrackLib Dependencies</bridgehead>
 
     <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
     <para role="optional">
       <xref linkend="python2"/>
     </para>
-
+-->
     <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
       <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/cracklib"/>
     </para>
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@
 
 <screen><userinput>sed -i '/skipping/d' util/packer.c &amp;&amp;
 
+PYTHON=python3               \
 ./configure --prefix=/usr    \
             --disable-static \
             --with-default-dict=/lib/cracklib/pw_dict &amp;&amp;
@@ -207,6 +208,11 @@
     </para>
 
     <para>
+      <command>PYTHON=python3</command>: This forces the installation of
+      python bindings for python3, even if python2 is installed.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
       <parameter>--with-default-dict=/lib/cracklib/pw_dict</parameter>:
       This parameter forces the installation of the
       <application>CrackLib</application> dictionary to the
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