Author: robert
Date: 2006-11-27 03:39:54 -0700 (Mon, 27 Nov 2006)
New Revision: 900

Modified:
   branches/2.4-branch/BOOK/chapter06/glibc.xml
Log:
Clarify the intent when moving static libraries

Modified: branches/2.4-branch/BOOK/chapter06/glibc.xml
===================================================================
--- branches/2.4-branch/BOOK/chapter06/glibc.xml        2006-11-27 10:34:59 UTC 
(rev 899)
+++ branches/2.4-branch/BOOK/chapter06/glibc.xml        2006-11-27 10:39:54 UTC 
(rev 900)
@@ -218,7 +218,10 @@
 
 <screen><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
 
-    <para>Move the static libs.:</para>
+    <para>Move the static libraries where packages will not find them.
+    This will force packages to link to shared libraries, which makes
+    upgrading and bug fixes in Glibc easier to implement, and takes
+    greater advantage of ASLR:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput>install -vd /usr/lib/static/
 mv -v /usr/lib/{libbsd-compat,libg,libieee,libmcheck}.a /usr/lib/static/

-- 
http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/hlfs-book
FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/
Unsubscribe: See the above information page

Reply via email to