Author: bdubbs Date: Sat Jul 7 10:48:11 2018 New Revision: 11435 Log: Add a configuration option to libffi to ensure proper architecture selection. Include an explanation and how to select alternative options.
Modified: trunk/BOOK/chapter01/changelog.xml trunk/BOOK/chapter06/libffi.xml trunk/BOOK/general.ent Modified: trunk/BOOK/chapter01/changelog.xml ============================================================================== --- trunk/BOOK/chapter01/changelog.xml Fri Jul 6 21:30:13 2018 (r11434) +++ trunk/BOOK/chapter01/changelog.xml Sat Jul 7 10:48:11 2018 (r11435) @@ -44,7 +44,19 @@ --> <listitem> - <para>2018-07-03</para> + <para>2018-07-07</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>[bdubbs] - Add a configuration option to libffi to + ensure proper architecture selection. Include an explanation + and how to select alternative options. Fixes + <ulink url="&lfs-ticket-root;4303">#4303</ulink>.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>2018-07-06</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para>[bdubbs] - Make symbolic links in inital part of Modified: trunk/BOOK/chapter06/libffi.xml ============================================================================== --- trunk/BOOK/chapter06/libffi.xml Fri Jul 6 21:30:13 2018 (r11434) +++ trunk/BOOK/chapter06/libffi.xml Sat Jul 7 10:48:11 2018 (r11435) @@ -55,7 +55,26 @@ <para>Prepare libffi for compilation:</para> -<screen><userinput remap="configure">./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-static</userinput></screen> +<screen><userinput remap="configure">./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-static --with-gcc-arch=native</userinput></screen> + + <variablelist> + <title>The meaning of the configure option:</title> + + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>--with-gcc-arch=native</parameter></term> + <listitem> + <para>Ensure gcc optimizes for the current system. If this + is not specified, the system is guessed and the code generated + may not be correct for some systems. If the generated code + will be copied from the native system to a less capable + system, use the less capable system as a parameter. For details + about alternative system types, see <ulink + url='https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc-8.1.0/gcc/x86-Options.html'> + the x86 options in the gcc manual</ulink>.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + </variablelist> <para>Compile the package:</para> Modified: trunk/BOOK/general.ent ============================================================================== --- trunk/BOOK/general.ent Fri Jul 6 21:30:13 2018 (r11434) +++ trunk/BOOK/general.ent Sat Jul 7 10:48:11 2018 (r11435) @@ -1,13 +1,13 @@ -<!ENTITY version "SVN-20180706"> +<!ENTITY version "SVN-20180707"> <!ENTITY short-version "svn"> <!-- Used below in &blfs-book; Change to x.y for release but not -rc releases --> <!ENTITY generic-version "development"> <!-- Use "development" or "x.y[-pre{x}]" --> -<!ENTITY versiond "20180706-systemd"> +<!ENTITY versiond "20180707-systemd"> <!ENTITY short-versiond "systemd"> <!ENTITY generic-versiond "systemd"> -<!ENTITY releasedate "July 6, 2018"> +<!ENTITY releasedate "July 7, 2018"> <!ENTITY copyrightdate "1999-2018"><!-- jhalfs needs a literal dash, not – --> <!ENTITY milestone "8.3"> -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/lfs-book FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page