Chapter 24 : Compile and Install Gawk - Cross Compiling Temporary Tools

Hi,

In this chapter we are going to compile and install Gawk package.

Note :

- Please check the version of the package when you compile and install, at the time of writing the package was at version 5.1.0

- You should be logged in as lfs user, when you perform the actions described here.

- Change directory to the sources folder (/mnt/lfs/sources)

- Please check http://linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/stable/chapter06/gawk.html for more details.

Unpack the package tarball and change directory.

$ tar -xvf gawk-5.1.0.tar.xz

$ cd gawk-5.1.0

Ensure some unneeded files are not installed.

sed -i 's/extras//' Makefile.in

Preparing the package for compilation.

$ ./configure --prefix=/usr   \

            --host=$LFS_TGT \

            --build=$(./config.guess)

Compiling the package.

$ make -j4

Installing the package.

$ make DESTDIR=$LFS install

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