Chapter 26 : Compile and Install Gzip - Cross Compiling Temporary Tools

Hi,

In this post we are going to see how to compile and install Gzip Package.

Note :

- Please check the version of the package when you compile and install, at the time of writing the package was at version 1.10

- 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/gzip.html for more details.

Unpack the package tarball and change directory.

$ tar -xvf gzip-1.10.tar.xz

$ cd gzip-1.10

Preparing the package for compilation.

$ ./configure --prefix=/usr --host=$LFS_TGT

Compiling the package.

$ make -j4

Installing the package.

$ make DESTDIR=$LFS install

Move the executable to its final expected location.

$ mv -v $LFS/usr/bin/gzip $LFS/bin

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