6.31.3. Contents of File
Installed programs:
file
Installed library:
libmagic.[a,so]
The File package contains a utility for determining the type of a given file or files.
This package requires compiler variables to be set for the target in the environment.
export CC="${CLFS_TARGET}-gcc"
export CXX="${CLFS_TARGET}-g++"
export AR="${CLFS_TARGET}-ar"
export AS="${CLFS_TARGET}-as"
export RANLIB="${CLFS_TARGET}-ranlib"
export LD="${CLFS_TARGET}-ld"
export STRIP="${CLFS_TARGET}-strip"
The following patch will fix a compile issue that would prevent a
proper creation of the magic.mgc
file. This would show up as an error messsage. ERROR: file: File 5.03 supports only 6 version
magic files. `/tools/share/file/magic.mgc' is version 2:
patch -Np1 -i ../file-5.03-cross_compile-1.patch
Prepare File for compilation:
./configure --build=${CLFS_HOST} --host=${CLFS_TARGET} \
--prefix=/usr
Compile the package:
make
Install the package:
make DESTDIR=${CLFS} install