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diff --git a/microkernel/mach/mig/gnu_mig/building.mdwn b/microkernel/mach/mig/gnu_mig/building.mdwn index 6d17e7ef..759c1a84 100644 --- a/microkernel/mach/mig/gnu_mig/building.mdwn +++ b/microkernel/mach/mig/gnu_mig/building.mdwn @@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ using a pre-built package, follow these instructions. ## <a name="Getting_the_Source_Code"> Getting the Source Code </a> You can chose between getting the [sources from the developers' -RCS](http://savannah.gnu.org/git/?group=hurd): +RCS](http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/hurd/): $ git clone git://git.savannah.gnu.org:/srv/git/hurd/mig.git -... or (if you are working on a Debian system) the ones that are used for the +... or (if you are working on a Debian system) get the sources that are used for the [current Debian mig package](http://packages.debian.net/source/unstable/mig): $ apt-get source mig @@ -23,32 +23,31 @@ The unpacked source tree is around 1 MiB, and the build tree also is around 1 Mi ### <a name="Preparing_for_the_Build"> Preparing for the Build </a> -Building the Mach Interface Generator requires the _build-essential_ and -_fakeroot_ packages, their dependencies and additional packages that are -specified by the source mig package: +Building MIG requires the *build-essential* and *fakeroot* packages, +and some additional dependencies specified by the mig source package: # apt-get install build-essential fakeroot # apt-get build-dep mig ### <a name="Building_and_Installing"> Building and Installing </a> <a name="_a_deb_file"> ... a _.deb_ file </a> -Change into the directory with the downloaded / unpacked MIG sources (_mig-1.3.1.99_): +Change into the directory with the downloaded / unpacked MIG sources: - $ cd mig-1.3.1.99 + $ cd mig-X.X.X.XX Start the build process: $ dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc -b -rfakeroot -You can then install / distribute the _.deb_ file which will drop out one -directory above the current one. +This will create a _.deb_ package in the parent directory, +which you can then install on your system. ## <a name="_on_non_Debian_systems"> On non-Debian Systems: </a> ### <a name="Preparing_for_the_Build"> Preparing for the Build </a> Building the Mach Interface Generator requires a C compiler, a standard 32 bit -C library (with corresponding header files) and your favourite flavor of awk +C library (with corresponding header files), your favourite flavor of awk (gawk), yacc (bison), lex (flex) and make. Additionally, you need to have GNU Mach's header files installed. See @@ -61,24 +60,24 @@ First, generate the configuration files: $ cd mig $ autoreconf --install -The Mach Interface Generator should be built in a subdirectory: +The Mach Interface Generator has to be built in a separate build directory: - $ mkdir mig-build - $ cd mig-build + $ mkdir build + $ cd build -Find the root directory where you installed GNU Mach's header files and where -you now intend to install the Mach Interface Generator (_~/gnu_) and the path -to your Mach Interface Generator sources (../mig) and configure it: +Find the base directory where you installed GNU Mach's header files and where +you now intend to install the Mach Interface Generator (e.g. _~/gnu_), and run +configure: $ GNU=~/gnu - $ TARGET_CPPFLAGS=-I"$GNU"/include ../configure + $ TARGET_CPPFLAGS=-I"$GNU"/include ../configure --prefix="$GNU" -The --host flag is necessary if you are building on a 64 bit machine: +If you are building on a 64 bit machine, you need to add a --host option: $ GNU=~/gnu $ TARGET_CPPFLAGS=-I"$GNU"/include ../configure --prefix="$GNU" --host=i686-unknown-linux-gnu -Build and install the Mach Interface Generator into _$GNU_, i.e. _~/gnu/_ in our example: +Build and install the Mach Interface Generator into _$GNU_ (i.e. _~/gnu/_ in our example): $ make all install |