Cross-Compiled Linux From Scratch - Version 1.2.0-x86

Chapter 10. Installing Basic System Software

10.40. Gawk-3.1.8

The Gawk package contains programs for manipulating text files.

10.40.1. Installation of Gawk

Prepare Gawk for compilation: 

./configure --prefix=/usr --libexecdir=/usr/lib

Compile the package: 

make

To test the results, issue: make check.

Install the package: 

make install

10.40.2. Contents of Gawk

Installed programs: awk (link to gawk), gawk, gawk-3.1.8, grcat, igawk, pgawk, pgawk-3.1.8, and pwcat
Installed directories: /usr/lib/awk, /usr/share/awk

Short Descriptions

awk

A link to gawk

gawk

A program for manipulating text files; it is the GNU implementation of awk

gawk-3.1.8

A hard link to gawk

grcat

Dumps the group database /etc/group

igawk

Gives gawk the ability to include files

pgawk

The profiling version of gawk

pgawk-3.1.8

Hard link to pgawk

pwcat

Dumps the password database /etc/passwd