Cross-Compiled Linux From Scratch - Version 3.0.0-SYSTEMD-MIPS64-Multilib

Chapter 6. Constructing a Temporary System

6.26. Tar-1.27.1

The Tar package contains an archiving program.

6.26.1. Installation of Tar

Configure can not properly determine the results of a few tests. Set them manually: 

cat > config.cache << EOF
gl_cv_func_wcwidth_works=yes
gl_cv_func_btowc_eof=yes
ac_cv_func_malloc_0_nonnull=yes
gl_cv_func_mbrtowc_incomplete_state=yes
gl_cv_func_mbrtowc_nul_retval=yes
gl_cv_func_mbrtowc_null_arg1=yes
gl_cv_func_mbrtowc_null_arg2=yes
gl_cv_func_mbrtowc_retval=yes
gl_cv_func_wcrtomb_retval=yes
EOF

Prepare Tar for compilation: 

./configure --prefix=/tools \
    --build=${CLFS_HOST} --host=${CLFS_TARGET} \
    --cache-file=config.cache

Compile the package: 

make

Install the package: 

make install

Details on this package are located in Section 10.127.2, “Contents of Tar.”