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authorFrank Ch. Eigler <fche@elastic.org>2008-06-30 09:13:05 -0400
committerFrank Ch. Eigler <fche@elastic.org>2008-06-30 09:13:05 -0400
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further clarify that elfutils need not be absolutely freshest, nor rebuilt every time
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@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ Build steps:
- Install the kernel-debuginfo, kernel-[smp-]devel, gcc and libcap-devel
packages (or see below if you are building your own kernels from source).
-- If desired, download the latest elfutils snapshot to build in "bundled mode"
+- If desired, download a recent elfutils snapshot to build in "bundled mode".
+ If desired, build it separately one time, and install it to /usr/local.
+
ftp://sources.redhat.com/pub/systemtap/elfutils/elfutils-NNNN.tar.gz
ftp://sources.redhat.com/pub/systemtap/elfutils/elfutils-portability.patch
- Untar the snapshot in some new directory; apply patch (don't ask, long story)