Fix symlink related bug in cpio

git-svn-id: svn://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/BLFS/trunk/BOOK@4782 af4574ff-66df-0310-9fd7-8a98e5e911e0

general/sysutils/cpio.xml

@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
     --bindir=/bin --libexecdir=/tmp \
     --with-rmt=/usr/sbin/rmt &&
 echo "#define HAVE_SETLOCALE 1" >> config.h &&
+echo "#define HAVE_LSTAT 1" >> config.h &&
 make</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>To test the results, issue: <command>make check</command>.</para>
@@ -99,8 +100,12 @@ make</userinput></screen>
     <application>tar</application> package in LFS.</para>
 
     <para><command>echo "#define HAVE_SETLOCALE 1" >> config.h</command>:
-    This command fixes a build problem to ensure proper LSB functionality.</para>
+    This command specifies that the system <application>Libc</application> implements the
+	setlocale function since it is not detected by <command>configure</command>.</para>
         
+    <para><command>echo "#define HAVE_LSTAT 1" >> config.h</command>:
+    This defines fixes a bug that causes <command>cpio</command> to convert symlinks into
+    regular files during archive creation.</para>
 
   </sect2>
 

introduction/welcome/changelog.xml

@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@
 
   <itemizedlist>
     
+    <listitem>
+      <para>July 25th 2005 [tushar]: Fix symlink related bug in cpio.
+      See Bug # 1464.</para>
+    </listitem>
+
     <listitem>
       <para>July 25th 2005 [randy]: Updated to Heimdal-0.7.</para>
     </listitem>