Details on this package are located in Section 6.44.2, “Contents of Grep.”
The Grep package contains programs for searching through files.
Prepare Grep for compilation:
./configure --prefix=/tools \
--disable-perl-regexp
The meaning of the configure options:
This ensures that the grep program does not get linked against a Perl Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library that may be present on the host but will not be available once we enter the chroot environment.
Compile the package:
make
To test the results, issue: make check.
Install the package:
make install
Details on this package are located in Section 6.44.2, “Contents of Grep.”