shadow compile error

when compiling shadow there is an error in the cross linux from scratch documentation.
instead of

echo "#define ENABLE_SUBUIDS 1" >> config.h

one has to run

echo "#define ENABLE_SUBIDS 1" >> config.h

as otherwise make fails with:

usermod.c:1364:10: error: 'vflg' undeclared (first use in this function)
  if (   (vflg || Vflg)
          ^
usermod.c:1364:10: note: each undeclared identifier is reported only once for each function it appears in
usermod.c:1364:18: error: 'Vflg' undeclared (first use in this function)
  if (   (vflg || Vflg)
                  ^
usermod.c:1365:10: error: 'is_sub_uid' undeclared (first use in this function)
      && !is_sub_uid) {
          ^
usermod.c:1372:10: error: 'wflg' undeclared (first use in this function)
  if (   (wflg || Wflg)
          ^
usermod.c:1372:18: error: 'Wflg' undeclared (first use in this function)
  if (   (wflg || Wflg)
                  ^
usermod.c:1373:10: error: 'is_sub_gid' undeclared (first use in this function)
      && !is_sub_gid) {
          ^
make[2]: *** [usermod.o] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/mnt/clfs/sources/shadow-4.2.1/src'
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/mnt/clfs/sources/shadow-4.2.1'
make: *** [all] Error 2

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