diff --git a/chapter02/aboutlfs.xml b/chapter02/aboutlfs.xml index 41b50a2a0..85ffd5b57 100644 --- a/chapter02/aboutlfs.xml +++ b/chapter02/aboutlfs.xml @@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ be used several times. You should ensure that this variable is always defined throughout the LFS build process. It should be set to the name of the directory where you will be building your LFS system - we will use - /mnt/lfs as an example, but the - directory choice is up to you. If you are building LFS on a separate + /mnt/lfs as an example, but you may + choose any directory name you want. If you are building LFS on a separate partition, this directory will be the mount point for the partition. Choose a directory location and set the variable with the following command: @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Having this variable set is beneficial in that commands such as mkdir -v $LFS/tools can be typed literally. The shell will automatically replace $LFS with - /mnt/lfs (or whatever the variable was set to) when it + /mnt/lfs (or whatever value the variable was set to) when it processes the command line. @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ personal home directory and in /root/.bash_profile and enter the export command above. In addition, the shell specified in the /etc/passwd file for all users that need the - LFS variable needs to be bash to ensure that the + LFS variable must be bash to ensure that the /root/.bash_profile file is incorporated as a part of the login process. @@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ a virtual terminal is started. In this case, add the export command to the .bashrc file for the user and root. In addition, - some distributions have instructions to not run the .bashrc - instructions in a non-interactive bash invocation. Be sure to add the - export command before the test for non-interactive use. + some distributions use an "if" test, and do not run the remaining .bashrc + instructions for a non-interactive bash invocation. Be sure to place the + export command ahead of the test for non-interactive use. diff --git a/chapter02/creatingfilesystem.xml b/chapter02/creatingfilesystem.xml index bd442d5e2..5eedf456e 100644 --- a/chapter02/creatingfilesystem.xml +++ b/chapter02/creatingfilesystem.xml @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ A partition is just a range of sectors on a disk drive, delimited by boundaries set in a partition table. Before the operating system can use - a blank partition, the partition must be formatted to contain a file + a partition to store any files, the partition must be formatted to contain a file system, typically consisting of a label, directory blocks, data blocks, and an indexing scheme to locate a particular file on demand. The file system also helps the OS keep track of free space on the partition, reserve the diff --git a/chapter02/mounting.xml b/chapter02/mounting.xml index 69a52c04d..f222fb052 100644 --- a/chapter02/mounting.xml +++ b/chapter02/mounting.xml @@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ mount -v -t ext4 /dev/<yyy> $LFS/homeThe above instructions assume that you will not restart your computer throughout the LFS process. If you shut down your system, you will either need to remount the LFS partition each time you restart - the build process, or modify the host system's /etc/fstab file to automatically + the build process, or modify the host system's &fstab; file to automatically remount it when you reboot. For example, you might add this line to your - /etc/fstab file: + &fstab; file: /dev/<xxx> /mnt/lfs ext4 defaults 1 1 diff --git a/chapter03/packages.xml b/chapter03/packages.xml index 244c1ed2c..d82e0b4c4 100644 --- a/chapter03/packages.xml +++ b/chapter03/packages.xml @@ -15,14 +15,14 @@ before downloading packages to figure out if a newer version of any package should be used to avoid security vulnerabilities. - The upstreams may remove old releases, especially when these + The upstream sources may remove old releases, especially when those releases contain a security vulnerability. If one URL below is not reachable, you should read the security advisories first to figure out if a newer version (with the vulnerability fixed) should be used. If not, try to download the removed package from a mirror. Although it's possible to download an old release from a mirror even if this release - has been removed because of a vulnerability, it's not recommended to - use a release known to be vulnerable for building your system. + has been removed because of a vulnerability, it's not a good idea to + use a release known to be vulnerable when building your system. Download or otherwise obtain the following packages: @@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ MD5 sum: &linux-md5; - The Linux kernel is updated relatively often, many times due to + The Linux kernel is updated quite frequently, many times due to discoveries of security vulnerabilities. The latest available stable kernel version may be diff --git a/chapter04/creatingminlayout.xml b/chapter04/creatingminlayout.xml index 45a004096..3840138ff 100644 --- a/chapter04/creatingminlayout.xml +++ b/chapter04/creatingminlayout.xml @@ -10,14 +10,14 @@ Creating a limited directory layout in LFS filesystem - The first task performed in the LFS partition is to create a limited - directory hierarchy so that programs compiled in The next task to be performed in the LFS partition is to create a limited + directory hierarchy, so that the programs compiled in (as well as glibc and libstdc++ in ) may be installed in their final - location. This is needed so that those temporary programs be overwritten - when rebuilding them in . + linkend="chapter-cross-tools"/>) can be installed in their final + location. We do this so those temporary programs will be overwritten when + the final versions are built in . - Create the required directory layout by running the following as + Create the required directory layout by issuing the following commands as root: mkdir -pv $LFS/{etc,var} $LFS/usr/{bin,lib,sbin} @@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ for i in bin lib sbin; do done Programs in will be compiled - with a cross-compiler (more details in section ). In order to separate this - cross-compiler from the other programs, it will be installed in a special - directory. Create this directory with: + with a cross-compiler (more details can be found in section ). This cross-compiler will be installed + in a special directory, to separate it from the other programs. Still acting as + &root;, create that directory with this command: mkdir -pv $LFS/tools diff --git a/chapter04/introduction.xml b/chapter04/introduction.xml index c54c67f8c..e2ef6f0ba 100644 --- a/chapter04/introduction.xml +++ b/chapter04/introduction.xml @@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ In this chapter, we will perform a few additional tasks to prepare for building the temporary system. We will create a set of directories in - $LFS for the installation of the - temporary tools, add an unprivileged user to reduce risk, + $LFS (in which we will install the + temporary tools), add an unprivileged user, and create an appropriate build environment for that user. We will also - explain the unit of time we use to measure how long LFS packages take to - build, or SBUs, and give some information about package + explain the units of time (SBUs) we use to measure how + long it takes to build LFS packages, and provide some information about package test suites. diff --git a/chapter08/libelf.xml b/chapter08/libelf.xml index 9434a3996..7286d0a4e 100644 --- a/chapter08/libelf.xml +++ b/chapter08/libelf.xml @@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ make check - + One test named run-low_high_pc.sh is known to + fail on 32-bit x86 system. Install only Libelf: diff --git a/general.ent b/general.ent index 8a6e91c7e..9670bc57f 100644 --- a/general.ent +++ b/general.ent @@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ root"> lfs"> +/etc/fstab"> %packages-entities;