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Clarified directions in re: UEFI. Tweaked verbiage to make it more

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idiomatic. Clarified meaning of configure options. Made several minor
revisions in program descriptions to improve readability. Added a
little explanatory material. Changed imperative mood to indicative
mood where that was appropriate.
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chapter08/grub.xml
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<para>
If your system has UEFI support and you wish to boot LFS with UEFI,
you can skip this package in LFS,
and install GRUB with UEFI support (and its dependencies) following
<ulink url="&blfs-book;postlfs/grub-efi.html">the BLFS page</ulink>
at the end of this chapter.
and install GRUB with UEFI support (and its dependencies) by following
the instructions on
<ulink url="&blfs-book;postlfs/grub-efi.html">the BLFS page</ulink>.
</para>
</note>
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<screen><userinput remap='pre'>unset {C,CPP,CXX,LD}FLAGS</userinput></screen>
<para>Don't try <quote>tuning</quote> this package with custom
compilation flags: this package is a bootloader, with low-level
operations in the source code which is likely to be broken by some
aggressive optimizations.</para>
compilation flags. This package is a bootloader. The low-level
operations in the source code may be broken by
aggressive optimization.</para>
</warning>
<para>Prepare GRUB for compilation:</para>
@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
<term><parameter>--disable-werror</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>This allows the build to complete with warnings introduced
by more recent Flex versions.</para>
by more recent versions of Flex.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
<term><parameter>--disable-efiemu</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>This option minimizes what is built by disabling a feature and
testing programs not needed for LFS.</para>
eliminating some test programs not needed for LFS.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
<screen><userinput remap="install">make install
mv -v /etc/bash_completion.d/grub /usr/share/bash-completion/completions</userinput></screen>
<para>Using GRUB to make your LFS system bootable will be discussed in
<para>Making your LFS system bootable with GRUB will be discussed in
<xref linkend="ch-bootable-grub"/>.</para>
</sect2>
@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ mv -v /etc/bash_completion.d/grub /usr/share/bash-completion/completions</userin
<varlistentry id="grub-bios-setup">
<term><command>grub-bios-setup</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>Is a helper program for grub-install</para>
<para>Is a helper program for <command>grub-install</command></para>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-grub grub-bios-setup">
<primary sortas="b-grub-bios-setup">grub-bios-setup</primary>
</indexterm>
@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ mv -v /etc/bash_completion.d/grub /usr/share/bash-completion/completions</userin
<varlistentry id="grub-editenv">
<term><command>grub-editenv</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>A tool to edit the environment block</para>
<para>Is a tool to edit the environment block</para>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-grub grub-editenv">
<primary sortas="b-grub-editenv">grub-editenv</primary>
</indexterm>
@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ mv -v /etc/bash_completion.d/grub /usr/share/bash-completion/completions</userin
<varlistentry id="grub-file">
<term><command>grub-file</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>Checks if FILE is of the specified type.</para>
<para>Checks to see if the given file is of the specified type</para>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-grub grub-file">
<primary sortas="b-grub-file">grub-file</primary>
</indexterm>
@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ mv -v /etc/bash_completion.d/grub /usr/share/bash-completion/completions</userin
<varlistentry id="grub-fstest">
<term><command>grub-fstest</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>Tool to debug the filesystem driver</para>
<para>Is a tool to debug the filesystem driver</para>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-grub grub-fstest">
<primary sortas="b-grub-fstest">grub-fstest</primary>
</indexterm>
@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ mv -v /etc/bash_completion.d/grub /usr/share/bash-completion/completions</userin
<varlistentry id="grub-glue-efi">
<term><command>grub-glue-efi</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>Glue 32-bit and 64-bit binary into Apple universal one.</para>
<para>Glues 32-bit and 64-bit binaries into a single file (for Apple machines)</para>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-grub grub-glue-efi">
<primary sortas="b-grub-glue-efi">grub-glue-efi</primary>
</indexterm>
@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ mv -v /etc/bash_completion.d/grub /usr/share/bash-completion/completions</userin
<varlistentry id="grub-install">
<term><command>grub-install</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>Install GRUB on your drive</para>
<para>Installs GRUB on your drive</para>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-grub grub-install">
<primary sortas="b-grub-install">grub-install</primary>
</indexterm>
@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ mv -v /etc/bash_completion.d/grub /usr/share/bash-completion/completions</userin
<varlistentry id="grub-kbdcomp">
<term><command>grub-kbdcomp</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>Script that converts an xkb layout into one recognized by
<para>Is a script that converts an xkb layout into one recognized by
GRUB</para>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-grub grub-kbdcomp">
<primary sortas="b-grub-kbdcomp">grub-kbdcomp</primary>
@ -209,7 +209,8 @@ mv -v /etc/bash_completion.d/grub /usr/share/bash-completion/completions</userin
<varlistentry id="grub-macbless">
<term><command>grub-macbless</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>Mac-style bless on HFS or HFS+ files</para>
<para>Is the Mac-style bless for HFS or HFS+ files (<command>bless</command>
is peculiar to Apple machiines; it makes a device bootable)</para>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-grub grub-macbless">
<primary sortas="b-grub-macbless">grub-macbless</primary>
</indexterm>
@ -230,7 +231,7 @@ mv -v /etc/bash_completion.d/grub /usr/share/bash-completion/completions</userin
<varlistentry id="grub-mkconfig">
<term><command>grub-mkconfig</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>Generate a grub config file</para>
<para>Generates a <filename>grub.cfg</filename> file</para>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-grub grub-mkconfig">
<primary sortas="b-grub-mkconfig">grub-mkconfig</primary>
</indexterm>
@ -240,7 +241,7 @@ mv -v /etc/bash_completion.d/grub /usr/share/bash-completion/completions</userin
<varlistentry id="grub-mkimage">
<term><command>grub-mkimage</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>Make a bootable image of GRUB</para>
<para>Makes a bootable image of GRUB</para>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-grub grub-mkimage">
<primary sortas="b-grub-mkimage">grub-mkimage</primary>
</indexterm>
@ -291,7 +292,8 @@ mv -v /etc/bash_completion.d/grub /usr/share/bash-completion/completions</userin
<varlistentry id="grub-mkrescue">
<term><command>grub-mkrescue</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>Make a bootable image of GRUB suitable for a floppy disk or CDROM/DVD</para>
<para>Makes a bootable image of GRUB suitable for a floppy disk,
CDROM/DVD, or a USB drive</para>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-grub grub-mkrescue">
<primary sortas="b-grub-mkrescue">grub-mkrescue</primary>
</indexterm>
@ -311,7 +313,7 @@ mv -v /etc/bash_completion.d/grub /usr/share/bash-completion/completions</userin
<varlistentry id="grub-ofpathname">
<term><command>grub-ofpathname</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>Is a helper program that prints the path of a GRUB device</para>
<para>Is a helper program that prints the path to a GRUB device</para>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-grub grub-ofpathname">
<primary sortas="b-grub-ofpathname">grub-ofpathname</primary>
</indexterm>
@ -321,7 +323,7 @@ mv -v /etc/bash_completion.d/grub /usr/share/bash-completion/completions</userin
<varlistentry id="grub-probe">
<term><command>grub-probe</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>Probe device information for a given path or device</para>
<para>Probes device information for a given path or device</para>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-grub grub-probe">
<primary sortas="b-grub-probe">grub-probe</primary>
</indexterm>
@ -341,7 +343,7 @@ mv -v /etc/bash_completion.d/grub /usr/share/bash-completion/completions</userin
<varlistentry id="grub-render-label">
<term><command>grub-render-label</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>Render Apple .disk_label for Apple Macs</para>
<para>Renders Apple .disk_label for Apple Macs</para>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-grub grub-render-label">
<primary sortas="b-grub-render-label">grub-render-label</primary>
</indexterm>
@ -351,7 +353,7 @@ mv -v /etc/bash_completion.d/grub /usr/share/bash-completion/completions</userin
<varlistentry id="grub-script-check">
<term><command>grub-script-check</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>Checks GRUB configuration script for syntax errors</para>
<para>Checks the GRUB configuration script for syntax errors</para>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-grub grub-script-check">
<primary sortas="b-grub-script-check">grub-script-check</primary>
</indexterm>
@ -381,7 +383,7 @@ mv -v /etc/bash_completion.d/grub /usr/share/bash-completion/completions</userin
<varlistentry id="grub-syslinux2cfg">
<term><command>grub-syslinux2cfg</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>Transform a syslinux config file into grub.cfg format</para>
<para>Transforms a syslinux config file into grub.cfg format</para>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-grub grub-syslinux2cfg">
<primary sortas="b-grub-syslinux2cfg">grub-syslinux2cfg</primary>
</indexterm>