diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml index acb732f59..e8399f811 100644 --- a/chapter01/changelog.xml +++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml @@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ version is probably already available. To find out, please check one of the mirrors via . -Below is a list of changes made since the previous release of the book, -first a summary, then a detailed log. +Below is a list of changes made since the previous release of the book. +First a summary, then a detailed log. @@ -83,6 +83,12 @@ first a summary, then a detailed log. +May 12th, 2005 [matt]: More wording and tagging improvements +(thanks to Peter Ennis and Tony Morgan) + +May 12th, 2005 [matt]: Minor wording improvements (thanks to +Peter Ennis) + April 27th, 2005 [archaic]: Added a patch to fix 2 glibc testsuite failures when the running kernel is 2.6.11.x. @@ -132,7 +138,7 @@ Kadzban) creates it (Ken Moffat). Also minor rewording to improve consistency. -April 4, 2005 [matt]: Fix E2fsprogs compile problem (Ken Moffat +April 4, 2005 [matt]: Fix e2fsprogs compile problem (Ken Moffat & Greg Schafer) April 2, 2005 [jhuntwork]: Fixed dtd url for sysklogd xml files @@ -192,7 +198,7 @@ descriptions in a somewhat more alphabetic order. March 14, 2005 [matt]: Upgraded to gettext-0.14.3 -March 14, 2005 [jim]: Added /var/log/hotplug for capturing +March 14, 2005 [jim]: Added /var/log/hotplug for capturing of hotplug events. Added /lib/firmware for firmware loading with hotplug March 13, 2005 [jim]: Updated iproute2 db patch to iproute2-2.6.11-050310. Removed @@ -238,8 +244,8 @@ bug 1047. Thanks to Steve Crosby for the suggested explanatory text. February 28, 2005 [matt]: Upgraded binutils to 2.14.94.0.2.2 -February 28, 2005 [matt]: Move /usr/bin/logger to /bin -as the bootscripts need it there. Fixes bug 1035. +February 28, 2005 [matt]: Move /usr/bin/logger +to /bin as the bootscripts need it there. Fixes bug 1035. February 28, 2005 [matt]: Upgraded to iana-etc-1.04 @@ -274,7 +280,7 @@ class="directory">/tools. This directory is not created anymore. February 19, 2005 [jeremy]: Added correction to chapter 5 -glibc build to correct the disabling of selinux functionality. Thanks to +glibc build to fix the disabling of selinux functionality. Thanks to Bobson on IRC (bobson@bobson.net) for pointing this out. Closes bugzilla 1034. @@ -359,7 +365,7 @@ should fix the TLS strip issue that's been seen, at least on X86December 22, 2004 [manuel]: Readded to chapter09/reboot.xml a para lost from version 5.1. -December 20, 2004 [manuel]: Made Grub's configuration location +December 20, 2004 [manuel]: Made grub's configuration location FHS compliant. December 19, 2004 [manuel]: Added the irc.lfs-matrix.de IRC server. diff --git a/chapter02/creatingfilesystem.xml b/chapter02/creatingfilesystem.xml index 17b52b9fd..57f21c59f 100644 --- a/chapter02/creatingfilesystem.xml +++ b/chapter02/creatingfilesystem.xml @@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ Now that a blank partition has been set up, the file system can be created. The most widely-used system in the Linux world is the -second extended file system (ext2), but with the newer high-capacity -hard disks, the journaling file systems are becoming increasingly -popular. Here we will create an ext2 file system, but build +second extended file system (ext2), but with newer high-capacity +hard disks, journaling file systems are becoming increasingly +popular. We will create an ext2 file system, however build instructions for other file systems can be found at &blfs-root;view/svn/ postlfs/filesystems.html. @@ -51,8 +51,7 @@ rm -rf e2fsprogs-&e2fsprogs-version; If a swap partition was created, it will need to be initialized -as a swap partition too (also known as formatting, as described above -with mke2fs) by running the following. If you are using an existing +as a swap partition by using the command below. If you are using an existing swap partition, there is no need to format it. mkswap /dev/[yyy] diff --git a/chapter02/creatingpartition.xml b/chapter02/creatingpartition.xml index c6480728b..523e3e42b 100644 --- a/chapter02/creatingpartition.xml +++ b/chapter02/creatingpartition.xml @@ -7,11 +7,10 @@ Creating a New Partition - Like most other operating systems, LFS is usually installed on -a dedicated partition. If you have an empty partition or enough -unpartitioned space on one of your hard disks to make one, using this -for your LFS installation is recommended. However, an LFS system (in +a dedicated partition. The recommended approach to building an LFS +system is to use an available empty partition or, if you have enough +unpartitioned space, to create one. However, an LFS system (in fact even multiple LFS systems) may also be installed on a partition already occupied by another operating system and the different systems will co-exist peacefully. The document @@ -19,25 +18,24 @@ will co-exist peacefully. The document condition="pdf">&hints-root;lfs_next_to_existing_ systems.txt explains how to implement this, whereas this book discusses the method of using a fresh partition for the installation. - A minimal system requires a partition of around 1.3 gigabytes (GB). This is enough to store all the source tarballs and compile the packages. However, if the LFS system is intended to be the primary Linux system, additional software will probably be installed which will require additional space (2 or 3 GB). The LFS system itself will -not take up this much space. A large portion of this required amount -of space is to provide sufficient free temporary space. Compiling +not take up this much room. A large portion of this requirement +is to provide sufficient free temporary storage. Compiling packages can require a lot of disk space which will be reclaimed after the package is installed. Because there is not always enough Random Access Memory (RAM) available for compilation processes, it is a good idea to use a small -disk partition as swap space. This space is used by the kernel to -store seldom-used data to make room in memory for active processes. +disk partition as swap space. This is used by the kernel to +store seldom-used data and leave more memory available for active processes. The swap partition for an LFS system can be the same as the one used -by the host system, so another swap partition will not need to be -created if your host system already has one setup. +by the host system, in which case it is not necessary to create another +one. Start a disk partitioning program such as cfdisk or fdisk with a command diff --git a/chapter05/glibc.xml b/chapter05/glibc.xml index cde9b2cc3..3d113d60b 100644 --- a/chapter05/glibc.xml +++ b/chapter05/glibc.xml @@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ command will do so: For a discussion of test failures that are of particular importance, please see -In this chapter, some tests can be adversely effected by +In this chapter, some tests can be adversely affected by existing tools or environmental issues on the host system. Glibc test suite failures in this chapter are typically not worrisome. The Glibc installed in is the one that diff --git a/chapter05/toolchaintechnotes.xml b/chapter05/toolchaintechnotes.xml index e2476d3b9..f5d22b0b1 100644 --- a/chapter05/toolchaintechnotes.xml +++ b/chapter05/toolchaintechnotes.xml @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ search path ensures programs are linked only against chosen libraries Careful manipulation of gcc's -specs file tell the compiler which target dynamic +specs file tells the compiler which target dynamic linker will be used @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ software features to enable or disable. This is more important than one might first realize. An incorrectly configured GCC or Glibc can result in a subtly broken toolchain, where the impact of such breakage might not show up until near the end of the build of an entire -distribution. A test suite failure will usually alert this error +distribution. A test suite failure will usually highlight this error before too much additional work is performed. diff --git a/general.ent b/general.ent index 457ee9aca..5ddbad09b 100644 --- a/general.ent +++ b/general.ent @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ - - + +