From dd7f9df19f7614fefdb91d7c0ff824aa0fc553c9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Bryant Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2022 11:26:36 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Cleaned up verbiage in unnumbered intro to part 3 (chapters 5 et seq). --- part3intro/introduction.xml | 28 ++++++++++++++-------------- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/part3intro/introduction.xml b/part3intro/introduction.xml index 6d30ffe49..03ac66a87 100644 --- a/part3intro/introduction.xml +++ b/part3intro/introduction.xml @@ -10,25 +10,25 @@ Introduction - This part is divided into three stages: first building a cross - compiler and its associated libraries; second, use this cross toolchain + This part is divided into three stages: first, building a cross + compiler and its associated libraries; second, using this cross toolchain to build several utilities in a way that isolates them from the host - distribution; third, enter the chroot environment, which further improves - host isolation, and build the remaining tools needed to build the final + distribution; and third, entering the chroot environment (which further improves + host isolation) and constructing the remaining tools needed to build the final system. - With this part begins the real work of building a new - system. It requires much care in ensuring that the instructions are - followed exactly as the book shows them. You should try to understand - what they do, and whatever your eagerness to finish your build, you should - refrain from blindly type them as shown, but rather read documentation when + This is where the real work of building a new system + begins. Be very careful to follow the instructions exactly as the book + shows them. You should try to understand what each command does, + and no matter how eager you are to finish your build, you should + refrain from blindly typing the commands as shown. Read the documentation when there is something you do not understand. Also, keep track of your typing - and of the output of commands, by sending them to a file, using the - tee utility. This allows for better diagnosing - if something gets wrong. + and of the output of commands, by using the tee utility + to send the terminal output to a file. This makes debugging easier + if something goes wrong. - The next section gives a technical introduction to the build process, - while the following one contains very + The next section is a technical introduction to the build process, + while the following one presents very important general instructions.