diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index a9ad6d065..43f5906a0 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -37,6 +37,16 @@
-->
+
+ 2009-09-11
+
+
+ [bdubbs] - Deleted the reference to the outdated and
+ incomplete optimization hint.
+
+
+
+
2009-09-10
diff --git a/chapter06/aboutdebug.xml b/chapter06/aboutdebug.xml
index ffad53c6f..f49618c83 100644
--- a/chapter06/aboutdebug.xml
+++ b/chapter06/aboutdebug.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
Because most users will never use a debugger on their system software,
a lot of disk space can be regained by removing these symbols. The next
section shows how to strip all debugging symbols from the programs and
- libraries. Additional information on system optimization can be found at
- .
+ libraries.
diff --git a/chapter06/introduction.xml b/chapter06/introduction.xml
index 3a2733dfc..ab8c566a3 100644
--- a/chapter06/introduction.xml
+++ b/chapter06/introduction.xml
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@
work is to know what each package is used for and why you (or the system)
may need it.
- If using compiler optimizations, please review the optimization hint at
- . Compiler optimizations can make
+ We do not recommend using optimizations. They can make
a program run slightly faster, but they may also cause compilation
difficulties and problems when running the program. If a package refuses to
compile when using optimization, try to compile it without optimization and
diff --git a/general.ent b/general.ent
index 8410d5a64..e7532d9b4 100644
--- a/general.ent
+++ b/general.ent
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-
-
+
+
diff --git a/patches.ent b/patches.ent
index a90c7063f..d0aba391b 100644
--- a/patches.ent
+++ b/patches.ent
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
-
+