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| author | Gerard Beekmans <gerard@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2009-05-28 04:15:15 +0000 |
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| committer | Gerard Beekmans <gerard@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2009-05-28 04:15:15 +0000 |
| commit | 8e3448a108ff1019781387dc5b91b1f61a9f5fcc (patch) | |
| tree | 38cd2057e6ef505ccd2e8a54ed3dff9a43d947ad | |
| parent | 171aae75fffd384e7693f53c1e1718eaa82cedb6 (diff) | |
Commented out "LFS next to existing hints" until its viability can be established.
git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@8936 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689
| -rw-r--r-- | chapter01/changelog.xml | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | chapter02/creatingpartition.xml | 18 |
2 files changed, 20 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml index 491ab2fd2..2ccc285b4 100644 --- a/chapter01/changelog.xml +++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml @@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ <para>2009-05-27</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> + <para>[gerard] - removed the reference to <quote>LFS next to + existing systems</quote> hint. Addresses <ulink + url="&lfs-ticket-root;2411">#2411</ulink>.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> <para>[bdubbs] - Update build sizes and SBU times for all packages. Fixes <ulink url="&lfs-ticket-root;2419">#2419</ulink>.</para> diff --git a/chapter02/creatingpartition.xml b/chapter02/creatingpartition.xml index 4ee59dfd4..9127e5e3f 100644 --- a/chapter02/creatingpartition.xml +++ b/chapter02/creatingpartition.xml @@ -13,12 +13,22 @@ <para>Like most other operating systems, LFS is usually installed on 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 + space, to create one.</para> + +<!-- + + <para>It is possible to install an LFS system (in fact even multiple LFS + systems) on a partition already occupied by another operating system and the different systems will co-exist peacefully. The document <ulink url="&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.</para> + contains notes on how to implement this. This document was last updated + in 2004. It has not been updated since and it has not been tested with + recent versions of this LFS book. The document is more than likely not + usable as-is and you will need to account for changes made to the LFS + procedures since it was written. This is only recommended for expert LFS + users.</para> + +--> <para>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. |