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authorBruce Dubbs <bdubbs@linuxfromscratch.org>2010-01-31 22:21:06 +0000
committerBruce Dubbs <bdubbs@linuxfromscratch.org>2010-01-31 22:21:06 +0000
commitcbd8a1a2bd88d0beefb7e56cc6059eb34ab92044 (patch)
tree737770830b01480f4247519a0d7b4a3b4413002a
parent8c264a8e02e29ff50d6b3b2c4cad22c859a842b8 (diff)
Reword paragraph in 'Target Architectures' discussing multi-lib systems
git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@9174 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689
-rw-r--r--chapter01/changelog.xml10
-rw-r--r--general.ent4
-rw-r--r--prologue/architecture.xml13
3 files changed, 19 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index 34b7315e8..a8273614c 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -38,6 +38,16 @@
-->
<listitem>
+ <para>2010-01-31</para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>[bdubbs] Reword paragraph in 'Target Architectures'
+ discussing multi-lib systems.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
<para>2010-01-28</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
diff --git a/general.ent b/general.ent
index 69a3b4560..998f3fe79 100644
--- a/general.ent
+++ b/general.ent
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-<!ENTITY version "SVN-20100128">
-<!ENTITY releasedate "January 28, 2010">
+<!ENTITY version "SVN-20100131">
+<!ENTITY releasedate "January 31, 2010">
<!ENTITY copyrightdate "1999-2010"><!-- jhalfs needs a literal dash, not &ndash; -->
<!ENTITY milestone "7.0">
<!ENTITY generic-version "development"> <!-- Use "development", "testing", or "x.y[-pre{x}]" -->
diff --git a/prologue/architecture.xml b/prologue/architecture.xml
index aa8cb2399..032c1812b 100644
--- a/prologue/architecture.xml
+++ b/prologue/architecture.xml
@@ -40,11 +40,12 @@ data that exceeds 4GB, the advantages of a 64-bit system are substantial.</para>
<para>The default 64-bit build that results from LFS is considered a "pure"
64-bit system. That is, it supports 64-bit executables only. Building a
-"multi-lib" system requires compiling many applications twice, once for a 32-bit
-system and once for a 64-bit system. Currently this is not directly supported
-in the book, but is under consideration for a future release. In the meantime,
-you can refer to the <ulink url="http://trac.cross-lfs.org/">Cross Linux From
-Scratch</ulink> project for this advanced topic.</para>
+"multi-lib" system requires compiling many applications twice, once for a
+32-bit system and once for a 64-bit system. This is not directly supported in
+LFS becuase it would interfere with the educational objective of providing the
+instructions needed for a straight forward base Linux system. You can refer to
+the <ulink url="http://trac.cross-lfs.org/">Cross Linux From Scratch</ulink>
+project for this advanced topic.</para>
<para>There is one last comment about 64-bit systems. There are some packages
that cannot currently be built in a "pure" 64-bit system or require specialized
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ build instructions. Generally, these packages have some embedded 32-bit
specific assembly language instructions that fail when building on a 64-bit
system. Examples include the <ulink
url="http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/view/svn/">Beyond Linux From Scratch
-(BLFS)</ulink> packages Zip and some Xorg drivers. Many of these problems can
+(BLFS)</ulink> some Xorg drivers. Many of these problems can
be worked around, but may require some specialized procedures or
patches.</para>