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| author | Alex Gronenwoud <alex@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2003-09-02 21:59:18 +0000 |
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| committer | Alex Gronenwoud <alex@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2003-09-02 21:59:18 +0000 |
| commit | 7fcbee1c5f0468e00212a371e61cd2914cce6884 (patch) | |
| tree | f15f428b55986f765b4ff5b78ad4723870e304b6 /chapter02/aboutlfs.xml | |
| parent | a9939e0df5c45d6b52582cbb53e23ee3934204f7 (diff) | |
Rewording the section.
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diff --git a/chapter02/aboutlfs.xml b/chapter02/aboutlfs.xml index 4b96747de..211213858 100644 --- a/chapter02/aboutlfs.xml +++ b/chapter02/aboutlfs.xml @@ -2,16 +2,16 @@ <title>About $LFS</title> <?dbhtml filename="aboutlfs.html" dir="chapter02"?> -<para>Please read the following carefully: throughout this book -the variable LFS will be used frequently. $LFS must at all times be -replaced with the directory where the partition that contains the LFS system -is mounted. How to create and where to mount the partition will be -explained in full detail in Chapter 4. For example, let's assume that -the LFS partition is mounted on /mnt/lfs.</para> +<para>Please read the following paragraphs carefully. Throughout this book the +variable LFS will be used frequently. $LFS must at all times be replaced with +the directory where the partition that contains the LFS system is mounted. How +to create and where to mount the partition will be explained in full detail in +Chapter 4. For the moment let's assume that the LFS partition is mounted on +<filename>/mnt/lfs</filename>.</para> <para>When you are told to run a command like -<userinput>./configure --prefix=$LFS/static</userinput> you actually have to -execute <userinput>./configure --prefix=/mnt/lfs/static</userinput>.</para> +<userinput>./configure --prefix=$LFS/tools</userinput>, you actually have to +execute <userinput>./configure --prefix=/mnt/lfs/tools</userinput>.</para> <para>It's important that this is done no matter where it is read; be it in commands entered in a shell, or in a file edited or created.</para> @@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ This way $LFS can be entered literally instead of replacing it with <para><screen><userinput>export LFS=/mnt/lfs</userinput></screen></para> <para>Now, if you are told to run a command such as -<userinput>./configure --prefix=$LFS/static</userinput>, then you may type -it literally. Your shell will replace $LFS with /mnt/lfs when it processes -the command line (meaning when you hit enter after having typed the +<userinput>./configure --prefix=$LFS/tools</userinput>, then you may type it +literally. Your shell will replace "$LFS" with "/mnt/lfs" when it processes +the command line (that is, when you hit Enter after having typed the command).</para> </sect1> |