Update to tzdata-2016f.

Add discussion of Grub Bios Partition.
Fix Makefile for proper total package size calculation.


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@@ -107,7 +107,26 @@
     reacts to commands.  The first reaction to swapping should be to check for
     an unreasonable command such as trying to edit a five gigabyte file.  If
     swapping becomes a normal occurrence, the best solution is to purchase more
-    RAM for your system.</para> </sect3>
+    RAM for your system.</para> 
+    </sect3>
+
+    <sect3>
+    <title>The Grub Bios Partition</title>
+
+    <para>If the <emphasis>boot disk</emphasis> has been partitioned with a
+    GUID Partition Table (GPT), then a small, typically 1 MB, partition must be
+    created if it does not already exist.  This partition is not formatted, but
+    must be available for GRUB to to use during installation of the boot
+    loader. This partition will normally be labeled 'BIOS Boot' if using
+    <command>fdisk</command> or have a code of <emphasis>EF02</emphasis> if
+    using <command>gdisk</command>.</para>
+
+    <note><para>The Grub Bios partition must be on the drive that the BIOS 
+    uses to boot the system.  This is not necessarily the same drive where the 
+    LFS root partition is located. Disks on a system may use different
+    partition table types.  The requirment for this partition depends
+    only on the partition table type of the boot disk.</para></note>
+    </sect3>
 
     <sect3>
     <title>Convenience Partitions</title>