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| author | David Bryant <davidbryant@gvtc.com> | 2022-09-23 15:52:30 -0500 |
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| committer | David Bryant <davidbryant@gvtc.com> | 2022-09-23 15:52:30 -0500 |
| commit | 2ed0e93787a61f663503cc28e7db257e73e1685c (patch) | |
| tree | 97a50e6bd2c43ce08c3d684f28265c7042fd1955 /chapter04 | |
| parent | 1cb4a25b36d2c3fbe58aa4df4dd67159b1fc6da2 (diff) | |
Refine verbiage in chapter 4.2 (Creating a limited directory layout).
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| -rw-r--r-- | chapter04/creatingminlayout.xml | 20 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/chapter04/creatingminlayout.xml b/chapter04/creatingminlayout.xml index cc640a450..7bc0321d2 100644 --- a/chapter04/creatingminlayout.xml +++ b/chapter04/creatingminlayout.xml @@ -10,14 +10,14 @@ <title>Creating a limited directory layout in LFS filesystem</title> - <para>The first task performed in the LFS partition is to create a limited - directory hierarchy so that programs compiled in <xref + <para>The next task to be performed in the LFS partition is to create a limited + directory hierarchy, so that the programs compiled in <xref linkend="chapter-temporary-tools"/> (as well as glibc and libstdc++ in <xref - linkend="chapter-cross-tools"/>) may be installed in their final - location. This is needed so that those temporary programs be overwritten - when rebuilding them in <xref linkend="chapter-building-system"/>.</para> + linkend="chapter-cross-tools"/>) can be installed in their final + location. We do this so those temporary programs will be overwritten when + the final versions are built in <xref linkend="chapter-building-system"/>.</para> - <para>Create the required directory layout by running the following as + <para>Create the required directory layout by issuing the following commands as <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>:</para> <screen><userinput>mkdir -pv $LFS/{etc,var} $LFS/usr/{bin,lib,sbin} @@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ case $(uname -m) in esac</userinput></screen> <para>Programs in <xref linkend="chapter-temporary-tools"/> will be compiled - with a cross-compiler (more details in section <xref - linkend="ch-tools-toolchaintechnotes"/>). In order to separate this - cross-compiler from the other programs, it will be installed in a special - directory. Create this directory with:</para> + with a cross-compiler (more details can be found in section <xref + linkend="ch-tools-toolchaintechnotes"/>). This cross-compiler will be installed + in a special directory, to separate it from the other programs. Still acting as + &root;, create that directory with this command:</para> <screen><userinput>mkdir -pv $LFS/tools</userinput></screen> |