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authorGreg Schafer <greg@linuxfromscratch.org>2003-09-24 23:48:45 +0000
committerGreg Schafer <greg@linuxfromscratch.org>2003-09-24 23:48:45 +0000
commit3a788f0c7908aaf9aa115ec6e2cba3217b67fad5 (patch)
tree00ca4c395161efd86a1874f1c71f0f91d80bf898 /chapter05/binutils-pass1-inst.xml
parent978d0bffc413b67ead9db2d2816b916cf3d502ca (diff)
Next batch of fixes for Bug 675 - missing command descriptions.
git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@2880 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689
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diff --git a/chapter05/binutils-pass1-inst.xml b/chapter05/binutils-pass1-inst.xml
index e10415645..8b9328755 100644
--- a/chapter05/binutils-pass1-inst.xml
+++ b/chapter05/binutils-pass1-inst.xml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ cd ../binutils-build</userinput></screen></para>
<listitem><para><userinput>--prefix=/tools</userinput>: This tells the
configure script to prepare to install the Binutils programs in the
<filename>/tools</filename> directory.</para></listitem>
+
<listitem><para><userinput>--disable-nls</userinput>: This disables
internationalization (a word often shortened to i18n). We don't need this
for our static programs and <emphasis>nls</emphasis> often causes problems
@@ -69,14 +70,15 @@ make -C ld LIB_PATH=/tools/lib</userinput></screen></para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para><userinput>-C ld clean</userinput>: This tells the make program
-to remove all the compiled files only in the <filename>ld</filename>
+to remove all the compiled files, but only in the <filename>ld</filename>
subdirectory.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><userinput>-C ld LIB_PATH=/tools/lib</userinput>: This option
rebuilds everything in the <filename>ld</filename> subdirectory. Specifying the
LIB_PATH makefile variable on the command line allows us to override the default
-value and have it point to our temporary tools location. This preparation will
-be utilised later on in the chapter.</para></listitem>
+value and have it point to our temporary tools location. The value of this
+variable specifies the linker's default library search path. You'll see how this
+preparation is utilised later on in the chapter.</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<caution><para>Do not yet remove the Binutils build and source