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authorManuel Canales Esparcia <manuel@linuxfromscratch.org>2006-01-22 12:20:02 +0000
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Indenting chapter 05, part 4.
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-<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [
+<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN"
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<!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent">
%general-entities;
]>
+
<sect1 id="ch-tools-introduction">
-<title>Introduction</title>
-<?dbhtml filename="introduction.html"?>
+ <?dbhtml filename="introduction.html"?>
+
+ <title>Introduction</title>
-<para>This chapter shows how to compile and install a minimal Linux
-system. This system will contain just enough tools to start
-constructing the final LFS system in <xref
-linkend="chapter-building-system"/> and allow a working environment
-with more user convenience than a minimum environment would.</para>
+ <para>This chapter shows how to compile and install a minimal Linux system.
+ This system will contain just enough tools to start constructing the final
+ LFS system in <xref linkend="chapter-building-system"/> and allow a working
+ environment with more user convenience than a minimum environment would.</para>
-<para>There are two steps in building this minimal system. The first
-step is to build a new and host-independent toolchain (compiler,
-assembler, linker, libraries, and a few useful utilities). The second
-step uses this toolchain to build the other essential tools.</para>
+ <para>There are two steps in building this minimal system. The first step
+ is to build a new and host-independent toolchain (compiler, assembler,
+ linker, libraries, and a few useful utilities). The second step uses this
+ toolchain to build the other essential tools.</para>
-<para>The files compiled in this chapter will be installed under the
-<filename class="directory">$LFS/tools</filename> directory to keep
-them separate from the files installed in the next chapter and the
-host production directories. Since the packages compiled here are
-temporary, we do not want them to pollute the soon-to-be LFS
-system.</para>
+ <para>The files compiled in this chapter will be installed under the
+ <filename class="directory">$LFS/tools</filename> directory to keep them
+ separate from the files installed in the next chapter and the host
+ production directories. Since the packages compiled here are temporary,
+ we do not want them to pollute the soon-to-be LFS system.</para>
-<important><para>Before issuing the build instructions for a package, the package
-should be unpacked as user <emphasis>lfs</emphasis>, and a
-<command>cd</command> into the created directory should be performed. The build
-instructions assume that the <command>bash</command> shell is in use.</para></important>
+ <important>
+ <para>Before issuing the build instructions for a package, the package
+ should be unpacked as user <systemitem class="username">lfs</systemitem>,
+ and a <command>cd</command> into the created directory should be performed.
+ The build instructions assume that the <command>bash</command> shell is
+ in use.</para>
+ </important>
-<para>Several of the packages are patched before compilation, but only
-when the patch is needed to circumvent a problem. A patch is often
-needed in both this and the next chapter, but sometimes in only one or
-the other. Therefore, do not be concerned if instructions for a downloaded
-patch seem to be missing. Warning messages about
-<emphasis>offset</emphasis> or <emphasis>fuzz</emphasis> may
-also be encountered when applying a patch. Do not worry about these
-warnings, as the patch was still successfully applied.</para>
+ <para>Several of the packages are patched before compilation, but only when
+ the patch is needed to circumvent a problem. A patch is often needed in both
+ this and the next chapter, but sometimes in only one or the other. Therefore,
+ do not be concerned if instructions for a downloaded patch seem to be missing.
+ Warning messages about <emphasis>offset</emphasis> or <emphasis>fuzz</emphasis>
+ may also be encountered when applying a patch. Do not worry about these
+ warnings, as the patch was still successfully applied.</para>
-<para>During the compilation of most packages, there will be several
-warnings that scroll by on the screen. These are normal and can safely
-be ignored. These warnings are as they appear&mdash;warnings about
-deprecated, but not invalid, use of the C or C++ syntax. C standards
-change fairly often, and some packages still use the older standard.
-This is not a problem, but does prompt the warning.</para>
+ <para>During the compilation of most packages, there will be several warnings
+ that scroll by on the screen. These are normal and can safely be ignored.
+ These warnings are as they appear&mdash;warnings about deprecated, but not
+ invalid, use of the C or C++ syntax. C standards change fairly often, and
+ some packages still use the older standard. This is not a problem, but does
+ prompt the warning.</para>
-<important><para>After installing each package, delete its source and build
-directories, unless specifically instructed otherwise. Deleting the
-sources prevents mis-configuration when the same package is reinstalled later.
-Only three of the packages need to retain the source and build directories in
-order for their contents to be used by later commands. Pay special attention to
-these reminders.</para></important>
+ <important>
+ <para>After installing each package, delete its source and build directories,
+ unless specifically instructed otherwise. Deleting the sources prevents
+ mis-configuration when the same package is reinstalled later. Only three
+ of the packages need to retain the source and build directories in order
+ for their contents to be used by later commands. Pay special attention to
+ these reminders.</para>
+ </important>
-<para>Check one last time that the <envar>LFS</envar> environment
-variable is set up properly:</para>
+ <para>Check one last time that the <envar>LFS</envar> environment
+ variable is set up properly:</para>
<screen role="nodump"><userinput>echo $LFS</userinput></screen>
-<para>Make sure the output shows the path to the LFS partition's mount
-point, which is <filename class="directory">/mnt/lfs</filename>, using
-our example.</para>
+ <para>Make sure the output shows the path to the LFS partition's mount
+ point, which is <filename class="directory">/mnt/lfs</filename>, using
+ our example.</para>
</sect1>
-