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| author | Bruce Dubbs <bdubbs@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2008-10-26 17:47:52 +0000 |
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| committer | Bruce Dubbs <bdubbs@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2008-10-26 17:47:52 +0000 |
| commit | 3c63868dde31929aadfb518d212ff81893714e5c (patch) | |
| tree | f4dc8b463caa8881682740ac48baa11ceddf1e8a /chapter05/introduction.xml | |
| parent | 33d608db5af282cc0e2d6cb38b453c9c6a9cf7df (diff) | |
Added a General Compilation Instructions section
immediatley before binutils. Essentially reordered the presentation
that was in the Chapter 5 Introduction.
git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@8704 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689
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| -rw-r--r-- | chapter05/introduction.xml | 40 |
1 files changed, 1 insertions, 39 deletions
diff --git a/chapter05/introduction.xml b/chapter05/introduction.xml index 5e6a17119..33a566877 100644 --- a/chapter05/introduction.xml +++ b/chapter05/introduction.xml @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ <title>Introduction</title> - <para>This chapter shows how to compile and install a minimal Linux system. + <para>This chapter shows how to build 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> @@ -26,42 +26,4 @@ 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 <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>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—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.</para> - </important> - - <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> - </sect1> |