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author | Timothy Bauscher <timothy@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2002-09-08 21:54:14 +0000 |
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committer | Timothy Bauscher <timothy@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2002-09-08 21:54:14 +0000 |
commit | 44c2fd8fabfe36ee9f8464a04e4f2db42d956ab0 (patch) | |
tree | f0b7999af8b8df672ef8b32eead12396e7e11022 /chapter06/introduction.xml | |
parent | cb33ea82fe0338e3854a50bb252cbdc818679b36 (diff) |
Applied Alex\'s grammar patch
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diff --git a/chapter06/introduction.xml b/chapter06/introduction.xml index fec62f4b3..dfe834c24 100644 --- a/chapter06/introduction.xml +++ b/chapter06/introduction.xml @@ -7,29 +7,31 @@ constructing our LFS system in earnest. That is, we chroot into our temporary mini Linux system, create some auxiliary things, and then start installing all the packages, one by one.</para> -<para>The installation of all the software is pretty straightforward, and -you will probably think it would be so much easier and shorter to give -the generic installation instructions for a package here and only explain -in full the installation of those packages that require an alternate -method. Although we agree with that, we choose to give the -full instructions for each and every package, simply to avoid any -possible confusion and errors.</para> +<para>The installation of all this software is pretty straightforward, +and you will probably think it would be much shorter to give here +the generic installation instructions and explain in full only the +installation of those packages that require an alternate method. +Although we agree with that, we nevertheless choose to give the +full instructions for each and every package, simply to minimize +the possibilities for mistakes.</para> -<para>If you plan to use compiler optimization for the packages -installed in this chapter, take a look at the optimization hint -at <ulink url="&hints-root;optimization.txt"/>. -Compiler optimization can make a program run -faster, but may also cause compilation problems. If you run into problems -when using optimization, always try it without optimization to see if -the problem persists.</para> +<para>If you plan to use compiler optimizations in this chapter, +take a look at the optimization hint at +<ulink url="&hints-root;optimization.txt"/>. +Compiler optimizations can make a program run faster, but they +may also cause compilation difficulties. If a package refuses +to compile when using optimization, try to compile it without +optimization and see if the problem goes away.</para> -<para>Please refrain from installing more than one package at a time, even -if it may save you time (especially with dual CPU machines). If you install -the wrong package at the wrong time, it may hard-wire program paths to -<filename class="directory">$LFS/static</filename> which will cause the -programs to stop working once the static directory is removed. The order -packages are installed in this chapter have to be followed exactly to be -sure nothing is hard-wiring the static paths.</para> +<para>The order in which packages are installed in this chapter has +to be strictly followed, to ensure that no program gets a path referring +to <filename class="directory">/static</filename> hard-wired into it. +For the same reason, <emphasis>do not </emphasis> compile packages +in parallel. Compiling in parallel may save you some time (especially on +dual-CPU machines), but it could result in a program containing a +hard-wired path to <filename class="directory">/static</filename>, +which will cause the program to stop working when the static directory +is removed.</para> </sect1> |