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authorJeremy Huntwork <jhuntwork@linuxfromscratch.org>2006-01-30 06:51:33 +0000
committerJeremy Huntwork <jhuntwork@linuxfromscratch.org>2006-01-30 06:51:33 +0000
commit28bb06349a8295a09322f70de6f72ca83282a168 (patch)
tree19114b428d7eb15e4edbb5fd7fab29ad7cc1ca49 /chapter06
parent62d3362b8de4cceb37f1e6ed65323d5561723fef (diff)
Various textual corrections. Thanks Chris Staub.
git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@7317 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689
Diffstat (limited to 'chapter06')
-rw-r--r--chapter06/binutils.xml29
-rw-r--r--chapter06/changingowner.xml5
-rw-r--r--chapter06/strippingagain.xml2
-rw-r--r--chapter06/vim.xml2
4 files changed, 23 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/chapter06/binutils.xml b/chapter06/binutils.xml
index 7c25fe1f9..c5f7926b7 100644
--- a/chapter06/binutils.xml
+++ b/chapter06/binutils.xml
@@ -59,16 +59,25 @@ cd ../binutils-build</userinput></screen>
<screen><userinput>make tooldir=/usr</userinput></screen>
-<para>Normally, the tooldir (the directory where the executables will ultimately
-be located) is set to <filename
-class="directory">$(exec_prefix)/$(target_alias)</filename>. For example, i686
-machines would expand that to <filename
-class="directory">/usr/i686-pc-linux-gnu</filename>. Because this is a custom
-system, this target-specific directory in <filename
-class="directory">/usr</filename> is not required. <filename
-class="directory">$(exec_prefix)/$(target_alias)</filename> would be used if the
-system was used to cross-compile (for example, compiling a package on an Intel
-machine that generates code that can be executed on PowerPC machines).</para>
+ <variablelist>
+ <title>The meaning of the make parameter:</title>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>tooldir=/usr</parameter></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Normally, the tooldir (the directory where the executables will
+ ultimately be located) is set to <filename
+ class="directory">$(exec_prefix)/$(target_alias)</filename>. For
+ example, i686 machines would expand that to <filename
+ class="directory">/usr/i686-pc-linux-gnu</filename>. Because this is
+ a custom system, this target-specific directory in <filename
+ class="directory">/usr</filename> is not required. <filename
+ class="directory">$(exec_prefix)/$(target_alias)</filename> would be
+ used if the system was used to cross-compile (for example, compiling a
+ package on an Intel machine that generates code that can be executed
+ on PowerPC machines).</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
<important><para>The test suite for Binutils in this section is
considered critical. Do not skip it under any
diff --git a/chapter06/changingowner.xml b/chapter06/changingowner.xml
index a22e199c5..618fa40d8 100644
--- a/chapter06/changingowner.xml
+++ b/chapter06/changingowner.xml
@@ -32,9 +32,8 @@ command:</para>
<para>The command uses <parameter>0:0</parameter> instead of
<parameter>root:root</parameter>, because <command>chown</command>
-is unable to resolve the name <quote>root</quote> until the password
-file has been created. This book assumes you ran this
-<command>chown</command> command.</para>
+is unable to resolve the name <quote>root</quote> until the
+<filename>passwd</filename> file has been created.</para>
</sect1>
diff --git a/chapter06/strippingagain.xml b/chapter06/strippingagain.xml
index 7a4090fd3..af1352e04 100644
--- a/chapter06/strippingagain.xml
+++ b/chapter06/strippingagain.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ debug the software fully anymore.</para>
experience any difficulties. However, it is easy to make a typo and
render the new system unusable, so before running the
<command>strip</command> command, it is a good idea to make a
-backup of the current situation.</para>
+backup of the LFS system in its current state.</para>
<para>Before performing the stripping, take special care to ensure that
none of the binaries that are about to be stripped are running. If
diff --git a/chapter06/vim.xml b/chapter06/vim.xml
index bd21f2f32..d58dbb6b7 100644
--- a/chapter06/vim.xml
+++ b/chapter06/vim.xml
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ url="&blfs-root;view/svn/postlfs/editors.html#postlfs-editors-vim"/>.</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="conf-vim" role="configuration"><title>Configuring Vim</title>
-<indexterm zone="conf-vim"><primary sortas="e-/etc/vim">/etc/vim</primary></indexterm>
+<indexterm zone="conf-vim"><primary sortas="e-/etc/vimrc">/etc/vimrc</primary></indexterm>
<para>By default, <command>vim</command> runs in vi-incompatible mode. This may
be new to users who have used other editors in the past. The