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author | David Bryant <davidbryant@gvtc.com> | 2022-09-30 11:22:10 -0500 |
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committer | David Bryant <davidbryant@gvtc.com> | 2022-09-30 11:24:14 -0500 |
commit | 52ddd6c0334cefce551cc70e32d0c8c5163ef566 (patch) | |
tree | 06c27906e64c16eb53343b04060efb50865d8924 /chapter07 | |
parent | d11d4495658654fa6d474a313af0cbfae70bb9a8 (diff) |
Clarify some things in Intro to chroot; simplify some verbiage.
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diff --git a/chapter07/introduction.xml b/chapter07/introduction.xml index 6605ddea4..62a428416 100644 --- a/chapter07/introduction.xml +++ b/chapter07/introduction.xml @@ -11,22 +11,22 @@ <title>Introduction</title> <para>This chapter shows how to build the last missing bits of the temporary - system: the tools needed by the build machinery of various packages. Now + system: the tools needed to build the various packages. Now that all circular dependencies have been resolved, a <quote>chroot</quote> environment, completely isolated from the host operating system (except for the running kernel), can be used for the build.</para> <para>For proper operation of the isolated environment, some communication - with the running kernel must be established. This is done through the + with the running kernel must be established. This is done via the so-called <emphasis>Virtual Kernel File Systems</emphasis>, which must be - mounted when entering the chroot environment. You may want to check - that they are mounted by issuing <command>findmnt</command>.</para> + mounted before entering the chroot environment. You may want to verify + that they are mounted by issuing the <command>findmnt</command> command.</para> <para>Until <xref linkend="ch-tools-chroot"/>, the commands must be run as <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>, with the <envar>LFS</envar> variable set. After entering chroot, all commands are run as &root;, fortunately without access to the OS of the computer you built LFS on. Be careful anyway, as it is easy to destroy the whole - LFS system with badly formed commands.</para> + LFS system with bad commands.</para> </sect1> |