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authorBruce Dubbs <bdubbs@linuxfromscratch.org>2010-01-09 07:15:55 +0000
committerBruce Dubbs <bdubbs@linuxfromscratch.org>2010-01-09 07:15:55 +0000
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@@ -10,22 +10,22 @@
<title>LFS Target Architectures</title>
-<para>The primary target architecture of LFS is the 32-bit Intel CPU. If you
+<para>The primary target architecture of LFS is the 32-bit Intel CPU. If you
have not built an LFS system before, you should probably start with that
-target. The 32-bit architecture is the most widely supported Linux system and
+target. The 32-bit architecture is the most widely supported Linux system and
is most compatible with both open source and proprietary software.</para>
<para>On the other hand, the instructions in this book are known to work, with
-some modifications, with both Power PC and 64-bit AMD/Intel CPUs. To build a
-system that utilizes these CPUs, the main prerequisite in addition to those on
-the next few pages, is an existing system such as an earlier LFS system,
-Ubuntu, Red Hat/Fedora, SuSE, or other distribution that targets the system
-that you have. Also note that a 32-bit system can be installed and used as a
-host system on a 64-bit AMD/Intel system.</para>
-
-<para>Some other facts about a 64-bit systems need to be added here. When
+some modifications, with both Power PC and 64-bit AMD/Intel CPUs. To build a
+system that utilizes one of these CPUs, the main prerequisite, in addition to
+those on the next few pages, is an existing Linux system such as an earlier LFS
+installation, Ubuntu, Red Hat/Fedora, SuSE, or other distribution that targets
+the architecture that you have. Also note that a 32-bit distribution can be
+installed and used as a host system on a 64-bit AMD/Intel computer.</para>
+
+<para>Some other facts about a 64-bit systems need to be added here. When
compared to a 32-bit system, the sizes of executable programs are slightly
-larger and the execution speeds are only slightly faster. For example, in a
+larger and the execution speeds are only slightly faster. For example, in a
test build of LFS-6.5 on a Core2Duo CPU based system, the following statistics
were measured:</para>
@@ -39,16 +39,16 @@ minimal. Of course, if you have more than 4GB of RAM or want to manipulate
data that exceeds 4GB, the advantages of a 64-bit system are substantial.</para>
<para>The default 64-bit build that results from LFS is considered a "pure"
-64-bit system. That is, it supports 64-bit executables only. Building a
-"multi-lib" system requires building many applications twice, once for a 32-bit
-system and once for a 64-bit system. Currently this is not directly supported
-in the book, but is under consideration for a future release. In the meantime,
+64-bit system. That is, it supports 64-bit executables only. Building a
+"multi-lib" system requires compiling many applications twice, once for a 32-bit
+system and once for a 64-bit system. Currently this is not directly supported
+in the book, but is under consideration for a future release. In the meantime,
you can refer to the <ulink url="http://trac.cross-lfs.org/">Cross Linux From
Scratch</ulink> project for this advanced topic.</para>
-<para>There is one last comment about 64-bit systems. There are some packages
+<para>There is one last comment about 64-bit systems. There are some packages
that cannot currently be built in a "pure" 64-bit system or require specialized
-build instructions. Generally, these packages have some embedded 32-bit
+build instructions. Generally, these packages have some embedded 32-bit
specific assembly language instructions that fail when building on a 64-bit
system. Examples include the <ulink
url="http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/view/svn/">Beyond Linux From Scratch