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| author | Matthew Burgess <matthew@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2005-07-09 16:25:02 +0000 |
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| committer | Matthew Burgess <matthew@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2005-07-09 16:25:02 +0000 |
| commit | fc885c111addaeeba3fff5d7a59d2787b335f7aa (patch) | |
| tree | 5e1771d53257e438ce2224b75d69b0ae5e1ffd06 /prologue | |
| parent | 0ba4e25770e91c82d8ab9c9959cb5142b1e30150 (diff) | |
Several typos and grammar fixes (sash)
git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@6464 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689
Diffstat (limited to 'prologue')
| -rw-r--r-- | prologue/hostreqs.xml | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | prologue/typography.xml | 10 |
2 files changed, 8 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/prologue/hostreqs.xml b/prologue/hostreqs.xml index 16ac03da9..57895f3ff 100644 --- a/prologue/hostreqs.xml +++ b/prologue/hostreqs.xml @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ <para>The host must be running at least a 2.6.2 kernel compiled with GCC-3.0 or higher. There are two main reasons for this requirement. First, the Native POSIX Threading Library (NPTL) test suite will segfault if the host's kernel has not -been compiled with GCC-3.0 or a later version. Secondly, the 2.6.2 or later +been compiled with GCC-3.0 or a later version. Second, the 2.6.2 or later version of the kernel is required for the use of Udev. Udev creates devices dynamically by reading from the <systemitem class="filesystem">sysfs</systemitem> file system. However, support for this @@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ package. If so, you may wish to install it. If your vendor doesn't offer a 2.6.2 (or later) kernel package, or you would prefer not to install it, then you can compile a 2.6 kernel yourself. Instructions for compiling the kernel and configuring the boot loader (assuming the host uses GRUB) are located in <xref -linkend="chapter-bootable"/>. This second option can also been seen as a gauge -of your current Linux skills. If this second requirement is too steep then the +linkend="chapter-bootable"/>. This second option can also be seen as a gauge +of your current Linux skills. If this second requirement is too steep, then the LFS book will not likely be much use to you at this time.</para> </sect1> diff --git a/prologue/typography.xml b/prologue/typography.xml index 909ff3032..84ff4ca16 100644 --- a/prologue/typography.xml +++ b/prologue/typography.xml @@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ to show filenames, such as <para><emphasis>Emphasis</emphasis></para> -<para>This form of text is used for several purposes in the book, -mainly to emphasize important points or items.</para> +<para>This form of text is used for several purposes in the book. Its main +purpose is to emphasize important points or items.</para> <para><ulink url="&lfs-root;"/></para> -<para>This format is used for hyperlinks, both within the LFS -community and to external pages, including HOWTOs, download locations, +<para>This format is used for hyperlinks both within the LFS +community and to external pages. It includes HOWTOs, download locations, and websites.</para> <screen><userinput>cat > $LFS/etc/group << "EOF" @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ Therefore, this entire section is generally typed as seen.</para> <para><replaceable>[REPLACED TEXT]</replaceable></para> <para>This format is used to encapsulate text that is not to be typed -as seen or copy-and-pasted.</para> +as seen or copied-and-pasted.</para> <para><filename>passwd(5)</filename></para> |