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diff --git a/chapter01/how.xml b/chapter01/how.xml index d59b2861c..a569b6388 100644 --- a/chapter01/how.xml +++ b/chapter01/how.xml @@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ of Chapter 5.</para> <para>You may be asking yourself <quote>that seems like a lot of work, just to get away from my host distribution</quote>. Let us take a few minutes to discuss this question. The work involved in building the packages in Chapter 5 -is to ensure that as little information from your host makes it into your -brand new LFS system. When you build the first two packages in Chapter 5, +is to ensure that as little information as possible from your host makes it into +your brand new LFS system. When you build the first two packages in Chapter 5, Binutils and GCC, they will be compiled statically. This means that the version of the C library on your host distribution will be embedded inside all the binary programs you just compiled. This has the potential to cause @@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ program is used to enter a virtual environment and start a new shell whose root directory will be set to the LFS partition. This is very similar to rebooting and instructing the kernel to mount the LFS partition as the root partition. The reason that you don't actually reboot, but instead chroot, is that creating -a bootable system requires additional work which isn't necessary. As well, -chrooting allows you to continue using the host while LFS is being built. -While software is being installed you can simply switch to a different VC -(Virtual Console) or X desktop and continue using the computer as you normally -would.</para> +a bootable system requires additional work which isn't necessary just yet. +Another advantage is that chrooting allows you to continue using the host while +LFS is being built. While waiting for package compilation to complete, you can +simply switch to a different VC (Virtual Console) or X desktop and continue +using the computer as you normally would.</para> <para>When all the software from Chapter 6 is installed, the temporary tools built in Chapter 5 will be removed. Chapters 7, 8 and 9 will finalize the |