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| -rw-r--r-- | chapter04/chapter04.xml | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | chapter05/kernelheaders.xml | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | chapter05/perl.xml | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | chapter06/mountproc.xml | 44 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | entities/book-structure.xml | 2 |
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diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml index b0b4cd210..ea37d74cc 100644 --- a/chapter01/changelog.xml +++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml @@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ <itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>February 5th, 2004 [alex]: Chapter 6 - Simplified the final +install of the kernel headers to just copying them from the temporary tools +directory.</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>February 4th, 2004 [alex]: Chapters 5 + 6 - Moved the Mounting of proc and devpts to before Chrooting, dropped Util-linux from the tools, and added a little arch script for Perl.</para></listitem> diff --git a/chapter01/chapter01.xml b/chapter01/chapter01.xml index 17bf587f8..7eb9aec66 100644 --- a/chapter01/chapter01.xml +++ b/chapter01/chapter01.xml @@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ &c1-how; &c1-conventions; -&c1-version; &c1-changelog; &c1-resources; &c1-acknowledgements; diff --git a/chapter04/chapter04.xml b/chapter04/chapter04.xml index 79e770ccd..b5ed2a808 100644 --- a/chapter04/chapter04.xml +++ b/chapter04/chapter04.xml @@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ Ed (&ed-version;) - &ed-size;: Expect (&expect-version;) - &expect-size;: <ulink url="http://freshmeat.net/projects/expect/"/> -File (&file-version;) - &file-size;: -- <emphasis role="strong">(see Note 1 below)</emphasis> +File (&file-version;) - &file-size;: -- <emphasis>(see Note 1 below)</emphasis> <ulink url="http://freshmeat.net/projects/file/"/> Findutils (&findutils-version;) - &findutils-size;: @@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ GCC-testsuite (&gcc-version;) - &gcc-testsuite-size;: Gettext (&gettext-version;) - &gettext-size;: <ulink url="http://freshmeat.net/projects/gettext/"/> -Glibc (&glibc-version;) - &glibc-size;: -- <emphasis role="strong">(see Note 2 below)</emphasis> +Glibc (&glibc-version;) - &glibc-size;: -- <emphasis>(see Note 2 below)</emphasis> <ulink url="http://freshmeat.net/projects/glibc/"/> Grep (&grep-version;) - &grep-size;: @@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ tar jcvf &glibc-package; &glibc-dir;</userinput></screen> <para>Alternatively, we've made our own tarball available which you can download courtesy of the generous LFS mirror sites. Please refer to the -<xref linkend="ch-system-glibc"/> section for the download links.</para></note> +<xref linkend="ch-tools-glibc"/> section for the download links.</para></note> </sect1> diff --git a/chapter05/kernelheaders.xml b/chapter05/kernelheaders.xml index adc7a668d..67636e622 100644 --- a/chapter05/kernelheaders.xml +++ b/chapter05/kernelheaders.xml @@ -42,13 +42,6 @@ cp -R include/asm-generic /tools/include</userinput></screen> <screen><userinput>cp -R include/linux /tools/include</userinput></screen> -<para>There are a few kernel header files which make use of the -<filename>autoconf.h</filename> header file. Since we do not yet configure the -kernel, we need to create this file ourselves in order to avoid compilation -failures. Create an empty <filename>autoconf.h</filename> file:</para> - -<screen><userinput>touch /tools/include/linux/autoconf.h</userinput></screen> - </sect2> </sect1> diff --git a/chapter05/perl.xml b/chapter05/perl.xml index 7251700c1..d6633ce75 100644 --- a/chapter05/perl.xml +++ b/chapter05/perl.xml @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ <screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../&perl-libc-patch;</userinput></screen> <para>Perl insists on using the <command>arch</command> program to find out -the machine type. Create a little script to mimick this command:</para> +the machine type. Create a little script to mimic this command:</para> <screen><userinput>echo "uname -m" > /tools/bin/arch chmod 755 /tools/bin/arch</userinput></screen> diff --git a/chapter06/mountproc.xml b/chapter06/mountproc.xml index 381786f57..876dbd5c5 100644 --- a/chapter06/mountproc.xml +++ b/chapter06/mountproc.xml @@ -4,34 +4,34 @@ <para>In order for certain programs to function properly, the <emphasis>proc</emphasis> and <emphasis>devpts</emphasis> file systems must be -available within the chroot environment. Since kernel version 2.4 a file system -can be mounted as many times and in as many places as you like, thus it's not a -problem that these file systems are already mounted on your host system, -especially so because they are virtual file systems.</para> - -<para>First make the mount points for these filesystems:</para> +available within the chroot environment. The proc file system is the process +information pseudo file system through which the kernel provides information +about the status of the system. And the devpts file system is nowadays the most +common way pseudo terminals (PTYs) are implemented. Since kernel version 2.4, a +file system can be mounted as many times and in as many places as you like, +thus it's not a problem that these file systems are already mounted on your +host system, especially so because they are virtual file systems.</para> + +<para>First become <emphasis>root</emphasis>, as only <emphasis>root</emphasis> +can mount file systems in unusual places. Then check again that the LFS +environment variable is set correctly by running <userinput>echo +$LFS</userinput> and making sure it shows the path to your LFS partition's +mount point, which is <filename class="directory">/mnt/lfs</filename> if you +followed our example.</para> + +<para>Now make the mount points for these filesystems:</para> <screen><userinput>mkdir -p $LFS/{proc,dev/pts}</userinput></screen> -<para>Now become <emphasis>root</emphasis>, since only -<emphasis>root</emphasis> can mount file systems in unusual places. Then -check again that the LFS environment variable is set correctly by running -<userinput>echo $LFS</userinput> and making sure it shows the path to your LFS -partition's mount point, which is <filename -class="directory">/mnt/lfs</filename> if you followed our example.</para> - -<para>The <emphasis>proc</emphasis> file system is the process information -pseudo file system through which the kernel provides information about the -status of the system. Mount it with:</para> +<para>Mount the <emphasis>proc</emphasis> file system with:</para> <screen><userinput>mount proc $LFS/proc -t proc</userinput></screen> -<para>The <emphasis>devpts</emphasis> file system is now the most common way -for pseudo terminals (PTYs) to be implemented. Mount it with:</para> +<para>And mount the <emphasis>devpts</emphasis> file system with:</para> <screen><userinput>mount devpts $LFS/dev/pts -t devpts</userinput></screen> -<para>This last command might fail with an error to the effect of:</para> +<para>This last command might fail with an error like:</para> <blockquote><screen>filesystem devpts not supported by kernel</screen></blockquote> @@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ because there is yet a third way to get PTYs working inside the chroot environment. We'll cover this shortly in the aforementioned <xref linkend="ch-system-MAKEDEV"/> section.</para> -<para>Remember, if for any reason you stop working on your LFS, and start again -later, it's important to check that these file systems are mounted again before -entering the chroot environment, otherwise some problems could occur.</para> +<para>Remember that if for any reason you stop working on your LFS, and start +again later, it's important to check that these file systems are mounted again +before entering the chroot environment, otherwise problems could occur.</para> </sect1> diff --git a/entities/book-structure.xml b/entities/book-structure.xml index e42cb7160..6147befbc 100644 --- a/entities/book-structure.xml +++ b/entities/book-structure.xml @@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ <!ENTITY chapter01 SYSTEM "../chapter01/chapter01.xml"> <!ENTITY c1-how SYSTEM "../chapter01/how.xml"> <!ENTITY c1-conventions SYSTEM "../chapter01/conventions.xml"> -<!ENTITY c1-version SYSTEM "../chapter01/versions.xml"> <!ENTITY c1-changelog SYSTEM "../chapter01/changelog.xml"> <!ENTITY c1-resources SYSTEM "../chapter01/contactinfo.xml"> <!ENTITY c1-acknowledgements SYSTEM "../chapter01/acknowledgements.xml"> @@ -55,6 +54,5 @@ <!ENTITY c9-whatnow SYSTEM "../chapter09/whatnow.xml"> <!ENTITY appendixa SYSTEM "../appendixa/appendixa.xml"> -<!ENTITY aa-introduction SYSTEM "../appendixa/introduction.xml"> <!ENTITY appendixb SYSTEM "../appendixb/appendixb.xml"> |