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-rw-r--r-- | chapter02/askforhelp.xml | 17 |
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diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml index e65ce00dc..b2a002613 100644 --- a/chapter01/changelog.xml +++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ <itemizedlist> -<listitem><para>Upgraded to: +<listitem><para>Upgraded to:</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem><para>automake-1.7.6</para></listitem> <listitem><para>bash-2.05b</para></listitem> @@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ <listitem><para>util-linux-2.12</para></listitem> <listitem><para>vim-6.2</para></listitem> </itemizedlist> -</para></listitem> +</listitem> -<listitem><para>Added: +<listitem><para>Added:</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem><para>bash-2.05b-2.patch</para></listitem> <listitem><para>bison-1.875-attribute.patch</para></listitem> @@ -72,9 +72,9 @@ <listitem><para>tcl-8.4.4</para></listitem> <listitem><para>zlib-1.1.4-vsnprintf.patch</para></listitem> </itemizedlist> -</para></listitem> +</listitem> -<listitem><para>Removed: +<listitem><para>Removed:</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem><para>bin86-0.16.3</para></listitem> <listitem><para>fileutils-4.1</para></listitem> @@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ <listitem><para>textutils-2.1</para></listitem> <listitem><para>vim-6.1.patch</para></listitem> </itemizedlist> -</para></listitem> +</listitem> <listitem><para>October 8th, 2003 [alex]: Chapter 8 - Making bootable: Adapted the style of the screens, and reworded some paragraphs.</para></listitem> diff --git a/chapter02/askforhelp.xml b/chapter02/askforhelp.xml index f2d6b59d9..71c10bb97 100644 --- a/chapter02/askforhelp.xml +++ b/chapter02/askforhelp.xml @@ -69,14 +69,15 @@ make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory `/lfs/tmp/make-3.79.1' make: *** [all-recursive-am] Error 2</screen> -<para>In this case, many people just include the bottom section where it -says <screen>make [2]: *** [make] Error 1</screen> and onwards. This -isn't enough for us to diagnose the problem because it only tells us -that <emphasis>something</emphasis> went wrong, not -<emphasis>what</emphasis> went wrong. The whole section, as -in the example above, is what should be included to be helpful, because it -includes the command that was executed and the command's error -message(s).</para> +<para>In this case, many people just include the bottom section where it says</para> + +<screen>make [2]: *** [make] Error 1</screen> + +<para>and onwards. This isn't enough for us to diagnose the problem because it +only tells us that <emphasis>something</emphasis> went wrong, not +<emphasis>what</emphasis> went wrong. The whole section, as in the example +above, is what should be included to be helpful, because it includes the +command that was executed and the command's error message(s).</para> <para>An excellent article on asking for help on the Internet in general has been written by Eric S. Raymond. It is available online at <ulink |