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@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@ unsuccessful with this you should consult the book's errata page at
the alternative means of download listed at
<ulink url="http://linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/packages.html"/></para>
+<para>You'll need to store all the downloaded packages and patches somewhere
+that is conveniently available throughout the entire build. You'll also need a
+working directory in which to unpack the sources and build them. A scheme that
+works well is to use $LFS/tools/src/packages for all the downloaded files and
+$LFS/tools/src for the working directory. In this way, everything will be on the
+LFS partition and always available.</para>
+
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