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diff --git a/chapter02/aboutlfs.xml b/chapter02/aboutlfs.xml index a3efb19d8..e1d5e94e0 100644 --- a/chapter02/aboutlfs.xml +++ b/chapter02/aboutlfs.xml @@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ <title>About $LFS</title> <para> -Please read the following carefully: throughout this book you will -frequently see the variable name $LFS. $LFS must at all times be +Please read the following carefully: throughout this book +the variable name $LFS will frequently be used. $LFS must at all times be replaced by the directory where the partition that contains the LFS system is mounted. How to create and where to mount the partition will be explaind in full detail later on in chapter 4. In my case, the LFS @@ -14,13 +14,14 @@ cp inittab /mnt/lfs/etc. </para> <para> -It's important that you do this no matter where you read it; be it in -commands you enter on the prompt, or in a file you edit or create. +It's important that this is done no matter where it is read; be it in +commands entered on the prompt, or in a file edited or created. </para> <para> -If you want, you can set the environment variable LFS. This way you can -literally enter $LFS instead of replacing it by something like +Another possible solution is to set the environment variable LFS. +This way the $LFS can be entered literally instead of replacing it by +something like /mnt/lfs. This is accomplished by running: export LFS=/mnt/lfs. </para> @@ -31,20 +32,21 @@ automatically. </para> <para> -Do not forget to set the $LFS variable at all times. If you haven't set -the variable and you use it in a command, $LFS will be ignored and whatever +Do not forget to set the $LFS variable at all times. If +the variable is not set and is used it in a command, $LFS will be ignored +and whatever is left will be executed. The command cp inittab $LFS/etc without the $LFS variable set will result in copying the inittab file to the /etc -directory, which will overwrite your system's inittab. A file like inittab -isn't that big a problem as it can easily be restored, but if you would -make this mistake during the installation of the C Library, you could -damage things. +directory, which will overwrite the host-system's inittab. A file like inittab +isn't that big a problem as it can easily be restored, but if +this mistake is made during the installation of the C Library, things might +be damaged </para> <para> One way to make sure that $LFS is set at all times is adding it to -your /root/.bash_profile and/or /root/.bashrc file(s) so that every time you -'su' to install LFS, the $LFS variable is set for you. +the /root/.bash_profile and/or /root/.bashrc file(s) so that every time a +'su' to root is done to install LFS, the $LFS variable is set for. </para> </sect1> |