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diff --git a/chapter02/download.xml b/chapter02/download.xml index d8ff18345..a3e1d990a 100644 --- a/chapter02/download.xml +++ b/chapter02/download.xml @@ -6,13 +6,14 @@ packages that were downloaded are placed somewhere in $LFS/usr/src.</para> <para>While it doesn't matter at all where you save the downloaded -packages, we recommend storing it at least on the LFS partition. This just -makes sense because you would still have access to those files when you boot -into the LFS system. $LFS/usr/src is just a logical place to store source -code, but by no means a requirement. You may even want to create a -subdirectory under $LFS/usr/src for tarball storage. That way you can -separate tarballs from temporary build directories, but again that's up -to you.</para> +packages, we recommend storing it at least on the LFS partition. This +just makes sense because you need to have access to those those files +when you chroot to $LFS and when you boot into the LFS system, although +access when booted to $LFS could be handled other ways. $LFS/usr/src is +just a logical place to store source code, but by no means a requirement. +You may even want to create a subdirectory under $LFS/usr/src for tarball +storage. That way you can separate tarballs from temporary build +directories, but again that's up to you.</para> <para>The next chapter contains a list of all the packages that need to be downloaded. The LFS partition isn't created yet, so you can't store it |