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diff --git a/chapter03/introduction.xml b/chapter03/introduction.xml index 2573020b6..5791720a5 100644 --- a/chapter03/introduction.xml +++ b/chapter03/introduction.xml @@ -7,12 +7,48 @@ <title>Introduction</title> <?dbhtml filename="introduction.html"?> -<para>Create a dir for the sources:</para> +<para>This chapter includes a list of packages that need to be +downloaded for building a basic Linux system. The listed version numbers +correspond to versions of the software that are known to work, and +this book is based on their use. We highly recommend not using newer +versions because the build commands for one version may not work with +a newer version. The newest package versions may also have problems +that work-arounds have not been developed for yet.</para> + +<para>All the URLs, when possible, refer to the package's information +page at <ulink url="http://www.freshmeat.net/"/>. The Freshmeat pages +provide easy access to official download sites, as well as project +websites, mailing lists, FAQ, changelogs, and more.</para> + +<para>Download locations may not always be accessible. If a download +location has changed since this book was published, Google (<ulink +url="http://www.google.com"/>) provides a useful search engine for +most packages. If this search is unsuccessful, try one of the +alternate means of downloading discussed at <ulink +url="&lfs-root;lfs/packages.html"/>.</para> + +<para>Downloaded packages and patches will need to be stored somewhere +that is conveniently available throughout the entire build. A working +directory is also required to unpack the sources and build them. +<filename class="directory">$LFS/sources</filename> can be used both +as the place to store the tarballs and patches and as a working +directory. By using this directory, the required elements will be +located on the LFS partition and will be available during all stages +of the building process.</para> + +<para>To create this directory, execute, as user +<emphasis>root</emphasis>, the following command before starting the +download session:</para> <screen><userinput>mkdir $LFS/sources</userinput></screen> -<para>Set the permissions of that dir:</para> +<para>Make this directory writable and sticky. <quote>Sticky</quote> +means that even if multiple users have write permission on a +directory, only the owner of a file can delete the file within a +sticky directory. The following command will enable the write and +sticky modes:</para> <screen><userinput>chmod a+wt $LFS/sources</userinput></screen> </sect1> + |