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diff --git a/chapter03/introduction.xml b/chapter03/introduction.xml index ba7e16366..c0a89afac 100644 --- a/chapter03/introduction.xml +++ b/chapter03/introduction.xml @@ -13,12 +13,21 @@ <para>This chapter includes a list of packages that need to be downloaded in order to build 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 against using newer versions because the build - commands for one version may not work with a newer version. The newest package + their use. We highly recommend against using different versions because the build + commands for one version may not work with a different version. The newest package versions may also have problems that require work-arounds. These work-arounds will be developed and stabilized in the development version of the book.</para> + <para>For some packages, the release tarball and the (Git or SVN) + repository snapshot tarball for this release may be published with + similar file name. A release tarball contains generated files (for + example, <command>configure</command> script generated by + <command>autoconf</command>), in addition to the contents of the + corresponding repository snapshot. The book uses release tarballs + whenever possible. Using a repository snapshot instead of a release + tarball specified by the book will cause problems.</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 |