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diff --git a/chapter04/aboutlfs.xml b/chapter04/aboutlfs.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..fa39b8873 --- /dev/null +++ b/chapter04/aboutlfs.xml @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> +<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.3//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.3/docbookx.dtd" [ + <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent"> + %general-entities; +]> +<sect1 id="prepare-aboutlfs"> +<title>About $LFS</title> +<?dbhtml filename="aboutlfs.html"?> + +<para>Throughout this book the environment variable LFS will be used several +times. It is paramount that this variable is always defined. It should be set +to the mount point you chose for your LFS partition. Check that your LFS +variable is set up properly with:</para> + +<screen><userinput>echo $LFS</userinput></screen> + +<para>Make sure the output shows the path to your LFS partition's mount +point, which is <filename class="directory">/mnt/lfs</filename> if you +followed our example. If the output is wrong, you can always set the variable +with:</para> + +<screen><userinput>export LFS=/mnt/lfs</userinput></screen> + +<para>Having this variable set means that if you are told to run a command like +<userinput>mkdir $LFS/tools</userinput>, you can type it literally. Your shell +will replace "$LFS" with "/mnt/lfs" (or whatever you set the variable to) when +it processes the command line.</para> + +<para>Don't forget to check that <quote>$LFS</quote> is set whenever you leave and +reenter the environment (as when doing an <quote>su</quote> to root or another user). +</para> + +</sect1> |