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diff --git a/chapter06/introduction.xml b/chapter06/introduction.xml index cfcf6fa67..fec62f4b3 100644 --- a/chapter06/introduction.xml +++ b/chapter06/introduction.xml @@ -1,6 +1,11 @@ <sect1 id="ch06-introduction"> <title>Introduction</title> <?dbhtml filename="introduction.html" dir="chapter06"?> + +<para>In this chapter we enter the building site, and start +constructing our LFS system in earnest. That is, we chroot into +our temporary mini Linux system, create some auxiliary things, +and then start installing all the packages, one by one.</para> <para>The installation of all the software is pretty straightforward, and you will probably think it would be so much easier and shorter to give @@ -10,10 +15,10 @@ method. Although we agree with that, we choose to give the full instructions for each and every package, simply to avoid any possible confusion and errors.</para> -<para>Now would be a good time to take a look at the optimization hint -at <ulink url="&hints-root;optimization.txt"/> if you plan to use -compiler optimization for the packages -installed in this chapter. Compiler optimization can make a program run +<para>If you plan to use compiler optimization for the packages +installed in this chapter, take a look at the optimization hint +at <ulink url="&hints-root;optimization.txt"/>. +Compiler optimization can make a program run faster, but may also cause compilation problems. If you run into problems when using optimization, always try it without optimization to see if the problem persists.</para> |