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diff --git a/chapter06/introduction.xml b/chapter06/introduction.xml index 5614270b2..cfc8befc5 100644 --- a/chapter06/introduction.xml +++ b/chapter06/introduction.xml @@ -5,25 +5,26 @@ %general-entities; ]> -<sect1 id="ch-tools-introduction"> +<sect1 id="ch-tools-introduction-cross"> <?dbhtml filename="introduction.html"?> <title>Introduction</title> - <para>This chapter shows how to build a minimal Linux system. - This system will contain just enough tools to start constructing the final - LFS system in <xref linkend="chapter-building-system"/> and allow a working - environment with more user convenience than a minimum environment would.</para> + <para>This chapter shows how to cross-compile basic utilities using + the just built cross-toolchain. Those utilities are installed into + their final location, but cannot be used yet. Basic tasks still rely on + the hosts tools. Nevertheless, the installed libraries are used when + linking.</para> + + <para>Using the utilities will be possible in next chapter after entering + the <quote>chroot</quote> environment. But all the packages built in the + present chapter need themselves to be built. So we cannot be independent + on the build system yet.</para> + + <para>Once again, let us recall that improper setting of <envar>LFS</envar> + together with building as root, may render your computer unusable. + This whole chapter must be done as user <systemitem + class="username">lfs</systemitem>, with the enviroment as described in + <xref linkend="ch-preps-settingenviron"/>.</para> - <para>There are two steps in building this minimal system. The first step - is to build a new and host-independent toolchain (compiler, assembler, - linker, libraries, and a few useful utilities). The second step uses this - toolchain to build the other essential tools.</para> -<!-- - <para>The files compiled in this chapter will be installed under the - <filename class="directory">$LFS</filename> directory to keep them - separate from the files installed in the next chapter and the host - production directories. Since the packages compiled here are temporary, - we do not want them to pollute the soon-to-be LFS system.</para> ---> </sect1> |