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diff --git a/chapter06/revisedchroot.xml b/chapter06/revisedchroot.xml index c6afe2bf9..00f627602 100644 --- a/chapter06/revisedchroot.xml +++ b/chapter06/revisedchroot.xml @@ -7,11 +7,38 @@ <title>Cleaning Up</title> <?dbhtml filename="revisedchroot.html"?> -<para>Modified chroot command:</para> +<para>From now on, when reentering the chroot environment after +exiting, use the following modified chroot command:</para> <screen><userinput>chroot "$LFS" /usr/bin/env -i \ HOME=/root TERM="$TERM" PS1='\u:\w\$ ' \ PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin \ /bin/bash --login</userinput></screen> +<para>The reason for this is that, since the programs in <filename +class="directory">/tools</filename> are no longer needed, the +directory can be deleted to regain space. Before actually deleting the +directory, exit from chroot and reenter it with the above command. +Also, before removing <filename class="directory">/tools</filename>, +tar it up and store it in a safe place in case another LFS system will +be built.</para> + +<note><para>Removing <filename class="directory">/tools</filename> +will also remove the temporary copies of Tcl, Expect, and DejaGNU +which were used for running the toolchain tests. To use these programs +later on, they will need to be recompiled and re-installed. The +installation instructions are the same as in <xref +linkend="chapter-temporary-tools"/>, apart from changing the prefix +from <filename class="directory">/tools</filename> to <filename +class="directory">/usr</filename>. The BLFS book discusses a slightly +different approach to installing Tcl (see <ulink +url="&blfs-root;"/>).</para></note> + +<para>The packages and patches stored in <filename +class="directory">/sources</filename> can also be moved to a more +usual location, such as <filename +class="directory">/usr/src/packages</filename>. The entire directory +can also be deleted if its contents have been burned to a CD.</para> + </sect1> + |