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directories that are really necessary. However, feel free to create more
directories, if you wish. </para>
+ <warning>
+ <para>
+ The FHS does not enforce the existence of the directory
+ <filename class="directory">/usr/lib64</filename>, and the LFS editors
+ have decided not to use it. For the instructions in LFS and BLFS to work,
+ it is imperative that this directory be non-existent. You should often
+ check that it does not exist, because it is easy to inadvertently
+ create it, which will likely break your system.
+ </para>
+ </warning>
+
</sect2>
</sect1>