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diff --git a/chapter08/cleanup.xml b/chapter08/cleanup.xml index 9da3828a7..c55b7af2f 100644 --- a/chapter08/cleanup.xml +++ b/chapter08/cleanup.xml @@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ <para>There are also several files installed in the /usr/lib and /usr/libexec directories with a file name extension of .la. These are "libtool archive" - files. As already said, they are only useful when linking with static - libraries. They are unneeded when using ELF dynamic shared libraries, and - it's known they can cause BLFS packages fail to build. - To remove them, run:</para> + files. As already said, on a modern Linux system the libtool .la files are + only useful for libltdl. No libraries in LFS are expected to be loaded + by libltdl, and it's known that some .la files can cause BLFS packages + fail to build. Remove those files now:</para> <screen><userinput>find /usr/lib /usr/libexec -name \*.la -delete</userinput></screen> |