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diff --git a/chapter08/kernel.xml b/chapter08/kernel.xml index 03ca3bd1b..ea7005308 100644 --- a/chapter08/kernel.xml +++ b/chapter08/kernel.xml @@ -55,7 +55,26 @@ packages outside of LFS at <ulink url="&blfs-root;view/svn/longindex.html#kernel-config-index"/>:</para> -<screen role="nodump"><userinput>make menuconfig</userinput></screen> +<screen role="nodump"><userinput>make LANG=<replaceable><host_LANG_value></replaceable> LC_ALL= menuconfig</userinput></screen> + + <variablelist> + <title>The meaning of the make parameters:</title> + + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>LANG=<host_LANG_value> LC_ALL=</parameter></term> + <listitem> + <para>This establishes the locale setting to the one used on the host. + This is needed for a proper menuconfig ncurses interface line + drawing on UTF-8 linux text console.</para> + + <para>Be sure to replace <replaceable><host_LANG_value></replaceable> + by the value of the <envar>$LANG</envar> variable from your host. + If not set, you could use also the host's value of <envar>$LC_ALL</envar> + or <envar>$LC_CTYPE</envar>.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + </variablelist> <para>Alternatively, <command>make oldconfig</command> may be more appropriate in some situations. See the <filename>README</filename> @@ -143,9 +162,9 @@ cp -r Documentation/* /usr/share/doc/linux-&linux-version;</userinput></screen> <para>The headers in the system's <filename class="directory">include</filename> directory should <emphasis>always</emphasis> be the ones against which Glibc was compiled, - that is, the sanitised headers from the Linux kernel tarball. - Therefore, should <emphasis>never</emphasis> be replaced by the raw kernel - headers or if upgrading the kernel.</para> + that is, the sanitised headers from this Linux kernel tarball. + Therefore, thay should <emphasis>never</emphasis> be replaced by either + the raw kernel headers or any other kernel sanitized headers.</para> </warning> </sect2> |