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* package choices: Fix a typoXi Ruoyao2023-07-281-1/+1
| | | | Reported-by: rhubarbpieguy <rhubarbpieguy@vivaldi.net>
* rationale: Move Udev entry for lexicographical sortingXi Ruoyao2023-07-201-9/+9
| | | | Wrap long lines by the way.
* Remove references to eudevXi Ruoyao2023-07-181-2/+2
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* Add libxcryptXi Ruoyao2023-06-301-0/+11
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* prologue/why: Tell why pkgconf is used instead of pkg-configXi Ruoyao2023-06-191-4/+8
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* Standardize spelling of "userspace".David Bryant2022-12-241-1/+1
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* prologue/why: paramaterize "eudev" with revision attributeXi Ruoyao2022-10-181-1/+3
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* prologue/why: mention that less is used by many packagesXi Ruoyao2022-10-181-2/+2
| | | | | Why remove "used by man-db"? Now some user may think "I don't use this thing, I'll just use vim" and skip it :(.
* prologue/why: another "device" -> "device nodes" changeXi Ruoyao2022-10-181-1/+1
| | | | You can't throw a NVIDIA GTX 690 into /dev.
* Corrected grammatical errors, polished English idiom. TriedDavid Bryant2022-10-151-80/+80
| | | | to introduce some variety by rephrasing "This package contains ...".
* Remove trailing spacesPierre Labastie2022-09-111-1/+1
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* Add wheel-0.37.1 (Python module).Bruce Dubbs2022-04-171-0/+8
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* Spelling/TyposBruce Dubbs2022-02-181-1/+1
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* Remove spaces at end of lines - prologuePierre Labastie2021-09-071-12/+12
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* Minor text changesBruce Dubbs2021-09-031-1/+1
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* prologue/why: expect is not temporary system only nowXi Ruoyao2021-08-081-2/+1
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* update package rationalesXi Ruoyao2021-07-091-2/+18
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* Typos.Bruce Dubbs2020-06-111-4/+4
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* Text updates in preface for cross2Bruce Dubbs2020-06-081-9/+8
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* Add zstd compression package to Chapter 6Bruce Dubbs2020-01-121-0/+8
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* Update 'check' rationale.Bruce Dubbs2019-10-261-2/+1
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* Add libelf to rationale. Bruce Dubbs2018-04-061-0/+10
| | | | | | | | | | | | Update to man-db-2.8.3. Update to iproute2-4.16.0. Update to linux-4.16. Update to procps-ng-3.3.13. Update to sed-4.5. git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@11397 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689
* Typos and minor text changesBruce Dubbs2018-03-251-1/+1
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* Remove reference to openssl in BLFS in Chapter 9. Bruce Dubbs2018-03-241-0/+8
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Update minimum host system requirements. Added the rationale for including openssl. Update to util-linux-2.32. Update to meson-0.45.0. Update to e2fsprogs-1.44.0. Update to linux-4.15.11. Update to automake-1.16.1. Update to systemd-238. git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@11387 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689
* Add Meson-0.42.1.Bruce Dubbs2017-09-231-0/+40
| | | | | | | | | | | Add Ninja-1.8.2. Add Python-3.6.2. Add libffi-3.2.1. Update to eudev-3.2.4. git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@11303 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689
* Prologue fixesBruce Dubbs2017-02-101-2/+1
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* Update to dbus-1.10.8. Bruce Dubbs2016-05-271-9/+9
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Update to e2fsprogs-1.43. Update to gdbm-1.12. Update to iproute2-4.6.0. Update to make-4.2. Update to systemd-230. Add additional explanatory text for sytemctl and journalctl commands. [chapter07/systemd-custom.xml] git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/branches/merge@11078 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689
* Spelling and other typos -- from Craig GarnerBruce Dubbs2015-11-031-1/+1
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* Some minor fixes to why.xml.Krejzi2014-09-091-6/+4
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* Rationale correctionChris Staub2014-06-301-1/+1
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* Grammar fixChris Staub2014-06-301-1/+1
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* Corrected Expat explanation on Rationale page since systemd isn't in the bookChris Staub2014-06-301-1/+1
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* Removed mention of old Udev package from Rationale pageChris Staub2014-06-301-8/+0
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* Restore XML::Parser.Bruce Dubbs2014-05-141-2/+2
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* Remove XML::Parser.Bruce Dubbs2014-05-121-2/+2
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* Remove systemd and dbus. Add eudev.Bruce Dubbs2014-05-111-4/+12
| | | | | | | | | | Update gnu urls to use an entity. Update kbd URL. Update procps-ng URL. Update to shadow-4.2.1. git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@10557 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689
* Update rationale for programs needed by systemd.Bruce Dubbs2014-04-181-0/+72
| | | | | | | Reword an explanation for specifying less for the perl pager. git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@10537 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689
* Update to bison-3.0Bruce Dubbs2013-07-301-0/+7
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* Add rationale for Libpipeline, and make some other minor cosmetic changes.Matthew Burgess2013-02-121-25/+17
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* Remove trailing whitespace from all files.Matthew Burgess2013-02-111-40/+40
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* Add Check to the Rationale section of teh bookBruce Dubbs2012-07-191-0/+7
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* Add pkg-config-0.26-internal-glibBruce Dubbs2012-06-031-0/+14
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* Remove outdated reference to PCREBruce Dubbs2012-02-241-2/+2
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* Remove last remaining mentions of Module-Init-Tools.Matthew Burgess2012-02-051-7/+7
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* Remove the last couple of mentions of Pkg-Config and Glib from the book. ↵Matthew Burgess2011-10-281-16/+0
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* Grammar updates and a minor script touch up.Bruce Dubbs2011-09-191-2/+2
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* Add rationale for Glib and PCRE. Fixes #2885.Matthew Burgess2011-06-051-0/+17
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* Upgrade to Util-linux-2.19. Changed name from util-linux-ng. Bruce Dubbs2011-02-111-1/+1
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* Add XZ Utilities to the rationale pageBruce Dubbs2011-01-021-0/+8
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* Be consistent about 'test suites'Bruce Dubbs2010-09-181-2/+2
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