From 7fcbee1c5f0468e00212a371e61cd2914cce6884 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alex Gronenwoud Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2003 21:59:18 +0000 Subject: Rewording the section. git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@2718 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689 --- chapter02/aboutlfs.xml | 22 +++++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) (limited to 'chapter02') diff --git a/chapter02/aboutlfs.xml b/chapter02/aboutlfs.xml index 4b96747de..211213858 100644 --- a/chapter02/aboutlfs.xml +++ b/chapter02/aboutlfs.xml @@ -2,16 +2,16 @@ About $LFS -Please read the following carefully: throughout this book -the variable LFS will be used frequently. $LFS must at all times be -replaced with the directory where the partition that contains the LFS system -is mounted. How to create and where to mount the partition will be -explained in full detail in Chapter 4. For example, let's assume that -the LFS partition is mounted on /mnt/lfs. +Please read the following paragraphs carefully. Throughout this book the +variable LFS will be used frequently. $LFS must at all times be replaced with +the directory where the partition that contains the LFS system is mounted. How +to create and where to mount the partition will be explained in full detail in +Chapter 4. For the moment let's assume that the LFS partition is mounted on +/mnt/lfs. When you are told to run a command like -./configure --prefix=$LFS/static you actually have to -execute ./configure --prefix=/mnt/lfs/static. +./configure --prefix=$LFS/tools, you actually have to +execute ./configure --prefix=/mnt/lfs/tools. It's important that this is done no matter where it is read; be it in commands entered in a shell, or in a file edited or created. @@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ This way $LFS can be entered literally instead of replacing it with export LFS=/mnt/lfs Now, if you are told to run a command such as -./configure --prefix=$LFS/static, then you may type -it literally. Your shell will replace $LFS with /mnt/lfs when it processes -the command line (meaning when you hit enter after having typed the +./configure --prefix=$LFS/tools, then you may type it +literally. Your shell will replace "$LFS" with "/mnt/lfs" when it processes +the command line (that is, when you hit Enter after having typed the command). -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf