From f2243a550259c561406b5f6d5cec4c6cd6d55299 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alex Gronenwoud <alex@linuxfromscratch.org>
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 22:39:38 +0000
Subject: Mixed modifications.

git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@2989 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689
---
 chapter06/lfs-utils-inst.xml | 2 +-
 chapter06/nettools-inst.xml  | 6 +++---
 chapter06/patch-inst.xml     | 3 +++
 chapter06/procinfo-inst.xml  | 9 ++++++---
 4 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

(limited to 'chapter06')

diff --git a/chapter06/lfs-utils-inst.xml b/chapter06/lfs-utils-inst.xml
index 7ebc6744f..2961ec330 100644
--- a/chapter06/lfs-utils-inst.xml
+++ b/chapter06/lfs-utils-inst.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 <para>Now copy two supporting files included in the Lfs-Utils tarball to
 their destination:</para>
 
-<screen><userinput>cp -f etc/{services,protocols} /etc</userinput></screen>
+<screen><userinput>cp etc/{services,protocols} /etc</userinput></screen>
 
 <para>The <filename>/etc/services</filename> file is used to resolve service
 numbers to human-readable names, and the <filename>/etc/protocols</filename>
diff --git a/chapter06/nettools-inst.xml b/chapter06/nettools-inst.xml
index 28b6f98b5..fee875247 100644
--- a/chapter06/nettools-inst.xml
+++ b/chapter06/nettools-inst.xml
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ to actually enable these protocols in the kernel -- what you do here is merely
 telling the package to include support for those protocols in its programs,
 but it's up to the kernel to make the protocols available.</para>
 
-<para>The following patch will fix a small syntax problem with the source
-for the mii-tool binary:</para>
+<para>First fix a small syntax problem in the sources of the mii-tool
+program:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../&net-tools-mii-patch;</userinput></screen>
 
-<para>Prepare Net-tools for compilation with:</para>
+<para>Now prepare Net-tools for compilation with:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput>make config</userinput></screen>
 
diff --git a/chapter06/patch-inst.xml b/chapter06/patch-inst.xml
index 00eb64506..ead7ec11c 100644
--- a/chapter06/patch-inst.xml
+++ b/chapter06/patch-inst.xml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 
 <screen><userinput>CPPFLAGS=-D_GNU_SOURCE ./configure --prefix=/usr</userinput></screen>
 
+<para>Again, the preprocessor flag <userinput>-D_GNU_SOURCE</userinput> is only
+needed on the PowerPC platform. On other architectures you can leave it out.</para>
+
 <para>Compile the package:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput>make</userinput></screen>
diff --git a/chapter06/procinfo-inst.xml b/chapter06/procinfo-inst.xml
index 35f58509f..9ed40c34d 100644
--- a/chapter06/procinfo-inst.xml
+++ b/chapter06/procinfo-inst.xml
@@ -7,9 +7,12 @@
 
 <screen><userinput>make LDLIBS=-lncurses</userinput></screen>
 
-<para>The <emphasis>-lncurses</emphasis> switch overwrites the
-default switch, <emphasis>-ltermcap</emphasis>. This is done
-because libtermcap is declared obsolete in favor of libncurses.</para>
+<para>The meaning of the make parameter:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para><userinput>LDLIBS=-lncurses</userinput>: This tells Procinfo
+to use the <filename>libncurses</filename> library instead of  the
+long-obsolete <filename>libtermcap</filename>.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
 
 <para>And install the package:</para>
 
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