From fc885c111addaeeba3fff5d7a59d2787b335f7aa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matthew Burgess Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2005 16:25:02 +0000 Subject: Several typos and grammar fixes (sash) git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@6464 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689 --- prologue/hostreqs.xml | 6 +++--- prologue/typography.xml | 10 +++++----- 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) (limited to 'prologue') diff --git a/prologue/hostreqs.xml b/prologue/hostreqs.xml index 16ac03da9..57895f3ff 100644 --- a/prologue/hostreqs.xml +++ b/prologue/hostreqs.xml @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ The host must be running at least a 2.6.2 kernel compiled with GCC-3.0 or higher. There are two main reasons for this requirement. First, the Native POSIX Threading Library (NPTL) test suite will segfault if the host's kernel has not -been compiled with GCC-3.0 or a later version. Secondly, the 2.6.2 or later +been compiled with GCC-3.0 or a later version. Second, the 2.6.2 or later version of the kernel is required for the use of Udev. Udev creates devices dynamically by reading from the sysfs file system. However, support for this @@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ package. If so, you may wish to install it. If your vendor doesn't offer a 2.6.2 (or later) kernel package, or you would prefer not to install it, then you can compile a 2.6 kernel yourself. Instructions for compiling the kernel and configuring the boot loader (assuming the host uses GRUB) are located in . This second option can also been seen as a gauge -of your current Linux skills. If this second requirement is too steep then the +linkend="chapter-bootable"/>. This second option can also be seen as a gauge +of your current Linux skills. If this second requirement is too steep, then the LFS book will not likely be much use to you at this time. diff --git a/prologue/typography.xml b/prologue/typography.xml index 909ff3032..84ff4ca16 100644 --- a/prologue/typography.xml +++ b/prologue/typography.xml @@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ to show filenames, such as Emphasis -This form of text is used for several purposes in the book, -mainly to emphasize important points or items. +This form of text is used for several purposes in the book. Its main +purpose is to emphasize important points or items. -This format is used for hyperlinks, both within the LFS -community and to external pages, including HOWTOs, download locations, +This format is used for hyperlinks both within the LFS +community and to external pages. It includes HOWTOs, download locations, and websites. cat > $LFS/etc/group << "EOF" @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ Therefore, this entire section is generally typed as seen. [REPLACED TEXT] This format is used to encapsulate text that is not to be typed -as seen or copy-and-pasted. +as seen or copied-and-pasted. passwd(5) -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf