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Timestamp:
09/22/2002 03:01:40 AM (22 years ago)
Author:
Timothy Bauscher <timothy@…>
Branches:
10.0, 10.0-rc1, 10.1, 10.1-rc1, 11.0, 11.0-rc1, 11.0-rc2, 11.0-rc3, 11.1, 11.1-rc1, 11.2, 11.2-rc1, 11.3, 11.3-rc1, 12.0, 12.0-rc1, 12.1, 12.1-rc1, 6.0, 6.1, 6.1.1, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.5-systemd, 7.6, 7.6-systemd, 7.7, 7.7-systemd, 7.8, 7.8-systemd, 7.9, 7.9-systemd, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 9.0, 9.1, arm, bdubbs/gcc13, ml-11.0, multilib, renodr/libudev-from-systemd, s6-init, trunk, v4_0, v4_1, v5_0, v5_1, v5_1_1, xry111/arm64, xry111/arm64-12.0, xry111/clfs-ng, xry111/lfs-next, xry111/loongarch, xry111/loongarch-12.0, xry111/loongarch-12.1, xry111/mips64el, xry111/pip3, xry111/rust-wip-20221008, xry111/update-glibc
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Message:

Applied Bill Maltby's grammatic-fixes patch.

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  • chapter02/askforhelp.xml

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    55<para>If you encounter a problem while using this book, and your problem
    66is not listed in the FAQ, you will find that most of the people on Internet
    7 Relay Chat (IRC) and on the mailing lists are willing to help you. (An
     7Relay Chat (IRC) and on the mailing lists are willing to help you. An
    88overview of the LFS mailing lists can be found in
    9 <xref linkend="ch01-maillists"/>.) To assist us in diagnosing and solving
     9<xref linkend="ch01-maillists"/>. To assist us in diagnosing and solving
    1010your problem, include as much relevant information as possible in your
    1111request for help.</para>
    … …  
    1919<itemizedlist>
    2020<listitem><para>the version of the book you are using (being &version;),</para></listitem>
    21 <listitem><para>the package or section you are having problems with,</para></listitem>
     21<listitem><para>the package or section giving you problems,</para></listitem>
    2222<listitem><para>the exact error message or symptom you are receiving,</para></listitem>
    2323<listitem><para>whether you have deviated from the book at all.</para></listitem>
    … …  
    3535<para>When something goes wrong during the stage where the configure
    3636script is run, look at the last lines of the
    37 <filename>config.log</filename>. This file contains possible errors
    38 encountered during configure which aren't always printed to the screen.
     37<filename>config.log</filename>. This file may contain errors
     38encountered during configure which weren't printed to the screen.
    3939Include those relevant lines if you decide to ask for help.</para>
    4040
    … …  
    4646<para>To help us find the cause of the problem, both screen output and
    4747the contents of various files are useful. The screen output from both
    48 the ./configure script and when make is run can be useful.  Don't
    49 blindly include the whole thing but on the other hand, don't include too
    50 little.  As an example, here is some screen output from make:</para>
     48the ./configure script and the make run can be useful.  Don't blindly
     49include the whole thing but on the other hand, don't include too little.
     50As an example, here is some screen output from make:</para>
    5151
    5252<para><screen>gcc -DALIASPATH=\"/mnt/lfs/usr/share/locale:.\"
    … …  
    7070isn't enough for us to diagnose the problem because it only tells us
    7171that <emphasis>something</emphasis> went wrong, not
    72 <emphasis>what</emphasis> went wrong.  The whole section as
    73 quoted above is what should be included to be helpful, because it
     72<emphasis>what</emphasis> went wrong.  The whole section, as
     73in the example above, is what should be included to be helpful, because it
    7474includes the command that was executed and the command's error
    7575message(s).</para>
    … …  
    7878has been written by Eric S. Raymond.  It is available online at <ulink
    7979url="http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html"/>.
    80 Read and follow the hints in this document and you are much more likely
     80Read and follow the hints in that document and you are much more likely
    8181to get a response to start with and also to get the help you actually
    8282need.</para>
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