Changeset 2d65567 for prologue


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Timestamp:
07/09/2005 05:22:42 PM (19 years ago)
Author:
Matthew Burgess <matthew@…>
Branches:
6.1, 6.1.1
Children:
0d2f023
Parents:
c8f694b
Message:

Typos and wording improvements (Chris Staub, sash and Kim McCall)

git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/branches/6.1/BOOK@6467 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689

Location:
prologue
Files:
3 edited

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  • prologue/errata.xml

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    99
    1010<para>The software used to create an LFS system is constantly being updated and
    11 enhanced. Security warnings, and bug fixes may become available after the LFS
     11enhanced. Security warnings and bug fixes may become available after the LFS
    1212book has been released. To check whether the package versions or instructions in
    1313this release of LFS need any modifications to accomodate security
  • prologue/hostreqs.xml

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    1111higher. There are two main reasons for this requirement. First, the Native POSIX
    1212Threading Library (NPTL) test suite will segfault if the host's kernel has not
    13 been compiled with GCC-3.0 or a later version. Secondly, the 2.6.2 or later
     13been compiled with GCC-3.0 or a later version. Second, the 2.6.2 or later
    1414version of the kernel is required for the use of Udev. Udev creates devices
    1515dynamically by reading from the <systemitem
     
    3636compile a 2.6 kernel yourself. Instructions for compiling the kernel and
    3737configuring the boot loader (assuming the host uses GRUB) are located in <xref
    38 linkend="chapter-bootable"/>. This second option can also been seen as a gauge
    39 of your current Linux skills. If this second requirement is too steep then the
     38linkend="chapter-bootable"/>. This second option can also be seen as a gauge
     39of your current Linux skills. If this second requirement is too steep, then the
    4040LFS book will not likely be much use to you at this time.</para>
    4141
  • prologue/typography.xml

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    2929<para><emphasis>Emphasis</emphasis></para>
    3030
    31 <para>This form of text is used for several purposes in the book,
    32 mainly to emphasize important points or items.</para>
     31<para>This form of text is used for several purposes in the book.  Its main
     32purpose is to emphasize important points or items.</para>
    3333
    3434<para><ulink url="&lfs-root;"/></para>
    3535
    36 <para>This format is used for hyperlinks, both within the LFS
    37 community and to external pages, including HOWTOs, download locations,
     36<para>This format is used for hyperlinks both within the LFS
     37community and to external pages.  It includes HOWTOs, download locations,
    3838and websites.</para>
    3939
     
    5353
    5454<para>This format is used to encapsulate text that is not to be typed
    55 as seen<phrase condition="html"> or copy-and-pasted</phrase>.</para>
     55as seen or copied-and-pasted.</para>
    5656
    5757<para><filename>passwd(5)</filename></para>
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