Changeset 2ed0e93

Timestamp:

09/23/2022 08:52:30 PM (19 months ago)

Author:

David Bryant <davidbryant@…>

Branches:

11.3, 11.3-rc1, 12.0, 12.0-rc1, 12.1, 12.1-rc1, bdubbs/gcc13, multilib, renodr/libudev-from-systemd, trunk, xry111/arm64, xry111/arm64-12.0, xry111/clfs-ng, xry111/loongarch, xry111/loongarch-12.0, xry111/loongarch-12.1, xry111/mips64el, xry111/pip3, xry111/rust-wip-20221008, xry111/update-glibc

Children:

f001ece

Parents:

1cb4a25b

Message:

Refine verbiage in chapter 4.2 (Creating a limited directory layout).

File:

• chapter04/creatingminlayout.xml (modified) (2 diffs)

chapter04/creatingminlayout.xml

@@ -11 +11 @@
   <title>Creating a limited directory layout in LFS filesystem</title>
 
-  <para>The first task performed in the LFS partition is to create a limited
-  directory hierarchy so that programs compiled in <xref
+  <para>The next task to be performed in the LFS partition is to create a limited
+  directory hierarchy, so that the programs compiled in <xref
   linkend="chapter-temporary-tools"/> (as well as glibc and libstdc++ in <xref
-  linkend="chapter-cross-tools"/>) may be installed in their final
-  location. This is needed so that those temporary programs be overwritten
-  when rebuilding them in <xref linkend="chapter-building-system"/>.</para>
+  linkend="chapter-cross-tools"/>) can be installed in their final
+  location. We do this so those temporary programs will be overwritten when
+  the final versions are built in <xref linkend="chapter-building-system"/>.</para>
 
-  <para>Create the required directory layout by running the following as
+  <para>Create the required directory layout by issuing the following commands as
   <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>:</para>
 
@@ -32 +32 @@
 
   <para>Programs in <xref linkend="chapter-temporary-tools"/> will be compiled
-  with a cross-compiler (more details in section <xref
-  linkend="ch-tools-toolchaintechnotes"/>). In order to separate this
-  cross-compiler from the other programs, it will be installed in a special
-  directory. Create this directory with:</para>
+  with a cross-compiler (more details can be found in section <xref
+  linkend="ch-tools-toolchaintechnotes"/>). This cross-compiler will be installed
+  in a special directory, to separate it from the other programs. Still acting as
+  &root;, create that directory with this command:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput>mkdir -pv $LFS/tools</userinput></screen>