Changeset 8fee5c5 for chapter04/aboutlfs.xml
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re956635 r8fee5c5 1 1 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> 2 <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [ 2 <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" 3 "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [ 3 4 <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent"> 4 5 %general-entities; 5 6 ]> 7 6 8 <sect1 id="prepare-aboutlfs"> 7 <title>About $LFS</title> 8 <?dbhtml filename="aboutlfs.html"?> 9 <?dbhtml filename="aboutlfs.html"?> 9 10 10 <para>Throughout this book, the environment variable <envar>LFS</envar> will 11 be used several times. It is paramount that this variable is always defined. 12 It should be set to the mount point chosen for the LFS partition. 13 Check that the <envar>LFS</envar> variable is set up properly with:</para> 11 <title>About $LFS</title> 12 13 <para>Throughout this book, the environment variable <envar>LFS</envar> will 14 be used several times. It is paramount that this variable is always defined. 15 It should be set to the mount point chosen for the LFS partition. 16 Check that the <envar>LFS</envar> variable is set up properly with:</para> 14 17 15 18 <screen role="nodump"><userinput>echo $LFS</userinput></screen> 16 19 17 <para>Make sure the output shows the path to the LFS partition's mount18 point, which is <filename class="directory">/mnt/lfs</filename> if the19 provided example was followed. If the output is incorrect, the20 variable can be set with:</para>20 <para>Make sure the output shows the path to the LFS partition's mount 21 point, which is <filename class="directory">/mnt/lfs</filename> if the 22 provided example was followed. If the output is incorrect, the 23 variable can be set with:</para> 21 24 22 25 <screen role="nodump"><userinput>export LFS=/mnt/lfs</userinput></screen> 23 26 24 <para>Having this variable set is beneficial in that commands such as25 <command>mkdir $LFS/tools</command> can be typed literally. The shell26 will automatically replace <quote>$LFS</quote> with27 <quote>/mnt/lfs</quote> (or whatever the variable was set to) when it28 processes the command line.</para>27 <para>Having this variable set is beneficial in that commands such as 28 <command>mkdir $LFS/tools</command> can be typed literally. The shell 29 will automatically replace <quote>$LFS</quote> with 30 <quote>/mnt/lfs</quote> (or whatever the variable was set to) when it 31 processes the command line.</para> 29 32 30 <para>Do not forget to check that <envar>$LFS</envar> is set whenever 31 you leave and reenter the current working environment (as when doing a 32 <quote>su</quote> to <emphasis>root</emphasis> or another user).</para> 33 <para>Do not forget to check that <envar>$LFS</envar> is set whenever 34 you leave and reenter the current working environment (as when doing a 35 <command>su</command> to <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> 36 or another user).</para> 33 37 34 38 </sect1>
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