Changeset c60aa2a

Timestamp:

10/19/2008 08:53:01 PM (16 years ago)

Author:

Jeremy Huntwork <jhuntwork@…>

Children:

a173f89

Parents:

8f54b5a

Message:

Merged r8675, r8676, r8677, r8678 to jh branch

git-svn-id: ​http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/branches/jh/BOOK@8679 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689

Files:

• chapter01/changelog.xml (modified) (2 diffs)
• chapter01/how.xml (modified) (1 diff)
• chapter03/packages.xml (modified) (1 diff)
• chapter05/perl.xml (modified) (1 diff)

chapter01/changelog.xml

@@ -42 +42 @@
       <itemizedlist>
         <listitem>
+          <para>[randy] - Removed an unnecessary command from the Chapter 5
+          Perl instructions.</para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[bdubbs] - Updated the discussion in Chapter 1 explaining that the 
+          LiveCD is out of date.</para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[bdubbs] - Added a paragraph to the note in the packages page
+          explaining that bandwidth can be saved when making multiple updates within a
+          minor kernel release by downloading a base version and patches.</para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
           <para>[jhuntwork] - Move GCC's bootstrap back to pass 1 to correspond more closely
           with trunk. Cross compilation methods in the future can address the issues originally
@@ -55 +68 @@
           <para>[jhuntwork] - Fixed build locations of m4 so that it links against the
           glibc built in /tools and so that no packages in chapter 6 hard-code references
-          to the temporarly location. Also made m4 a host prerequisite.</para>
+          to the temporary location. Also made m4 a host requirement.</para>
         </listitem>
       </itemizedlist>

chapter01/how.xml

@@ -19 +19 @@
   tools.</para>
 
-  <para>As an alternative to installing a separate distribution
-  onto your machine, you may wish to use the Linux From Scratch LiveCD.
-  The CD works well as a host system, providing all the tools you need
-  to successfully follow the instructions in this book. Additionally,
-  it contains all the source packages, patches and a copy of this book.
-  So once you have the CD, no network connection or additional downloads
-  are necessary. For more information about the LFS LiveCD or to download
-  a copy, visit <ulink url="&livecd-root;"/>.</para>
+        <para>As an alternative to installing a separate distribution onto your
+        machine, you may wish to use the Linux From Scratch LiveCD or a LiveCD from a
+        commercial distribution.  The LFS LiveCD works well as a host system,
+        providing all the tools you need to successfully follow the instructions in
+        this book. Unfortunately, development of the LiveCD has not progressed
+        recently and it only contains older versions of the source packages and
+        patches (for those ISOs not labels -nosrc or -min), and this book.  For more
+        information about the LFS LiveCD or to download a copy, visit <ulink
+        url="&livecd-root;"/>.</para>
 
   <note>
     <para>The LFS LiveCD might not work on newer hardware configurations,
-    failing to boot or failing to detect some devices, like SATA hard
+    failing to boot or failing to detect some devices, some like SATA hard
     drives.</para>
-
-    <para>The LFS LiveCD team is working to fix these issues, but they need your
-    help testing it, reporting found problems, and collaborating on the LiveCD
-    development.</para>
-
-    <para>Please, send your LFS LiveCD reports or development help collaborations
-    to the <ulink url="mailto:livecd@linuxfromscratch.org">LFS LiveCD
-    mailing list</ulink>.</para>
   </note>
 

chapter03/packages.xml

@@ -333 +333 @@
           &linux-major-version;.&linux-minor-version;.x kernel version should be
           used, unless the errata page says otherwise.</para>
+
+          <para>For users with limited speed or expensive bandwidth who wish to
+          update the Linux kernel, a baseline version of the package and
+          patches can be downloaded separately.  This may save some time or
+          cost for a subsequent patch level upgrade within a minor release.
+          </para>
+
         </note>
       </listitem>

chapter05/perl.xml

@@ -49 +49 @@
 <screen><userinput remap="pre">patch -Np1 -i ../&perl-libc-patch;</userinput></screen>
 
-    <para>Fix an incompatibility with gcc-&gcc-version;:</para>
+    <!-- <para>Fix an incompatibility with gcc-&gcc-version;:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput remap="pre">mv -v makedepend.SH{,.orig}
-sed 's/command /command[ -]/' makedepend.SH.orig &gt; makedepend.SH</userinput></screen>
+sed 's/command /command[ -]/' makedepend.SH.orig &gt; makedepend.SH</userinput></screen> -->
 
     <para>Prepare Perl for compilation (make sure to get the