Changeset c72e9c2

Timestamp:

01/27/2005 11:20:32 PM (19 years ago)

Author:

Matthew Burgess <matthew@…>

Children:

81bc302

Parents:

4918766

Message:

• Added warning that the /usr/src/linux symlink shouldn't be created - bug 1012

git-svn-id: ​http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/branches/testing/BOOK@4576 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689

Files:

• chapter01/changelog.xml (modified) (1 diff)
• chapter08/kernel.xml (modified) (1 diff)

chapter01/changelog.xml

@@ -74 +74 @@
 </itemizedlist>
 </listitem>
+
+<listitem><para>January 27, 2005 [matt]: Added a warning that the
+<filename class="symlink">/usr/src/linux</filename> symlink shouldn't be
+created.  Fixes bug 1012.</para></listitem>
 
 <listitem><para>January 27, 2005 [matt]: Added link to the live-cd FTP

chapter08/kernel.xml

@@ -181 +181 @@
 source.</para>
 
-<para>If the kernel source tree is going to retained, run
+<para>If the kernel source tree is going to be retained, run
 <command>chown -R 0:0</command> on the <filename
 class="directory">linux-&linux-version;</filename> directory to ensure
 all files are owned by user <emphasis>root</emphasis>.</para>
+
+<warning><para>Some kernel documentation recommends creating a symlink from
+<filename class="symlink">/usr/src/linux</filename> pointing to the kernel
+source directory.  This is specific to kernels prior to the 2.6 series and
+<emphasis>must not</emphasis> be created on an LFS system as it can cause
+problems for packages you may wish to build once your base LFS system is
+complete.</para></warning>
+
 </sect2>