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 <listitem><para><userinput>--without-cvs</userinput>: This is meant to prevent
 the Makefiles from attempting automatic CVS commits when using a CVS snapshot.
+But it's not actually needed these days. We use it because it silences an
+annoying but harmless warning about a missing <filename>autoconf</filename>
 program.</para></listitem>
+the Makefiles from attempting automatic CVS checkouts when using a CVS
+snapshot. But it's not actually needed these days. We use it because it
+suppresses an annoying but harmless warning about a missing
+<command>autoconf</command> program.</para></listitem>
 </itemizedlist>

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 <para>To have the results tested, issue:
+<userinput>make check</userinput>.This takes a long time, about 2 SBUs,
+and is strictly optional.</para>
+<userinput>make check</userinput>. This takes a long time, about 2 SBUs.</para>
 <para>And install the package:</para>

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 <para>To have the results tested, issue:
+<userinput>make check</userinput>. This takes a long time, about 4 SBUs,
+and is strictly optional.</para>
+<userinput>make check</userinput>. This takes a long time, about 5 SBUs.</para>
 <para>Install the package:</para>

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 <userinput>EOF</userinput></screen>
+<para>The created groups aren't part of any standard -- they are the groups
+that the MAKEDEV script in the next section uses. Besides the group "root", the
+LSB (<ulink url="http://www.linuxbase.org"/>) recommends only a group "bin",
+with a GID of 1, be present. All other group names and GIDs can be chosen
+freely by the user, as well-written packages don't depend on GID numbers but
+use the group's name.</para>
+<para>The created groups aren't part of any standard -- they are some of the
+groups that the <command>make_devices</command> script in the next section
+uses. The LSB (<ulink url="http://www.linuxbase.org">Linux Standard
+Base</ulink>) recommends only that, beside the group "root" with a GID of 0, a
+group "bin" with a GID of 1 be present. All other group names and GIDs can
+be chosen freely by the system administrator, since well-written packages don't
+depend on GID numbers but use the group's name.</para>
 <para>To get rid of the "I have no name!" prompt, we will start a new shell.
 Since we installed a full Glibc in <xref linkend="chapter-temporary-tools"/>, and have just
 created the <filename>/etc/passwd</filename> and
+Since we installed a full Glibc in <xref linkend="chapter-temporary-tools"/>,
+and have just created the <filename>/etc/passwd</filename> and
 <filename>/etc/group</filename> files, user name and group name resolution
 will now work.</para>

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 temporary files in <filename class="directory">/tmp</filename>, but this
 function contains a vulnerability (see the section on Temporary Files in <ulink
+url="http://en.tldp.org/HOWTO/Secure-Programs-HOWTO/avoid-race.html"/>). The
+following patch makes Ed use <emphasis>mkstemp</emphasis> instead, which is
+the recommended way to create temporary files.</para>
+<para>Apply the patch:</para>
+url="http://en.tldp.org/HOWTO/Secure-Programs-HOWTO/avoid-race.html"/>). Apply
+the following patch to make Ed use <emphasis>mkstemp</emphasis> instead, a
+secure way to create temporary files:</para>
 <screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../&ed-patch;</userinput></screen>

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 ./make_devices</userinput></screen>
-<para>(The FHS states that there should be a <filename>MAKEDEV</filename>
-script present in the <filename class="directory">/dev</filename> directory.
-But the FHS is mistaken: it should not dictate anything about files, and limit
-itself to directories.)</para>
 <para>If you had success with mounting the devpts file system earlier in <xref
 linkend="ch-system-proc"/>, you can continue with the next section. If you were

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 <para>Prepare Tar for compilation:</para>
+<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr --bindir=/bin \
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--libexecdir=/usr/sbin</userinput></screen>
+<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr --bindir=/bin --libexecdir=/usr/sbin</userinput></screen>
 <para>Compile the package:</para>

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