Changeset ca2f862e

Timestamp:

05/27/2009 01:45:59 AM (15 years ago)

Author:

Bruce Dubbs <bdubbs@…>

Branches:

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Children:

9ee226e

Parents:

613bd38

Message:

Update Chapter 5 glibc wording concerning locales

git-svn-id: ​http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@8928 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689

Files:

• chapter01/changelog.xml (modified) (1 diff)
• chapter05/glibc.xml (modified) (1 diff)

chapter01/changelog.xml

@@ -39 +39 @@
 
     <listitem>
-     <para>2009-05-26</para>
-     <itemizedlist>
-      <listitem>
-       <para>[gerard] - Removed <quote>From Power Up To Bash Prompt</quote>
-reference. Fixes <ulink url="&lfs-ticket-root;2409">#2409</ulink>.</para>
-      </listitem>
-     </itemizedlist>
+      <para>2009-05-26</para>
+      <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[bdubbs] - Update Chapter 5 glibc wording concerning 
+          locales.  
+          Fixes <ulink url="&lfs-ticket-root;2410">#2410</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[gerard] - Removed <quote>From Power Up To Bash Prompt</quote>
+          reference. Fixes <ulink url="&lfs-ticket-root;2409">#2409</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </itemizedlist>
     </listitem>
 

chapter05/glibc.xml

@@ -161 +161 @@
     run at this time because we do not have a C++ compiler yet.</para>
 
+    <note>
+      <para>The test suite also requires locale data to be installed in order to run
+      successfully. Lccale data provides information to the system regarding
+      such things as the date, time, and currency formats accepted and output by
+      system utilities. If the test suites are not being run in this chapter
+      (as per the recommendation), there is no need to install the locales now.
+      The appropriate locales will be installed in the next chapter. To install
+      the Glibc locales anyway, use instructions from <xref
+      linkend="ch-system-glibc" role="."/></para>
+    </note>
+
     <para>Install the package:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput remap="install">make install</userinput></screen>
-
-    <para>Different countries and cultures have varying conventions for
-    how to communicate. These conventions range from the format for
-    representing dates and times to more complex issues, such as the
-    language spoken. The <quote>internationalization</quote> of GNU
-    programs works by locale.</para>
-
-    <note>
-      <para>If the test suites are not being run in this chapter (as per
-      the recommendation), there is no need to install the locales now.
-      The appropriate locales will be installed in the next chapter.
-      To install the Glibc locales anyway, use instructions from
-      <xref linkend="ch-system-glibc" role="."/></para>
-    </note>
 
   </sect2>