Changeset dd61c77 for chapter07

Timestamp:

10/01/2022 08:03:20 AM (2 years ago)

Author:

Xi Ruoyao <xry111@…>

Branches:

xry111/clfs-ng

Children:

ef1f48b

Parents:

259794e (diff), 2bf32ff (diff)
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Message:

Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/trunk' into xry111/clfs-ng

Location:

chapter07

Files:

• creatingdirs.xml (modified) (4 diffs)
• introduction.xml (modified) (3 diffs)
• kernfs.xml (modified) (1 diff)

chapter07/creatingdirs.xml

@@ -11 +11 @@
   <title>Creating Directories</title>
 
-  <para>It is time to create the full structure in the LFS file system.</para>
+  <para>It is time to create the full directory structure in the LFS file system.</para>
 
-  <note><para>Some of the directories mentioned in this section may be
-  already created earlier with explicit instructions or when installing some
+  <note><para>Some of the directories mentioned in this section may have
+  already been created earlier with explicit instructions, or when installing some
   packages.  They are repeated below for completeness.</para></note>
 
@@ -43 +43 @@
 
   <para>Directories are, by default, created with permission mode 755, but
-  this is not desirable for all directories. In the commands above, two
+  this is not desirable everywhere. In the commands above, two
   changes are made&mdash;one to the home directory of user <systemitem
   class="username">root</systemitem>, and another to the directories for
@@ -49 +49 @@
 
   <para>The first mode change ensures that not just anybody can enter
-  the <filename class="directory">/root</filename> directory&mdash;the
-  same as a normal user would do with his or her home directory. The
+  the <filename class="directory">/root</filename> directory&mdash;just
+  like a normal user would do with his or her own home directory. The
   second mode change makes sure that any user can write to the
   <filename class="directory">/tmp</filename> and <filename
@@ -60 +60 @@
     <title>FHS Compliance Note</title>
 
-    <para>The directory tree is based on the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
+    <para>This directory tree is based on the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
     (FHS) (available at <ulink
     url="https://refspecs.linuxfoundation.org/fhs.shtml"/>).  The FHS also specifies
-    the optional existence of some directories such as <filename
+    the optional existence of additional directories such as <filename
     class="directory">/usr/local/games</filename> and <filename
-    class="directory">/usr/share/games</filename>.  We create only the
-    directories that are needed. However, feel free to create these
-    directories.  </para>
+    class="directory">/usr/share/games</filename>.  In LFS, we create only the
+    directories that are really necessary. However, feel free to create more
+    directories, if you wish.  </para>
 
   </sect2>

chapter07/introduction.xml

@@ -21 +21 @@
 
   <para>This chapter shows how to build the last missing bits of the temporary
-  system: the tools needed by the build machinery of various packages.  Now
+  system: the tools needed to build the various packages.  Now
   that all circular dependencies have been resolved and the temporary system
   is already bootable, we can boot it on the target machine and it would be
@@ -29 +29 @@
   <para>For proper operation of the temporary system, some communication
   with the running kernel must be established. This is done through the
-  so-called <emphasis>Virtual Kernel File Systems</emphasis>, which must be
+  so-called <emphasis>Virtual Kernel File Systems</emphasis>, which will be
   mounted as soon as possible after boot. You may want to check
   that they are mounted by issuing <command>mount</command>.</para>
@@ -36 +36 @@
   target system, fortunately without access to the host system.
   Be careful anyway, as if the storage devices of your target system already
-  contain some important data, it's possible to destroy them with badly
-  formed commands.</para>
+  contain some important data, it's possible to destroy them with bad
+  commands.</para>
 
 </sect1>

chapter07/kernfs.xml

@@ -15 +15 @@
   </indexterm>
 
-    <para>Various file systems exported by the kernel are used to communicate to
-    and from the kernel itself. These file systems are virtual in that no disk
+    <para>Applications running in user space utilize various file 
+    systems exported by the kernel to communicate 
+    with the kernel itself. These file systems are virtual: no disk
     space is used for them. The content of the file systems resides in
-    memory.</para>
+    memory. These file systems must be mounted in the $LFS directory tree
+    so the applications can find them in the chroot environment.</para>
 
-    <para>Begin by creating directories onto which the file systems will be
+    <para>Begin by creating directories on which the file systems will be
     mounted:</para>