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8	8	systems are becoming increasingly popular. Here we will create an ext2 file
9	9	system, but build instructions for other file systems can be found at <ulink
10		url="~~http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/view/cvs~~/postlfs/filesystems.html"/>.</para>
	10	url="&blfs-root;view/stable/postlfs/filesystems.html"/>.</para>
11	11
12	12	<para>To create an ext2 file system on the LFS partition run the following:</para>

chapter05/gcc-pass2-inst.xml

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 <note><para>At this point it is strongly recommended to repeat the sanity check
+we performed earlier in the chapter. Refer back to the "Locking in" Glibc section
+and repeat the check. If the results are wrong then most likely, you forgot to
+apply the above mentioned GCC Specs patch.</para></note>
+we performed earlier in the chapter. Refer back to
+<xref linkend="ch05-locking-glibc"/> and repeat the check. If the results are
+wrong then most likely, you forgot to apply the above mentioned GCC Specs
+patch.</para></note>
 </sect2>

chapter05/glibc-inst.xml

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 <para>Before starting to install Glibc, you must <userinput>cd</userinput>
 into the <filename>glibc-&glibc-version;</filename> directory and unpack
 Glibc-linuxthreads in that directory, not in <filename>/usr/src</filename> as
 you would normally do.</para>
+Glibc-linuxthreads in that directory, not in <filename>$LFS/tools/src</filename>
+as you would normally do.</para>
 <note><para>We are going to run the test suite for Glibc in this chapter.

chapter06/binutils-inst.xml

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 <para><screen><userinput>make check</userinput></screen></para>
 <para>The test suite notes from the "Installing Binutils - Pass 2" section in
+Chapter 5 are still very much appropriate here. Be sure to refer back there
 should you have any doubts.</para>
+<para>The test suite notes from <xref linkend="ch05-binutils-pass2"/> are still
+very much appropriate here. Be sure to refer back there should you have any
+doubts.</para>
 <para>Install the package:</para>

chapter06/coreutils-inst.xml

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 <para><screen><userinput>make</userinput></screen></para>
+<para>The <userinput>su</userinput> program from Coreutils wasn't installed in
+Chapter 5 because it needed <emphasis>root</emphasis> privilege to do so. We're
+going to need it in a few moments for the test suite. Therefore we work around
+the problem by installing it now:</para>
+<para><screen><userinput>make install-root</userinput></screen></para>
 <para>This package has a test suite available which can perform a number of
 checks to ensure it built correctly. However, this particular test suite makes
 …
 echo "dummy2:x:1001:dummy" >> /etc/group
 echo "dummy:x:1000:1000:::/bin/bash" >> /etc/passwd</userinput></screen></para>
-<para>The <userinput>su</userinput> program from Coreutils wasn't installed in
-Chapter 5 because it needed <emphasis>root</emphasis> privilege to install. We
-work around this problem by installing it now:</para>
-<para><screen><userinput>make install-root</userinput></screen></para>
 <para>Some tests are meant to run as <emphasis>root</emphasis>:</para>

chapter06/gcc-2953-inst.xml

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19	19	<note><para>We don't install the C++ compiler or libraries here. However, there
20	20	may be reasons why you would want to install them. More information can be found
21		at <ulink url="&blfs-root;view/~~cvs~~/general/gcc2.html"/>.</para></note>
	21	at <ulink url="&blfs-root;view/stable/general/gcc2.html"/>.</para></note>
22	22
23	23	<para>We'll install this older release of GCC into the non-standard prefix of

chapter06/gcc-inst.xml

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 GCC-testsuite package. The full GCC package contains even more
 compilers. Instructions for building these can be found at
 <ulink url="&blfs-root;view/cvs/general/gcc.html"/>.</para>
+<ulink url="&blfs-root;view/stable/general/gcc.html"/>.</para>
 <para><screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../gcc-&gcc-nofixincludes-patch-version;.patch
 …
 have any doubts.</para>
+<para>The test suite notes from <xref linkend="ch05-gcc-pass2"/> are still very
+much appropriate here. Be sure to refer back there should you have any
+doubts.</para>
 <para>And install the package:</para>
 …
 <note><para>At this point it is strongly recommended to repeat the sanity check
+we performed earlier in the chapter. Refer back to the "Re-adjusting the
+toolchain" section and repeat the check. If the results are wrong then most
+likely, you erroneously applied the GCC Specs patch from Chapter 5.</para></note>
+we performed earlier in the chapter. Refer back to
+<xref linkend="ch06-adjustingtoolchain"/> and repeat the check. If the results
+are wrong then most likely, you erroneously applied the GCC Specs patch from
+Chapter 5.</para></note>
 </sect2>

chapter06/glibc-inst.xml

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 <para><screen><userinput>make check</userinput></screen></para>
+<para>The test suite notes from the "Installing Glibc" section in Chapter 5 are
+still very much appropriate here. Be sure to refer back there should you have
+any doubts.</para>
+<para>The test suite notes from <xref linkend="ch05-glibc"/> are still very much
+appropriate here. Be sure to refer back there should you have any doubts.</para>
 <para>And install the package:</para>

chapter06/grub-inst.xml

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 Grub.</para>
+<para>Grub needs a patch applied that fixes a compile problem with
+GCC-3.3.1:</para>
+<para>Grub needs a patch to fix a compilation problem with GCC-3.3.1</para>
 <para><screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../grub-&grub-patch-version;.patch</userinput></screen></para>

chapter06/inetutils-inst.xml

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33	33	are insecure by nature and are only considered safe on trusted networks. More
34	34	information can be found at
35		<ulink url="&blfs-root;view/~~cvs~~/basicnet/inetutils.html"/>. Note that better
	35	<ulink url="&blfs-root;view/stable/basicnet/inetutils.html"/>. Note that better
36	36	replacements are available for many of these servers.</para></listitem>
37	37	</itemizedlist>

chapter06/revisedchroot.xml

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 it, you should run the following modified chroot command.</para>
+<para>Additionally, now that all software has been installed there is no
+need to use anything from the <filename
+class="directory">/tools</filename> directory anymore, so it may be deleted.
+However, since the Tcl, Expect, and DejaGnu packages only exist here, you
+may want to reinstall them after removing that directory.</para>
+<para>Additionally, now that all software has been installed, there is no longer
+a need for the <filename class="directory">/tools</filename> directory. You may
+delete it. This will also remove the temporary copies of Tcl, Expect and
+DejaGnu, which were used for running tests on the software as it was built. If
+you want to use these programs later, you will need to compile and install them
+on your new LFS system.</para>
 <para><screen><userinput>chroot $LFS /usr/bin/env -i \

chapter06/sysvinit-inst.xml

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 to imply that init is sending these signals to all the currently running
 processes. To avoid this confusion, the init.c file can be modified, so
 that the sentence reads "Sending processes started by init the TERM
 signal".</para>
+that the sentence reads "Sending the TERM signal to processes started by
+init".</para>
 <para>Edit the halt message:</para>
 <para><screen><userinput>cp src/init.c{,.backup}
 sed 's/Sending processes/Sending processes started by init/g' \
+sed 's/Sending processes/Sending the TERM signal to processes started by init/g' \
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;src/init.c.backup &gt; src/init.c</userinput></screen></para>

chapter06/vim.xml

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10	10
11	11	<para>If you prefer another editor -- like Emacs, Joe, or Nano -- to Vim,
12		have a look at <ulink url="&blfs-root;view/~~cvs~~/postlfs/editors.html"/> for
	12	have a look at <ulink url="&blfs-root;view/stable/postlfs/editors.html"/> for
13	13	suggested installation instructions.</para>
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