Chapter 5 - Binutils Pass 1: Add extra LDFLAGS to ensure static rebuild of ld. Add some clarifying notes re package directory removal and POSIX shared memory.

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chapter01/changelog.xml

@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@
 </itemizedlist>
 </para></listitem>
 
+<listitem><para>October 4th, 2003 [greg]: Chapter 5 - Binutils Pass 1: Add
+extra LDFLAGS to ensure static rebuild of ld.</para></listitem>
+
 <listitem><para>October 2nd, 2003 [greg]: Chapter 6: Reinstate
 INSTALL=/tools/bin/install for linker adjustment command due to issues on hosts
 where a ginstall symlink exists. This renders the "install" symlinks redundant

chapter04/chapter04.xml

@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ that is conveniently available throughout the entire build. You'll also need a
 working directory in which to unpack the sources and build them. A scheme that
 works well is to use $LFS/tools/src/packages for all the downloaded files and
 $LFS/tools/src for the working directory. In this way, everything will be on the
-LFS partition and always available.</para>
+LFS partition and always available. Normally, you should delete the source and
+build directories after each package installation, unless instructed to do
+otherwise.</para>
 
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 <para>For your convenience the top of the list contains a link to a file

chapter05/binutils-pass1-inst.xml

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ strictly speaking, <userinput>"-all-static"</userinput> is first passed to the
 <para>Now prepare the linker for the "locking in" of Glibc later on:</para>
 
 <para><screen><userinput>make -C ld clean
-make -C ld LIB_PATH=/tools/lib</userinput></screen></para>
+make -C ld LDFLAGS="-all-static" LIB_PATH=/tools/lib</userinput></screen></para>
 
 <para>The meaning of the make options:</para>
 
@@ -73,12 +73,13 @@ make -C ld LIB_PATH=/tools/lib</userinput></screen></para>
 to remove all the compiled files, but only in the <filename>ld</filename>
 subdirectory.</para></listitem>
 
-<listitem><para><userinput>-C ld LIB_PATH=/tools/lib</userinput>: This option
-rebuilds everything in the <filename>ld</filename> subdirectory. Specifying the
-LIB_PATH makefile variable on the command line allows us to override the default
-value and have it point to our temporary tools location. The value of this
-variable specifies the linker's default library search path. You'll see how this
-preparation is utilised later on in the chapter.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><userinput>-C ld LDFLAGS="-all-static" LIB_PATH=/tools/lib</userinput>:
+This option rebuilds everything in the <filename>ld</filename> subdirectory.
+Specifying the LIB_PATH makefile variable on the command line allows us to
+override the default value and have it point to our temporary tools location.
+The value of this variable specifies the linker's default library search path.
+You'll see how this preparation is utilised later on in the
+chapter.</para></listitem>
 </itemizedlist>
 
 <warning><para>Do not yet remove the Binutils build and source directories. You

chapter08/fstab.xml

@@ -32,9 +32,12 @@ end of the line should be replaced with <emphasis>0 0</emphasis>, as such a
 partition does not need to be dumped or checked</para>
 
 <para>The <filename>/dev/shm</filename> mount point for tmpfs is included to
-comply with Posix shared memory requirements.  For more information on this,
-see <filename>Documentation/filesystems/tmpfs.txt</filename> in the kernel
-source tree.</para>
+enable POSIX shared memory. Your kernel must have the required support built
+into it for this to work. More about this in the next section. Please note that
+currently, very little software actually uses POSIX shared memory. Therefore you
+can consider the <filename>/dev/shm</filename> mount optional. For more
+information, see <filename>Documentation/filesystems/tmpfs.txt</filename> in the
+kernel source tree.</para>
 
 <para>There are other lines which you may consider adding to your
 <filename>fstab</filename> file. One example is a line to use if you intend to

chapter08/kernel-inst.xml

@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ kernel config file, <filename>.config</filename>, from your host system to the
 <filename class="directory">$LFS/usr/src/linux-&kernel-version;</filename>
 directory.</para>
 
-<para>It's important to note that to be compliant with POSIX shared memory
-requirements, we must enable the tmpfs filesystem option, and mount a tmpfs
-filesystem at <filename>/dev/shm</filename>.</para>
+<para>For POSIX shared memory support, ensure that the kernel config option
+"Virtual memory file system support" is enabled. It resides within the "File
+systems" menu and is normally enabled by default.</para>
 
 <para>Verify dependencies and create dependency information files:</para>
 

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