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<para>We are going to build the LFS system by using a previously installed
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Linux distribution such as Debian, SuSE, Slackware, Mandrake, RedHat, etc.
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We will use the existing Linux system as the development platform, because
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-we need tools like a compiler, linker, text editor, and other necessary
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-development tools to build our system. Ordinarily, the required tools are
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-available by default if we selected "development" as one of our installation
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-options when we installed the distributed Linux.</para>
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+we need tools like a compiler, linker, text editor, and other development
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+tools to build our system. Ordinarily, the required tools are available by
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+default if we selected "development" as one of our installation options
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+when we installed a Linux distribution.</para>
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-<para>After you have downloaded the necessary packages that make up an LFS
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-system we will create a new Linux native partition and filesystem. Here
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-is where the LFS system will be compiled and installed.</para>
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+<para>After you have downloaded the packages that make up an LFS system,
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+we will create a new Linux native partition and filesystem. Here is where
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+the LFS system will be compiled and installed.</para>
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-<para>The next step, chapter 5, will discuss the installation of a number of
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+<para>The next step, Chapter 5, will discuss the installation of a number of
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packages that will form the basic development suite which is used to
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build the actual system, or needed to resolve circular dependencies. For
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example, you need a compiler to build a new compiler, and you need a shell
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@@ -28,29 +28,29 @@ do so because the pieces of the program that would normally remain in the
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libraries are copied from the libraries and built right into the program.
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Ordinarily, software is built with dynamic linking. This conserves storage
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space and increases the efficiency of many programs. We statically link
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-our software in chapter 5 because we will in theory be moving our
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+our software in Chapter 5 because we will, in theory, be moving our
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development system to a virtual environment where the already mentioned
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libraries will be absent. If the software is built dynamically, our
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development suite will not function. Since the libraries we are talking
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-about are provided by our distribution Linux, the goal of chapter 5 is to
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+about are provided by our distribution Linux, the goal of Chapter 5 is to
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build a development environment where those libraries are not required
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and is therefore independent of the distribution.</para>
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-<para>In chapter 6 we will build and install our final system. We will use
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+<para>In Chapter 6 we will build and install our final system. We will use
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the chroot program to enter a virtual environment and start a new shell
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whose root directory will be set to the partition where we built all the
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-chapter 5 software. This is very similar to rebooting and instructing the
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+Chapter 5 software. This is very similar to rebooting and instructing the
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kernel to mount our LFS partition as the root partition. The reason that
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-we don't actually reboot, but instead chroot, is that creating a static
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-system that we can boot into requires more work that simply isn't necessary.
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-As well, we can continue to use our platform system while we are building
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-LFS. While software is being compiled and installed you can simply switch
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-to a different VC (Virtual Console) or X desktop and continue using your
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+we don't actually reboot, but instead chroot, is that creating a bootable
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+static system requires additional work which simply isn't necessary. As
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+well, we can continue to use our platform system while we are building LFS.
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+While software is being compiled and installed you can simply switch to a
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+different VC (Virtual Console) or X desktop and continue using your
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computer normally.</para>
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-<para>When all the software from chapter 6 is installed, chapters 7, 8 and 9
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+<para>When all the software from Chapter 6 is installed, Chapters 7, 8 and 9
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will help us finalize our installation. We will set up our boot
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-scripts in chapter 7. In chapter 8 we will build our final linux kernel and
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+scripts in Chapter 7. In Chapter 8 we will build our final linux kernel and
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set up the Linux boot loader. Chapter 9 has some pointers to help you after
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you finish the book. Then finally, you reboot your system and boot into your
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new LFS system, and start to really use it.</para>
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@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ we will take are discussed in the chapters and package descriptions as you
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progress through them. If something isn't completely clear now, don't worry.
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It should become very clear shortly.</para>
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-<para>Please read chapter 2 carefully as it explains a few important things
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-you should be aware of before you begin to work through chapters 5 and
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+<para>Please read Chapter 2 carefully as it explains a few important things
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+you should be aware of before you begin to work through Chapters 5 and
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later.</para>
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