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@@ -17,24 +17,26 @@ exactly what each package is used for, and why the user or the system
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needs it. For this purpose a short description of the content of each
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package is given right after the installation instructions.</para>
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-<para>Many of our packages must be patched before they can be compiled.
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-We only apply patches when and where they are needed. So, don't fret if
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-it seems like instructions for a patch are missing.</para>
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+<para>Several of the packages are patched before compilation, but only when
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+the patch is needed to circumvent a problem. Often the patch is needed in
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+both this and the next chapter, but sometimes in only one of them. So, don't
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+worry when instructions for a downloaded patch seem to be missing.</para>
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-<para>During the installation of several packages you will probably
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+<para>During the installation of most packages you will
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see all kinds of compiler warnings scroll by on your screen. These are
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normal and can be safely ignored. They are just what they say they are:
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warnings -- mostly about improper, but not illegal, use of the C or C++
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syntax. It's just that C standards have changed rather often and some
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packages still use the older standard, which is not really a problem.</para>
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-<para>Before you start, make sure the LFS environment variable is set up
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-properly if you decided to make use of it. Run the following:</para>
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+<para>Before continuing, make sure the LFS environment variable is set up
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+properly (if you decided to make use of it) by executing the following:</para>
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<para><screen><userinput>echo $LFS</userinput></screen></para>
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-<para>Check to make sure the output contains the correct directory to the LFS
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-partition's mount point (/mnt/lfs for example).</para>
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+<para>Make sure the output shows the path to your LFS partition's mount
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+point, which is <filename class="directory">/mnt/lfs</filename> if you
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+followed our example.</para>
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</sect1>
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Gerard Beekmans