applied seth's mtab changes

git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@2415 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689

chapter01/changelog.xml

@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@
 </itemizedlist>
 </para></listitem>
 
+<listitem><para>February 3rd, 2003 [sklein]: Chapter 06: Changed
+<filename>/etc/mtab</filename> from a symlink to a file.</para></listitem>
+
 <listitem><para>January 29th, 2003 [gerard]: Chapter 06 - GCC: Changed the
 install target to install-no-fixedincludes.</para></listitem>
 

chapter06/mtablink.xml

@@ -1,25 +1,22 @@
 <sect1 id="ch06-mtablink">
-<title>Creating the mtab symlink</title>
+<title>Creating the mtab file</title>
 <?dbhtml filename="mtablink.html" dir="chapter06"?>
 
-<para>The next thing to do is to create a symlink pointing from
-<filename>/etc/mtab</filename> to <filename>/proc/mounts</filename>.
+<para>The next thing to do is to create the <filename>/etc/mtab</filename> file.
 This is done using the following command:</para>
 
-<para><screen><userinput>ln -sf /proc/mounts /etc/mtab</userinput></screen></para>
+<para><screen><userinput>touch /etc/mtab</userinput></screen></para>
 
-<para>Creating this symlink avoids problems which can occur if
-<filename class="directory">/</filename> is mounted read-only and the
-information in <filename>/etc/mtab</filename> is stale (i.e. out of date).
-By creating the symlink to <filename>/proc/mounts</filename>, we ensure that
-the information on currently mounted devices is always up-to-date.</para>
+<para>As of LFS-Bootscripts 1.11 this file is handled correctly
+so there are no errors even when booting after a crash.</para>
 
-<para>Note that using this symlink requires that you have support for the
-proc filesystem compiled into your kernel. This support is included by
-default, and should not be removed unless you <emphasis>really</emphasis>
-know what you are doing, as some more things besides the
-<filename>/etc/mtab</filename> symlink depend on proc being present.
-In short, make sure you have proc filesystem support in your kernel.</para>
+<para>Note that this requires
+support for the proc filesystem to be compiled into the kernel.
+This support is included by default.
+Don't remove it
+unless you <emphasis>really</emphasis> know what you are doing,
+as other important things also depend on it.
+In short, make sure proc filesystem support is enabled in the kernel.</para>
 
 </sect1>
 

index.xml

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
 <!ENTITY book SYSTEM "book/book.xml">
 
-<!ENTITY version "20030129">
-<!ENTITY releasedate "January 29th, 2003">
+<!ENTITY version "20030203">
+<!ENTITY releasedate "February 3rd, 2003">
 
 <!ENTITY ftp-root "ftp://ftp.linuxfromscratch.org">
 <!ENTITY http-root "http://ftp.linuxfromscratch.org">