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@@ -48,28 +48,40 @@ pages anyway. The following patch will correct this situation:</para>
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<para>The meaning of the configure options:</para>
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-<itemizedlist>
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-<listitem><para><userinput>--disable-logger</userinput>: This option
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+<variablelist>
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+<varlistentry>
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+<term><userinput>--disable-logger</userinput></term>
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+<listitem><para>This option
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prevents Inetutils from installing the logger program, which is used by
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scripts to pass messages to the System Log Daemon. We do not install it
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because Util-linux installs a better version later.</para></listitem>
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+</varlistentry>
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-<listitem><para><userinput>--disable-syslogd</userinput>: This option
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+<varlistentry>
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+<term><userinput>--disable-syslogd</userinput></term>
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+<listitem><para>This option
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prevents Inetutils from installing the System Log Daemon, which is
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installed with the Sysklogd package.</para></listitem>
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+</varlistentry>
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-<listitem><para><userinput>--disable-whois</userinput>: This option disables
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+<varlistentry>
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+<term><userinput>--disable-whois</userinput></term>
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+<listitem><para>This option disables
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the building of the Inetutils whois client, which is woefully out of date.
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Instructions for a better whois client are in the BLFS book.</para></listitem>
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+</varlistentry>
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-<listitem><para><userinput>--disable-servers</userinput>: This disables the
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+<varlistentry>
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+<term><userinput>--disable-servers</userinput></term>
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+<listitem><para>This disables the
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installation of the various network servers included as part of the Inetutils
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package. These servers are deemed not appropriate in a basic LFS system. Some
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are insecure by nature and are only considered safe on trusted networks. More
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information can be found at
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<ulink url="&blfs-root;view/stable/basicnet/inetutils.html"/>. Note that better
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replacements are available for many of these servers.</para></listitem>
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-</itemizedlist>
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+</varlistentry>
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+</variablelist>
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<para>Compile the package:</para>
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