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Added: trunk/BOOK/book/errata.xml trunk/BOOK/book/foreword.xml trunk/BOOK/book/organization.xml trunk/BOOK/book/whoread.xml Modified: trunk/BOOK/book/preface.xml trunk/BOOK/index.xml trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml Log: Broke out the separate sections of the Preface into separate XML files and added 6.2.0 release information to the Preface Added: trunk/BOOK/book/errata.xml =================================================================== --- trunk/BOOK/book/errata.xml (rev 0) +++ trunk/BOOK/book/errata.xml 2007-01-31 22:29:31 UTC (rev 6496) @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> +<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd"; [ + <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent"> + %general-entities; +]> + +<sect1 id="errata" xreflabel="Errata"> + <?dbhtml filename="errata.html"?> + + <sect1info> + <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername> + <date>$Date$</date> + </sect1info> + + <title>Errata</title> + + <para>The software used to create BLFS applications is constantly being + updated and enhanced. Security warnings and bug fixes may become available + after the BLFS book has been released. To check whether the package + versions or instructions in this release of BLFS need any modifications to + accommodate security vulnerabilities or other bug fixes, please visit + <ulink url="&errata;"/> before proceeding with your build. You should note + any changes shown and apply them to the relevant section of the book as you + progress with building the applications in BLFS.</para> + +</sect1> Property changes on: trunk/BOOK/book/errata.xml ___________________________________________________________________ Name: svn:keywords + LastChangedBy Date Added: trunk/BOOK/book/foreword.xml =================================================================== --- trunk/BOOK/book/foreword.xml (rev 0) +++ trunk/BOOK/book/foreword.xml 2007-01-31 22:29:31 UTC (rev 6496) @@ -0,0 +1,122 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> +<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd"; [ + <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent"> + %general-entities; +]> + +<sect1 id="foreword" xreflabel="Foreword"> + <?dbhtml filename="foreword.html"?> + + <sect1info> + <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername> + <date>$Date$</date> + </sect1info> + + <title>Foreword to Version 6.2.0</title> + + <!-- + <para>Version 6.0 is a major milestone in the evolution of BLFS. This + version provides installation instructions for 357 packages and an additional + 21 sections covering configuration and customization of different aspects + of your system.</para> + + <para>Changes and upgrades to the individual packages are detailed in the + <xref linkend='changelog'/>. There you will see literally hundreds of + changes made since the last edition. In this change log, one name that you + will see over and over is Randy McMurchy. Without his efforts this + release would not have been possible. I want to take this opportunity to thank + him for the hundreds of hours he has worked to produce this release. I + also want to thank the other editors, both past and present, whose insight + and effort have made this current version possible. Last, but certainly not least, + I want to thank our resident XSL wizard, Manuel Canales Esparcia, whose + ability to format a complicated document such as BLFS is truly amazing.</para> + + <para>There are two other areas of change that are worthy of note. First, + the license that BLFS is released under has changed significantly. In + fact, it is now released under two licenses. The first license, the + <xref linkend='CC'/>, covers the descriptive text in the book. The second, the + <xref linkend='AFL'/>, covers the instructions actually used to build and + install the packages. These licenses, along with the book itself, represent + our ongoing commitment to open and free software.</para> + + <para>The final area of change is the addition of an Index. This section of + the book is still incomplete, but as the book continues to be developed, + will become an excellent resource for finding programs, libraries, + configuration files, and references to kernel configuration requirements. I + hope you find it useful.</para> + + <blockquote> +<literallayout>Bruce Dubbs +March 17, 2005</literallayout> + </blockquote> + + <para>Version 6.1 is an incremental update of BLFS. This version + continues the tradition of providing an extensive set of instructions for + extending a basic Linux From Scratch system. The instructions in this + version of BLFS are based on the LFS 6.1 Book. As usual, the list of + packages that have been upgraded or added are in the + <xref linkend='changelog'/>.</para> + + <para>One major accomplishment in this + version of the book is the completion of the Index. This section + is now a relatively complete (but not perfect) reference for the components + of the various packages in the book.</para> + + <para>In any task as large and complex as this book, there are bound to + be errors. The editors of the book are dedicated to keeping the book up + to date. We appreciate any feedback in helping us to make the book as + accurate as possible. The best place to provide comments is via the + mailing list at <ulink url="mailto:blfs-dev@&lfs-domainname;"/>.</para> + + <para>Enjoy!</para> + + <blockquote> +<literallayout>Bruce Dubbs +August 1, 2005</literallayout> + </blockquote> + --> + + <para>Version 6.2.0 is the complement to the LFS 6.2 book. More time has + elapsed between the release of the previous version (6.1) and this one than + in any other release cycle. Much of this is due to the fact that LFS 6.2 + took much longer to be released than was originally anticipated. Many new + packages have been introduced in the 6.2.0 version, as well as many + updates, refinements and additions to the existing packages.</para> + + <para>The BLFS book now provides build and configuration instructions for + almost 400 packages. Some of the new packages introduced in this version are: + autotooled XOrg, HAL, D-BUS, GStreamer (now broken out into separate plugin + packages), usbutils, libquicktime, GraphViz, K3b, dvd+rw-tools, NSS, Libidn, + GAIM, Poppler, SeaMonkey, XChat, Audacious, cairo and unixODBC. Major updates + include GNOME-2.14.3 (with several new GNOME packages such as Totem, + gnome-mount and gnome-volume-manager), KDE-3.5.6, Firefox-1.5.x, + Thunderbird-1.5.x, and most of the mainline server packages. As always, the + list of packages that have been upgraded or added as well as configuration + and build command changes are annotated in the + <xref linkend='changelog'/>.</para> + + <para>Unfortunately, BLFS activity was semi-stagnant for several months + after (and shortly before) the LFS 6.2 release. Therefore, many of the + packages are somewhat dated (compared to previous BLFS versions). This + brings us to why the versioning scheme has changed. This release is 6.2.0 + as we fully anticipate releasing another version (6.2.1) just as soon as + possible. The 6.2.1 release will also be based on the LFS-6.2 book, but + will include updated packages, and fixes for any errors which may be + discovered in 6.2.0.</para> + + <para>As always, the main thrust of BLFS development will be to support + the changes in the current LFS development book, but any changes or + updates to the BLFS development book (that are compatible with LFS 6.2) + will also be merged into the BLFS 6.2.0 branch. This way, a 6.2.1 version + of BLFS should be released fairly soon, and should provide a very current + and stable Linux platform.</para> + + <para>Enjoy!</para> + + <blockquote> +<literallayout>Randy McMurchy +January 31, 2007</literallayout> + </blockquote> + +</sect1> Property changes on: trunk/BOOK/book/foreword.xml ___________________________________________________________________ Name: svn:keywords + LastChangedBy Date Added: trunk/BOOK/book/organization.xml =================================================================== --- trunk/BOOK/book/organization.xml (rev 0) +++ trunk/BOOK/book/organization.xml 2007-01-31 22:29:31 UTC (rev 6496) @@ -0,0 +1,96 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> +<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd"; [ + <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent"> + %general-entities; +]> + +<sect1 id="organization" xreflabel="Organization"> + <?dbhtml filename="organization.html"?> + + <sect1info> + <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername> + <date>$Date$</date> + </sect1info> + + <title>Organization</title> + + <para>This book is divided into the following parts.</para> + + <bridgehead renderas="sect2">Part I - Introduction</bridgehead> + + <para>This part contains information which is essential to + the rest of the book.</para> + + <bridgehead renderas="sect2">Part II - Post LFS Configuration and Extra + Software</bridgehead> + + <para>Here we introduce basic configuration and security issues. We also + discuss a range of editors, file systems, and shells which aren't covered in + the main LFS book.</para> + + <bridgehead renderas="sect2">Part III - General Libraries and Utilities</bridgehead> + + <para>In this section we cover libraries which are often needed by the rest + of the book as well as system utilities. Information on Programming + (including recompiling <application>GCC</application> to support its full range + of languages) concludes this part.</para> + + <bridgehead renderas="sect2">Part IV - Connecting to a Network</bridgehead> + + <para>Here we cover how to connect to a network when you aren't using the + simple static IP setup given in the main LFS book.</para> + + <bridgehead renderas="sect2">Part V - Basic Networking</bridgehead> + + <para>Networking libraries and command-line networking tools make up the + bulk of this part.</para> + + <bridgehead renderas="sect2">Part VI - Major Servers</bridgehead> + + <para>Here we deal with setting up mail and other servers (such as + <application>SSH</application>, <application>Apache</application>, etc.).</para> + + <bridgehead renderas="sect2">Part VII - X + Window Managers</bridgehead> + + <para>This part explains how to set up a basic <application>X Window + System</application> installation along with some generic + <application>X</application> libraries and Window managers.</para> + + <bridgehead renderas="sect2">Part VIII - KDE</bridgehead> + + <para>For those who want to use the <application>K Desktop + Environment</application> or some parts of it, this part covers it.</para> + + <bridgehead renderas="sect2">Part IX - GNOME</bridgehead> + + <para><application>GNOME</application> is the main alternative to + <application>KDE</application> in the Desktop Environment arena and + we cover both <application>GNOME</application>-1.4 + and <application>GNOME</application>-&gnome-version; here.</para> + + <bridgehead renderas="sect2">Part X - X Software</bridgehead> + + <para>Office programs and graphical web browsers are important to most people. + They, along with some generic <application>X</application> software can be + found in this part of the book.</para> + + <bridgehead renderas="sect2">Part XI - Multimedia</bridgehead> + + <para>Here we cover setting multimedia libraries and drivers along with some + audio, video and CD-writing programs.</para> + + <bridgehead renderas="sect2">Part XII - Printing, Scanning and + Typesetting (PST)</bridgehead> + + <para>The PST part of the book covers document handling with applications like + <application>Ghostscript</application>, <application>CUPS</application> and + <application>DocBook</application> to installing + <application>teTeX</application>.</para> + + <bridgehead renderas="sect2">Appendices</bridgehead> + + <para>The Appendices cover information which doesn't belong in the main + book; they are mainly there as a reference.</para> + +</sect1> Property changes on: trunk/BOOK/book/organization.xml ___________________________________________________________________ Name: svn:keywords + LastChangedBy Date Modified: trunk/BOOK/book/preface.xml =================================================================== --- trunk/BOOK/book/preface.xml 2007-01-31 08:38:08 UTC (rev 6495) +++ trunk/BOOK/book/preface.xml 2007-01-31 22:29:31 UTC (rev 6496) @@ -5,302 +5,122 @@ %general-entities; ]> -<preface id="preface"> +<!-- $LastChangedBy$ + $Date$ --> + +<preface id="preface" xreflabel="Preface"> <?dbhtml filename="preface.html" dir="preface"?> <title>Preface</title> - <sect1 id="preface-foreword"> - <?dbhtml filename="foreword.html"?> + <para>Having helped out with Linux From Scratch for a short time, I + noticed that we were getting many queries as to how to do things beyond + the base LFS system. At the time, the only assistance specifically offered + relating to LFS were the LFS hints (<ulink url="&hints-root;"/>). + Most of the LFS hints are extremely good and well written + but I (and others) could still see a need for more comprehensive help to + go Beyond LFS - hence BLFS.</para> - <sect1info> - <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername> - <date>$Date$</date> - </sect1info> + <para>BLFS aims to be more than the LFS-hints converted to XML although + much of our work is based around the hints and indeed some authors write + both hints and the relevant BLFS sections. We hope that we can provide + you with enough information to not only manage to build your system up to + what you want, whether it be a web server or a multimedia desktop system, + but also that you will learn a lot about system configuration as you go.</para> - <title>Foreword</title> + <para>Thanks as ever go to everyone in the LFS/BLFS + community; especially those who have contributed instructions, written text, + answered questions and generally shouted when things were wrong!</para> - <para>Having helped out with Linux From Scratch for a short time, I - noticed that we were getting many queries as to how to do things beyond - the base LFS system. At the time, the only assistance specifically offered - relating to LFS were the LFS hints (<ulink url="&hints-root;"/>). - Most of the LFS hints are extremely good and well written - but I (and others) could still see a need for more comprehensive help to - go Beyond LFS - hence BLFS.</para> + <para>Finally, we encourage you to become involved in the community; ask + questions on the mailing list or news gateway and join in the fun on #lfs at + irc.&lfs-domainname;. You can find more details about all of these in the + <xref linkend="introduction"/> section of the book.</para> - <para>BLFS aims to be more than the LFS-hints converted to XML although - much of our work is based around the hints and indeed some authors write - both hints and the relevant BLFS sections. We hope that we can provide - you with enough information to not only manage to build your system up to - what you want, whether it be a web server or a multimedia desktop system, - but also that you will learn a lot about system configuration as you go.</para> + <para>Enjoy using BLFS.</para> - <para>Thanks as ever go to everyone in the LFS/BLFS - community; especially those who have contributed instructions, written text, - answered questions and generally shouted when things were wrong!</para> - - <para>Finally, we encourage you to become involved in the community; ask - questions on the mailing list or news gateway and join in the fun on #lfs at - irc.&lfs-domainname;. You can find more details about all of these in the - <xref linkend="introduction"/> section of the book.</para> - - <para>Enjoy using BLFS.</para> - - <blockquote> + <blockquote> <literallayout>Mark Hymers markh <at> &lfs-domainname; BLFS Editor (July 2001–March 2003)</literallayout> - </blockquote> + </blockquote> - <para>I still remember how I found the BLFS project - and started using the instructions that were completed at the time. I could - not believe how wonderful it was to get an application up and running very - quickly, with explanations as to why things were done a certain way. - Unfortunately, for me, it wasn't long before I was opening applications that - had nothing more than "To be done" on the page. I did what most would do, - I waited for someone else to do it. It wasn't too long before I am looking - through <application>Bugzilla</application> for something easy to do. - As with any learning experience, the definition of what was easy kept - changing.</para> + <para>I still remember how I found the BLFS project + and started using the instructions that were completed at the time. I could + not believe how wonderful it was to get an application up and running very + quickly, with explanations as to why things were done a certain way. + Unfortunately, for me, it wasn't long before I was opening applications that + had nothing more than "To be done" on the page. I did what most would do, + I waited for someone else to do it. It wasn't too long before I am looking + through <application>Bugzilla</application> for something easy to do. + As with any learning experience, the definition of what was easy kept + changing.</para> - <para>We still encourage you to become involved as BLFS is - never really finished. Contributing or just using, we hope you enjoy - your BLFS experience.</para> + <para>We still encourage you to become involved as BLFS is + never really finished. Contributing or just using, we hope you enjoy + your BLFS experience.</para> - <blockquote> + <blockquote> <literallayout>Larry Lawrence larry <at> &lfs-domainname; BLFS Editor (March 2003–June 2004)</literallayout> - </blockquote> + </blockquote> - <para>The BLFS project is a natural progression of - LFS. Together, these projects provide a unique resource for - the Open Source Community. They take the mystery out of the process of - building a complete, functional software system from the source code contributed - by many talented individuals throughout the world. They truly allow users - to implement the slogan "Your distro, your rules."</para> + <para>The BLFS project is a natural progression of + LFS. Together, these projects provide a unique resource for + the Open Source Community. They take the mystery out of the process of + building a complete, functional software system from the source code contributed + by many talented individuals throughout the world. They truly allow users + to implement the slogan "Your distro, your rules."</para> - <para>Our goal is to continue to provide the best resource available that shows - you how to integrate many significant Open Source applications. Since these - applications are constantly updated and new applications are developed, this - book will never be complete. Additionally, there is always room for - improvement in explaining the nuances of how to install the different packages. - To make these improvements, we need your feedback. I encourage you to - participate on the different mailing lists, news groups, and - IRC channels to help meet these goals.</para> + <para>Our goal is to continue to provide the best resource available that shows + you how to integrate many significant Open Source applications. Since these + applications are constantly updated and new applications are developed, this + book will never be complete. Additionally, there is always room for + improvement in explaining the nuances of how to install the different packages. + To make these improvements, we need your feedback. I encourage you to + participate on the different mailing lists, news groups, and + IRC channels to help meet these goals.</para> - <blockquote> + <blockquote> <literallayout>Bruce Dubbs bdubbs <at> &lfs-domainname; -BLFS Editor (June 2004–Present)</literallayout> - </blockquote> +BLFS Editor (June 2004–December 2006)</literallayout> + </blockquote> + <para>My introduction to the [B]LFS project was actually by accident. I + was trying to build a <application>GNOME</application> environment using + some how-tos and other information I found on the web. A couple of times + I ran into some build issues and Googling pulled up some old BLFS mailing + list messages. Out for curiosity, I visited the Linux From Scratch web site + and shortly thereafter was hooked. I've not used any other Linux + distribution for personal use since.</para> - <sect2> - <title>Preface to Version 6.0</title> + <para>I can't promise anyone will feel the sense of satisfaction I felt + after building my first few systems using [B]LFS instructions, but I + sincerely hope that your BLFS experience is as rewarding for you as it has + been for me.</para> - <para>Version 6.0 is a major milestone in the evolution of BLFS. This - version provides installation instructions for 357 packages and an additional - 21 sections covering configuration and customization of different aspects - of your system.</para> + <para>The BLFS project has grown significantly the last couple of years. + There are more package instructions and related dependencies than ever + before. The project requires your input for continued success. If you + discover that you enjoy building BLFS, please consider helping out in any + way you can. BLFS requires hundreds of hours of maintenance to keep it + even semi-current. If you feel confident enough in your editing skills, + please consider joining the BLFS team. Simply contributing to the mailing + list discussions with sound advice and/or providing patches to the book's + XML will probably result in you receiving an invitation to join the + team.</para> + + <blockquote> +<literallayout>Randy McMurchy +randy <at> &lfs-domainname; +BLFS Editor (December 2006–Present)</literallayout> + </blockquote> - <para>Changes and upgrades to the individual packages are detailed in the - <xref linkend='changelog'/>. There you will see literally hundreds of - changes made since the last edition. In this change log, one name that you - will see over and over is Randy McMurchy. Without his efforts this - release would not have been possible. I want to take this opportunity to thank - him for the hundreds of hours he has worked to produce this release. I - also want to thank the other editors, both past and present, whose insight - and effort have made this current version possible. Last, but certainly not least, - I want to thank our resident XSL wizard, Manuel Canales Esparcia, whose - ability to format a complicated document such as BLFS is truly amazing.</para> + <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude"; href="foreword.xml"/> + <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude"; href="whoread.xml"/> + <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude"; href="organization.xml"/> + <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude"; href="errata.xml"/> - <para>There are two other areas of change that are worthy of note. First, - the license that BLFS is released under has changed significantly. In - fact, it is now released under two licenses. The first license, the - <xref linkend='CC'/>, covers the descriptive text in the book. The second, the - <xref linkend='AFL'/>, covers the instructions actually used to build and - install the packages. These licenses, along with the book itself, represent - our ongoing commitment to open and free software.</para> - - <para>The final area of change is the addition of an Index. This section of - the book is still incomplete, but as the book continues to be developed, - will become an excellent resource for finding programs, libraries, - configuration files, and references to kernel configuration requirements. I - hope you find it useful.</para> - - <blockquote> -<literallayout>Bruce Dubbs -March 17, 2005</literallayout> - </blockquote> - - </sect2> - - <sect2> - <title>Preface to Version 6.1</title> - - <para>Version 6.1 is an incremental update of BLFS. This version - continues the tradition of providing an extensive set of instructions for - extending a basic Linux From Scratch system. The instructions in this - version of BLFS are based on the LFS 6.1 Book. As usual, the list of - packages that have been upgraded or added are in the - <xref linkend='changelog'/>.</para> - - <para>One major accomplishment in this - version of the book is the completion of the Index. This section - is now a relatively complete (but not perfect) reference for the components - of the various packages in the book.</para> - - <para>In any task as large and complex as this book, there are bound to - be errors. The editors of the book are dedicated to keeping the book up - to date. We appreciate any feedback in helping us to make the book as - accurate as possible. The best place to provide comments is via the - mailing list at <ulink url="mailto:blfs-dev@&lfs-domainname;"/>.</para> - - <para>Enjoy!</para> - - <blockquote> -<literallayout>Bruce Dubbs -August 1, 2005</literallayout> - </blockquote> - -</sect2> - - </sect1> - - <sect1 id="preface-whoread"> - <?dbhtml filename="whoread.html"?> - - <sect1info> - <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername> - <date>$Date$</date> - </sect1info> - - <title>Who Would Want to Read this Book</title> - - <para>This book is mainly aimed at those who have built a system based - on the LFS book. It will also be useful for those who are using other - distributions, but for one reason or another want to manually build - software and are in need of some assistance. Note that the material - contained in this book, in particular the dependency listings, is based - upon the assumption that you are using a base LFS system with every - package listed in the LFS book already installed and configured. BLFS can - be used to create a range of diverse systems and so the target audience is - probably nearly as wide as that of the LFS book. If you found LFS useful, - you should also like this!</para> - - <para>Since Release 5.0, the BLFS book version matches - the LFS book version. This book may be incompatible with - a previous or latter release of the LFS book.</para> - - </sect1> - - <sect1 id="preface-organization"> - <?dbhtml filename="organization.html"?> - - <sect1info> - <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername> - <date>$Date$</date> - </sect1info> - - <title>Organization</title> - - <para>This book is divided into the following parts.</para> - - <bridgehead renderas="sect2">Part I - Introduction</bridgehead> - - <para>This part contains information which is essential to - the rest of the book.</para> - - <bridgehead renderas="sect2">Part II - Post LFS Configuration and Extra - Software</bridgehead> - - <para>Here we introduce basic configuration and security issues. We also - discuss a range of editors, file systems, and shells which aren't covered in - the main LFS book.</para> - - <bridgehead renderas="sect2">Part III - General Libraries and Utilities</bridgehead> - - <para>In this section we cover libraries which are often needed by the rest - of the book as well as system utilities. Information on Programming - (including recompiling <application>GCC</application> to support its full range - of languages) concludes this part.</para> - - <bridgehead renderas="sect2">Part IV - Connecting to a Network</bridgehead> - - <para>Here we cover how to connect to a network when you aren't using the - simple static IP setup given in the main LFS book.</para> - - <bridgehead renderas="sect2">Part V - Basic Networking</bridgehead> - - <para>Networking libraries and command-line networking tools make up the - bulk of this part.</para> - - <bridgehead renderas="sect2">Part VI - Major Servers</bridgehead> - - <para>Here we deal with setting up mail and other servers (such as - <application>SSH</application>, <application>Apache</application>, etc.).</para> - - <bridgehead renderas="sect2">Part VII - X + Window Managers</bridgehead> - - <para>This part explains how to set up a basic <application>X Window - System</application> installation along with some generic - <application>X</application> libraries and Window managers.</para> - - <bridgehead renderas="sect2">Part VIII - KDE</bridgehead> - - <para>For those who want to use the <application>K Desktop - Environment</application> or some parts of it, this part covers it.</para> - - <bridgehead renderas="sect2">Part IX - GNOME</bridgehead> - - <para><application>GNOME</application> is the main alternative to - <application>KDE</application> in the Desktop Environment arena and - we cover both <application>GNOME</application>-1.4 - and <application>GNOME</application>-&gnome-version; here.</para> - - <bridgehead renderas="sect2">Part X - X Software</bridgehead> - - <para>Office programs and graphical web browsers are important to most people. - They, along with some generic <application>X</application> software can be - found in this part of the book.</para> - - <bridgehead renderas="sect2">Part XI - Multimedia</bridgehead> - - <para>Here we cover setting multimedia libraries and drivers along with some - audio, video and CD-writing programs.</para> - - <bridgehead renderas="sect2">Part XII - Printing, Scanning and - Typesetting (PST)</bridgehead> - - <para>The PST part of the book covers document handling with applications like - <application>Ghostscript</application>, <application>CUPS</application> and - <application>DocBook</application> to installing - <application>teTeX</application>.</para> - - <bridgehead renderas="sect2">Appendices</bridgehead> - - <para>The Appendices cover information which doesn't belong in the main - book; they are mainly there as a reference.</para> - - </sect1> - - <sect1 id="pre-errata"> - - <title>Errata</title> - - <para>The software used to create BLFS applications is constantly being - updated and enhanced. Security warnings and bug fixes may become available - after the BLFS book has been released. To check whether the package - versions or instructions in this release of BLFS need any modifications to - accommodate security vulnerabilities or other bug fixes, please visit - <ulink url="&errata;"/> before proceeding with your build. You should note - any changes shown and apply them to the relevant section of the book as you - progress with building the applications in BLFS.</para> - - </sect1> - - - - </preface> Added: trunk/BOOK/book/whoread.xml =================================================================== --- trunk/BOOK/book/whoread.xml (rev 0) +++ trunk/BOOK/book/whoread.xml 2007-01-31 22:29:31 UTC (rev 6496) @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> +<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd"; [ + <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent"> + %general-entities; +]> + +<sect1 id="whoread" xreflabel="Who Would Want to Read this Book"> + <?dbhtml filename="whoread.html"?> + + <sect1info> + <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername> + <date>$Date$</date> + </sect1info> + + <title>Who Would Want to Read this Book</title> + + <para>This book is mainly aimed at those who have built a system based + on the LFS book. It will also be useful for those who are using other + distributions, but for one reason or another want to manually build + software and are in need of some assistance. Note that the material + contained in this book, in particular the dependency listings, is based + upon the assumption that you are using a base LFS system with every + package listed in the LFS book already installed and configured. BLFS can + be used to create a range of diverse systems and so the target audience is + probably nearly as wide as that of the LFS book. If you found LFS useful, + you should also like this!</para> + + <para>Since Release 5.0, the BLFS book version matches the LFS book version. + This book may be incompatible with a previous or latter release of the LFS + book.</para> + +</sect1> Property changes on: trunk/BOOK/book/whoread.xml ___________________________________________________________________ Name: svn:keywords + LastChangedBy Date Modified: trunk/BOOK/index.xml =================================================================== --- trunk/BOOK/index.xml 2007-01-31 08:38:08 UTC (rev 6495) +++ trunk/BOOK/index.xml 2007-01-31 22:29:31 UTC (rev 6496) @@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude"; href="book/preface.xml"/> <!-- Parts --> - <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude"; href="introduction/introduction.xml"/> <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude"; href="postlfs/postlfs.xml"/> <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude"; href="general/general.xml"/> @@ -29,8 +28,6 @@ <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude"; href="multimedia/multimedia.xml"/> <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude"; href="pst/pst.xml"/> - <!-- End parts --> - <!-- Appendices --> <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude"; href="appendices/creat-comm.xml"/> <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude"; href="appendices/ac-free-lic.xml"/> Modified: trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml =================================================================== --- trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml 2007-01-31 08:38:08 UTC (rev 6495) +++ trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml 2007-01-31 22:29:31 UTC (rev 6496) @@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ <listitem> <para>January 31st, 2007</para> <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>[randy] - Broke out the separate sections of the Preface into + separate XML files and added 6.2.0 release information to the + Preface.</para> + </listitem> <listitem> <para>[alexander] - Upgraded GC to version 6.8 in order to fix the build failure with GCC-4.1.1.</para> -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-book FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
