Submitting some changes to the text at the beginning of the BLFS book...
Index: trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/which.xml
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--- trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/which.xml (revision 5657)
+++ trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/which.xml (working copy)
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
information on many items which are prerequisites for other sections of the
book as well as some items (such as <xref linkend="general-prog"/>)
which are useful in their own right. Note that you don't have to install all
- of these libraries and packages found in this part to start with, each
+ of these libraries and packages found in this part to start with; each
BLFS installation procedure tells you which packages
it depends upon so you can choose the program you want to install and see
what it needs.</para>
Index: trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/askhelp.xml
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--- trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/askhelp.xml (revision 5657)
+++ trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/askhelp.xml (working copy)
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@
<listitem>
<para>Is the hardware support compiled into the kernel or
available as a module to the kernel? If it is a module, is it
- configured properly in <filename>modules.conf</filename> and has it
+ configured properly in <filename>modprobe.conf</filename> and has it
been loaded? You should use <command>lsmod</command> as the
<systemitem class='username'>root</systemitem> user to see if it's
- loaded. Check the <filename>syslog.log</filename> file or run
+ loaded. Check the <filename>sys.log</filename> file or run
<command>modprobe <replaceable>[driver]</replaceable></command> to
review any error message. If it loads properly, you may need to add
the <command>modprobe</command> command to your boot scripts.</para>
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@
<para>(Note that saying that you've deviated from the book doesn't mean
that we won't help you. It'll just help us to see other possible causes
- of your problem.)</para>
+ of your problem. Also, if you are using BLFS instructions to install a
+ package on a non-LFS system, make sure to mention that as well.)</para>
<para>Expect guidance instead of specific instructions. If you are
instructed to read something, please do so. It generally implies that
Index: trunk/BOOK/book/preface.xml
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--- trunk/BOOK/book/preface.xml (revision 5657)
+++ trunk/BOOK/book/preface.xml (working copy)
@@ -180,11 +180,14 @@
<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. 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>
+ using other distributions, but for one reason or another want to manually
+ build software and are in need of some assistance. However, it is
+ important to remember that the BLFS package installation instructions, in
+ particular the dependency listings, do assume that you have a base LFS
+ system with every package listed in the LFS book. 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
Index: trunk/BOOK/book/bookinfo.xml
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--- trunk/BOOK/book/bookinfo.xml (revision 5657)
+++ trunk/BOOK/book/bookinfo.xml (working copy)
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
<copyright id="copyright">
- <year>2001-2005</year>
+ <year>2001-2006</year>
<holder>BLFS Development Team</holder>
</copyright>
Index: trunk/BOOK/postlfs/config/users.xml
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--- trunk/BOOK/postlfs/config/users.xml (revision 5657)
+++ trunk/BOOK/postlfs/config/users.xml (working copy)
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
<para>Additionally, the <ulink
url='http://refspecs.freestandards.org/LSB_3.0.0/LSB-Core-generic/LSB-Core-generic/usernames.html'>
- Linux Standards Base</ulink> recommends that system uid and gid values
should be
+ Linux Standard Base</ulink> recommends that system uid and gid values should
be
below 100.</para>
<para>Below is a table of suggested uid/gid values used in BLFS. These can
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