Author: bdubbs
Date: 2006-07-30 18:13:57 -0600 (Sun, 30 Jul 2006)
New Revision: 7721
Modified:
branches/6.2/BOOK/chapter01/changelog.xml
branches/6.2/BOOK/chapter07/network.xml
branches/6.2/BOOK/chapter07/symlinks.xml
Log:
Added notes that udev does not recognize a backslash for line continuation.
Modified: branches/6.2/BOOK/chapter01/changelog.xml
===================================================================
--- branches/6.2/BOOK/chapter01/changelog.xml 2006-07-30 23:03:21 UTC (rev
7720)
+++ branches/6.2/BOOK/chapter01/changelog.xml 2006-07-31 00:13:57 UTC (rev
7721)
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@
<para>July 30, 2006</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
+ <para>[bdubbs] - Added notes that udev does not recognize
+ a backslash for line continuation.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
<para>[bdubbs] - Expanded the note in vim to better explain
spell files.</para>
</listitem>
Modified: branches/6.2/BOOK/chapter07/network.xml
===================================================================
--- branches/6.2/BOOK/chapter07/network.xml 2006-07-30 23:03:21 UTC (rev
7720)
+++ branches/6.2/BOOK/chapter07/network.xml 2006-07-31 00:13:57 UTC (rev
7721)
@@ -58,6 +58,13 @@
<!-- Yes, I know that VLANs are beyond BLFS. This is not the reason to get them
incorrect by default when every distro does this right. -->
+ <note>
+ <para>Although the examples in this book work properly, be aware that
+ <application>udev</application> does not recognize the backslash for line
+ continuation. If modifying <application>udev</application> rules with an
+ editor, be sure to leave each rule on one physical line.</para>
+ </note>
+
<para>If you are going to use the bus position as a key, create
Udev rules similar to the following:</para>
Modified: branches/6.2/BOOK/chapter07/symlinks.xml
===================================================================
--- branches/6.2/BOOK/chapter07/symlinks.xml 2006-07-30 23:03:21 UTC (rev
7720)
+++ branches/6.2/BOOK/chapter07/symlinks.xml 2006-07-31 00:13:57 UTC (rev
7721)
@@ -42,6 +42,13 @@
</literal>
EOF</userinput></screen>
+ <note>
+ <para>Although the examples in this book work properly, be aware that
+ <application>udev</application> does not recognize the backslash for line
+ continuation. If modifying <application>udev</application> rules with an
+ editor, be sure to leave each rule on one physical line.</para>
+ </note>
+
<para>This way, the symlinks will stay correct even if you move the drives
to different positions on the IDE bus, but the
<filename>/dev/cdrom</filename> symlink won't be created if you replace
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