On Sun, 29 Mar 2020 at 14:07, Kevin Buckley <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Fri, 27 Mar 2020 at 23:52, Bruce Dubbs via lfs-dev > <[email protected]> wrote: > > ... > > The patch applies, but there are some issues: > > Not sure where the "extra" paragraph snuck in, so as to > screw things over like that. > > Presume a cut and paste error. > > I'll resubmit the patch - apologies. > > > s/Whilst/While/ > > Your Book: your (grammar) rules !
Find attached the patched patch, including the s/Whilst/While/
Index: chapter04/settingenviron.xml =================================================================== --- chapter04/settingenviron.xml (revision 293) +++ chapter04/settingenviron.xml (working copy) @@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ ensuring a clean environment.</para> <para>The new instance of the shell is a <emphasis>non-login</emphasis> - shell, which does not read the <filename>/etc/profile</filename> or - <filename>.bash_profile</filename> files, but rather reads the + shell, which does not read, and execute, the conten of <filename>/etc/profile</filename> or + <filename>.bash_profile</filename> files, but rather reads, and executes, the <filename>.bashrc</filename> file instead. Create the <filename>.bashrc</filename> file now:</para> @@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ export LFS LC_ALL LFS_TGT PATH</literal> EOF</userinput></screen> + <variablelist> + <title>The meaning of the command line options in <filename>.bashrc</filename></title> + + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>set +h</parameter></term> + <listitem> <para>The <command>set +h</command> command turns off <command>bash</command>'s hash function. Hashing is ordinarily a useful feature—<command>bash</command> uses a hash table to remember the @@ -58,34 +64,71 @@ <filename class="directory">$LFS/tools</filename> as soon as they are available without remembering a previous version of the same program in a different location.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>umask 022</parameter></term> + <listitem> <para>Setting the user file-creation mask (umask) to 022 ensures that newly created files and directories are only writable by their owner, but are readable and executable by anyone (assuming default modes are used by the <function>open(2)</function> system call, new files will end up with permission mode 644 and directories with mode 755).</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>LFS=/mnt/lfs</parameter></term> <para>The <envar>LFS</envar> variable should be set to the chosen mount point.</para> + <listitem> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>LC_ALL=POSIX</parameter></term> + <listitem> <para>The <envar>LC_ALL</envar> variable controls the localization of certain programs, making their messages follow the conventions of a specified country. Setting <envar>LC_ALL</envar> to <quote>POSIX</quote> or <quote>C</quote> (the two are equivalent) ensures that everything will work as expected in the chroot environment.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>LFS_TGT=(uname -m)-lfs-linux-gnu</parameter></term> + <listitem> <para>The <envar>LFS_TGT</envar> variable sets a non-default, but compatible machine description for use when building our cross compiler and linker and when cross compiling our temporary toolchain. More information is contained in <xref linkend="ch-tools-toolchaintechnotes" role=""/>.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>PATH=/tools/bin:/bin:/usr/bin</parameter></term> + <listitem> <para>By putting <filename class="directory">/tools/bin</filename> ahead of the standard <envar>PATH</envar>, all the programs installed in <xref linkend="chapter-temporary-tools"/> are picked up by the shell immediately after their installation. This, combined with turning off hashing, limits the risk that old programs are used from the host when the same programs are available in - the chapter 5 environment.</para> + the Chapter 5 environment.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>export LFS LC_ALL LFS_TGT PATH</parameter></term> + <listitem> + <para>While the above commands have set some variables, in order + to make them visible within any sub-shells, we export them</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + </variablelist> + <para>Finally, to have the environment fully prepared for building the temporary tools, source the just-created user profile:</para>
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