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[3f8be484]1<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
[aa18ac0]2<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
3 "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
[3f8be484]4 <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
5 %general-entities;
6]>
7
8<sect1 id="ch-system-introduction">
9 <?dbhtml filename="introduction.html"?>
10
11 <title>Introduction</title>
12
13 <para os="a">In this chapter, we enter the building site and start
[9f08378]14 constructing the CLFS system in earnest. The installation of this
[3f8be484]15 software is straightforward. Although in many cases the installation
16 instructions could be made shorter and more generic, we have opted
17 to provide the full instructions for every package to minimize the
18 possibilities for mistakes. The key to learning what makes a Linux
19 system work is to know what each package is used for and why the user
20 (or the system) needs it. For every installed package, a summary of
21 its contents is given, followed by concise descriptions of each
22 program and library the package installed.</para>
23
[89336bc]24 <para os="b">If using compiler optimizations, please review the
[2627330]25 optimization hint at <ulink url="&hints-root;Optimization"/>.
[89336bc]26 Compiler optimizations can make a program run slightly faster, but
27 they may also cause compilation difficulties and problems when
28 running the program. If a package refuses to compile when using
29 optimization, try to compile it without optimization and see if
30 that fixes the problem. Even if the package
[3f8be484]31 does compile when using optimization, there is the risk it may have
32 been compiled incorrectly because of the complex interactions between
[82f7fed]33 the code and build tools. Also note that the <option>-march</option>
34 and <option>-mtune</option> options may cause problems with the toolchain
35 packages (Binutils, GCC and Glibc). The small potential gains achieved in
36 using compiler optimizations are often outweighed by the risks. First-time
[9f08378]37 builders of CLFS are encouraged to build without custom optimizations.
[3f8be484]38 The subsequent system will still run very fast and be stable at the
39 same time.</para>
40
41 <para os="c">The order that packages are installed in this chapter needs to
42 be strictly followed to ensure that no program accidentally acquires a
43 path referring to <filename class="directory">/tools</filename>
44 hard-wired into it. For the same reason, do not compile packages in
45 parallel. Compiling in parallel may save time (especially on dual-CPU
46 machines), but it could result in a program containing a hard-wired
47 path to <filename class="directory">/tools</filename>, which will
48 cause the program to stop working when that directory is
49 removed.</para>
50
[89336bc]51 <para os="d">To keep track of which package installs particular files, a
[1322a63]52 package manager can be used. For a general overview of different styles of
53 package managers, please take a look at the next page.</para>
[3f8be484]54
55</sect1>
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