Changeset 57413c8 for BOOK/partitioning

Timestamp:

Jun 2, 2014, 3:59:48 AM (11 years ago)

Author:

Chris Staub <chris@…>

Branches:

clfs-3.0.0-sysvinit, sysvinit

Children:

2546e2d

Parents:

669beac

git-author:

Chris Staub <chris@…> (06/02/14 03:52:11)

git-committer:

Chris Staub <chris@…> (06/02/14 03:59:48)

Message:

More text updates on aboutclfs page

File:

• BOOK/partitioning/common/aboutclfs.xml (modified) (3 diffs)

BOOK/partitioning/common/aboutclfs.xml

@@ -12 +12 @@
 
   <para>Throughout this book, the environment variable <envar>CLFS</envar> will
-  be used several times. It is paramount that this variable is always defined.
-  It should be set to the mount point chosen for the CLFS partition.
-  For the purposes of this book, it is assumed that the file system
-  will be mounted under <filename class="directory">/mnt/clfs</filename>,
-  but the directory choice is up to you. Decide on a directory location and set
-  the variable with the following command:</para>
+  be used several times. You should ensure that this variable is always defined
+  throughout the CLFS build process. It should be set to the name of the
+  directory where you will be building your CLFS system - we will use
+  <filename class="directory">/mnt/clfs</filename> as an example, but the
+  directory choice is up to you. If you are building CLFS on a separate
+  partition, this directory will be the mount point for the partition.
+  Choose a directory location and set the variable with the
+  following command:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput>export CLFS=<replaceable>[/mnt/clfs]</replaceable></userinput></screen>
@@ -28 +30 @@
 
   <para>Do not forget to check that <envar>${CLFS}</envar> is set whenever
-  you leave and reenter the current working environment (as when doing a
-  <quote>su</quote> to <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> or
+  you leave and reenter the current working environment (such as when doing a
+  <command>su</command> to <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> or
   another user). Check that the <envar>CLFS</envar> variable is set up
   properly with:</para>
@@ -35 +37 @@
 <screen><userinput>echo ${CLFS}</userinput></screen>
 
-  <para>Make sure the output shows the path to the CLFS partition's mount
-  point, which is <filename class="directory">/mnt/clfs</filename> if the
+  <para>Make sure the output shows the path to your CLFS system's build
+  location, which is <filename class="directory">/mnt/clfs</filename> if the
   provided example was followed. If the output is incorrect, use the command
-  given earlier on this page to set <envar>${CLFS}</envar> to the correct
+  given earlier on this  page to set <envar>${CLFS}</envar> to the correct
   directory name.</para>