Changeset cbfa0a3 for cross-tools/x86

Timestamp:

Feb 21, 2006, 1:56:25 AM (19 years ago)

Author:

Jim Gifford <clfs@…>

Children:

07b5f51

Parents:

54e0992

Message:

r974@server (orig r972): jim | 2005-12-28 21:29:16 -0800

r1216@server: jim | 2005-12-28 21:26:31 -0800
Text Updates from Chris Staub. Thank you

Location:

cross-tools/x86

Files:

• gcc-static.xml (modified) (4 diffs)
• glibc-headers.xml (modified) (5 diffs)

cross-tools/x86/gcc-static.xml

@@ -24 +24 @@
     and no Threads</title>
 
-    <para os="aa">We will make a couple of essential adjustments to the specs file
+    <para os="aa">First make a couple of essential adjustments to the specs file
     to point to use our build environment:</para>
 
 <screen os="ab"><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../&gcc-specs-patch;</userinput></screen>
 
-    <para os="ac">To make sure that we use the proper syntax for a couple of tools,
-    we apply the following patch:</para>
+    <para os="ac">To make sure that a couple of tools use the proper syntax,
+    apply the following patch:</para>
 
 <screen os="ad"><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../&gcc-posix-patch;</userinput></screen>
@@ -41 +41 @@
 <screen os="af"><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../&gcc-cross_search-patch;</userinput></screen>
 
-    <para os="ag">Now we will need to setup our StartFile Spec to the correct library
+    <para os="ag">Now setup the StartFile Spec to the correct library
     location:</para>
 
@@ -48 +48 @@
 #define STARTFILE_PREFIX_SPEC \"/tools/lib/\"" &gt;&gt; gcc/config/linux.h</userinput></screen>
 
-    <para os="ai">Now we will alter <command>gcc</command>'s c preprocessors default
+    <para os="ai">Now alter <command>gcc</command>'s c preprocessors default
     include search path to use <filename class="directory">/tools</filename> only:</para>
 
@@ -102 +102 @@
         <listitem>
           <para>This will prevent GCC from finding the multi-thread
-          include files, since we haven't created them for this architecture
-          yet. We will be able to find the multi-thread information after
-          we create the Glibc headers.</para>
+          include files, since they haven't been created for this architecture
+          yet. GCC will be able to find the multi-thread information after
+          the Glibc headers are created.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>

cross-tools/x86/glibc-headers.xml

@@ -24 +24 @@
 
     <para os="s1">The following sed removes a dependency of gcc 3.4.x from
-    the glibc we are using in cross-lfs. The reason we are changing it is
-    because this only installs the headers, no compiling takes place. In the
-    next glibc chapter, we use the gcc that's built right after this chapter.</para>
+    the glibc used in cross-lfs. The reason it is changed is
+    because only the headers are being installed now; no compiling takes place.
+    In the next glibc build, the gcc that's built right after this section will be used.</para>
 
 <screen os="s2"><userinput>cp configure{,.orig}
@@ -75 +75 @@
         <term><parameter>CC=gcc</parameter></term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>Tells GLIBC to use the hosts GCC compiler.</para>
+          <para>Tells Glibc to use the host's GCC compiler.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
@@ -123 +123 @@
         <term><parameter>--with-binutils=/cross-tools/${LFS_TARGET}/bin</parameter></term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>This tells GLIBC to use the binutils for our specific target architecture.</para>
+          <para>This tells Glibc to use the binutils for the specific target architecture.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
@@ -133 +133 @@
 <screen os="cd"><userinput>make install-headers</userinput></screen>
 
-    <para os="ce">Some files aren't installed by the above command, so we will copy the additional header files we need:</para>
+    <para os="ce">Some files aren't installed by the above command, so copy the additional header files that are needed:</para>
 
-    <para os="cf">First we will copy a common file over to <filename
+    <para os="cf">First copy a common file over to <filename
     class="directory">/tools/include</filename>:</para>
 
@@ -141 +141 @@
 cp bits/stdio_lim.h /tools/include/bits</userinput></screen>
 
-    <para os="ch">Now we will create a blank stub file:</para>
+    <para os="ch">Now create a blank stub file:</para>
 
 <screen os="ci"><userinput>touch /tools/include/gnu/stubs.h</userinput></screen>
 
-    <para os="cj">For NPTL we use the following command:</para>
+    <para os="cj">For NPTL use the following command:</para>
 
 <screen os="ck"><userinput>cp ../glibc-&glibc-version;/nptl/sysdeps/pthread/pthread.h /tools/include/</userinput></screen>
 
-    <para os="cl">Now we copy the architecture specific header over:</para>
+    <para os="cl">Now copy the architecture specific header over:</para>
 
 <screen os="cm"><userinput>cp ../glibc-&glibc-version;/nptl/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/bits/pthreadtypes.h /tools/include/bits/</userinput></screen>