Changeset f35f6d9 for BOOK/partitioning/common

Timestamp:

May 28, 2014, 1:53:41 AM (11 years ago)

Author:

Chris Staub <chris@…>

Branches:

clfs-3.0.0-systemd, master, systemd

Children:

a4e81f7

Parents:

f38842d

Message:

Rewrote aboutclfs and mounting pages to account for aboutclfs being moved

Location:

BOOK/partitioning/common

Files:

• aboutclfs.xml (modified) (2 diffs)
• mounting.xml (modified) (1 diff)

BOOK/partitioning/common/aboutclfs.xml

@@ -14 +14 @@
   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.
-  Check that the <envar>CLFS</envar> variable is set up properly with:</para>
+  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>
 
-<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
-  provided example was followed. If the output is incorrect, the
-  variable can be set with:</para>
-
-<screen><userinput>export CLFS=/mnt/clfs</userinput></screen>
+<screen><userinput>export CLFS=<replaceable>[/mnt/clfs]</replaceable></userinput></screen>
 
   <para>Having this variable set is beneficial in that commands such as
@@ -31 +27 @@
   processes the command line.</para>
 
-  <para>If you haven't created the <filename class="directory">${CLFS}</filename>
-  directory, do so at this time by issuing the following commands:</para>
-
-<screen><userinput>install -dv ${CLFS}</userinput></screen>
-
   <para>Do not forget to check that <envar>${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
-  another user).</para>
+  another user). Check that the <envar>CLFS</envar> variable is set up
+  properly with:</para>
+
+<screen><userinput>echo ${CLFS}</userinput></screen>
+
+  <para>Make sure the output shows the path to the CLFS partition's mount
+  point, which is <filename class="directory">/mnt/clfs</filename> if the
+  provided example was followed. If the output is incorrect, use the command
+  given earlier on this page to set <envar>${CLFS}</envar> to the correct
+  directory name.</para>
 
 </sect1>

BOOK/partitioning/common/mounting.xml

@@ -13 +13 @@
   <para>Now that a file system has been created, the partition needs to
   be made accessible. In order to do this, the partition needs to be
-  mounted at a chosen mount point. For the purposes of this book, it is
-  assumed that the file system is mounted under <filename
-  class="directory">/mnt/clfs</filename>, but the directory choice is up
-  to you.</para>
+  mounted at a chosen mount point.</para>
 
-  <para>Choose a mount point and assign it to the <envar>CLFS</envar>
-  environment variable by running:</para>
+  <para>If you haven't already, choose a mount point and assign it to the
+  <envar>CLFS</envar> environment variable by running:</para>
 
-<screen><userinput>export CLFS=/mnt/clfs</userinput></screen>
+<screen><userinput>export CLFS=<replaceable>[/mnt/clfs]</replaceable></userinput></screen>
 
   <para>Next, create the mount point and mount the CLFS file system by