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diff --git a/doc/distrib.txt b/doc/distrib.txt index 5e71017d..fa10a047 100644 --- a/doc/distrib.txt +++ b/doc/distrib.txt @@ -1,9 +1,9 @@ For creators of Linux distributions: -SYSLINUX is a notoriously hard program to debug, since it runs outside +Syslinux is a notoriously hard program to debug, since it runs outside of any operating system, and has a tendency to expose BIOS and hardware bugs on various systems. Therefore, I would appreciate if -you would resist the temptation of recompiling the SYSLINUX bootloader +you would resist the temptation of recompiling the Syslinux bootloader itself (ldlinux.asm) if at all possible. If you do that, I will have to refer any bug reports I receive back to the respective distributor. @@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ programs, and in fact, with both libc 5 and libc 6 in common use in the Linux world today I understand if you wish to relink the Linux-based installer against your system version of libc. Therefore a special makefile targets "make installer" has been included with the -SYSLINUX distribution, starting with version 1.42. +Syslinux distribution, starting with version 1.42. To rebuild the installer programs *only*, starting from a freshly -untarred distribution copy of SYSLINUX, do: +untarred distribution copy of Syslinux, do: make clean make installer |