[lfs] branch trunk updated: Reword --with-lib-path explanation.

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The following commit(s) were added to refs/heads/trunk by this push:
     new 60fcba5ef Reword --with-lib-path explanation.
60fcba5ef is described below

commit 60fcba5efa8e9c3b2705e5bc376bfc563b0001e3
Author: Bruce Dubbs <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Sat Aug 1 12:37:53 2026 -0500

    Reword --with-lib-path explanation.
---
 chapter08/binutils.xml | 10 +++++-----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/chapter08/binutils.xml b/chapter08/binutils.xml
index ae2993657..ce28c1e1c 100644
--- a/chapter08/binutils.xml
+++ b/chapter08/binutils.xml
@@ -91,15 +91,15 @@ cd       build</userinput></screen>
         <term><parameter>--with-lib-path=/usr/lib</parameter></term>
         <listitem>
           <para>Specify the path for the linker (<command>ld</command>)
-          to search.  By default it searches several directories nonexist
+          to search.  By default it searches several directories that do not exist
           on LFS besides <filename class='directory'>/usr/lib</filename>,
           especially the <filename class='directory'>/usr/lib64</filename>
-          directory that we deliberately avoid.  In case
-          <filename class='directory'>/usr/lib64</filename> was mistakenly
+          directory that we deliberately avoid.  In the case where
+          <filename class='directory'>/usr/lib64</filename> has been mistakenly
           created and populated with some libraries, making
           <command>ld</command> not search the path can highlight the issue
-          earlier with a failure finding those libraries when building a
-          package using them (instead of when running that package).</para>
+          earlier with a failure to find those libraries at build time 
+          instead of run time.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 

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