Re: Dump commands

Am 15.08.26 um 23:08 schrieb Pierre Labastie ([email protected]
via lfs-support Mailing List):
> On Sat, 2026-08-15 at 12:21 +0200, Pierre Labastie wrote:
>> On Sat, 2026-08-15 at 11:22 +0200, Rainer Fiebig wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Cosmetics matter - just take the boom in plastic surgery as an
>>> indication.  But seriously: the heading-numbering is plain wrong
>>> and
>>> ugly - that it has gone unnoticed for so long doesn't make it any
>>> better.  To me it seems somewhat unworthy of a standard work in the
>>> Linux world.  And I think that removing a dot from a stylesheet vs.
>>> correct headings provides an uncommonly favourable cost/benefit
>>> ratio.
>>
>> The only problem is to dig into stylesheets which are modifications
>> of
>> docbook-xsl stylesheets written in 2006 or so...
> 
> Ok, found it. Now I think periods shouldn't be removed everywhere. In
> the book, we have:
> 
> - parts: example:
> III. Building the LFS Cross Toolchain and Temporary Tools 
> I wouldn't like having no separation between the roman numeral and the
> title, so I propose to keep the period

Agreed.

> 
> - chapters: example:
> Chapter 5. Compiling a Cross-Toolchain
> Here too, I think it is good to have a separation. Maybe a dash "-"
> instead of a period?

I think the period here is OK and better than a dash.

> 
> - sections: example:
> 5.2. Binutils-2.47 - Pass 1 
> Ok for removing the  last period

Agreed.

> 
> - subsections: example:
> 5.2.1. Installation of Cross Binutils
> Ok too

Agreed (for removing the last period).

Thanks.

Rainer

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