1.3. Changelog

This is version 7.8-rc1 of the Linux From Scratch book, dated September 7, 2015. If this book is more than six months old, a newer and better version is probably already available. To find out, please check one of the mirrors via http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/mirrors.html.

Below is a list of changes made since the previous release of the book.

Changelog Entries:

2015-09-07
- [bdubbs] - LFS-7.8-rc1 released.
- [bdubbs] - Update to util-linux 2.27. Fixes #3823.
- [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.2. Fixes *3834.
- [bdubbs] - Update to iproute2-4.2.0. Fixes *3836.
2015-09-01
- [bdubbs] - Increase host requirement for tar to version 1.22. Fixes #3835.
- [bdubbs] - Replace an old link to building software in Prerequisites section. Thanks to Simon Kitching.
2015-08-25
- [bdubbs] - Add MPFR upstream fixes.
2015-08-23
- [bdubbs] - Update to libpipeline-1.4.1. Fixes #3829.
- [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.1.6. Fixes *3832.
- [bdubbs] - Update to man-db-2.7.2. Fixes *3833.
- [bdubbs] - Add a patch to allow glibc to build properly on i386 systems.
- [bdubbs] - Remove obsolete r* programs from inetutils.
2015-08-11
- [bdubbs] - Update to tzdata-2015f. Fixes #3830.
- [bdubbs] - Add a workaround to ncurses in Chapter 5 for hosts that have mawk installed.
2015-08-11
- [bdubbs] - Update to procps-ng-3.3.11. Fixes #3829.
- [bdubbs] - Update to man-pages-4.02. Fixes #3828.
- [bdubbs] - Update to ncurses-6.0. Fixes #3827.
- [bdubbs] - Update to glibc-2.22. Fixes *3826.
- [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.1.5. Fixes *3825.
2015-08-03
- [bdubbs] - Update to binutils-2.25.1. Fixes *3820.
- [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.1.3. Fixes *3821.
- [bdubbs] - Update to man-pages-4.01. Fixes #3822.
- [bdubbs] - Update to check-0.10.0. Fixes #3824.
2015-07-23
- [krejzi] - Fixed a warning in the intltool-update perl script caused by perl-5.22.
2015-07-16
- [bdubbs] - Update to gcc-5.2.0. Fixes *3819.
- [bdubbs] - Update to gettext-0.19.5.1. Fixes *3818.
- [bdubbs] - Update to kbd-2.0.3. Fixes #3815.
2015-07-12
- [bdubbs] - Update to iproute2-4.1.1. Fixes *3811.
- [bdubbs] - Update to file-5.24. Fixes *3812.
- [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.1.2. Fixes #3814.
- [bdubbs] - Update to gettext-0.19.5. Fixes #3813.
- [bdubbs] - Fix a warning in the installed automake perl script. #3809.
2015-07-04
- [bdubbs] - Update to iproute2-4.1.0. Fixes *3802.
- [bdubbs] - Update to texinfo-6.0. Fixes *3803.
- [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.1.1. Fixes #3805.
- [bdubbs] - Update to coreutils-8.24. Fixes #3806.
- [bdubbs] - Update perl installed files. Fixes #3804.
2015-06-23
- [bdubbs] - Update to tzdata-2015e. Fixes *3798.
- [bdubbs] - Update to eudev-3.1.2. Fixes *3799.
- [bdubbs] - Update to mpfr-3.1.3. Fixes #3800.
- [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.1. Fixes #3801.
2015-06-13
- [bdubbs] - Simplify gcc-pass1 instructions. Thanks to Pierre Labastie for the patch. Fixes #3797.
2015-06-10
- [bdubbs] - Update standards discussion for FHS 3.0 and LSB-5.0.
- [bdubbs] - Update to inetutils-1.9.4. Fixes #3796.
- [bdubbs] - Update to file-5.23. Fixes #3795.
- [bdubbs] - Update to kmod-21. Fixes #3794.
2015-06-07
- [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.0.5. Fixes #3793.
- [bdubbs] - Update to eudev-3.1.1. Fixes #3792.
2015-06-05
- [bdubbs] - Update to perl-5.22.0. Fixes #3791.
2015-05-31
- [bdubbs] - Update to eudev-3.1. Fixes #3790.
2015-05-25
- [bdubbs] - Update to bash-4.3.30-upstream_fixes-2.patch. Fixes #3789.
2015-05-23
- [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.0.4. Fixes #3786.
- [bdubbs] - Update to e2fsprogs-1.42.13. Fixes #3787.
- [bdubbs] - Update to gawk-4.1.3. Fixes #3788.
- [bdubbs] - Added a new patch for gcc to fix inline issues and some libgomp problems.
2015-05-15
- [bdubbs] - Add a patch from upstream to fix some libgomp (gcc) problems.
2015-05-14
- [bdubbs] - Update to gawk-4.1.2. Fixes #3781.
- [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.0.3. Fixes #3782.
- [bdubbs] - Update to util-linux-2.26.2. Fixes #3783.
- [bdubbs] - Update to man-pages-4.00. Fixes #3784.
- [bdubbs] - Update to inetutils-1.9.3. Fixes #3785.
2015-04-26
- [bdubbs] - Updated to tzdata-2015d. Fixes #3780.
2015-04-24
- [krejzi] - Added a fix for security issue in Glibc (CVE-2015-1781). Thanks to Ken Moffat for identifying the problem and the fix.
- [krejzi] - Fixed Ncurses and Perl build with GCC 5. Thanks to Ken Moffat and Douglas R. Reno for providing the patches.
- [krejzi] - Updated to GCC-5.1.0. Fixes #3779.
2015-04-21
- [bdubbs] - Prevent /tools from being hard coded into eudev binaries.
- [bdubbs] - Update to man-pages-3.8.3. Fixes #3778.
- [bdubbs] - Suppress duplicate installation of attr man pages.
2015-04-16
- [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.0. Fixes #3775.
- [bdubbs] - Update to tzdata-2015c. Fixes #3776.
- [bdubbs] - Update to iproute2-4.0.0. Fixes #3777.
2015-03-31
- [bdubbs] - Adjust discussion of LFS environment variable to be before first use.
- [bdubbs] - Use --with-glibc-version=2.11 in gcc-pass1.
- [bdubbs] - Update to dejagnu-1.5.3. Fixes #3773.
2015-03-28
- [bdubbs] - Update to linux-3.19.3. Fixes #3772.
- [bdubbs] - Update to tzdata2015b. Fixes #3770.
2015-03-20
- [bdubbs] - Update to linux-3.19.2. Fixes #3768.
- [bdubbs] - Update to eudev-3.0. Fixes #3769.
2015-03-15
- [bdubbs] - Update to tcl-core-8.6.4. Fixes #3766.
- [bdubbs] - Update to util-linux-2.26.1. Fixes #3767.
- [bdubbs] - Remove non-essential static libraries from the installation. Added a new section in Chapter 6 Introduction, suppressed many static libraries in different packages, and removed the remaining in the Cleaning Up section. Fixes #3751.
2015-03-11
- [bdubbs] - Update to intltool-0.51.0. Fixes #3764.
2015-03-08
- [bdubbs] - Update to linux-3.19.1. Fixes #3763.
- [bdubbs] - Update to patch-2.7.5. Fixes #3762.
- [bdubbs] - Change tcl to minimal tcl-core package. Fixes #3752.
2015-03-07
- [bdubbs] - Update to mpc-1.0.3. Fixes #3753.
- [bdubbs] - Update to man-pages-3.8.1. Fixes #3754.
- [bdubbs] - Update to xz-5.2.1. Fixes #3757.
- [bdubbs] - Update to kmod-20. Fixes #3758.
2015-03-06
- [bdubbs] - LFS-7.7 released.

Linux From Scratch - Version 7.8-rc1

Chapter 1. Introduction

1.3. Changelog