Update to zlib-1.2.9, fixes #4023. Update to m4-1.4.18, fixes #4022, correct binutils linking with zlib and enable plugins.

git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@11162 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689

4 files changed, 58 insertions, 18 deletions

diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index 843397bab..57df544b7 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -43,6 +43,24 @@
     appropriate for the entry or if needed the entire day's listitem.
 -->
     <listitem>
+      <para>2017-01-03</para>
+      <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[dj] - Update to zlib-1.2.9. Fixes
+          <ulink url="&lfs-ticket-root;4023">#4023</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[dj] - Update to m4-1.4.18. Fixes
+          <ulink url="&lfs-ticket-root;4022">#4022</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[dj] - Make binutils build against system zlib and enable
+          plugins for LTO.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </itemizedlist>
+    </listitem>
+
+    <listitem>
       <para>2017-01-01</para>
       <itemizedlist>
         <listitem>
diff --git a/chapter06/binutils.xml b/chapter06/binutils.xml
index c7081ea37..c5ec247e5 100644
--- a/chapter06/binutils.xml
+++ b/chapter06/binutils.xml
@@ -65,9 +65,31 @@ cd       build</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>Prepare Binutils for compilation:</para>
 
-<screen><userinput remap="configure">../configure --prefix=/usr   \
-             --enable-shared \
-             --disable-werror</userinput></screen>
+<screen><userinput remap="configure">../configure --prefix=/usr    \
+             --enable-shared  \
+             --enable-plugins \
+             --disable-werror \
+             --with-system-zlib</userinput></screen>
+
+    <variablelist>
+      <title>The meaning of the configure parameters:</title>
+
+      <varlistentry>
+        <term><parameter>--enable-plugins</parameter></term>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>Enables plugin support for the linker.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+
+      <varlistentry>
+        <term><parameter>--with-system-zlib</parameter></term>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>Use the installed zlib library rather than building the
+          included version.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+
+    </variablelist>
 
     <para>Compile the package:</para>
 
diff --git a/general.ent b/general.ent
index 841778376..7ff96148b 100644
--- a/general.ent
+++ b/general.ent
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
-<!ENTITY version         "SVN-20170101">
+<!ENTITY version         "SVN-20170103">
 <!ENTITY short-version   "svn">  <!-- Used below in &blfs-book; 
                                       Change to x.y for release but not -rc releases -->
 <!ENTITY generic-version "development"> <!-- Use "development"  or "x.y[-pre{x}]" -->
 
-<!ENTITY versiond        "20170101-systemd">
+<!ENTITY versiond        "20170103-systemd">
 <!ENTITY short-versiond  "systemd">
 <!ENTITY generic-versiond "systemd"> 
 
-<!ENTITY releasedate     "January 1, 2016">
+<!ENTITY releasedate     "January 3, 2016">
 <!ENTITY copyrightdate   "1999-2017"><!-- jhalfs needs a literal dash, not &ndash; -->
-<!ENTITY milestone       "7.11">
+<!ENTITY milestone       "8.0">
 
 <!ENTITY lfs-root        "http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/">
 <!ENTITY blfs-root       "&lfs-root;blfs/">
diff --git a/packages.ent b/packages.ent
index b12d001d0..f88a96503 100644
--- a/packages.ent
+++ b/packages.ent
@@ -408,15 +408,15 @@
 <!ENTITY linux-headers-ch6-du "764 MB">
 <!ENTITY linux-headers-ch6-sbu "less than 0.1 SBU">
 
-<!ENTITY m4-version "1.4.17">
-<!ENTITY m4-size "1,122 KB">
+<!ENTITY m4-version "1.4.18">
+<!ENTITY m4-size "1,180 KB">
 <!ENTITY m4-url "&gnu;m4/m4-&m4-version;.tar.xz">
-<!ENTITY m4-md5 "12a3c829301a4fd6586a57d3fcf196dc">
+<!ENTITY m4-md5 "730bb15d96fffe47e148d1e09235af82">
 <!ENTITY m4-home "&gnu-software;m4/">
-<!ENTITY m4-ch5-du "18 MB">
+<!ENTITY m4-ch5-du "19 MB">
 <!ENTITY m4-ch5-sbu "0.2 SBU">
-<!ENTITY m4-ch6-du "29 MB">
-<!ENTITY m4-ch6-sbu "0.4 SBU">
+<!ENTITY m4-ch6-du "31 MB">
+<!ENTITY m4-ch6-sbu "0.3 SBU">
 
 <!ENTITY make-version "4.2.1">
 <!ENTITY make-size "1,375 KB">
@@ -642,11 +642,11 @@
 <!ENTITY xz-ch6-du "15 MB">
 <!ENTITY xz-ch6-sbu "0.2 SBU">
 
-<!ENTITY zlib-version "1.2.8">
-<!ENTITY zlib-size "441 KB">
-<!ENTITY zlib-url "http://www.zlib.net/zlib-&zlib-version;.tar.xz">
-<!ENTITY zlib-md5 "28f1205d8dd2001f26fec1e8c2cebe37">
+<!ENTITY zlib-version "1.2.9">
+<!ENTITY zlib-size "632 KB">
+<!ENTITY zlib-url "&anduin-sources;/zlib-&zlib-version;.tar.gz">
+<!ENTITY zlib-md5 "e727f2484bf2a4eff2fc6b5f2e138ae2">
 <!ENTITY zlib-home "http://www.zlib.net/">
-<!ENTITY zlib-ch6-du "4.0 MB">
+<!ENTITY zlib-ch6-du "4.5 MB">
 <!ENTITY zlib-ch6-sbu "less than 0.1 SBU">