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| author | Bruce Dubbs <bdubbs@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2013-08-22 14:45:43 +0000 |
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| committer | Bruce Dubbs <bdubbs@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2013-08-22 14:45:43 +0000 |
| commit | a93258dc7f7ea32754c05c126ae2ca67a85fc2bf (patch) | |
| tree | dd25ec794130b76873a8240dd7fefb357a17dc6d /prologue | |
| parent | 12b9f876d05dbe137d360437bf38f870db2f7c89 (diff) | |
Update minimum kernel requirement for the host
Minor edit in rc.sit requiring bootscript update.
git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@10327 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689
Diffstat (limited to 'prologue')
| -rw-r--r-- | prologue/hostreqs.xml | 10 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/prologue/hostreqs.xml b/prologue/hostreqs.xml index c56a91f06..45c892136 100644 --- a/prologue/hostreqs.xml +++ b/prologue/hostreqs.xml @@ -81,18 +81,16 @@ </listitem> <listitem> - <para><emphasis role="strong">Linux Kernel-2.6.25</emphasis> - (having been compiled with GCC-4.1.2 or greater)</para> + <para><emphasis role="strong">Linux Kernel-&min-kernel;</emphasis></para> <para>The reason for the kernel version requirement is that we specify that version when building <application>glibc</application> in Chapter 6 at the recommendation of the developers. It is also required by udev.</para> - <para>If the host kernel is either earlier than 2.6.25, or it was not - compiled using a GCC-4.1.2 (or later) compiler, you will need to replace - the kernel with one adhering to the specifications. There are two ways - you can go about this. First, see if your Linux vendor provides a 2.6.25 + <para>If the host kernel is earlier than &min-kernel; you will need to replace + the kernel with a more up to date version. There are two ways + you can go about this. First, see if your Linux vendor provides a &min-kernel; or later kernel package. If so, you may wish to install it. If your vendor doesn't offer an acceptable kernel package, or you would prefer not to install it, you can compile a kernel yourself. Instructions for |