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diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml index 4da819040..16c9049d7 100644 --- a/chapter01/changelog.xml +++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml @@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ <para>2008-10-19</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> + <para>[bdubbs] - Added a note to the Host System Requirements that the + Linux host must be a 32-bit system and that the book only supports + a 32-bit build.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> <para>[randy] - Updated the book to use 4.13a as the Texinfo version, even though the tarball is exactly the same as the previous 4.13 version.</para> diff --git a/prologue/hostreqs.xml b/prologue/hostreqs.xml index 281956c41..d90dd420f 100644 --- a/prologue/hostreqs.xml +++ b/prologue/hostreqs.xml @@ -99,6 +99,17 @@ then you can compile a 2.6 kernel yourself. Instructions for compiling the kernel and configuring the boot loader (assuming the host uses GRUB) are located in <xref linkend="chapter-bootable"/>.</para> + + <note> + <para>This version of the book builds a 32-bit Linux system and + requires an existing 32-bit version of of the kernel on the Intel/AMD + x86 architecture. Adding capabilty for x86_64 systems is a major + objective of a future version of LFS. Support for 64-bit systems and + additional architectures can be found in the Cross-Compiled Linux From + Scratch (CLFS) project at <ulink url="http://cross-lfs.org/view/svn/"/>. + </para> + </note> + </listitem> <listitem> |