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-rw-r--r--chapter01/changelog.xml3
-rw-r--r--chapter03/patches.xml7
-rw-r--r--chapter05/binutils-pass1.xml6
-rw-r--r--chapter05/binutils-pass2.xml7
-rw-r--r--chapter06/binutils.xml7
-rw-r--r--chapter06/devices.xml9
6 files changed, 39 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index 3d1d3f5c8..d6ca8b19c 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ first a summary, then a detailed log.</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>bash-3.0-fixes-1.patch</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>bash-3.0-avoid_WCONTINUED-1.patch</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>binutils-2.15.94.0.1-fix_strip-1.patch</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>coreutils-5.2.1-suppress_hostname_uptime_kill_su-1.patch</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>flex-2.5.31-debian_fixes-2.patch</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>gcc-3.4.2-linkonce-1.patch</para></listitem>
@@ -95,6 +96,8 @@ first a summary, then a detailed log.</para>
</itemizedlist>
</listitem>
+<listitem><para>December 4th, 2004 [jeremy]: Added binutils fix_strip patch</para></listitem>
+
<listitem><para>December 4th, 2004 [matt]: Mention the additional IRC server.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>December 3rd, 2004 [jim]: Changed readline and zlib instructions
diff --git a/chapter03/patches.xml b/chapter03/patches.xml
index 6d40a79ad..582f30486 100644
--- a/chapter03/patches.xml
+++ b/chapter03/patches.xml
@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@ following:</para>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
+<term>Binutils Fix Strip Patch - 1KB:</term>
+<listitem>
+<para><ulink url="&patches-root;binutils-&binutils-version;-fix_strip-1.patch"/></para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
<term>Coreutils Suppress Uptime, Kill, Su Patch - 16 KB:</term>
<listitem>
<para><ulink url="&patches-root;coreutils-&coreutils-version;-suppress_uptime_kill_su-1.patch"/></para>
diff --git a/chapter05/binutils-pass1.xml b/chapter05/binutils-pass1.xml
index 96ebbdfa6..8b693e3b9 100644
--- a/chapter05/binutils-pass1.xml
+++ b/chapter05/binutils-pass1.xml
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ optimization flags (including the <parameter>-march</parameter> and
environment variables that override default optimizations, such as CFLAGS and
CXXFLAGS, we recommend un-setting them when building Binutils.</para>
+<para>The current version of Binutils in use has a bug that causes strip to
+remove necessary information from certain library files. This patch fixes
+the problem:</para>
+
+<screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../binutils-&binutils-version;-fix_strip-1.patch</userinput></screen>
+
<para>The Binutils documentation recommends building Binutils outside of the
source directory in a dedicated build directory:</para>
diff --git a/chapter05/binutils-pass2.xml b/chapter05/binutils-pass2.xml
index b09b9fae6..52c48cf8d 100644
--- a/chapter05/binutils-pass2.xml
+++ b/chapter05/binutils-pass2.xml
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@
<sect2 role="installation">
<title>Re-installation of Binutils</title>
+<para>The current version of Binutils in use has a bug that causes strip to
+remove necessary information from certain library files. This patch fixes
+the problem:</para>
+
+<screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../binutils-&binutils-version;-fix_strip-1.patc
+h</userinput></screen>
+
<para>Create a separate build directory again:</para>
<screen><userinput>mkdir ../binutils-build
diff --git a/chapter06/binutils.xml b/chapter06/binutils.xml
index 2dc90cb84..8a35d49a3 100644
--- a/chapter06/binutils.xml
+++ b/chapter06/binutils.xml
@@ -49,6 +49,13 @@ Therefore, if you have defined any environment variables that override
default optimizations, such as CFLAGS and CXXFLAGS, we recommend un-setting
or modifying them when building Binutils.</para>
+<para>The current version of Binutils in use has a bug that causes strip to
+remove necessary information from certain library files. This patch fixes
+the problem:</para>
+
+<screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../binutils-&binutils-version;-fix_strip-1.patc
+h</userinput></screen>
+
<para>The Binutils documentation recommends building Binutils outside of the
source directory in a dedicated build directory:</para>
diff --git a/chapter06/devices.xml b/chapter06/devices.xml
index 557b0d2c3..dc5de88b8 100644
--- a/chapter06/devices.xml
+++ b/chapter06/devices.xml
@@ -60,6 +60,15 @@ created:</para>
<screen><userinput>mount -t devpts -o gid=4,mode=620 none /dev/pts
mount -t tmpfs none /dev/shm</userinput></screen>
+
+<para>The <command>mount</command> commands executed above may result in the
+following warning message:</para>
+
+<screen><computeroutput>can't open /etc/fstab: No such file or directory.</computeroutput></screen>
+
+<para>This file&mdash;<filename>/etc/fstab</filename>&mdash;has not
+been created yet but is also not required for the file systems to be
+properly mounted. As such, the warning can be safely ignored.</para>
</sect2>