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diff --git a/prologue/hostreqs.xml b/prologue/hostreqs.xml index 487fcd54b..23aa8c9f0 100644 --- a/prologue/hostreqs.xml +++ b/prologue/hostreqs.xml @@ -1,43 +1,46 @@ <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> -<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [ +<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [ <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent"> %general-entities; ]> + <sect1 id="pre-hostreqs"> -<title>Host System Requirements</title> -<?dbhtml filename="hostreqs.html"?> - -<para>The host must be running at least a 2.6.2 kernel compiled with GCC-3.0 or -higher. There are two main reasons for this requirement. First, the Native POSIX -Threading Library (NPTL) test suite will segfault if the host's kernel has not -been compiled with GCC-3.0 or a later version. Second, the 2.6.2 or later -version of the kernel is required for the use of Udev. Udev creates devices -dynamically by reading from the <systemitem -class="filesystem">sysfs</systemitem> file system. However, support for this -filesystem has only recently been implemented in most of the kernel drivers. We -must be sure that all critical system devices get created properly.</para> - -<para>In order to determine whether the host kernel meets the -requirements outlined above, run the following command:</para> + <?dbhtml filename="hostreqs.html"?> + + <title>Host System Requirements</title> + + <para>The host must be running at least a 2.6.2 kernel compiled with GCC-3.0 + or higher. There are two main reasons for this requirement. First, the Native + POSIX Threading Library (NPTL) test suite will segfault if the host's kernel + has not been compiled with GCC-3.0 or a later version. Second, the 2.6.2 or + later version of the kernel is required for the use of Udev. Udev creates + devices dynamically by reading from the <systemitem + class="filesystem">sysfs</systemitem> file system. However, support for this + filesystem has only recently been implemented in most of the kernel drivers. + We must be sure that all critical system devices get created properly.</para> + + <para>In order to determine whether the host kernel meets the requirements + outlined above, run the following command:</para> <screen role="nodump"><userinput>cat /proc/version</userinput></screen> -<para>This will produce output similar to:</para> + <para>This will produce output similar to:</para> <screen><computeroutput>Linux version 2.6.2 (user@host) (gcc version 3.4.0) #1 Tue Apr 20 21:22:18 GMT 2004</computeroutput></screen> -<para>If the results of the above command do not state that the host kernel is -either 2.6.2 (or later), or that it was not compiled using a GCC-3.0 (or later) -compiler, one will need to be installed. There are two methods you can take to -solve this. First, see if your Linux vendor provides a 2.6.2 (or later) kernel -package. If so, you may wish to install it. If your vendor doesn't offer a 2.6.2 -(or later) kernel package, or you would prefer not to install it, 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"/>. This second option can also be seen as a gauge -of your current Linux skills. If this second requirement is too steep, then the -LFS book will not likely be much use to you at this time.</para> + <para>If the results of the above command do not state that the host kernel + is either 2.6.2 (or later), or that it was not compiled using a GCC-3.0 (or + later) compiler, one will need to be installed. There are two methods you + can take to solve this. First, see if your Linux vendor provides a 2.6.2 (or + later) kernel package. If so, you may wish to install it. If your vendor + doesn't offer a 2.6.2 (or later) kernel package, or you would prefer not to + install it, 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"/>. This second + option can also be seen as a gauge of your current Linux skills. If this + second requirement is too steep, then the LFS book will not likely be much + use to you at this time.</para> </sect1> - |