%general-entities; ]> This is version &version; &versiond; of the Linux From Scratch book, dated &releasedate;. If this book is more than six months old, a newer and better version is probably already available. To find out, please check one of the mirrors via . Below is a list of changes made since the previous release of the book. 2018-08-12 [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.18. Fixes #4332. 2018-08-12 [bdubbs] - Update to dbus-1.12.10. Fixes #4328. [bdubbs] - Add a note to glibc about using libidn2. [bdubbs] - Add LANG to vim test instructions. [bdubbs] - Ensure grep tests run to completion. [bdubbs] - Run gcc tests in Chapter 6 as a non-privileged user. [bdubbs] - Move shadow to before gcc so the gcc tests can use su to run as a non-privileged user. [bdubbs] - Add perl Configure options in Chapter 5 to ensure no host system libraries are used. [bdubbs] - Update minimum make version to 4.0 required by glibc-2.28. [bdubbs] - Update bzip2 url to a new location. Fixes #4331. [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.17.14. Fixes #4330. 2018-08-08 [renodr] - Update to linux-4.17.13. Fixes #4327. 2018-08-03 [renodr] - Add patch to systemd to fix a build failure with glibc-2.28. 2018-08-02 [bdubbs] - Update to glibc-2.28. Fixes #4326. [bdubbs] - Update to gdbm-1.17. Fixes #4325. [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.17.11. Fixes #4322. [bdubbs] - Update to man-db-2.8.4. Fixes #4321. 2018-07-26 [bdubbs] - Update mirror and translation info. Fixes #4318. [bdubbs] - Update to gcc-8.2.0. Fixes #4320. [bdubbs] - Update to file-5.34. Fixes #4319. [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.17.10. Fixes #4316. 2018-07-23 [renodr] - Update to systemd-239. Fixes #4298. 2018-07-18 [bdubbs] - Update to util-linux 2.32.1. Fixes #4315. [bdubbs] - Update to binutils-2.31.1. Fixes #4314. [bdubbs] - Update to meson-0.47.1. Fixes #4313. [bdubbs] - Document some new regression test failures. [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.17.8. Fixes #4312. [bdubbs] - Update to e2fsprogs-1.44.3. Fixes #4310. 2018-07-08 [bdubbs] - Fix failures in texinfo regression tests. [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.17.5. Fixes #4300. [bdubbs] - Update to meson-0.47.0. Fixes #4306. 2018-07-07 [bdubbs] - Add a configuration option to libffi to ensure proper architecture selection. Include an explanation and how to select alternative options. Fixes #4303. 2018-07-06 [bdubbs] - Make symbolic links in inital part of Chapter 6 consistent for all versions of the book. Allows removing environment variables no longer needed with e2fsprogs. [bdubbs] - Update to Python-3.7.0. Fixes #4301. [bdubbs] - Update to gdbm-1.16. Fixes #4302. [bdubbs] - Update to elfutils-0.173. Fixes #4304. [bdubbs] - Update to coreutils-8.30. Fixes #4305. 2018-07-03 [bdubbs] - Update to attr-2.4.48. Fixes #4308. [bdubbs] - Update to acl-2.2.53. Fixes #4307. 2018-06-25 [bdubbs] - Various URL updates. Fixes #4293 and #4294. [bdubbs] - Update to perl-5.28.0. Fixes #4299. [bdubbs] - Update to Sysvinit 2.90. Fixes #4297. [bdubbs] - Update to gdbm-1.15. Fixes #4296. [bdubbs] - Update to elfutils-0.172. Fixes #4292. [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.17.2. Fixes #4295. 2018-06-12 [bdubbs] - Typo fix in xz page. Fixes #4285. [bdubbs] - Change some http references to https in gcc. Fixes #4281. [bdubbs] - Update to iproute2-4.17.0. Fixes #4288. [bdubbs] - Update to bison-3.0.5. Fixes #4284. [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.17.1. Fixes #4280. 2018-05-22 [bdubbs] - Update several urls to https. Fixes #4274. [bdubbs] - Update to procps-ng-3.3.15. Fixes #4279. [bdubbs] - Update to vim-8,1. Fixes #4278. [bdubbs] - Update to meson-0.46.1. Fixes #4277. [bdubbs] - Update to e2fsprogs-1.44.2. Fixes #4275. [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.16.10. Fixes #4276. 2018-05-11 [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.16.8. Fixes #4267. 2018-05-07 [bdubbs] - Change stripping in Chapter 6 to not require logout. 2018-05-05 [bdubbs] - Update to gcc-8.1.0. Fixes #4268. [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.16.7. Fixes #4262. [bdubbs] - Update to man-pages-4.16. Fixes #4266. [bdubbs] - Update to meson-0.46.0. Fixes #4263. [bdubbs] - Update to shadow-4.6. Fixes #4264. [bdubbs] - Update to tzdata-2018e. Fixes #4269. [bdubbs] - Update to xz-5.2.4. Fixes #4265. 2018-04-20 [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.16.2. Fixes #4258. [bdubbs] - Update to file-5.33. Fixes #4261. [bdubbs] - Update to perl-5.26.2. Fixes #4260. 2018-04-16 [bdubbs] - Fix man pages and descriptions in meson. Thanks to Xi Ruoyao for the patch. 2018-04-11 [bdubbs] - Fix appdata.loc file in gettext. [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.16.1. Fixes #4256. [bdubbs] - Update to procps-ng-3.3.14. Fixes #4257. 2018-04-06 [bdubbs] - Add libelf to rationale. Fixes #4252. [bdubbs] - Update to man-db-2.8.3. Fixes #4255. [bdubbs] - Update to iproute2-4.16.0. Fixes #4254. [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.16. Fixes #4250. [bdubbs] - Update to procps-ng-3.3.13. Fixes #4253. [bdubbs] - Update to sed-4.5. Fixes #4251. 2018-03-23 [bdubbs] - Update to several urls to use https. Thanks to avmaisak for the patch. Fixes #4247. [bdubbs] - Update to Python3-3.6.5. Fixes #4248. [bdubbs] - Update to openssl-1.1.0h. Fixes #4244. [bdubbs] - Update to e2fsprogs-1.44.1. Fixes #4244. [bdubbs] - Update to tzdata-2018d. Fixes #4243. [bdubbs] - Update to meson-0.45.1. Fixes #4242. [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.15.14. Fixes #4241. [bdubbs] - Update to sysvinit-2.89. Fixes #4249. 2018-03-23 [bdubbs] - Remove reference to openssl in BLFS in Chapter 9. Fixes #4240. [bdubbs] - Update minimum host system requirements. Fixes #4239. [bdubbs] - Added the rationale for including openssl. Fixes #4234. [bdubbs] - Update to util-linux-2.32. Fixes #4219. [bdubbs] - Update to meson-0.45.0. Fixes #4232. [bdubbs] - Update to e2fsprogs-1.44.0. Fixes #4236. [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.15.11. Fixes #4237. [bdubbs] - Update to automake-1.16.1. Fixes #4238. [bdubbs] - Update to systemd-238. Fixes #4233. 2018-03-03 [bdubbs] - Update to dbus-1.12.6. Fixes #4231. [bdubbs] - Update to man-db-2.8.2. Fixes #4230. [bdubbs] - Update to gawk-4.2.1. Fixes #4227. [bdubbs] - Update to meson-0.44.1. Fixes #4226. [bdubbs] - Update to meson-0.44.1. Fixes #4222. [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.15.7. Fixes #4221. 2018-03-02 [bdubbs] - LFS-8.2 released.