Changelog
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Upgraded to:
autoconf-2.59
automake-1.8.2
file-4.07
gcc-3.3.2
gettext-0.13.1
kbd-1.11
man-pages-1.64
lfs-utils-0.4.2
linux-2.4.24
modutils-2.4.26
perl-5.8.2
procps-3.1.15
psmisc-21.4
sed-4.0.9
tcl-8.4.5
zlib-1.2.1
Added:
gcc-3.3.2-no_fixincludes-1.patch
inetutils-1.4.2-no_server_man_pages-1.patch
kbd-1.11-more-programs-1.patch
Removed:
gawk-3.1.3-libexecdir.patch
gcc-3.3.1-no_fixincludes-2.patch
gcc-3.3.1-suppress-libiberty.patch
grub-0.93-gcc33-1.patch
kbd-1.08-more-programs.patch
man-1.5m2-manpath.patch
man-1.5m2-pager.patch
ncurses-5.3-vsscanf.patch
procps-3.1.11-locale-fix.patch
zlib-1.1.4-vsnprintf.patch
January 16th, 2004 [greg]: Expanded the Locking in Glibc and
Re-adjusting the toolchain sections to also catch missing cc->gcc symlink and
provide more help for when things go wrong.
January 16th, 2004 [greg]: Implemented changes to make the
running of the Chapter 5 test suites strictly optional i.e. the default action
for the average reader is to not run them. Closes 719.
January 13th, 2004 [greg]: Chapter 8 - Installation of the
kernel: Added command to keep a copy of the kernel .config
file.
January 13th, 2004 [greg]: Moved log file creation from Shadow
to "Creating the passwd and group files" and renamed that section accordingly.
Closes 741.
January 13th, 2004 [greg]: Upgraded to Automake-1.8.2, Kbd-1.11
and Sed-4.0.9.
January 14th, 2004 [alex]: Cleaned up stale files and entities
after the big move.
January 12th, 2004 [alex]: Moved all the information in
appendix A (the program descriptions and download locations) to chapter 6,
dividing each package page in roughly three sections: Statistics, Instructions,
and Short descriptions.
January 9th, 2004 [greg]: Chapter 7 - Configuring the network
script: Added instructions to create /etc/resolv.conf. Closes
733.
January 9th, 2004 [greg]: Chapter 8 - Making the LFS system
bootable: Added --no-mem-option to Grub command line in menu.lst to disable
Grub's insistence on passing mem= to the kernel. Closes 737.
January 7th, 2004 [greg]: Chapter 5 - Util-linux: Added command
to install the arch program which is needed by Perl for consistency. Upgraded
to Kbd-1.10.
January 6th, 2004 [greg]: Chapter 6 - Gawk: Removed the Gawk
Libexecdir Patch. Closes Bug 303.
January 6th, 2004 [greg]: Upgraded to File-4.07, Linux-2.4.24
and Procps-3.1.15.
December 17th, 2003 [greg]: Chapter 6 - Vim: Added commands to
run the Vim test suite. Closes Bug 722.
December 17th, 2003 [greg]: Upgraded to Autoconf-2.59,
Automake-1.8 and Gettext-0.13.1.
December 17th, 2003 [greg]: Chapter 6 - Kbd: Updated to new
patch that also installs the man pages for the additional programs. Closes Bug
726.
December 17th, 2003 [greg]: Chapter 6 - Zlib: Added chmod
command to fix static library permissions. Closes Bug 728.
December 12th, 2003 [greg]: Glibc: Moved ld.so.conf creation
to immediately before make install in both chapters.
December 11th, 2003 [greg]: Chapter 6 - Inetutils: Added patch
to prevent unnecessary man pages from being installed. Closes Bug
723.
December 11th, 2003 [greg]: Chapter 6 - Creating directories:
Stopped creation of /usr/share/{dict,nls}. Closes Bug 721.
December 11th, 2003 [greg]: Chapter 5 - Setting up the
environment: Fixed Bash startup files to handle HOME and PS1.
December 3rd, 2003 [greg]: Upgraded to Gettext-0.13,
Man-pages-1.64, Linux-2.4.23 and Psmisc-21.4.
November 26th, 2003 [greg]: Upgraded to Lfs-Utils-0.4.2,
Tcl-8.4.5 and Zlib-1.2.1. Obsoletes the Zlib Vsnprintf patch.
November 23rd, 2003 [greg]: Upgraded to Lfs-Utils-0.4.1 and
improved its build commands.
November 20th, 2003 [greg]: Rolled back the following patches
to sed substitutions: GCC Suppress-Libiberty Patch, Grub Gcc33 Patch, Man
Manpath Patch and Man Pager Patch. Closes Bug 461.
November 19th, 2003 [greg]: Chapter 5 - Setting up the
environment: Reworked the Bash startup files to enforce a clean environment.
Closes Bug 714.
November 17th, 2003 [jeremy]: Upgraded Man-pages to
1.63.
November 16th, 2003 [greg]: Chapter 6 - Sysvinit: Simplified
the sed to demonstrate yet another sed variation.
November 17th, 2003 [jeremy]: Chapter 6 - Perl: Added fix
for perldoc less invocation problem. Closes bug 716.
November 16th, 2003 [greg]: Chapter 6 - Texinfo: Added note
about how to recreate the /usr/share/info/dir file if needed. Closes Bug
485.
November 14th, 2003 [greg]: Removed unnecessary Ncurses
Vsscanf Patch. Closes Bug 704.
November 14th, 2003 [gerard]: Adjusted libexecdir location
for these packages: Glibc - /usr/bin to /usr/lib, Findutils - /usr/bin to
/usr/lib/locate, Gawk - /usr/bin to /usr/lib/gawk, Tar - /usr/bin to
/usr/sbin. Closes Bug #678.
November 14th, 2003 [greg]: Chapter 6 - Coreutils: Stopped
moving these binaries into /bin: dir, dircolors, du, mkfifo, shred, vdir.
Closes Bug 679.
November 14th, 2003 [greg]: Chapter 6 - Shadow: Added command
to create /etc/default directory to allow the -D option of useradd to
work properly.
November 14th, 2003 [greg]: Chapter 6 - Coreutils and
Util-linux: Pruned the number of "kill" binaries installed. Use the one from
Procps. Partially addresses Bug 307.
November 13th, 2003 [greg]: Chapter 6 - Ed: Streamlined build
commands. Closes Bug 693.
November 13th, 2003 [greg]: Upgraded to Perl-5.8.2 and
streamlined build commands for Perl's Chapter 5 static
extensions. Closes Bug 690.
November 13th, 2003 [gerard]: Upgraded to
Lfs-Utils-0.4 and Man-pages-1.62
November 13th, 2003 [gerard]: Renamed GCC
no_fixincludes-2.patch to no_fixincludes-1.patch which was the name it is
supposed to be.
November 13th, 2003 [alex]: Chapter 6 - Vim: Changed from
creating a local /root/.vimrc to a system-wide
/etc/vimrc file .
November 12th, 2003 [greg]: Removed unnecessary Automake
symlink.
November 12th, 2003 [greg]: Removed unnecessary Procps Locale
Patch. Closes Bug 705.
November 12th, 2003 [greg]: Upgraded to Autoconf-2.58,
Automake-1.7.9, File-4.06, Modutils-2.4.26, Procps-3.1.14 and
Sed-4.0.8.
November 12th, 2003 [greg]: Upgraded to
GCC-3.3.2.
Release of version 5.0 on November 5th, 2003.