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<sect1 id="pre-hostreqs">
<?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>
<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>
</sect1>
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