1.3. Changelog

This is version 8.0-rc1 of the Linux From Scratch book, dated February 14, 2016. 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 http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/mirrors.html.

Below is a list of changes made since the previous release of the book.

Changelog Entries:

2017-02-14
- [bdubbs] - LFS-8.0-rc1 released.
2017-02-13
- [bdubbs] - Update to file-5.30. Fixes #4047.
2017-02-10
- [bdubbs] - Update to grep-3.0. Fixes #4045.
- [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.9.9. Fixes #4046.
2017-02-08
- [dj] - Restore chapter 5 build of bison for binutils.
- [dj] - Build gold linker with binutils. The bfd linker remains default.
2017-02-07
- [bdubbs] - Add bash-4.4 upstream fixes patch.
2017-02-05
- [bdubbs] - Update to glibc-2.25. Fixes #4043.
- [bdubbs] - Revert gperf to version 3.0.4. Fixes #4044.
- [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.9.8.tar.xz. Fixes #4036.
- [bdubbs] - Update to check-0.11.0. Fixes #4035.
- [bdubbs] - Update to shadow-4.4. Fixes #4037.
- [bdubbs] - Update to e2fsprogs-1.43.4. Fixes #4039.
- [bdubbs] - Update to sed-4.4. Fixes #4041.
2017-01-22
- [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.9.5.tar.xz. Fixes #4030.
- [bdubbs] - Update to kbd-2.0.4. Fixes #4029.
- [bdubbs] - Update to perl-5.24.1. Fixes #4031.
- [bdubbs] - Update to zlib-1.2.11. Fixes #4032.
- [bdubbs] - Update to util-linux-2.29.1. Fixes #4034.
2017-01-08
- [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.9.1.tar.xz. Fixes #4028.
- [bdubbs] - Update to sed-4.3.tar.xz. Fixes #4025.
- [bdubbs] - Update to gperf-3.1. Fixes #4026.
2017-01-03
- [dj] - Update to zlib-1.2.10. Fixes #4023.
- [dj] - Update to m4-1.4.18. Fixes #4022.
- [dj] - Make binutils build against system zlib and enable plugins for LTO.
2017-01-01
- [bdubbs] - Update to flex-2.6.3. Fixes #4020.
- [bdubbs] - Update to xz-5.2.3. Fixes #4021.
2016-12-21
- [bdubbs] - Update to gcc-6.3.0. Fixes #4018.
- [bdubbs] - Update to gmp-6.1.2. Fixes #4017.
- [bdubbs] - Update to iproute2-4.9.0. Fixes #4016.
- [bdubbs] - Update to man-pages-4.09. Fixes #4015.
- [bdubbs] - Update to man-db-2.7.6.1. Fixes #4014.
- [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.9. Fixes #4013.
- [bdubbs] - Update to eudev-3.2.1. Fixes #4013.
2016-12-18
- [dj] - Update toolchain sanity checks to use values for x86_64.
2016-12-17
- [dj] - Remove {,/usr}/lib64 symlinks for x86_64 builds. Add /lib64 directory with symlinks to dynamic loader. Adjust installation of glibc, gcc, and libcap to account for directory layout changes.
2016-12-10
- [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.8.14. Fixes #4012.
- [bdubbs] - Update to grep-2.27. Fixes #4011.
- [bdubbs] - Add a note about a false Error in texinfo configure phase in Chapter 5. Fixes #4004.
2016-12-03
- [dj] - Update to coreutils-8.26. Fixes #4010.
- [dj] - Update to linux-4.8.12 and fix recent OOM issue. Fixes #4008.
- [dj] - Update to tzdata-2016j. Fixes #4007.
2016-11-22
- [dj] - Update to linux-4.8.10. Fixes #4005.
- [dj] - Added flex-2.6.2-fixes-1.patch. Fixes #4003.
2016-11-17
- [renodr] - Update to linux-4.8.8. Fixes #4002.
2016-11-09
- [bdubbs] - Update to vim-8.0.069. Fixes #4001.
- [bdubbs] - Update to tzdata-2016i. Fixes #3999.
- [bdubbs] - Update to file-5.29. Fixes #3998.
- [bdubbs] - Update to flex-2.6.2. Fixes #3997.
- [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.8.6. Fixes #3996.
- [bdubbs] - Update to util-linux-2.29. Fixes #3987.
2016-11-07
- [bdubbs] - Clarified the function of /etc/inputrc.
2016-10-22
- [ken] - Update to iproute2-4.8.0. Fixes #3992.
- [ken] - Update to tzdata-2016h. Fixes #3995.
- [ken] - Update to linux-4.8.3. Fixes #3994.
2016-10-09
- [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.8.1. Fixes #3983.
- [bdubbs] - Update to mpfr-3.1.5. Fixes #3984.
- [bdubbs] - Update to tzdata-2016g. Fixes #3985.
- [bdubbs] - Update to grep-2.26. Fixes #3988.
- [bdubbs] - Update to man-pages-4.08. Fixes #3991.
2016-09-16
- [bdubbs] - Update to bash-4.4. Fixes #3981.
- [bdubbs] - Update to readline-7.0. Fixes #3982.
- [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.7.4. Fixes #3980.
2016-09-14
- [bdubbs] - Update to vim-8.0. Fixes #3979.
2016-09-12
- [bdubbs] - Update to texinfo-6.3. Fixes #3978.
2016-09-10
- [bdubbs] - Update to e2fsprogs-1.43.3. Fixes #3977.
2016-09-09
- [bdubbs] - Update to gawk-4.1.4. Fixes #3973.
- [bdubbs] - Update to e2fsprogs-1.43.2. Fixes #3974.
- [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.7.3. Fixes #3975.
- [bdubbs] - Update to util-linux-2.28.2. Fixes #3976.
2016-09-07
- [bdubbs] - LFS-7.10 released.

Linux From Scratch - Version 8.0-rc1

Chapter 1. Introduction

1.3. Changelog