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- Lines: 121
- Date:
Tue May 12 21:19:02 1998
- Orig file:
v2.1.101/linux/Documentation/Changes
- Orig date:
Thu May 7 22:51:45 1998
diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.1.101/linux/Documentation/Changes linux/Documentation/Changes
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
Also, don't forget http://www.linuxhq.com/ for all your Linux kernel
needs.
-Last updated: May 5, 1998
+Last updated: May 12, 1998
Current Author: Chris Ricker (kaboom@gatech.edu).
Current Minimal Requirements
@@ -45,21 +45,21 @@
- Kernel modules modutils-2.1.85 ; insmod -V
- Gnu C 2.7.2.3 ; gcc --version
-- Binutils 2.8.1.0.1 ; ld -v
+- Binutils 2.8.1.0.23 ; ld -v
- Linux C Library 5.4.44 ; ls -l /lib/libc.so.*
- Dynamic Linker (ld.so) 1.9.5 ; ldd --version
- Linux C++ Library 2.7.2.8 ; ls -l /usr/lib/libg++.so.*
-- Procps 1.2.5 ; ps --version
+- Procps 1.2.7 ; ps --version
- Procinfo 13 ; procinfo -v
- Mount 2.7l ; mount --version
-- Net-tools 1.41 ; hostname -V
+- Net-tools 1.45 ; hostname -V
- Loadlin 1.6a
- Sh-utils 1.16 ; basename --v
- Autofs 0.3.11 ; automount --version
- NFS 0.4.21 ; showmount --version
- Bash 1.14.7 ; bash -version
-- Ncpfs 2.1.1 ; ncpmount -v
-- Pcmcia-cs 3.0.0
+- Ncpfs 2.2.0 ; ncpmount -v
+- Pcmcia-cs 3.0.1
- PPP 2.3.5 ; pppd -v
Upgrade notes
@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@
the corresponding ttyS* device instead (e.g., cua0 -> ttyS0, cua1 ->
ttyS1, etc.).
+ In addition, some software still works, but needs to be compiled
+against 2.1 headers for complete functionality. Fdutils binaries
+compiled under 2.0 or earlier kernels should be replaced with ones
+compiled under 2.1, for example.
+
Libc
====
@@ -127,11 +132,13 @@
to find out the proper way to upgrade it. No, the instruction to "rm
`which encaps`" is not a joke.
-The last public release of the binutils 2.8.x series is 2.8.1.0.23.
-Binutils 2.8.1.0.25 to 2.9.1.0.2 are all very buggy; do not use them.
-Binutils 2.9.1 (note the absence of a suffix) is all right, and binutils
-2.9.1.0.3 (and presumably later revisions) will probably work, too.
-Stick with 2.8.1.0.23 to be safe.
+ The last public release of the binutils 2.8.x series was 2.8.1.0.23.
+Binutils 2.8.1.0.25 to 2.9.1.0.2 are beta releases, and are known to be
+very buggy. Binutils 2.9.1 (note the absence of a suffix) from the FSF
+should work, and binutils 2.9.1.0.3 and later releases are also good.
+Either use binutils-2.8.1.0.23 or binutils-2.9.1.0.4 or later. Glibc2
+users should especially try to use the 2.9.1.0.x releases, as they
+resolve known issues with glibc2 and binutils-2.8.x releases.
Gnu C
=====
@@ -273,13 +280,24 @@
Binutils
========
-The 2.8.1.0.1 release:
+The 2.8.1.0.23 release:
ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/binutils-2.8.1.0.23.bin.tar.gz
ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/binutils-2.8.1.0.23.bin.tar.gz
Installation notes:
ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/release.binutils-2.8.1.0.23
ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/release.binutils-2.8.1.0.23
+The 2.9.1.0.4 release:
+ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/binutils-2.9.1.0.4-glibc.x86.tar.gz
+ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/binutils-2.9.1.0.4-libc5.x86.tar.gz
+ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/binutils-2.9.1.0.4.tar.gz
+ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/binutils-2.9.1.0.4-glibc.x86.tar.gz
+ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/binutils-2.9.1.0.4-libc5.x86.tar.gz
+ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/binutils-2.9.1.0.4.tar.gz
+Installation notes:
+ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/release.binutils-2.9.1.0.4
+ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/release.binutils-2.9.1.0.4
+
Gnu C
=====
@@ -399,7 +417,7 @@
The 0.4.21 release:
ftp://ftp.mathematik.th-darmstadt.de/pub/linux/okir/linux-nfs-0.4.21.tar.gz
-ftp://linux.nrao.edu/pub/people/okir/linux-nfs-0.4.21.tar.gz
+ftp://linux.nrao.edu/mirrors/fb0429.mathematik.th-darmstadt.de/pub/linux/okir/linux-nfs-0.4.21.tar.gz
Net-tools
=========
@@ -423,14 +441,14 @@
Ncpfs
=====
-The 2.1.1 release:
-ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/ncpfs/ncpfs-2.1.1.tgz
+The 2.2.0 release:
+ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/ncpfs/ncpfs-2.2.0.tgz
Pcmcia-cs
=========
-The May 4, 1998 release:
-ftp://hyper.stanford.edu/pub/pcmcia/NEW/pcmcia-cs.04-May-98.tar.gz
+The 3.0.1 release:
+ftp://hyper.stanford.edu/pub/pcmcia/pcmcia-cs.3.0.1.tar.gz
PPP
===
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