1.3. Changelog

This is version 8.2 of the Linux From Scratch book, dated March 2, 2018. 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:

2018-03-02
- [bdubbs] - LFS-8.2 released.
2018-02-26
- [bdubbs] - Update to less-530. Fixes #4220.
- [bdubbs] - Add an explanation of LIBRARY_PATH and LD_LIBRARY_PATH used in the eudev instructions. Fixes #4224.
- [bdubbs] - Fix references to both 32-bit and 64-bit systems to list 64-bit examples first. Fixes #4225.
2018-02-14
- [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.15.3. Fixes #4218.
2018-02-09
- [bdubbs] - Update to man-db-2.8.1. Fixes #4216.
2018-02-09
- [bdubbs] - Move OpenSSL-1.1.0g from BLFS to LFS to support wireless operations in the linux kernel.
- [bdubbs] - Update to e2fsprogs-1.43.9. Fixes #4215.
- [bdubbs] - Update to mpfr-4.0.1. Fixes #4213.
- [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.15.2. Fixes #4212.
- [bdubbs] - Update to patch-2.7.6. Fixes #4211.
2018-02-05
- [bdubbs] - Update to expect-5.45.4. Fixes #4208.
- [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.15.1. Fixes #4209.
- [bdubbs] - Update to man-db-2.8.0. Fixes #4210.
2018-02-02
- [bdubbs] - Update to glibc-2.27. Fixes #4207.
- [bdubbs] - Update to man-pages-4.15. Fixes #4206.
- [bdubbs] - Update to bash-4.4.18. Fixes #4205.
- [bdubbs] - Update to iproute2-4.15.0. Fixes #4204.
2018-01-30
- [bdubbs] - Make /etc/vimrc set defaults properly.
- [dj] - Update to linux-4.15. Fixes #4202.
- [dj] - Update to ncurses-6.1. Fixes #4201.
2018-01-28
- [bdubbs] - Update to binutils-2.30.0. Fixes #4200.
- [bdubbs] - Update to gcc-7.3.0. Fixes #4199.
- [bdubbs] - Update to tzdata-2018c. Fixes #4198.
- [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.14.15. Fixes #4197.
2018-01-13
- [bdubbs] - Add warnings about mounting /mnt/lfs and the export of $LFS if restarting the host system. Add comments to automate those actions.
2018-01-13
- [bdubbs] - Update to mpfr-4.0.0. Fixes #4185.
- [bdubbs] - Update to mpc-1.1.0. Fixes #4196.
2018-01-13
- [dj] - Simplify and correct Libelf instructions.
2018-01-12
- [dj] - Add Libelf (Elfutils) 0.170.
- [dj] - Update to Linux-4.14.13. Fixes #4195.
2018-01-11
- [dj] - Update to kmod-25. Fixes #4194.
- [dj] - Update to gzip-1.9. Fixes #4193.
2018-01-06
- [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.14.12. Fixes #4192.
- [bdubbs] - Update to gdbm-1.14.1. Fixes #4191.
- [bdubbs] - Update to e2fsprogs-1.43.8. Fixes #4190.
2018-01-01
- [bdubbs] - Add comments to the kernel section to change the unwinder option. Fixes #4186.
- [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.14.10. Fixes #4184.
- [bdubbs] - Update to coreutils-8.29. Fixes #4189.
- [bdubbs] - Remove old footer from non-chunks book. Fixes #4188.
- [bdubbs] - Make spacing between "Chapter" and digit non breaking. Fixes #4187.
2017-12-26
- [bdubbs] - Update to tcl-8.6.8. Fixes #4183.
2017-12-25
- [dj] - Update to Python-3.6.4. Fixes #4178.
- [dj] - Add glibc-2.26-local_glob_exploits-2.patch. Fixes #4157.
2017-12-22
- [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.14.8. Fixes #4177.
2017-12-22
- [dj] - Update to util-linux-2.31.1. Fixes #4176.
2017-12-19
- [bdubbs] - Update tar-1.30. Fixes #4175.
- [bdubbs] - Update meson-0.44.0. Fixes #4173.
- [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.14.6. Fixes #4171.
2017-12-03
- [bdubbs] - Update to man-pages-4.14. Fixes #4170.
- [bdubbs] - Update to eudev-3.2.5. Fixes #4169.
- [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.14.3. Fixes #4168.
2017-11-26
- [bdubbs] - Prevent installation of unneeded gawk files.
2017-11-17
- [bdubbs] - Update to libpipeline-1.5.0. Fixes #4167.
- [bdubbs] - Update to iproute2-4.14.1. Fixes #4164.
- [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.14. Fixes #4165.
2017-11-11
- [dj] - Update to linux-4.13.12. Fixes #4163.
2017-11-06
- [dj] - Update to linux-4.13.11. Fixes #4162.
- [dj] - Update to expat-2.2.5. Fixes #4161.
2017-10-28
- [bdubbs] - Update to tzdata-2017c. Fixes #4159.
- [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.13.10. Fixes #4158.
- [bdubbs] - Update to check-0.12.0. Fixes #4155.
2017-10-27
- [bdubbs] - Update rule in 83-cdrom-symlinks.rules in udev-lfs tarball.
2017-10-20
- [bdubbs] - Update to gawk-4.2.0. Fixes #4155.
- [bdubbs] - Update to expect-5.45.3. Fixes #4154.
- [bdubbs] - Update to e2fsprogs-1.43.7. Fixes #4152.
- [bdubbs] - Update to dejagnu-1.6.1. Fixes #4151.
- [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.13.8. Fixes #4153.
- [bdubbs] - Update to util-linux v2.31. Fixes #4145.
2017-10-15
- [bdubbs] - Add optional patch to ninja.
2017-10-14
- [bdubbs] - Update to bash-4.4.12. Fixes #4149.
- [bdubbs] - Update to meson-0.43.0. Fixes #4148.
- [bdubbs] - Update to python3-3.6.3. Fixes #4146.
- [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.13.7. Fixes #4144.
- [bdubbs] - Update to binutils-2.29.1. Fixes #4142.
2017-09-23
- [bdubbs] - Update to perl-5.26.1. Fixes #4141.
- [bdubbs] - Add Meson-0.42.1.
- [bdubbs] - Add Ninja-1.8.2.
- [bdubbs] - Add Python-3.6.2.
- [bdubbs] - Add libffi-3.2.1.
- [bdubbs] - Update to eudev-3.2.4. Fixes #4140.
2017-09-22
- [bdubbs] - Update to util-linux 2.30.2. Fixes #4139.
- [bdubbs] - Update to man-pages-4.13. Fixes #4138.
- [bdubbs] - Update to texinfo-6.5. Fixes #4137.
- [bdubbs] - Update to mpfr-3.1.6. Fixes #4136.
- [bdubbs] - Update to iproute2-4.13.0. Fixes #4135.
- [bdubbs] - Update to eudev-3.2.3. Fixes #4133.
- [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.13.3. Fixes #4134.
2017-09-02
- [bdubbs] - Update to file-5.32. Fixes #4132.
- [bdubbs] - Update to coreutils-8.28. Fixes #4131.
- [bdubbs] - Update to e2fsprogs-1.43.6. Fixes #4130.
- [bdubbs] - Update to expat-2.2.4. Fixes #4127.
- [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.12.10. Fixes #4126.
2017-09-01
- [bdubbs] - LFS-8.1 released.

Linux From Scratch - Version 8.2

Chapter 1. Introduction

1.3. Changelog