patch-2.1.15 linux/Documentation/Changes

• Lines: 136
• Date: Thu Dec 12 16:51:06 1996
• Orig file: v2.1.14/linux/Documentation/Changes
• Orig date: Thu Dec 12 17:02:39 1996

diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.1.14/linux/Documentation/Changes linux/Documentation/Changes
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 generated by texinfo so a diff is useless anyway (though I can
 incorporate one by hand if you insist upon sending it that way ;-).
 
-Last updated: November 20, 1996.
+Last updated: December 3, 1996.
 Current Author: Chris Ricker (gt1355b@prism.gatech.edu).
 
 Current Minimal Requirements
@@ -28,14 +28,15 @@
    Upgrade to at *least* these software revisions before thinking you've
 encountered a bug!
 
-- Kernel modules	 2.0.8
+- Kernel modules	 2.1.13
 - Gnu C 		 2.7.2.1
 - Binutils		 2.7.0.3
-- Linux C Library	 5.4.12
+- Linux C Library	 5.4.13
 - Dynamic Linker (ld.so) 1.8.5
 - Linux C++ Library	 2.7.2.1
 - Procps		 1.01
 - SysVinit		 2.64
+- Util-linux		 2.5
 - Mount                  2.5p
 - Net-tools              1.32-alpha
 - Kbd                    0.91
@@ -60,19 +61,21 @@
 http://sunsite.unc.edu/mdw/HOWTO/ELF-HOWTO.html and upgrade your system
 accordingly.
 
-   For modules to work, you need to be running libc-5.4.7 or greater.
+   For modules to work, you need to be running libc-5.4.x or greater.
 Since updates to libc fix other problems as well (security flaws, for
 example) and since 5.4.7 is missing a few needed symbols, try to get
-the latest 5.4.x you can.  Currently, that is libc-5.4.12.
+the latest 5.4.x you can.  Currently, libc-5.4.13 is the latest public
+release.
 
    If you upgrade to libc-5.4.x, you also have to upgrade your dynamic
-linker (ld.so) to at least 1.8.3, or all sorts of weirdness will happen.
+linker (ld.so) to at least 1.8.5, or all sorts of weirdness will
+happen.  Actually, ld.so-1.8.2 and later will work, but only 1.8.5 is
+widely available, so if you need to upgrade, use it.
 
 Modules
 =======
 
-   You need to upgrade to modules-2.0.8 for kernels 2.1.8 and later.
-Currently, there is no modules package which works with kernel 2.1.1.
+   You need to upgrade to modules-2.1.13 for kernels 2.1.8 and later.
 
 Gnu C
 =====
@@ -105,55 +108,69 @@
 Binutils
 ========
 
-ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu:/pub/linux/packages/GCC/binutils-2.7.0.3.bin.tar.gz
+The 2.7.0.3 release:
+ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/binutils-2.7.0.3.bin.tar.gz
+ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/binutils-2.7.0.3.bin.tar.gz
 Installation notes:
-ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu:/pub/linux/packages/GCC/release.binutils-2.7.0.3
+ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/release.binutils-2.7.0.3
+ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/release.binutils-2.7.0.3
 
 Gnu C
 =====
 
+The 2.7.2.1 release:
+ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/gcc-2.7.2.1.bin.tar.gz
 ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/gcc-2.7.2.1.bin.tar.gz
 Installation notes:
+ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/release.gcc-2.7.2.1
 ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/release.gcc-2.7.2.1
 
 Linux C Library
 ===============
 
-The stable 5.2.18 release:
-ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/libc-5.2.18.bin.tar.gz
-Installation notes for 5.2.18:
-ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/release.libc-5.2.18
-
-The latest 5.4.12 release (when it gets there):
-ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/libc-5.4.12.bin.tar.gz
-Installation notes for 5.4.12:
-ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/release.libc-5.4.12
+The 5.4.13 release:
+ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/libc-5.4.13.bin.tar.gz
+ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/libc-5.4.13.bin.tar.gz
+Installation notes for 5.4.13:
+ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/release.gcc-2.7.2.1
+ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/release.libc-5.4.13
 
 Linux C++ Library
 =================
 
+The 2.7.2.1 release:
+ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/libg++-2.7.2.1.bin.tar.gz
 ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/libg++-2.7.2.1.bin.tar.gz
 Installation notes:
+ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/release.libg++-2.7.2.1
 ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/release.libg++-2.7.2.1
 
 Dynamic Linker
 ==============
 
+The 1.8.5 release:
+ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/ld.so-1.8.5.tar.gz
 ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/ld.so-1.8.5.tar.gz
 
 Modules utilities
 =================
 
-ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/kernel/v2.1/modules-2.0.8.tar.gz
+The 2.1.13 release:
+ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/sources/system/v2.1/modules-2.1.13.tar.gz
+ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/kernel/v2.1/modules-2.1.13.tar.gz
 
 Procps utilities
 ================
 
+The 1.01 release:
+ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/sources/usr.bin/procps-1.01.tgz
 ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/Status/ps/procps-1.01.tgz
 
 SysVinit utilities
 ==================
 
+The 2.64 release:
+ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/sources/sbin/sysvinit-2.64.tar.gz
 ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/Daemons/init/sysvinit-2.64.tar.gz
 
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