patch-2.4.0-test10 linux/Documentation/Changes

• Lines: 112
• Date: Thu Oct 26 13:49:15 2000
• Orig file: v2.4.0-test9/linux/Documentation/Changes
• Orig date: Tue Sep 5 13:55:46 2000

diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.4.0-test9/linux/Documentation/Changes linux/Documentation/Changes
@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@
 Visite <http://www2.adi.uam.es/~ender/tecnico/> para obtener la traducción
 al español de este documento en varios formatos.
 
-Last updated: August 28, 2000
+Eine deutsche Version dieser Datei finden Sie unter
+<http://www.stefan-winter.de/Changes-2.4.0.txt>.
+
+Last updated: October 25, 2000
 
 Chris Ricker (kaboom@gatech.edu or chris.ricker@genetics.utah.edu).
 
@@ -45,13 +48,13 @@
 Card) hardware, for example, you probably needn't concern yourself
 with pcmcia-cs.
 
-o  Gnu C                  2.7.2.3                 # gcc --version
+o  Gnu C                  2.91.66                 # gcc --version
 o  Gnu make               3.77                    # make --version
 o  binutils               2.9.1.0.25              # ld -v
 o  util-linux             2.10o                   # kbdrate -v
-o  modutils               2.3.15                  # insmod -V
-o  e2fsprogs              1.18                    # tune2fs --version
-o  pcmcia-cs              3.1.19                  # cardmgr -V
+o  modutils               2.3.18                  # insmod -V
+o  e2fsprogs              1.19                    # tune2fs --version
+o  pcmcia-cs              3.1.21                  # cardmgr -V
 o  PPP                    2.4.0                   # pppd --version
 o  isdn4k-utils           3.1beta7                # isdnctrl 2>&1|grep version
 			  
@@ -61,13 +64,22 @@
 GCC
 ---
 
-You will need at least gcc 2.7.2 to compile the kernel.  You currently
-have several options for gcc-derived compilers:  gcc 2.7.2.3, various
-versions of egcs, the new gcc 2.95 and upcoming gcc 3.0, and experimental
-compilers like pgcc.  For absolute stability, it is still recommended
-that gcc 2.7.2.3 be used to compile your kernel.  egcs 1.1.2 should also
-work.  gcc 2.95 is known to have problems, and using pgcc for your kernel
-is just asking for trouble.
+The gcc version requirements may vary depending on the type of CPU in your
+computer. The next paragraph applies to users of x86 CPUs, but not
+necessarily to users of other CPUs. Users of other CPUs should obtain
+information about their gcc version requirements from another source.
+
+The recommended compiler for the kernel is egcs 1.1.2 (gcc 2.91.66), and it
+should be used when you need absolute stability. You may use gcc 2.95.2
+instead if you wish, although it may cause problems. Later versions of gcc
+have not received much testing for Linux kernel compilation, and there are
+almost certainly bugs (mainly, but not exclusively, in the kernel) that
+will need to be fixed in order to use these compilers. In any case, using
+pgcc instead of egcs or plain gcc is just asking for trouble.
+
+Note that gcc 2.7.2.3 is no longer a supported kernel compiler. The kernel
+no longer works around bugs in gcc 2.7.2.3 and, in fact, will refuse to
+be compiled with it.
 
 In addition, please pay attention to compiler optimization.  Anything
 greater than -O2 may not be wise.  Similarly, if you choose to use gcc-2.95
@@ -82,7 +94,7 @@
 Binutils
 --------
 
-Linux on IA/32 has recently switched from using as86 to using gas for
+Linux on IA-32 has recently switched from using as86 to using gas for
 assembling the 16-bit boot code, removing the need for as86 to compile
 your kernel.  This change does, however, mean that you need a recent
 release of binutils.
@@ -242,12 +254,7 @@
 Compilers
 *********
 
-gcc 2.7.2.3
------------
-o  <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gcc/gcc-2.7.2.3.tar.gz>
-o  <ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/gnu/gcc-2.7.2.3.tar.gz>
-
-egcs 1.1.2
+egcs 1.1.2 (gcc 2.91.66)
 ---------
 o  <ftp://ftp.valinux.com/pub/support/hjl/gcc/egcs-1.1.2/egcs-1.1.2-glibc.x86.tar.bz2>
 o  <ftp://ftp.valinux.com/pub/support/hjl/gcc/egcs-1.1.2/egcs-1.1.2-libc5.x86.tar.bz2>
@@ -277,7 +284,7 @@
 
 Modutils
 --------
-o  <ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/modutils/v2.3/modutils-2.3.15.tar.gz>
+o  <ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/modutils/v2.3/modutils-2.3.18.tar.bz2>
 
 Mkinitrd
 --------
@@ -285,8 +292,8 @@
 
 E2fsprogs
 ---------
-o  <http://web.mit.edu/tytso/www/linux/dist/e2fsprogs-1.18.tar.gz>
-o  <http://web.mit.edu/tytso/www/linux/dist/e2fsprogs-1.18.src.rpm>
+o  <ftp://download.sourceforge.net/pub/sourceforge/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs-1.19.tar.gz>
+o  <ftp://download.sourceforge.net/pub/sourceforge/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs-1.19.src.rpm>
 
 LVM toolset
 -----------
@@ -294,7 +301,7 @@
 
 Pcmcia-cs
 ---------
-o  <ftp://pcmcia-cs.sourceforge.org/pub/pcmcia-cs/pcmcia-cs-3.1.19.tar.gz>
+o  <ftp://pcmcia-cs.sourceforge.net/pub/pcmcia-cs/pcmcia-cs-3.1.21.tar.gz>
 
 Jade
 ----