X-Git-Url: http://ftp.safe.ca/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=Documentation%2FChanges;h=cb2b141b1c3e8c2d1cb956d79dc645b8d1dc2ae1;hb=092ebf7a01aa8020501986ab9a2f481a01bb541a;hp=27232be26e1a94eb3b258eeb3a28132326d6bd80;hpb=909021ea7a8f4ef13af54935b87b03a20906e08a;p=safe%2Fjmp%2Flinux-2.6 diff --git a/Documentation/Changes b/Documentation/Changes index 27232be..cb2b141 100644 --- a/Documentation/Changes +++ b/Documentation/Changes @@ -15,26 +15,6 @@ and therefore owes credit to the same people as that file (Jared Mauch, Axel Boldt, Alessandro Sigala, and countless other users all over the 'net). -The latest revision of this document, in various formats, can always -be found at . - -Feel free to translate this document. If you do so, please send me a -URL to your translation for inclusion in future revisions of this -document. - -Smotrite file , yavlyaushisya -russkim perevodom dannogo documenta. - -Visite para obtener la traducción -al español de este documento en varios formatos. - -Eine deutsche Version dieser Datei finden Sie unter -. - -Last updated: October 29th, 2002 - -Chris Ricker (kaboom@gatech.edu or chris.ricker@genetics.utah.edu). - Current Minimal Requirements ============================ @@ -48,7 +28,7 @@ necessary on all systems; obviously, if you don't have any ISDN hardware, for example, you probably needn't concern yourself with isdn4k-utils. -o Gnu C 2.95.3 # gcc --version +o Gnu C 3.2 # gcc --version o Gnu make 3.79.1 # make --version o binutils 2.12 # ld -v o util-linux 2.10o # fdformat --version @@ -57,15 +37,15 @@ o e2fsprogs 1.29 # tune2fs o jfsutils 1.1.3 # fsck.jfs -V o reiserfsprogs 3.6.3 # reiserfsck -V 2>&1|grep reiserfsprogs o xfsprogs 2.6.0 # xfs_db -V -o pcmciautils 004 -o pcmcia-cs 3.1.21 # cardmgr -V +o pcmciautils 004 # pccardctl -V o quota-tools 3.09 # quota -V o PPP 2.4.0 # pppd --version o isdn4k-utils 3.1pre1 # isdnctrl 2>&1|grep version o nfs-utils 1.0.5 # showmount --version o procps 3.2.0 # ps --version o oprofile 0.9 # oprofiled --version -o udev 058 # udevinfo -V +o udev 081 # udevinfo -V +o grub 0.93 # grub --version Kernel compilation ================== @@ -74,26 +54,7 @@ GCC --- 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 gcc 2.95.x (x >= 3), and it -should be used when you need absolute stability. You may use gcc 3.0.x -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 plain gcc is just asking for trouble. - -The Red Hat gcc 2.96 compiler subtree can also be used to build this tree. -You should ensure you use gcc-2.96-74 or later. gcc-2.96-54 will not build -the kernel correctly. - -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.x -or derivatives, be sure not to use -fstrict-aliasing (which, depending on -your version of gcc 2.95.x, may necessitate using -fno-strict-aliasing). +computer. Make ---- @@ -139,9 +100,14 @@ You'll probably want to upgrade. Ksymoops -------- -If the unthinkable happens and your kernel oopses, you'll need a 2.4 -version of ksymoops to decode the report; see REPORTING-BUGS in the -root of the Linux source for more information. +If the unthinkable happens and your kernel oopses, you may need the +ksymoops tool to decode it, but in most cases you don't. +In the 2.6 kernel it is generally preferred to build the kernel with +CONFIG_KALLSYMS so that it produces readable dumps that can be used as-is +(this also produces better output than ksymoops). +If for some reason your kernel is not build with CONFIG_KALLSYMS and +you have no way to rebuild and reproduce the Oops with that option, then +you can still decode that Oops with ksymoops. Module-Init-Tools ----------------- @@ -215,8 +181,8 @@ Intel IA32 microcode -------------------- A driver has been added to allow updating of Intel IA32 microcode, -accessible as both a devfs regular file and as a normal (misc) -character device. If you are not using devfs you may need to: +accessible as a normal (misc) character device. If you are not using +udev you may need to: mkdir /dev/cpu mknod /dev/cpu/microcode c 10 184 @@ -235,7 +201,9 @@ with programs using shared memory. udev ---- udev is a userspace application for populating /dev dynamically with -only entries for devices actually present. udev replaces devfs. +only entries for devices actually present. udev replaces the basic +functionality of devfs, while allowing persistent device naming for +devices. FUSE ---- @@ -265,18 +233,13 @@ The PPP driver has been restructured to support multilink and to enable it to operate over diverse media layers. If you use PPP, upgrade pppd to at least 2.4.0. -If you are not using devfs, you must have the device file /dev/ppp +If you are not using udev, you must have the device file /dev/ppp which can be made by: mknod /dev/ppp c 108 0 as root. -If you use devfsd and build ppp support as modules, you will need -the following in your /etc/devfsd.conf file: - -LOOKUP PPP MODLOAD - Isdn4k-utils ------------ @@ -305,7 +268,7 @@ active clients. To enable this new functionality, you need to: - mount -t nfsd nfsd /proc/fs/nfs + mount -t nfsd nfsd /proc/fs/nfsd before running exportfs or mountd. It is recommended that all NFS services be protected from the internet-at-large by a firewall where @@ -317,9 +280,9 @@ Getting updated software Kernel compilation ****************** -gcc 2.95.3 ----------- -o +gcc +--- +o Make ----