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 <http://cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/kaboom/linux/Changes-2.4/>.
-
-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 <http://oblom.rnc.ru/linux/kernel/Changes.ru>, yavlyaushisya
-russkim perevodom dannogo documenta.
-
-Visite <http://www2.adi.uam.es/~ender/tecnico/> para obtener la traducción
-al español de este documento en varios formatos.
-
-Eine deutsche Version dieser Datei finden Sie unter
-<http://www.stefan-winter.de/Changes-2.4.0.txt>.
-
-Last updated: October 29th, 2002
-
-Chris Ricker (kaboom@gatech.edu or chris.ricker@genetics.utah.edu).
-
Current Minimal Requirements
============================
Again, keep in mind that this list assumes you are already
functionally running a Linux 2.4 kernel. Also, not all tools are
-necessary on all systems; obviously, if you don't have any PCMCIA (PC
-Card) hardware, for example, you probably needn't concern yourself
-with pcmcia-cs.
+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
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 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 0.5.3 # oprofiled --version
+o oprofile 0.9 # oprofiled --version
+o udev 071 # udevinfo -V
Kernel compilation
==================
---
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
----
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
-----------------
work correctly with this version of the XFS kernel code (2.6.0 or
later is recommended, due to some significant improvements).
+PCMCIAutils
+-----------
+
+PCMCIAutils replaces pcmcia-cs (see below). It properly sets up
+PCMCIA sockets at system startup and loads the appropriate modules
+for 16-bit PCMCIA devices if the kernel is modularized and the hotplug
+subsystem is used.
Pcmcia-cs
---------
PCMCIA (PC Card) support is now partially implemented in the main
-kernel source. Pay attention when you recompile your kernel ;-).
-Also, be sure to upgrade to the latest pcmcia-cs release.
+kernel source. The "pcmciautils" package (see above) replaces pcmcia-cs
+for newest kernels.
Quota-tools
-----------
udev is a userspace application for populating /dev dynamically with
only entries for devices actually present. udev replaces devfs.
+FUSE
+----
+
+Needs libfuse 2.4.0 or later. Absolute minimum is 2.3.0 but mount
+options 'direct_io' and 'kernel_cache' won't work.
+
Networking
==========
Kernel compilation
******************
-gcc 2.95.3
-----------
-o <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gcc/gcc-2.95.3.tar.gz>
+gcc
+---
+o <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gcc/>
Make
----
--------
o <ftp://oss.sgi.com/projects/xfs/download/>
+Pcmciautils
+-----------
+o <ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/pcmcia/>
+
Pcmcia-cs
---------
-o <ftp://pcmcia-cs.sourceforge.net/pub/pcmcia-cs/pcmcia-cs-3.1.21.tar.gz>
+o <http://pcmcia-cs.sourceforge.net/>
Quota-tools
----------
----
o <http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/hotplug/udev.html>
+FUSE
+----
+o <http://sourceforge.net/projects/fuse>
+
Networking
**********
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