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- Lines: 144
- Date:
Fri Aug 2 17:39:42 2002
- Orig file:
linux-2.4.18/Documentation/Changes
- Orig date:
Fri Dec 21 09:41:53 2001
diff -urN linux-2.4.18/Documentation/Changes linux-2.4.19/Documentation/Changes
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
Eine deutsche Version dieser Datei finden Sie unter
<http://www.stefan-winter.de/Changes-2.4.0.txt>.
-Last updated: May 9, 2001
+Last updated: February 13, 2002
Chris Ricker (kaboom@gatech.edu or chris.ricker@genetics.utah.edu).
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@
o util-linux 2.10o # fdformat --version
o modutils 2.4.2 # insmod -V
o e2fsprogs 1.25 # tune2fs
-o reiserfsprogs 3.x.0j # reiserfsck 2>&1|grep reiserfsprogs
+o jfsutils 1.0.12 # fsck.jfs -V
+o reiserfsprogs 3.x.1b # reiserfsck 2>&1|grep reiserfsprogs
o pcmcia-cs 3.1.21 # cardmgr -V
o PPP 2.4.0 # pppd --version
o isdn4k-utils 3.1pre1 # isdnctrl 2>&1|grep version
@@ -70,9 +71,9 @@
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 2.95.3 or .4, and it
+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
+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
@@ -106,14 +107,14 @@
your kernel. This change does, however, mean that you need a recent
release of binutils.
-If you can, upgrade to the latest 2.9.5 or 2.10 binutils release. Older
+If you can, upgrade to the latest 2.9.5 or 2.1x binutils release. Older
releases such as 2.8, 2.8.xx, and the FSF's 2.9.1 should be avoided if
at all possible. The later releases of 2.9.1.0.x (anything where x >= 22)
can and do compile the kernel properly, but there are many benefits in
-upgrading to 2.9.5 or 2.10 if you're up to it.
+upgrading to 2.9.5 or 2.1x if you're up to it.
-System utils
-============
+System utilities
+================
Architectural changes
---------------------
@@ -171,6 +172,16 @@
The latest version of e2fsprogs fixes several bugs in fsck and
debugfs. Obviously, it's a good idea to upgrade.
+JFSutils
+--------
+
+The jfsutils package contains the utilities for the file system.
+The following utilities are available:
+o fsck.jfs - initiate replay of the transaction log, and check
+ and repair a JFS formatted partition.
+o mkfs.jfs - create a JFS formatted partition.
+o other file system utilities are also available in this package.
+
Reiserfsprogs
-------------
@@ -267,8 +278,8 @@
Getting updated software
========================
-Compilers
-*********
+Kernel compilation
+******************
egcs 1.1.2 (gcc 2.91.66)
------------------------
@@ -276,32 +287,22 @@
gcc 2.95.3
----------
-o <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/gcc/gcc-2.95.3.tar.gz>
-
-Gnu Make
-********
+o <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gcc/gcc-2.95.3.tar.gz>
Make 3.77
---------
o <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/make/make-3.77.tar.gz>
Binutils
-********
-
-2.9.1 series
-------------
-o <ftp://ftp.valinux.com/pub/support/hjl/binutils/2.9.1/binutils-2.9.1.0.25.tar.gz>
-
-2.9.5 and 2.10 series
----------------------
-o <ftp://ftp.valinux.com/pub/support/hjl/binutils/>
+--------
+o <ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/devel/binutils/>
System utilities
****************
Util-linux
----------
-o <ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/util-linux-2.10o.tar.gz>
+o <ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/>
Ksymoops
--------
@@ -319,9 +320,13 @@
---------
o <http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs-1.25.tar.gz>
+JFSutils
+---------
+o <http://oss.software.ibm.com/jfs/>
+
Reiserfsprogs
-------------
-o <ftp://ftp.namesys.com/pub/reiserfsprogs/reiserfsprogs-3.x.0j.tar.gz>
+o <ftp://ftp.namesys.com/pub/reiserfsprogs/reiserfsprogs-3.x.1b.tar.gz>
LVM toolset
-----------
@@ -345,10 +350,10 @@
Powertweak
----------
-o <http://powertweak.sourceforge.net>
+o <http://powertweak.sourceforge.net/>
-Network
-*******
+Networking
+**********
PPP
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