1.3. Changelog

This is version 7.7 of the Linux From Scratch book, dated March 6, 2015. If this book is more than six months old, a newer and better version is probably already available. To find out, please check one of the mirrors via http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/mirrors.html.

Below is a list of changes made since the previous release of the book.

Changelog Entries:

2015-03-06
- [bdubbs] - LFS-7.7 released.
2015-03-03
- [bdubbs] - Add a sed to fix an upstream security issue in e2fsprogs. Fixes #3759.
- [bdubbs] - Add a sed to fix an upstream security issue in grep. Fixes #3760.
2015-02-25
- [bdubbs] - Add texinfo-4.7 or later to host system requirements. Fixes #3756.
2015-02-23
- [bdubbs] - Add a fix to glibc for 32-bit architectures. Fixes #3755.
2015-02-22
- [bdubbs] - Cosmetic changes to output messages by network boot scripts.
2015-02-19
- [bdubbs] - Update to util-linux-2.26. Fixes #3734.
2015-02-16
- [bdubbs] - Update to linux-3.19. Fixes #3746.
- [bdubbs] - Update to iproute2-3.19.0. Fixes #3748.
- [bdubbs] - Update to perl-5.20.2. Fixes #3749.
- [bdubbs] - Update to libtool-2.4.6. Fixes #3750.
- [bdubbs] - Added a note to glibc about potential problems with parallel build. Fixes #3747.
2015-02-09
- [Chris] - Added --docdir switch to Chapter 6 Bison to put docs in versioned directory.
2015-02-08
- [bdubbs] - Update ipv4-static, ifup, and ifup.8 in bootscripts to better support multiple IP addresses on an interface.
- [Chris] - Updated FHS URL to new location.
2015-02-06
- [bdubbs] - Add bash patches through patch-033.
- [bdubbs] - Update mpfr patches through patch-11.
- [bdubbs] - Update to util-linux-2.26-rc2. Intermediate fix prior to stable util-linux-2.26.
- [bdubbs] - Update to man-pages-3.79. Fixes #3743.
- [bdubbs] - Update to dejagnu-1.5.2. Fixes #3744.
- [bdubbs] - Update to glibc-2.21. Fixes #3745.
2015-01-31
- [bdubbs] - Update to patch-2.7.4. Fixes #3742.
- [bdubbs] - Update to tzdata-2015a. Fixes #3741.
2015-01-29
- [bdubbs] - Update to eudev-2.1.1. Fixes #3735.
- [bdubbs] - Update to bison-3.0.4. Fixes #3735.
- [bdubbs] - Update to libtool-2.4.5. Fixes #3737.
- [bdubbs] - Update to patch-2.7.3. Fixes #3738.
- [bdubbs] - Update to linux-3.18.5. Fixes #3739.
- [bdubbs] - Update to man-pages-3.78. Fixes #3740.
2015-01-12
- [bdubbs] - Update to XML-Parser-2.44. Fixes #3733.
- [bdubbs] - Update to man-pages-3.77. Fixes #3732.
- [bdubbs] - Update to linux-3.18.2. Fixes #3731.
2015-01-06
- [bdubbs] - Update to file-5.22. Fixes #3729.
- [bdubbs] - Update to automake-1.15. Fixes #3727.
2015-01-02
- [bdubbs] - Update to man-pages-3.76. Fixes #3728.
- [bdubbs] - Fix URL for CLFS. Fixes #3727.
- [bdubbs] - Update copyright year.
- [bdubbs] - Make version-check script more robust.
2014-12-25
- [bdubbs] - Update to iproute2-3.18.0. Fixes #3726.
- [bdubbs] - Update to gettext-0.19.4. Fixes #3725.
2014-12-24
- [bdubbs] - Update to linux-3.18.1. Fixes #3721.
- [bdubbs] - Update to xz-5.2.0. Fixes #3723.
- [bdubbs] - Update to binutils-2.25. Fixes #3724.
- [bdubbs] - Update comments for sysklogd boot script. Fixes #3722.
2014-12-13
- [bdubbs] - Update to linux-3.18. Fixes #3717.
- [bdubbs] - Update to file-5.21. Fixes #3718.
- [bdubbs] - Update to XML-Parser-2.43. Fixes #3720.
2014-12-03
- [bdubbs] - Update acknowledgements. Fixes #3716.
- [bdubbs] - Update to libtool-2.4.4. Fixes #3715.
2014-11-29
- [pierre] - Reformat eudev to support jhalfs.
2014-11-24
- [bdubbs] - Update to linux-3.17.4. Fixes #3712.
- [bdubbs] - Update to kmod-19. Fixes #3713.
- [bdubbs] - Update to grep-2.21. Fixes #3714.
2014-11-13
- [bdubbs] - Update to tzdata-2014j. Fixes #3710.
- [bdubbs] - Update to tcl-8.6.3. Fixes #3711.
2014-11-11
- [bdubbs] - Update to bash-4.3.30. Fixes #3708.
- [bdubbs] - Update to man-db-2.7.1. Fixes #3709.
- [bdubbs] - Add binutils-2.24-multiple_plugins-1.patch. Thanks to Miklos Karacsony fro the patch. Fixes #3707.
2014-11-10
- [bdubbs] - Change default permissions for /run/lock to 1777.
2014-11-05
- [bdubbs] - Update to groff-1.22.3. Fixes #3706.
2014-11-03
- [bdubbs] - Move the page concerning /etc/shells from BLFS to LFS Chapter 7. Fixes #3705.
2014-11-01
- [bdubbs] - Update to linux-3.17.2. Fixes #3704.
- [bdubbs] - Update to iproute2-3.17.0. Fixes #3703.
2014-10-31
- [bdubbs] - Update to gcc-4.9.2. Fixes #3702.
2014-10-30
- [bdubbs] - Update to libtool-2.4.3. Fixes #3699.
- [bdubbs] - Update to eudev-2.1. Fixes #3700.
2014-10-26
- [bdubbs] - Update to libpipeline-1.4.0. Fixes #3698.
2014-10-25
- [bdubbs] - Add an instruction to the eudev install to create the initial /etc/udev/hwdb.bin file.
- [bdubbs] - Update to tzdata-2014i. Fixes #3696.
- [bdubbs] - Update to util-linux-2.25.2. Fixes #3697.
2014-10-19
- [bdubbs] - Remove reference to GMT in Chapter 5 tcl page. Fixes #3692.
- [bdubbs] - Update to linux-3.17.1. Fixes #3693.
- [bdubbs] - Update to gettext-0.19.3. Fixes #3694.
- [bdubbs] - Update to man-pages-3.75. Fixes #3695.
2014-10-11
- [bdubbs] - Update to file-5.20. Fixes #3691.
- [krejzi] - Updated bash upstream patches and added fixes for CVE-2014-6278.
2014-10-08
- [bdubbs] - Update to man-pages-3.74. Fixes #3685.
- [bdubbs] - Update to linux-3.17. Fixes #3688.
- [bdubbs] - Update to make-4.1. Fixes #3689.
- [bdubbs] - Update to sysklogd-1.5.1. Fixes #3690.
2014-09-26
- [krejzi] - Updated bash upstream patches and added fixes for CVE-2014-6277. Fixes #3686.
- [krejzi] - Updated reaadline upstream patches. Fixes #3687.
2014-10-02
- [bdubbs] - Added perl patch to fix CVE-2014-4330. to prevent infinite recursion in Data::Dumper. Fixes #3681.
- [bdubbs] - Update to grub-2.02~beta2. It's been in beta for over 9 months and a 'stable' does not seem to be forthcoming. Fixes #3450.
- [bdubbs] - Update glibc tests known to sometimes fail.
2014-09-29
- [bdubbs] - Update bash upstream patches and added fixes for CVE-2014-6271, CVE-2014-7169, and CVE-2014-7187 (through upstream patch bash43-027).
- [bdubbs] - Update to tzdata-2014h. Fixes #3682.
- [bdubbs] - Update to man-db-2.7.0.2. Fixes #3683.
- [bdubbs] - Improved wget command line in Section 3.1. Fixes #3684.
2014-09-26
- [krejzi] - Updated bash upstream patches and added fixes for CVE-2014-7169. Fixes #3680.
2014-09-24
- [bdubbs] - Update to perl-5.20.1. Fixes #3670.
- [bdubbs] - Update to xz-5.0.7. Fixes #3671.
- [bdubbs] - Update to linux-3.16.3. Fixes #3673.
- [bdubbs] - Update to man-pages-3.73. Fixes #3674.
- [bdubbs] - Update to libpipeline-1.3.1. Fixes #3675.
- [bdubbs] - Update to man-db-2.7.0.1. Fixes #3676.
- [bdubbs] - Update to procps-ng-3.3.10. Fixes #3677.
2014-09-23
- [bdubbs] - LFS-7.6 released.

Linux From Scratch - Version 7.7

Chapter 1. Introduction

1.3. Changelog