1.3. Changelog

#### Linux From Scratch - Version 7.10-rc1

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# 1.3. Changelog

This is version 7.10-rc1 of the Linux From Scratch book, dated August 24, 2016. 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:

- 2016-08-24

  - [bdubbs] - LFS-7.10-rc1 released.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.7.2. Fixes #3972.

- 2016-08-22

  - [bdubbs] - Update to diffutils-3.5. Fixes #3968.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.7.1.tar.xz. Fixes #3969.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to gcc-6.2.0.tar.bz2. Fixes #3979.

- 2016-08-12

  - [bdubbs] - Update to diffutils-3.4. Fixes #3964.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to iproute2-4.7.0. Fixes #3965.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to util-linux 2.28.1. Fixes #3966.

- 2016-08-06

  - [bdubbs] - Update to binutils-2.27. Fixes #3962.

- 2016-08-05

  - [bdubbs] - Update to grub-2.02~beta3. Fixes #3897.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to glibc-2.24. Fixes #3963.

- 2016-07-29

  - [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.7. Fixes #3957.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to flex-2.6.1. Fixes #3959.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to tcl-core8.6.6. Fixes #3960.

- 2016-07-20

  - [bdubbs] - Update to man-pages-4.07. Fixes #3956.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to kmod-23. Fixes #3955.

- 2016-07-19

  - [bdubbs] - Update to procps-ng-3.3.12. Fixes #3953.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.6.4. Fixes #3954.

- 2016-07-10

  - [bdubbs] - Add discussion of Grub Bios Partition to Section 2.4 - Creating a New Partition.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to tzdata-2016f. Fixes #3952.

- 2016-07-02

  - [bdubbs] - Update to binutils-2.26.1. Fixes #3951.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.6.3. Fixes #3950.

- 2016-06-22

  - [bdubbs] - Update to gmp-6.1.1. Fixes #3949.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to expat-2.2.0. Fixes #3948.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to tzdata-2016e. Fixes #3947.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to file-5.28. Fixes #3946.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to gettext-0.19.8.1. Fixes #3945.

- 2016-06-11

  - [bdubbs] - Update to make-4.2.1. Fixes #3944.

- 2016-06-10

  - [bdubbs] - Update to e2fsprogs-1.43.1. Fixes #3942.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.6.2. Fixes #3940.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to gettext-0.19.8. Fixes #3943.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to eudev-3.2. Fixes #3939.

  - [bdubbs] - Add make-4.2-upstream_fixes-1.patch. Fixes #3941.

- 2016-05-27

  - [dj] - Update to e2fsprogs-1.43. Fixes #3935.

  - [dj] - Update to gdbm-1.12. Fixes #3933.

  - [dj] - Update to iproute2-4.6.0. Fixes #3934.

  - [dj] - Update to make-4.2. Fixes #3936.

- 2016-05-16

  - [bdubbs] - Enhance the stripping commands at the end of Chapter 6.

  - [bdubbs] - Made editorial changes to the kernel section.

  - [bdubbs] - Moved Host System Requirements to Chapter 2 and made minor editorial changes.

  - [bdubbs] - Updated to tar-1.29. Fixes #3932.

  - [bdubbs] - Updated to linux-4.6. Fixes #3930.

  - [bdubbs] - Updated to perl-5.24.0. Fixes #3931.

- 2016-05-15

  - [bdubbs] - Updated to file-5.27. Fixes #3929.

  - [bdubbs] - Updated to man-pages-4.06. Fixes #3928.

  - [bdubbs] - Updated to linux-4.5.4. Fixes #3927.

  - [bdubbs] - Updated to perl-5.22.2. Fixes #3926.

- 2016-05-03

  - [ken] - Note that configure in texinfo-6.1 incorrectly complains about the --disable-static switch.

- 2016-04-28

  - [krejzi] - Updated to file-5.26. Fixes #3919.

  - [krejzi] - Updated to gcc-6.1.0. Fixes #3924.

  - [krejzi] - Updated to grep-2.25. Fixes #3922.

  - [krejzi] - Updated to gzip-1.8. Fixes #3923.

  - [krejzi] - Updated to linux-4.5.2. Fixes #3921.

  - [krejzi] - Updated to tzdata-2016d. Fixes #3920.

  - [krejzi] - Updated binutils upstream fixes patch.

  - [krejzi] - Added a patch for glibc which addresses a security issue and a build failure with GCC 6.

- 2016-04-16

  - [bdubbs] - Update to dejagnu-1.6. Fixes #3918.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.5.1. Fixes #3917.

  - [bdubbs] - Wording change in Chapter 6 GCC. Fixes #3915.

- 2016-04-12

  - [bdubbs] - Update to util-linux-2.28. Fixes #3906.

  - [bdubbs] - Simlify gzip instructions. Fixes #3914.

- 2016-04-07

  - [bdubbs] - Add a caution in the gmp section about possible "Illegal Instruction" errors if the host is misidentified or the libraries are copied to different systems.

- 2016-04-05

  - [bdubbs] - Remove obsolete note about iconv() in Chapter 6 Glibc. Minor adjustments to text in the same section. Fixes #3904.

  - [bdubbs] - Add a note about UEFI and Secure Boot to Chapter 8 "Using GRUB to Set Up the Boot Process". Fixes #3908.

  - [bdubbs] - Add notes about paths for 64-bit systems in Chapter 6 "Adjusting the Toolchain". Fixes #3912.

- 2016-04-04

  - [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.5. Fixes #3903.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to grep-2.24. Fixes #3905.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to expat-2.1.1. Fixes #3907.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to tzdata-2016c. Fixes #3909.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to iproute2-4.5.0. Fixes #3910.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to man-pages-4.05. Fixes #3911.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to gzip-1.7. Fixes #3913.

- 2016-03-13

  - [Chris] - Updated dependencies - Gawk can use GMP, MPFR, Readline.

- 2016-03-09

  - [bdubbs] - Update to mpfr-3.1.4. Fixes #3902.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to linux-4.4.4. Fixes #3893.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to pkg-config-0.29.1. Fixes #3901.

  - [bdubbs] - Update to tcl-6.8.5. Fixes #3898.

  - [bdubbs] - Remove --disable-profile from Glibc instructions. Fixes #3895.

  - [bdubbs] - Create /var/log/faillog. Fixes #3899.

  - [bdubbs] - Remove --enable-obsolete-rpc from Chapter 5 glibc. Fixes #3900.

- 2016-03-08

  - [bdubbs] - LFS-7.9 released.

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