Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 11 Apr 1996 17:05:37 -0400 (EDT) | From | Jauder Ho <> | Subject | Re: Keeping the linux most important packages uptodate (GCC/libc/etc.) |
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there is a more experimental release of modules available... 1.3.69 I beileve and this can be gotten from blox.se
On Thu, 11 Apr 1996, Alessandro Sigala wrote:
> > *** Note for Linus: if you want to add this into the Documentation/ dir ;) > > --- CUT HERE ---------------------------------------------------- > > LINUX_UPTODATE - "Keep your Linux system up to date". > > For comments, fixed, etc write to > Alessandro Sigala <ssigala@globalnet.it> > > Last updated: 11 Apr 1996. > > This short document describe what you need and where to get > most of the new stuff for your Linux box (intended for systems that have > already upgraded to ELF binaries). > > The ftp site mainly used in this document is sunsite.unc.edu. > > The current releases of the linux software are: > Linux Kernel 1.3.xx :-) > Kernel modules 1.3.57 > PPP daemon 2.2.0e > Binutils 2.6.0.12 > Dynamic linker (ld.so) 1.7.14 > Linux C Library 5.3.9 > Linux C++ Library 2.7.1.4 > Termcap 2.0.7 > GNU CC 2.7.2 > Procps 0.99a > > What do you really need to upgrade for using the latest 1.3.x kernel: > - Modules 1.3.57 for using the kernel modules > - Procps 0.99a for using free, ps, pstree, top and friends > - PPP 2.2.0e for using pppd, pppstats, pppon, etc > > This document may also be useful to answer the questions like: > > * Q: 'free' displays some strange lines > A: upgrade the procps package > > * Q: 'pppd' displays "the PPP protocol is not available" > A: upgrade the PPP package > > ... and so :) > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ** NOTES > > - Take a look at the documentation that come with every package > before doing anything! > > - All the installation operation must be done as root. > > - If you want to use the latest GCC release (2.7.2) you must upgrade > your C Library, the C++ Library, the dynamic linker and the binutils. > > - After installed any new library, run the program `ldconfig' to update > the dynamic linker cache (you may also need to modify the file > /etc/ld.so.conf). > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > * The dynamic linker. > > Get the file ld.so-1.7.14.tar.gz and unpack into a directory. You should > have no problem installing this package, simply cd into the package > directory and type `make install'. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > * The Linux C Library. > > *** NOTE: read the release.libc-5.3.9 file before installing the > libraries! > > Get the libc-5.3.9.bin.tar.gz file and unpack into the root directory > > i.e. into the root directory type: > > tar xvfz libc-5.3.9.bin.tar.gz > > you also need to make the symbolic links to the new library into the /lib > directory > > i.e. into the /lib directory type: > > rm -f libc.so.5 > sln libc.so.5.3.9 libc.so.5 > rm -f libm.so.5 > sln libm.so.5.0.5 libm.so.5 > > *** Note 1: > > <cutted from release.libc-5.3.9> > > The structure DIR, defined in sysdeps/linux/dirstream.h, was changed in > release 5.2.0. If you upgrade from release 5.1.4 or earlier to release > 5.2.0 or later, you must reboot after installing the new libraries. > > *** Note 2: > > You must patch and recompile your GNU 'make' utility! > > <cutted from release.libc-5.3.9> > > A dirent bug, which erroneously defined d->reclen to d->namlen if USE_GNU > was defined, has been fixed. Unfortunately, some GNU packages depend on > this bug. GNU make 3.xx is one of them. A patch is included here. > > here the patch: > RCS file: /home/cvs/gnu/make/dir.c,v > retrieving revision 1.1.1.1 > diff -c -r1.1.1.1 dir.c > *** 1.1.1.1 1995/06/25 03:27:16 > --- dir.c 1995/06/25 03:55:22 > *************** > *** 20,26 **** > > #if defined (POSIX) || defined (HAVE_DIRENT_H) || defined (__GNU_LIBRARY__) > #include <dirent.h> > ! #ifndef __GNU_LIBRARY__ > #define D_NAMLEN(d) strlen((d)->d_name) > #else /* GNU C library. */ > #define D_NAMLEN(d) ((d)->d_namlen) > --- 20,26 ---- > > #if defined (POSIX) || defined (HAVE_DIRENT_H) || defined (__GNU_LIBRARY__) > #include <dirent.h> > ! #ifndef __BAD_GNU_LIBRARY__ > #define D_NAMLEN(d) strlen((d)->d_name) > #else /* GNU C library. */ > #define D_NAMLEN(d) ((d)->d_namlen) > =================================================================== > RCS file: /home/cvs/gnu/make/glob/glob.c,v > retrieving revision 1.1.1.1 > diff -c -r1.1.1.1 glob.c > *** 1.1.1.1 1995/06/25 03:27:18 > --- glob/glob.c 1995/06/25 03:56:01 > *************** > *** 64,70 **** > > #if defined (POSIX) || defined (HAVE_DIRENT_H) || defined (__GNU_LIBRARY__) > #include <dirent.h> > ! #ifndef __GNU_LIBRARY__ > #define D_NAMLEN(d) strlen((d)->d_name) > #else /* GNU C library. */ > #define D_NAMLEN(d) ((d)->d_namlen) > --- 64,70 ---- > > #if defined (POSIX) || defined (HAVE_DIRENT_H) || defined (__GNU_LIBRARY__) > #include <dirent.h> > ! #ifndef __BAD_GNU_LIBRARY__ > #define D_NAMLEN(d) strlen((d)->d_name) > #else /* GNU C library. */ > #define D_NAMLEN(d) ((d)->d_namlen) > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > * The Linux C++ Library. > > *** NOTE: read the release.libg++-2.7.1.4 file before installing the > libraries! > > Get the libg++-2.7.1.4.bin.tar.gz file and unpack into the root directory > > i.e. into the root directory type: > > tar xvfz libg++-2.7.1.4.bin.tar.gz > > *** NOTE: > > You may have troubles with the binaries linked with the old 2.6 libraries > (for example: umssync), dumping core or doing strange stuff. > To resolve the problems you need to recompile the sources of the binaries. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > * The binutils. > > *** NOTE: read the release.binutils-2.6.0.12 file before installing the > libraries! > > Get the binutils-2.6.0.12.bin.tar.gz file and unpack it into the root > directory > > i.e. into the root directory type: > > tar xvfz binutils-2.6.0.12.bin.tar.gz > > *** NOTE: > > <cutted from release.binutils-2.6.0.12> > > If you don't need the cross assemblers/linkers for m68k-linux, > m68k-linuxaout, sparc-sun-solaris2, sparc-sun-sunos4.1 nor alpha-linux, > please do > > 1. su root > 2. cd /usr > 3. rm -rf m68k-linux m68k-linuxaout sparc-sun-solaris2 sparc-sun-sunos4.1 alpha-linux > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > * The GNU CC compiler. > > ** NOTE: read the release.gcc-2.7.2 file before installing the package! > > Get the gcc-2.7.2.bin.tar.gz file and unpack it into the root > directory > > i.e. into the root directory type: > > tar xvfz gcc-2.7.2.bin.tar.gz > > You may want to remove the old compiler. Simply cd into the > /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i486-linux and remove the old compiler directory tree. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > * The termcap library. > > *** NOTE: read first the documentation that come with the package! > > Get the file termcap-2.0.7.tar.gz and unpack into a directory. You should > have no problem installing this package, simply cd into the package > directory and type `make' then `make install'. > > *** NOTE: > > <cutted from the README of the package> > > The linux entry in the new termcap is larger than 1024 chars. > But your application may only have a 1024 byte buffer. You may see > > tgetent: warning: termcap entry too long > > message when you run it in the Linux console. You can pass NULL to > tgetent () to let termcap malloc the buffer. elm and zsh are two > applications I know which use termcap and have this problem. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > * The kernel modudes utilities. > > *** NOTE: read first the documentation that come with the package! > > Get the file modules-1.3.57.tar.gz and unpack into a directory. You should > have no problem installing this package, simply cd into the package > directory and type `make' then `make install'. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > * The PPP daemon utilities. > > *** NOTE: read first the documentation that come with the package! > > Get the file ppp-2.2.0e.tar.gz and unpack into a directory. You should > have no problem installing this package, simply cd into the package > directory and type `make' then `make install'. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > * The procps utilities. > > *** NOTE: read first the documentation that come with the package! > > Get the file procps-0.99a.tar.gz and unpack into a directory. You should > have no problem installing this package, simply cd into the package > directory and type `make' then `make install'. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > This is where you can find all that is described in this document. > > ### sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/Linux/GCC > > binutils-2.6.0.12.bin.tar.gz Binutils 2.6.0.12 (as,ld etc) > gcc-2.7.2.bin.tar.gz GNU CC 2.7.2 (ELF and a.out) > ld.so-1.7.14.tar.gz The dynamic linker > libc-5.3.9.bin.tar.gz The C library > libg++-2.7.1.4.bin.tar.gz The C++ library > termcap-2.0.7.tar.gz Termcap 2.0.7 > release.binutils-2.6.0.12 > release.gcc-2.7.2 > release.libc-5.3.9 info (contains the patch for 'make') > release.libg++-2.7.1.4 > > ### sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/Linux/kernel > > modules-1.3.57.tar.gz Utils the kernel modules > > ### sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/Linux/system/Network/serial > > ppp-2.2.0e.tar.gz The pppd daemon and utils for PPP > > ### sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/Linux/system/Status/ps > > procps-0.99a.tgz ps, pstree, free, etc > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For comments, fixed, etc write to > Alessandro Sigala <ssigala@globalnet.it> > >
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