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Moved the host requirements page to the preface section of the book. (merged from trunk r6218)

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</itemizedlist> </itemizedlist>
</listitem> </listitem>
<listitem><para>June 29th, 2005 [archaic]: Moved the host requirements page to
the preface section of the book.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>June 28th, 2005 [archaic]: Switched from mounting /dev on a <listitem><para>June 28th, 2005 [archaic]: Switched from mounting /dev on a
ramfs to a tmpfs.</para></listitem> ramfs to a tmpfs.</para></listitem>

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<?dbhtml filename="chapter05.html"?> <?dbhtml filename="chapter05.html"?>
<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="introduction.xml"/> <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="introduction.xml"/>
<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="hostreqs.xml"/>
<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="toolchaintechnotes.xml"/> <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="toolchaintechnotes.xml"/>
<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="binutils-pass1.xml"/> <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="binutils-pass1.xml"/>
<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="gcc-pass1.xml"/> <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="gcc-pass1.xml"/>

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [
<!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent">
%general-entities;
]>
<sect1 id="ch-tools-hostreqs">
<title>Host System Requirements</title>
<?dbhtml filename="hostreqs.html"?>
<para>The host must be running at least a 2.6.2 kernel compiled with
GCC-3.0 or higher. There are two main reasons for this high
requirement. First, the Native POSIX Threading Library (NPTL)
test suite will segfault if the host's kernel has not been compiled with
GCC-3.0 or a later version. Secondly, the 2.6.2 or later version of
the kernel is required for the use of Udev. Udev creates devices
dynamically by reading from the <systemitem
class="filesystem">sysfs</systemitem> file system. However, support
for this filesystem has only recently been implemented in most of
the kernel drivers. We must be sure that all critical system devices
get created properly.</para>
<para>In order to determine whether the host kernel meets the
requirements outlined above, run the following command:</para>
<screen><userinput>cat /proc/version</userinput></screen>
<para>This will produce output similar to:</para>
<screen><computeroutput>Linux version 2.6.2 (user@host) (gcc version 3.4.0) #1
Tue Apr 20 21:22:18 GMT 2004</computeroutput></screen>
<para>If the results of the above command state that the host kernel
was not compiled using a GCC-3.0 (or later) compiler, one will need to
be compiled. The host system will then need to be rebooted to use the
newly compiled kernel. Instructions for compiling the kernel and
configuring the boot loader (assuming the host uses GRUB) are located
in <xref linkend="chapter-bootable"/>.</para>
</sect1>

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<!ENTITY version "TESTING-20050628"> <!ENTITY version "TESTING-20050629">
<!ENTITY releasedate "June 28, 2005"> <!ENTITY releasedate "June 29, 2005">
<!ENTITY milestone "6.1"> <!ENTITY milestone "6.1">
<!ENTITY generic-version "testing"> <!-- Use "svn", "testing", or "x.y[-pre{x}]" --> <!ENTITY generic-version "testing"> <!-- Use "svn", "testing", or "x.y[-pre{x}]" -->

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [
<!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent">
%general-entities;
]>
<sect1 id="pre-hostreqs">
<title>Host System Requirements</title>
<?dbhtml filename="hostreqs.html"?>
<para>The host must be running at least a 2.6.2 kernel compiled with GCC-3.0 or
higher. There are two main reasons for this requirement. First, the Native POSIX
Threading Library (NPTL) test suite will segfault if the host's kernel has not
been compiled with GCC-3.0 or a later version. Secondly, the 2.6.2 or later
version of the kernel is required for the use of Udev. Udev creates devices
dynamically by reading from the <systemitem
class="filesystem">sysfs</systemitem> file system. However, support for this
filesystem has only recently been implemented in most of the kernel drivers. We
must be sure that all critical system devices get created properly.</para>
<para>In order to determine whether the host kernel meets the
requirements outlined above, run the following command:</para>
<screen><userinput>cat /proc/version</userinput></screen>
<para>This will produce output similar to:</para>
<screen><computeroutput>Linux version 2.6.2 (user@host) (gcc version 3.4.0) #1
Tue Apr 20 21:22:18 GMT 2004</computeroutput></screen>
<para>If the results of the above command do not state that the host kernel is
either 2.6.2 (or later), or that it was not compiled using a GCC-3.0 (or later)
compiler, one will need to be installed. There are two methods you can take to
solve this. First, see if your Linux vendor provides a 2.6.2 (or later) kernel
package. If so, you may wish to install it. If your vendor doesn't offer a 2.6.2
(or later) kernel package, or you would prefer not to install it, then you can
compile a 2.6 kernel yourself. Instructions for compiling the kernel and
configuring the boot loader (assuming the host uses GRUB) are located in <xref
linkend="chapter-bootable"/>. This second option can also been seen as a gauge
of your current Linux skills. If this second requirement is too steep then the
LFS book will not likely be much use to you at this time.</para>
</sect1>

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<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="foreword.xml"/> <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="foreword.xml"/>
<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="audience.xml"/> <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="audience.xml"/>
<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="prerequisites.xml"/> <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="prerequisites.xml"/>
<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="hostreqs.xml"/>
<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="typography.xml"/> <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="typography.xml"/>
<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="organization.xml"/> <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="organization.xml"/>
<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="errata.xml"/> <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="errata.xml"/>