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- Lines: 259
- Date:
Tue Jan 4 10:12:10 2000
- Orig file:
v2.2.13/linux/Documentation/Changes
- Orig date:
Mon Aug 9 16:05:54 1999
diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.2.13/linux/Documentation/Changes linux/Documentation/Changes
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
for all your Linux kernel needs.
-Last updated: July 13, 1999
+Last updated: October 13, 1999
Current Author: Chris Ricker (kaboom@gatech.edu or
chris.ricker@genetics.utah.edu).
@@ -61,19 +61,20 @@
- Linux libc6 C Library 2.0.7pre6 ; ls -l /lib/libc*
- Dynamic Linker (ld.so) 1.9.9 ; ldd --version or ldd -v
- Linux C++ Library 2.7.2.8 ; ls -l /usr/lib/libg++.so.*
-- Procps 1.2.9 ; ps --version
+- Procps 2.0.3 ; ps --version
- Procinfo 16 ; procinfo -v
- Psmisc 17 ; pstree -V
- Net-tools 1.52 ; hostname -V
- Loadlin 1.6a
- Sh-utils 1.16 ; basename --v
-- Autofs 3.1.1 ; automount --version
+- Autofs 3.1.3 ; automount --version
- NFS 2.2beta40 ; showmount --version
- Bash 1.14.7 ; bash -version
- Ncpfs 2.2.0 ; ncpmount -v
-- Pcmcia-cs 3.0.13 ; cardmgr -V
-- PPP 2.3.8 ; pppd --version
-- Util-linux 2.9t ; chsh -v
+- Pcmcia-cs 3.0.14 ; cardmgr -V
+- PPP 2.3.10 ; pppd --version
+- Util-linux 2.9z ; chsh -v
+- isdn4k-utils v3.1beta7 ; isdnctrl 2>&1|grep version
Upgrade notes
*************
@@ -226,7 +227,7 @@
Note that the latest compilers (egcs, pgcc, gcc 2.8) may do Bad
Things while compiling your kernel, particularly if absurd
optimizations (like -O9) are used. Caveat emptor. Currently, the only
-C compiler available in a binary distribution is egcs. Version 1.0.3
+C compiler available in a binary distribution is egcs. Version 1.1.2
seems okay; if you have to have a binary, you may be successful using
that. In general, however, gcc-2.7.2.3 is known to be stable, while
egcs and others have not been as thoroughly tested yet.
@@ -272,9 +273,6 @@
DHCP clients for 2.0 do not work with the new networking code in the
2.2 kernel. You will need to upgrade your dhcpcd / dhcpclient.
- The ISDN code in the stock 2.2 kernel may not work for you. If it
-doesn't, look in ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/isdn4linux for updated versions.
-
In 2.0.x the kernel could be configured to drop source routed IP
packets via a compile time configuration option. In 2.2.x, this has
been replaced by a sysctl. See Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
@@ -284,8 +282,8 @@
======
As of 2.1.41, the format of /proc/meminfo has changed. This broke
-many memory utils, which have to be upgraded. Get the new procps-1.2
-and you should be set.
+many memory utils, which have to be upgraded. Get the new procps and
+you should be set.
Network File System
===================
@@ -513,29 +511,26 @@
so be sure to check that when you recompile.
+ISDN4Linux
+==========
+Older isdn4k-utils versions don't support EXTRAVERSION into kernel version
+string. A upgrade to isdn4k-utils.v3.1beta7 or later is recomented.
+
Where to get the files
**********************
Binutils
========
-The 2.8.1.0.23 release:
-ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/binutils-2.8.1.0.23.bin.tar.gz
-ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/binutils-2.8.1.0.23.bin.tar.gz
+The 2.9.1.0.25 release:
+ftp://ftp.varesearch.com/pub/support/hjl/binutils/2.9.1/binutils-2.9.1.0.25.tar.gz
Installation notes:
-ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/release.binutils-2.8.1.0.23
-ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/release.binutils-2.8.1.0.23
+ftp://ftp.varesearch.com/pub/support/hjl/binutils/2.9.1/release.binutils-2.9.1.0.25
-The 2.9.1.0.15 release:
-ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/binutils-2.9.1.0.15-glibc.x86.tar.gz
-ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/binutils-2.9.1.0.15-libc5.x86.tar.gz
-ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/binutils-2.9.1.0.15.tar.gz
-ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/binutils-2.9.1.0.15-glibc.x86.tar.gz
-ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/binutils-2.9.1.0.15-libc5.x86.tar.gz
-ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/binutils-2.9.1.0.15.tar.gz
+The 2.9.5.0.16 release:
+ftp://ftp.varesearch.com/pub/support/hjl/binutils/binutils-2.9.5.0.16.tar.bz2
Installation notes:
-ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/release.binutils-2.9.1.0.15
-ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/release.binutils-2.9.1.0.15
+ftp://ftp.varesearch.com/pub/support/hjl/binutils/release.binutils-2.9.5.0.16
Bin86
=====
@@ -547,14 +542,12 @@
Gnu C
=====
-The egcs-1.0.3 release:
-ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/egcs-1.0.3-glibc.x86.tar.bz2
-ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/egcs-1.0.3-libc5.x86.tar.bz2
-ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/egcs-1.0.3-glibc.x86.tar.bz2
-ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/egcs-1.0.3-libc5.x86.tar.bz2
+The egcs-1.1.2 release:
+ftp://ftp.varesearch.com/pub/support/hjl/gcc/egcs-1.1.2/egcs-1.1.2-glibc.x86.tar.bz2
+ftp://ftp.varesearch.com/pub/support/hjl/gcc/egcs-1.1.2/egcs-1.1.2-libc5.x86.tar.bz2
+ftp://ftp.varesearch.com/pub/support/hjl/gcc/egcs-1.1.2/egcs-1.1.2-alpha.x86.tar.bz2
Installation notes:
-ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/GCC/release.egcs-1.0.3
-ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/GCC/release.egcs-1.0.3
+ftp://ftp.varesearch.com/pub/support/hjl/gcc/egcs-1.1.2/release.egcs-1.1.2
Gnu C 2.7.2.3 source:
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gcc/gcc-2.7.2.3.tar.gz
@@ -596,15 +589,14 @@
Procps utilities
================
-The 1.2 release:
-ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/sources/usr.bin/procps-1.2.9.tar.gz
-ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/status/ps/procps-1.2.9.tgz
+The 2.0.3 release:
+ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/sources/usr.bin/procps-2.0.3.tar.gz
Procinfo utilities
==================
-The 16 release:
-ftp://ftp.cistron.nl/pub/people/svm/procinfo-16.tar.gz
+The 17 release:
+ftp://ftp.cistron.nl/pub/people/svm/procinfo-17.tar.gz
Psmisc utilities
================
@@ -624,7 +616,6 @@
======
The 0.98.6 release:
-ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/ALPHA/dosemu/dosemu-0.98.6.tgz
ftp://ftp.dosemu.org/dosemu/dosemu-0.98.6.tgz
Loadlin
@@ -645,7 +636,7 @@
==========
The 2.9 release:
-ftp://ftp.win.tue.nl/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/util-linux-2.9t.tar.gz
+ftp://ftp.win.tue.nl/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/util-linux-2.9z.tar.gz
Autofs
======
@@ -660,9 +651,9 @@
ftp://ftp.mathematik.th-darmstadt.de/pub/linux/okir/dontuse/nfs-server-2.2beta40.tar.gz
ftp://linux.nrao.edu/mirrors/fb0429.mathematik.th-darmstadt.de/pub/linux/okir/dontuse/nfs-server-2.2beta40.tar.gz
-The kernel-level 1.4.4 release:
-ftp://ftp.varesearch.com/pub/support/hjl/knfsd/knfsd-1.4.4.tar.gz
-ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/devel/gcc/knfsd-1.4.4.tar.gz
+The kernel-level 1.4.7 release:
+ftp://ftp.varesearch.com/pub/support/hjl/knfsd/knfsd-1.4.7.tar.gz
+ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/devel/gcc/knfsd-1.4.7.tar.gz
Net-tools
=========
@@ -707,8 +698,8 @@
Pcmcia-cs
=========
-The 3.0.13 release:
-ftp://hyper.stanford.edu/pub/pcmcia/pcmcia-cs.3.0.13.tar.gz
+The 3.0.14 release:
+ftp://sourceforge.org/pcmcia/pcmcia-cs.3.0.14.tar.gz
Setserial
=========
@@ -720,15 +711,15 @@
PPP
===
-The 2.3.8 release:
-ftp://cs.anu.edu.au/pub/software/ppp/ppp-2.3.8.tar.gz
+The 2.3.10 release:
+ftp://cs.anu.edu.au/pub/software/ppp/ppp-2.3.10.tar.gz
IP Chains
=========
-The 1.3.8 release:
-ftp://ftp.rustcorp.com/ipchains/ipchains-1.3.8.tar.gz
-ftp://ftp.rustcorp.com/ipchains/ipchains-1.3.8.tar.bz2
+The 1.3.9 release:
+ftp://ftp.rustcorp.com/ipchains/ipchains-1.3.9.tar.gz
+ftp://ftp.rustcorp.com/ipchains/ipchains-1.3.9.tar.bz2
IP Masq Adm
===========
@@ -739,11 +730,11 @@
DHCP clients
============
-The 2.0b1pl27 ISC dhcpclient release:
-ftp://ftp.isc.org/isc/dhcp/test/dhcp-2.0b1pl27.tar.gz
+The 2.0 ISC dhcpclient release:
+ftp://ftp.isc.org/isc/dhcp/test/dhcp-2.0.tar.gz
-The 1.3.17-pl2 PhysTech dhcpcd release:
-ftp://ftp.phystech.com/pub/dhcpcd-1.3.17-pl2.tar.gz
+The 1.3.18-pl1 PhysTech dhcpcd release:
+ftp://ftp.phystech.com/pub/dhcpcd-1.3.18-pl1.tar.gz
iBCS
====
@@ -754,8 +745,8 @@
Asun netatalk
=============
-The 2.0a18.2 release:
-ftp://ftp.u.washington.edu/pub/user-supported/asun/netatalk-1.4b2+asun2.0a18.2.tar.gz
+The 2.1.3 release:
+ftp://ftp.u.washington.edu/pub/user-supported/asun/netatalk-1.4b2+asun2.1.3.tar.gz
Fbset
=====
@@ -792,15 +783,20 @@
IP utils
========
-The June 1999 release:
-ftp://ftp.inr.ac.ru/ip-routing/iproute2-2.2.4-now-ss990630.tar.gz
-ftp://ftp.inr.ac.ru/ip-routing/iputils-ss990610.tar.gz
+The latest releases:
+ftp://ftp.inr.ac.ru/ip-routing/iproute2-2.2.4-now-ss990824.tar.gz
+ftp://ftp.inr.ac.ru/ip-routing/iputils-ss990915.tar.gz
Patch
=====
The 2.5 release:
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/patch/patch-2.5.tar.gz
+
+ISDN4Linux
+==========
+The v3.1beta7 release:
+ftp://ftp.isdn4linux.de/pub/isdn4linux/utils/testing/isdn4k-utils.v3.1beta7.tar.gz
Other Info
==========
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