Changeset 0f18f2b for chapter02/hostreqs.xml

Timestamp:

06/05/2023 03:20:48 PM (12 months ago)

Author:

Xi Ruoyao <xry111@…>

Branches:

12.0, 12.0-rc1, 12.1, 12.1-rc1, multilib, renodr/libudev-from-systemd, trunk, xry111/arm64, xry111/arm64-12.0, xry111/clfs-ng, xry111/loongarch, xry111/loongarch-12.0, xry111/loongarch-12.1, xry111/mips64el, xry111/update-glibc

Children:

48ac979, 4e28354, 6256b16, ed9b087

Parents:

5e7593e

Message:

housekeeping after min-kernel bump

Update the rationale for min-kernel in hostreqs. Add a note in
general.ent about the EOL of current min-kernel. Realign the
backslashes in glibc instructions.

File:

• chapter02/hostreqs.xml (modified) (1 diff)

chapter02/hostreqs.xml

@@ -94 +94 @@
       that version when building <application>glibc</application> in
       <xref linkend="chapter-cross-tools"/> and
-      <xref linkend="chapter-building-system"/>,
-      at the recommendation of the developers.</para>
+      <xref linkend="chapter-building-system"/>, so the workarounds for
+      older kernels are not enabled and the compiled
+      <application>glibc</application> is slightly faster and smaller.
+      As at June 2023, &min-kernel; is the oldest kernel release still
+      supported by the kernel developers.</para>
 
       <para>If the host kernel is earlier than &min-kernel; you will need to replace