Changeset a8c261b

Timestamp:

03/08/2023 12:06:01 PM (7 months ago)

Author:

Xi Ruoyao <xry111@…>

Branches:

xry111/clfs-ng

Children:

6bced9f

Parents:

a33431c (diff), 835e40c (diff)
Note: this is a merge changeset, the changes displayed below correspond to the merge itself.
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Message:

Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/trunk' into xry111/clfs-ng

The change for hostreq.xml in trunk is dropped because CLFS does not
need the host /dev/pts.

Files:

• chapter08/binutils.xml (modified) (1 diff)
• chapter08/expect.xml (modified) (1 diff)
• chapter10/kernel.xml (modified) (3 diffs)

chapter08/binutils.xml

@@ -42 +42 @@
     <title>Installation of Binutils</title>
 
-    <para>Verify that the PTYs are working properly inside the chroot
-    environment by performing a simple test:</para>
-
-<screen><userinput remap="test">expect -c "spawn ls"</userinput></screen>
-
-    <para>This command should output the following:</para>
-
-<screen><computeroutput>spawn ls</computeroutput></screen>
-
-    <para>If, instead, the output includes the message below, then the environment
-    is not set up for proper PTY operation.  This issue needs to be resolved before
-    running the test suites for Binutils and GCC:</para>
-
-<screen><computeroutput>The system has no more ptys.
-Ask your system administrator to create more.</computeroutput></screen>
-<!-- Fixed in binutils-2.39
-    <para>
-      Now make a fix identified upstream that affects building some packages:
-     </para>
-
-<screen><userinput remap="pre">sed -e '/R_386_TLS_LE /i \   || (TYPE) == R_386_TLS_IE \\' \
-    -i ./bfd/elfxx-x86.h</userinput></screen>
--->
     <para>The Binutils documentation recommends building Binutils
     in a dedicated build directory:</para>

chapter08/expect.xml

@@ -83 +83 @@
 <screen><userinput remap="make">make</userinput></screen>
 
+    <important>
+      <para>The test suite for Expect is considered critical.
+      Do not skip it under any circumstances.</para>
+    </important>
+
     <para>To test the results, issue:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput remap="test">make test</userinput></screen>
+
+    <para>If any test fails with the message
+    <quote><computeroutput>The system has no more ptys.  Ask your system
+    administrator to create more</computeroutput></quote>, it indicates
+    you've not mounted the
+    <systemitem class="filesystem">devpts</systemitem> file system
+    correctly.  You need to exit from the chroot environment, read
+    <xref linkend='ch-tools-kernfs'/> again, and ensure the
+    <systemitem class="filesystem">devpts</systemitem> file system (and
+    other virtual kernel file systems) mounted correctly.  Then reenter
+    the chroot environment following <xref linkend='ch-tools-chroot'/>.
+    This issue needs to be resolved before continuing.</para>
 
     <para>Install the package:</para>

chapter10/kernel.xml

@@ -112 +112 @@
    [ ] Compile the kernel with warnings as errors [CONFIG_WERROR]
    < > Enable kernel headers through /sys/kernel/kheaders.tar.xz [CONFIG_IKHEADERS]
+   [ ] Configure standard kernel features (expert users) [CONFIG_EXPERT]
 General architecture-dependent options  --->
    [*] Stack Protector buffer overflow detection [CONFIG_STACKPROTECTOR]
@@ -138 +139 @@
       [*] Memory controller [CONFIG_MEMCG]
    [ ] Enable deprecated sysfs features to support old userspace tools [CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED]
-   [*] Configure standard kernel features (expert users) [CONFIG_EXPERT] --->
-      [*] open by fhandle syscalls [CONFIG_FHANDLE]
+   [ ] Configure standard kernel features (expert users) [CONFIG_EXPERT]
 General architecture-dependent options  --->
    [*] Enable seccomp to safely compute untrusted bytecode [CONFIG_SECCOMP]
@@ -238 +238 @@
 
       <varlistentry>
+        <term>
+          <parameter>
+            Configure standard kernel features (expert users)
+          </parameter>
+        </term>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>This will make some options show up in the configuration
+          interface but changing those options may be dangerous.  Do not use
+          this unless you know what you are doing.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+
+      <varlistentry>
         <term><parameter>Strong Stack Protector</parameter></term>
         <listitem>