Changeset a93258d for prologue/hostreqs.xml

Timestamp:

08/22/2013 02:45:43 PM (11 years ago)

Author:

Bruce Dubbs <bdubbs@…>

Branches:

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Children:

70cd9f32

Parents:

12b9f876

Message:

Update minimum kernel requirement for the host
Minor edit in rc.sit requiring bootscript update.

git-svn-id: ​http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@10327 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689

File:

• prologue/hostreqs.xml (modified) (2 diffs)

prologue/hostreqs.xml

@@ -82 +82 @@
 
     <listitem>
-      <para><emphasis role="strong">Linux Kernel-2.6.25</emphasis>
-      (having been compiled with GCC-4.1.2 or greater)</para>
+      <para><emphasis role="strong">Linux Kernel-&min-kernel;</emphasis></para>
 
       <para>The reason for the kernel version requirement is that we specify
@@ -90 +89 @@
       udev.</para>
 
-      <para>If the host kernel is either earlier than 2.6.25, or it was not
-      compiled using a GCC-4.1.2 (or later) compiler, you will need to replace
-      the kernel with one adhering to the specifications. There are two ways
-      you can go about this. First, see if your Linux vendor provides a 2.6.25
+      <para>If the host kernel is earlier than &min-kernel; you will need to replace
+      the kernel with a more up to date version. There are two ways
+      you can go about this. First, see if your Linux vendor provides a &min-kernel;
       or later kernel package. If so, you may wish to install it. If your
       vendor doesn't offer an acceptable kernel package, or you would prefer not to