The Linux From Scratch community is pleased to announce the release of LFS Version 7.0-rc2. This is the second release candidate on the road to LFS-7.0. It includes numerous changes to LFS-6.8 (including updates to Linux-3.0.4, GCC-4.6.1, and Glibc-2.14.1).
A somewhat major change was made in this version of the book by adding a new top level directory, /run. This directory has a tmpfs mounted and is used by programs like udev to store run time information. The directories /var/run and /var/lock are also linked to this directory. The bootscripts have been updated to accomodate this change. The bootscripts have also been modified to place supporting scripts in /lib/boot. The 7.0-rc2 also has a significant number of changes to the bootscripts beyond 7.0-rc1, incorporating many suggestions to make the scripts more reliable and to add significant enhancements. Note that the changes in the bootscripts will probably affect BLFS bootscripts that have not yet been updated. Another significant change is the addition of an md5sums file allowing users to check the integrity of all downloaded packages. Changes to the book also include editorial work on the explanatory material, improving both the clarity and accuracy of the text. We would encourage all users to read through this release of the book and test the instructions so that we can make the final release as good as possible. You can read the book online at http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/7.0-rc2/, or download to read locally from http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/downloads/7.0-rc2/. -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
