using kernel 2.4.x with LFS 6.1.1

win32sux · 04-28-2006, 01:09 AM

i'm about to get started with LFS 6.1.1, and while i was checking the host system requirements i noticed it says you need to have a 2.6.x kernel cuz of NPTL and udev...

but i'd like to know how much fuss would i have to go through if i wanted to do LFS 6.1.1 with kernel 2.4.x - without NPTL and udev...

that's basically my question...

any input would be greatly appreciated...

win32sux · 04-28-2006, 05:00 PM

well, last night i got to chapter 5.7 - the toolchain adjustment after having compiled glibc for the first time... didn't have to jump through any hoops like i had imagined... basically it was just a matter of using the kernel headers from my box, instead of the "sanitized" headers which you are instructed to use in chapter 5.5... in my particular case it went like:

Code:

cp -Rv /usr/src/linux-2.4.33-pre2/include/asm-i386 /tools/include/asm

cp -Rv /usr/src/linux-2.4.33-pre2/include/linux /tools/include

the only other modification i did was when configuring glibc prior to compilation... i changed this:

Code:

--enable-add-ons --enable-kernel=2.6.0

to this:

Code:

--enable-add-ons=linuxthreads --enable-kernel=2.4.1

i unpacked the linuxthreads tarball into the glibc source directory before doing that...

hopefuly i'll be able to get to chapter 6 tonight...

EDIT: after getting to chapter 6, i'm starting have doubts about the --enable-add-ons option... i'm suspecting what i should have done was to just omit it... i'll be looking at this later, for now i'm going-on as is...

win32sux · 04-29-2006, 12:29 AM

okay i've reached chapter 6 with no apparent issues so far...