Messages in this thread Patch in this message |  | | Date | Thu, 16 Jan 1997 10:28:18 -0500 | Subject | Warinings about software versions - patch to README | From | (Dale R. Worley) |
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OK, here's a patch to README so that people know to read Documentation/Changes to see if all their packages are up to date.
---------------------------------------------------------------------- --- README.orig Thu Jan 16 09:43:23 1997 +++ README Thu Jan 16 09:55:22 1997 @@ -108,6 +108,17 @@ You should now have the sources correctly installed. +SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS + + Compiling and running the 2.1.x kernels requires up-to-date + versions of various software packages. Consult + ./Documentation/Changes for the minimum version numbers required + and how to get updates for these packages. Beware that using + excessively old versions of these packages can cause indirect + errors that are very difficult to track down, so don't assume that + you can just update packages when obvious problems arise during + build or operation. + CONFIGURING the kernel: - Do a "make config" to configure the basic kernel. "make config" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dale -- Dale R. Worley Ariadne Internet Services Voice: +1 617-899-7949 Fax: +1 617-899-7946 E-mail: worley@ariadne.com "Internet-based electronic commerce solutions to real business problems."
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