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  1 .. _changes:                                        1 .. _changes:
  2                                                     2 
  3 Minimal requirements to compile the Kernel          3 Minimal requirements to compile the Kernel
  4 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++          4 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
  5                                                     5 
  6 Intro                                               6 Intro
  7 =====                                               7 =====
  8                                                     8 
  9 This document is designed to provide a list of      9 This document is designed to provide a list of the minimum levels of
 10 software necessary to run the current kernel v !!  10 software necessary to run the 4.x kernels.
 11                                                    11 
 12 This document is originally based on my "Chang     12 This document is originally based on my "Changes" file for 2.0.x kernels
 13 and therefore owes credit to the same people a     13 and therefore owes credit to the same people as that file (Jared Mauch,
 14 Axel Boldt, Alessandro Sigala, and countless o     14 Axel Boldt, Alessandro Sigala, and countless other users all over the
 15 'net).                                             15 'net).
 16                                                    16 
 17 Current Minimal Requirements                       17 Current Minimal Requirements
 18 ****************************                       18 ****************************
 19                                                    19 
 20 Upgrade to at **least** these software revisio     20 Upgrade to at **least** these software revisions before thinking you've
 21 encountered a bug!  If you're unsure what vers     21 encountered a bug!  If you're unsure what version you're currently
 22 running, the suggested command should tell you     22 running, the suggested command should tell you.
 23                                                    23 
 24 Again, keep in mind that this list assumes you     24 Again, keep in mind that this list assumes you are already functionally
 25 running a Linux kernel.  Also, not all tools a     25 running a Linux kernel.  Also, not all tools are necessary on all
 26 systems; obviously, if you don't have any PC C     26 systems; obviously, if you don't have any PC Card hardware, for example,
 27 you probably needn't concern yourself with pcm     27 you probably needn't concern yourself with pcmciautils.
 28                                                    28 
 29 ====================== ===============  ======     29 ====================== ===============  ========================================
 30         Program        Minimal version       C     30         Program        Minimal version       Command to check the version
 31 ====================== ===============  ======     31 ====================== ===============  ========================================
 32 GNU C                  5.1              gcc --     32 GNU C                  5.1              gcc --version
 33 Clang/LLVM (optional)  13.0.1           clang  !!  33 Clang/LLVM (optional)  11.0.0           clang --version
 34 Rust (optional)        1.78.0           rustc  !!  34 GNU make               3.81             make --version
 35 bindgen (optional)     0.65.1           bindge !!  35 binutils               2.23             ld -v
 36 GNU make               4.0              make - << 
 37 bash                   4.2              bash - << 
 38 binutils               2.25             ld -v  << 
 39 flex                   2.5.35           flex -     36 flex                   2.5.35           flex --version
 40 bison                  2.0              bison      37 bison                  2.0              bison --version
 41 pahole                 1.16             pahole     38 pahole                 1.16             pahole --version
 42 util-linux             2.10o            mount  !!  39 util-linux             2.10o            fdformat --version
 43 kmod                   13               depmod     40 kmod                   13               depmod -V
 44 e2fsprogs              1.41.4           e2fsck     41 e2fsprogs              1.41.4           e2fsck -V
 45 jfsutils               1.1.3            fsck.j     42 jfsutils               1.1.3            fsck.jfs -V
 46 reiserfsprogs          3.6.3            reiser     43 reiserfsprogs          3.6.3            reiserfsck -V
 47 xfsprogs               2.6.0            xfs_db     44 xfsprogs               2.6.0            xfs_db -V
 48 squashfs-tools         4.0              mksqua     45 squashfs-tools         4.0              mksquashfs -version
 49 btrfs-progs            0.18             btrfsc     46 btrfs-progs            0.18             btrfsck
 50 pcmciautils            004              pccard     47 pcmciautils            004              pccardctl -V
 51 quota-tools            3.09             quota      48 quota-tools            3.09             quota -V
 52 PPP                    2.4.0            pppd -     49 PPP                    2.4.0            pppd --version
 53 nfs-utils              1.0.5            showmo     50 nfs-utils              1.0.5            showmount --version
 54 procps                 3.2.0            ps --v     51 procps                 3.2.0            ps --version
 55 udev                   081              udevd      52 udev                   081              udevd --version
 56 grub                   0.93             grub -     53 grub                   0.93             grub --version || grub-install --version
 57 mcelog                 0.6              mcelog     54 mcelog                 0.6              mcelog --version
 58 iptables               1.4.2            iptabl     55 iptables               1.4.2            iptables -V
 59 openssl & libcrypto    1.0.0            openss     56 openssl & libcrypto    1.0.0            openssl version
 60 bc                     1.06.95          bc --v     57 bc                     1.06.95          bc --version
 61 Sphinx\ [#f1]_         2.4.4            sphinx !!  58 Sphinx\ [#f1]_         1.7              sphinx-build --version
 62 cpio                   any              cpio - << 
 63 GNU tar                1.28             tar -- << 
 64 gtags (optional)       6.6.5            gtags  << 
 65 mkimage (optional)     2017.01          mkimag << 
 66 Python (optional)      3.5.x            python << 
 67 ====================== ===============  ======     59 ====================== ===============  ========================================
 68                                                    60 
 69 .. [#f1] Sphinx is needed only to build the Ke     61 .. [#f1] Sphinx is needed only to build the Kernel documentation
 70                                                    62 
 71 Kernel compilation                                 63 Kernel compilation
 72 ******************                                 64 ******************
 73                                                    65 
 74 GCC                                                66 GCC
 75 ---                                                67 ---
 76                                                    68 
 77 The gcc version requirements may vary dependin     69 The gcc version requirements may vary depending on the type of CPU in your
 78 computer.                                          70 computer.
 79                                                    71 
 80 Clang/LLVM (optional)                              72 Clang/LLVM (optional)
 81 ---------------------                              73 ---------------------
 82                                                    74 
 83 The latest formal release of clang and LLVM ut     75 The latest formal release of clang and LLVM utils (according to
 84 `releases.llvm.org <https://releases.llvm.org>     76 `releases.llvm.org <https://releases.llvm.org>`_) are supported for building
 85 kernels. Older releases aren't guaranteed to w     77 kernels. Older releases aren't guaranteed to work, and we may drop workarounds
 86 from the kernel that were used to support olde     78 from the kernel that were used to support older versions. Please see additional
 87 docs on :ref:`Building Linux with Clang/LLVM <     79 docs on :ref:`Building Linux with Clang/LLVM <kbuild_llvm>`.
 88                                                    80 
 89 Rust (optional)                                << 
 90 ---------------                                << 
 91                                                << 
 92 A recent version of the Rust compiler is requi << 
 93                                                << 
 94 Please see Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst  << 
 95 satisfy the build requirements of Rust support << 
 96 target ``rustavailable`` is useful to check wh << 
 97 be detected.                                   << 
 98                                                << 
 99 bindgen (optional)                             << 
100 ------------------                             << 
101                                                << 
102 ``bindgen`` is used to generate the Rust bindi << 
103 It depends on ``libclang``.                    << 
104                                                << 
105 Make                                               81 Make
106 ----                                               82 ----
107                                                    83 
108 You will need GNU make 4.0 or later to build t !!  84 You will need GNU make 3.81 or later to build the kernel.
109                                                << 
110 Bash                                           << 
111 ----                                           << 
112                                                << 
113 Some bash scripts are used for the kernel buil << 
114 Bash 4.2 or newer is needed.                   << 
115                                                    85 
116 Binutils                                           86 Binutils
117 --------                                           87 --------
118                                                    88 
119 Binutils 2.25 or newer is needed to build the  !!  89 Binutils 2.23 or newer is needed to build the kernel.
120                                                    90 
121 pkg-config                                         91 pkg-config
122 ----------                                         92 ----------
123                                                    93 
124 The build system, as of 4.18, requires pkg-con     94 The build system, as of 4.18, requires pkg-config to check for installed
125 kconfig tools and to determine flags settings      95 kconfig tools and to determine flags settings for use in
126 'make {g,x}config'.  Previously pkg-config was     96 'make {g,x}config'.  Previously pkg-config was being used but not
127 verified or documented.                            97 verified or documented.
128                                                    98 
129 Flex                                               99 Flex
130 ----                                              100 ----
131                                                   101 
132 Since Linux 4.16, the build system generates l    102 Since Linux 4.16, the build system generates lexical analyzers
133 during build.  This requires flex 2.5.35 or la    103 during build.  This requires flex 2.5.35 or later.
134                                                   104 
135                                                   105 
136 Bison                                             106 Bison
137 -----                                             107 -----
138                                                   108 
139 Since Linux 4.16, the build system generates p    109 Since Linux 4.16, the build system generates parsers
140 during build.  This requires bison 2.0 or late    110 during build.  This requires bison 2.0 or later.
141                                                   111 
142 pahole                                         !! 112 pahole:
143 ------                                         !! 113 -------
144                                                   114 
145 Since Linux 5.2, if CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF is s    115 Since Linux 5.2, if CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF is selected, the build system
146 generates BTF (BPF Type Format) from DWARF in     116 generates BTF (BPF Type Format) from DWARF in vmlinux, a bit later from kernel
147 modules as well.  This requires pahole v1.16 o    117 modules as well.  This requires pahole v1.16 or later.
148                                                   118 
149 It is found in the 'dwarves' or 'pahole' distr    119 It is found in the 'dwarves' or 'pahole' distro packages or from
150 https://fedorapeople.org/~acme/dwarves/.          120 https://fedorapeople.org/~acme/dwarves/.
151                                                   121 
152 Perl                                              122 Perl
153 ----                                              123 ----
154                                                   124 
155 You will need perl 5 and the following modules    125 You will need perl 5 and the following modules: ``Getopt::Long``,
156 ``Getopt::Std``, ``File::Basename``, and ``Fil    126 ``Getopt::Std``, ``File::Basename``, and ``File::Find`` to build the kernel.
157                                                   127 
158 BC                                                128 BC
159 --                                                129 --
160                                                   130 
161 You will need bc to build kernels 3.10 and hig    131 You will need bc to build kernels 3.10 and higher
162                                                   132 
163                                                   133 
164 OpenSSL                                           134 OpenSSL
165 -------                                           135 -------
166                                                   136 
167 Module signing and external certificate handli    137 Module signing and external certificate handling use the OpenSSL program and
168 crypto library to do key creation and signatur    138 crypto library to do key creation and signature generation.
169                                                   139 
170 You will need openssl to build kernels 3.7 and    140 You will need openssl to build kernels 3.7 and higher if module signing is
171 enabled.  You will also need openssl developme    141 enabled.  You will also need openssl development packages to build kernels 4.3
172 and higher.                                       142 and higher.
173                                                   143 
174 Tar                                            << 
175 ---                                            << 
176                                                << 
177 GNU tar is needed if you want to enable access << 
178 (CONFIG_IKHEADERS).                            << 
179                                                << 
180 gtags / GNU GLOBAL (optional)                  << 
181 -----------------------------                  << 
182                                                << 
183 The kernel build requires GNU GLOBAL version 6 << 
184 tag files through ``make gtags``.  This is due << 
185 ``-C (--directory)`` flag.                     << 
186                                                << 
187 mkimage                                        << 
188 -------                                        << 
189                                                << 
190 This tool is used when building a Flat Image T << 
191 platforms. The tool is available via the ``u-b << 
192 built from the U-Boot source code. See the ins << 
193 https://docs.u-boot.org/en/latest/build/tools. << 
194                                                   144 
195 System utilities                                  145 System utilities
196 ****************                                  146 ****************
197                                                   147 
198 Architectural changes                             148 Architectural changes
199 ---------------------                             149 ---------------------
200                                                   150 
201 DevFS has been obsoleted in favour of udev        151 DevFS has been obsoleted in favour of udev
202 (https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel    152 (https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/hotplug/)
203                                                   153 
204 32-bit UID support is now in place.  Have fun!    154 32-bit UID support is now in place.  Have fun!
205                                                   155 
206 Linux documentation for functions is transitio    156 Linux documentation for functions is transitioning to inline
207 documentation via specially-formatted comments    157 documentation via specially-formatted comments near their
208 definitions in the source.  These comments can    158 definitions in the source.  These comments can be combined with ReST
209 files the Documentation/ directory to make enr    159 files the Documentation/ directory to make enriched documentation, which can
210 then be converted to PostScript, HTML, LaTex,     160 then be converted to PostScript, HTML, LaTex, ePUB and PDF files.
211 In order to convert from ReST format to a form    161 In order to convert from ReST format to a format of your choice, you'll need
212 Sphinx.                                           162 Sphinx.
213                                                   163 
214 Util-linux                                        164 Util-linux
215 ----------                                        165 ----------
216                                                   166 
217 New versions of util-linux provide ``fdisk`` s    167 New versions of util-linux provide ``fdisk`` support for larger disks,
218 support new options to mount, recognize more s    168 support new options to mount, recognize more supported partition
219 types, and similar goodies.                    !! 169 types, have a fdformat which works with 2.4 kernels, and similar goodies.
220 You'll probably want to upgrade.                  170 You'll probably want to upgrade.
221                                                   171 
222 Ksymoops                                          172 Ksymoops
223 --------                                          173 --------
224                                                   174 
225 If the unthinkable happens and your kernel oop    175 If the unthinkable happens and your kernel oopses, you may need the
226 ksymoops tool to decode it, but in most cases     176 ksymoops tool to decode it, but in most cases you don't.
227 It is generally preferred to build the kernel     177 It is generally preferred to build the kernel with ``CONFIG_KALLSYMS`` so
228 that it produces readable dumps that can be us    178 that it produces readable dumps that can be used as-is (this also
229 produces better output than ksymoops).  If for    179 produces better output than ksymoops).  If for some reason your kernel
230 is not build with ``CONFIG_KALLSYMS`` and you     180 is not build with ``CONFIG_KALLSYMS`` and you have no way to rebuild and
231 reproduce the Oops with that option, then you     181 reproduce the Oops with that option, then you can still decode that Oops
232 with ksymoops.                                    182 with ksymoops.
233                                                   183 
234 Mkinitrd                                          184 Mkinitrd
235 --------                                          185 --------
236                                                   186 
237 These changes to the ``/lib/modules`` file tre    187 These changes to the ``/lib/modules`` file tree layout also require that
238 mkinitrd be upgraded.                             188 mkinitrd be upgraded.
239                                                   189 
240 E2fsprogs                                         190 E2fsprogs
241 ---------                                         191 ---------
242                                                   192 
243 The latest version of ``e2fsprogs`` fixes seve    193 The latest version of ``e2fsprogs`` fixes several bugs in fsck and
244 debugfs.  Obviously, it's a good idea to upgra    194 debugfs.  Obviously, it's a good idea to upgrade.
245                                                   195 
246 JFSutils                                          196 JFSutils
247 --------                                          197 --------
248                                                   198 
249 The ``jfsutils`` package contains the utilitie    199 The ``jfsutils`` package contains the utilities for the file system.
250 The following utilities are available:            200 The following utilities are available:
251                                                   201 
252 - ``fsck.jfs`` - initiate replay of the transa    202 - ``fsck.jfs`` - initiate replay of the transaction log, and check
253   and repair a JFS formatted partition.           203   and repair a JFS formatted partition.
254                                                   204 
255 - ``mkfs.jfs`` - create a JFS formatted partit    205 - ``mkfs.jfs`` - create a JFS formatted partition.
256                                                   206 
257 - other file system utilities are also availab    207 - other file system utilities are also available in this package.
258                                                   208 
259 Reiserfsprogs                                     209 Reiserfsprogs
260 -------------                                     210 -------------
261                                                   211 
262 The reiserfsprogs package should be used for r    212 The reiserfsprogs package should be used for reiserfs-3.6.x
263 (Linux kernels 2.4.x). It is a combined packag    213 (Linux kernels 2.4.x). It is a combined package and contains working
264 versions of ``mkreiserfs``, ``resize_reiserfs`    214 versions of ``mkreiserfs``, ``resize_reiserfs``, ``debugreiserfs`` and
265 ``reiserfsck``. These utils work on both i386     215 ``reiserfsck``. These utils work on both i386 and alpha platforms.
266                                                   216 
267 Xfsprogs                                          217 Xfsprogs
268 --------                                          218 --------
269                                                   219 
270 The latest version of ``xfsprogs`` contains ``    220 The latest version of ``xfsprogs`` contains ``mkfs.xfs``, ``xfs_db``, and the
271 ``xfs_repair`` utilities, among others, for th    221 ``xfs_repair`` utilities, among others, for the XFS filesystem.  It is
272 architecture independent and any version from     222 architecture independent and any version from 2.0.0 onward should
273 work correctly with this version of the XFS ke    223 work correctly with this version of the XFS kernel code (2.6.0 or
274 later is recommended, due to some significant     224 later is recommended, due to some significant improvements).
275                                                   225 
276 PCMCIAutils                                       226 PCMCIAutils
277 -----------                                       227 -----------
278                                                   228 
279 PCMCIAutils replaces ``pcmcia-cs``. It properl    229 PCMCIAutils replaces ``pcmcia-cs``. It properly sets up
280 PCMCIA sockets at system startup and loads the    230 PCMCIA sockets at system startup and loads the appropriate modules
281 for 16-bit PCMCIA devices if the kernel is mod    231 for 16-bit PCMCIA devices if the kernel is modularized and the hotplug
282 subsystem is used.                                232 subsystem is used.
283                                                   233 
284 Quota-tools                                       234 Quota-tools
285 -----------                                       235 -----------
286                                                   236 
287 Support for 32 bit uid's and gid's is required    237 Support for 32 bit uid's and gid's is required if you want to use
288 the newer version 2 quota format.  Quota-tools    238 the newer version 2 quota format.  Quota-tools version 3.07 and
289 newer has this support.  Use the recommended v    239 newer has this support.  Use the recommended version or newer
290 from the table above.                             240 from the table above.
291                                                   241 
292 Intel IA32 microcode                              242 Intel IA32 microcode
293 --------------------                              243 --------------------
294                                                   244 
295 A driver has been added to allow updating of I    245 A driver has been added to allow updating of Intel IA32 microcode,
296 accessible as a normal (misc) character device    246 accessible as a normal (misc) character device.  If you are not using
297 udev you may need to::                            247 udev you may need to::
298                                                   248 
299   mkdir /dev/cpu                                  249   mkdir /dev/cpu
300   mknod /dev/cpu/microcode c 10 184               250   mknod /dev/cpu/microcode c 10 184
301   chmod 0644 /dev/cpu/microcode                   251   chmod 0644 /dev/cpu/microcode
302                                                   252 
303 as root before you can use this.  You'll proba    253 as root before you can use this.  You'll probably also want to
304 get the user-space microcode_ctl utility to us    254 get the user-space microcode_ctl utility to use with this.
305                                                   255 
306 udev                                              256 udev
307 ----                                              257 ----
308                                                   258 
309 ``udev`` is a userspace application for popula    259 ``udev`` is a userspace application for populating ``/dev`` dynamically with
310 only entries for devices actually present. ``u    260 only entries for devices actually present. ``udev`` replaces the basic
311 functionality of devfs, while allowing persist    261 functionality of devfs, while allowing persistent device naming for
312 devices.                                          262 devices.
313                                                   263 
314 FUSE                                              264 FUSE
315 ----                                              265 ----
316                                                   266 
317 Needs libfuse 2.4.0 or later.  Absolute minimu    267 Needs libfuse 2.4.0 or later.  Absolute minimum is 2.3.0 but mount
318 options ``direct_io`` and ``kernel_cache`` won    268 options ``direct_io`` and ``kernel_cache`` won't work.
319                                                   269 
320 Networking                                        270 Networking
321 **********                                        271 **********
322                                                   272 
323 General changes                                   273 General changes
324 ---------------                                   274 ---------------
325                                                   275 
326 If you have advanced network configuration nee    276 If you have advanced network configuration needs, you should probably
327 consider using the network tools from ip-route    277 consider using the network tools from ip-route2.
328                                                   278 
329 Packet Filter / NAT                               279 Packet Filter / NAT
330 -------------------                               280 -------------------
331 The packet filtering and NAT code uses the sam    281 The packet filtering and NAT code uses the same tools like the previous 2.4.x
332 kernel series (iptables).  It still includes b    282 kernel series (iptables).  It still includes backwards-compatibility modules
333 for 2.2.x-style ipchains and 2.0.x-style ipfwa    283 for 2.2.x-style ipchains and 2.0.x-style ipfwadm.
334                                                   284 
335 PPP                                               285 PPP
336 ---                                               286 ---
337                                                   287 
338 The PPP driver has been restructured to suppor    288 The PPP driver has been restructured to support multilink and to
339 enable it to operate over diverse media layers    289 enable it to operate over diverse media layers.  If you use PPP,
340 upgrade pppd to at least 2.4.0.                   290 upgrade pppd to at least 2.4.0.
341                                                   291 
342 If you are not using udev, you must have the d    292 If you are not using udev, you must have the device file /dev/ppp
343 which can be made by::                            293 which can be made by::
344                                                   294 
345   mknod /dev/ppp c 108 0                          295   mknod /dev/ppp c 108 0
346                                                   296 
347 as root.                                          297 as root.
348                                                   298 
349 NFS-utils                                         299 NFS-utils
350 ---------                                         300 ---------
351                                                   301 
352 In ancient (2.4 and earlier) kernels, the nfs     302 In ancient (2.4 and earlier) kernels, the nfs server needed to know
353 about any client that expected to be able to a    303 about any client that expected to be able to access files via NFS.  This
354 information would be given to the kernel by ``    304 information would be given to the kernel by ``mountd`` when the client
355 mounted the filesystem, or by ``exportfs`` at     305 mounted the filesystem, or by ``exportfs`` at system startup.  exportfs
356 would take information about active clients fr    306 would take information about active clients from ``/var/lib/nfs/rmtab``.
357                                                   307 
358 This approach is quite fragile as it depends o    308 This approach is quite fragile as it depends on rmtab being correct
359 which is not always easy, particularly when tr    309 which is not always easy, particularly when trying to implement
360 fail-over.  Even when the system is working we    310 fail-over.  Even when the system is working well, ``rmtab`` suffers from
361 getting lots of old entries that never get rem    311 getting lots of old entries that never get removed.
362                                                   312 
363 With modern kernels we have the option of havi    313 With modern kernels we have the option of having the kernel tell mountd
364 when it gets a request from an unknown host, a    314 when it gets a request from an unknown host, and mountd can give
365 appropriate export information to the kernel.     315 appropriate export information to the kernel.  This removes the
366 dependency on ``rmtab`` and means that the ker    316 dependency on ``rmtab`` and means that the kernel only needs to know about
367 currently active clients.                         317 currently active clients.
368                                                   318 
369 To enable this new functionality, you need to:    319 To enable this new functionality, you need to::
370                                                   320 
371   mount -t nfsd nfsd /proc/fs/nfsd                321   mount -t nfsd nfsd /proc/fs/nfsd
372                                                   322 
373 before running exportfs or mountd.  It is reco    323 before running exportfs or mountd.  It is recommended that all NFS
374 services be protected from the internet-at-lar    324 services be protected from the internet-at-large by a firewall where
375 that is possible.                                 325 that is possible.
376                                                   326 
377 mcelog                                            327 mcelog
378 ------                                            328 ------
379                                                   329 
380 On x86 kernels the mcelog utility is needed to    330 On x86 kernels the mcelog utility is needed to process and log machine check
381 events when ``CONFIG_X86_MCE`` is enabled. Mac    331 events when ``CONFIG_X86_MCE`` is enabled. Machine check events are errors
382 reported by the CPU. Processing them is strong    332 reported by the CPU. Processing them is strongly encouraged.
383                                                   333 
384 Kernel documentation                              334 Kernel documentation
385 ********************                              335 ********************
386                                                   336 
387 Sphinx                                            337 Sphinx
388 ------                                            338 ------
389                                                   339 
390 Please see :ref:`sphinx_install` in :ref:`Docu    340 Please see :ref:`sphinx_install` in :ref:`Documentation/doc-guide/sphinx.rst <sphinxdoc>`
391 for details about Sphinx requirements.            341 for details about Sphinx requirements.
392                                                   342 
393 rustdoc                                        << 
394 -------                                        << 
395                                                << 
396 ``rustdoc`` is used to generate the documentat << 
397 Documentation/rust/general-information.rst for << 
398                                                << 
399 Getting updated software                          343 Getting updated software
400 ========================                          344 ========================
401                                                   345 
402 Kernel compilation                                346 Kernel compilation
403 ******************                                347 ******************
404                                                   348 
405 gcc                                               349 gcc
406 ---                                               350 ---
407                                                   351 
408 - <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gcc/>                    352 - <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gcc/>
409                                                   353 
410 Clang/LLVM                                        354 Clang/LLVM
411 ----------                                        355 ----------
412                                                   356 
413 - :ref:`Getting LLVM <getting_llvm>`.             357 - :ref:`Getting LLVM <getting_llvm>`.
414                                                   358 
415 Rust                                           << 
416 ----                                           << 
417                                                << 
418 - Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst.          << 
419                                                << 
420 bindgen                                        << 
421 -------                                        << 
422                                                << 
423 - Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst.          << 
424                                                << 
425 Make                                              359 Make
426 ----                                              360 ----
427                                                   361 
428 - <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/make/>                   362 - <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/make/>
429                                                   363 
430 Bash                                           << 
431 ----                                           << 
432                                                << 
433 - <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bash/>                << 
434                                                << 
435 Binutils                                          364 Binutils
436 --------                                          365 --------
437                                                   366 
438 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/devel/binu    367 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/devel/binutils/>
439                                                   368 
440 Flex                                              369 Flex
441 ----                                              370 ----
442                                                   371 
443 - <https://github.com/westes/flex/releases>       372 - <https://github.com/westes/flex/releases>
444                                                   373 
445 Bison                                             374 Bison
446 -----                                             375 -----
447                                                   376 
448 - <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bison/>                  377 - <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bison/>
449                                                   378 
450 OpenSSL                                           379 OpenSSL
451 -------                                           380 -------
452                                                   381 
453 - <https://www.openssl.org/>                      382 - <https://www.openssl.org/>
454                                                   383 
455 System utilities                                  384 System utilities
456 ****************                                  385 ****************
457                                                   386 
458 Util-linux                                        387 Util-linux
459 ----------                                        388 ----------
460                                                   389 
461 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util    390 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/>
462                                                   391 
463 Kmod                                              392 Kmod
464 ----                                              393 ----
465                                                   394 
466 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kern    395 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/kmod/>
467 - <https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/kernel    396 - <https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/kernel/kmod/kmod.git>
468                                                   397 
469 Ksymoops                                          398 Ksymoops
470 --------                                          399 --------
471                                                   400 
472 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kern    401 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/ksymoops/v2.4/>
473                                                   402 
474 Mkinitrd                                          403 Mkinitrd
475 --------                                          404 --------
476                                                   405 
477 - <https://code.launchpad.net/initrd-tools/mai    406 - <https://code.launchpad.net/initrd-tools/main>
478                                                   407 
479 E2fsprogs                                         408 E2fsprogs
480 ---------                                         409 ---------
481                                                   410 
482 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/peo    411 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/tytso/e2fsprogs/>
483 - <https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/fs/ext2/e2fs    412 - <https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/fs/ext2/e2fsprogs.git/>
484                                                   413 
485 JFSutils                                          414 JFSutils
486 --------                                          415 --------
487                                                   416 
488 - <https://jfs.sourceforge.net/>               !! 417 - <http://jfs.sourceforge.net/>
489                                                   418 
490 Reiserfsprogs                                     419 Reiserfsprogs
491 -------------                                     420 -------------
492                                                   421 
493 - <https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel    422 - <https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jeffm/reiserfsprogs.git/>
494                                                   423 
495 Xfsprogs                                          424 Xfsprogs
496 --------                                          425 --------
497                                                   426 
498 - <https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/fs/xfs/xfspr    427 - <https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/fs/xfs/xfsprogs-dev.git>
499 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/fs/x    428 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/fs/xfs/xfsprogs/>
500                                                   429 
501 Pcmciautils                                       430 Pcmciautils
502 -----------                                       431 -----------
503                                                   432 
504 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kern    433 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/pcmcia/>
505                                                   434 
506 Quota-tools                                       435 Quota-tools
507 -----------                                       436 -----------
508                                                   437 
509 - <https://sourceforge.net/projects/linuxquota !! 438 - <http://sourceforge.net/projects/linuxquota/>
510                                                   439 
511                                                   440 
512 Intel P6 microcode                                441 Intel P6 microcode
513 ------------------                                442 ------------------
514                                                   443 
515 - <https://downloadcenter.intel.com/>             444 - <https://downloadcenter.intel.com/>
516                                                   445 
517 udev                                              446 udev
518 ----                                              447 ----
519                                                   448 
520 - <https://www.freedesktop.org/software/system    449 - <https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/udev.html>
521                                                   450 
522 FUSE                                              451 FUSE
523 ----                                              452 ----
524                                                   453 
525 - <https://github.com/libfuse/libfuse/releases    454 - <https://github.com/libfuse/libfuse/releases>
526                                                   455 
527 mcelog                                            456 mcelog
528 ------                                            457 ------
529                                                   458 
530 - <https://www.mcelog.org/>                    !! 459 - <http://www.mcelog.org/>
531                                                << 
532 cpio                                           << 
533 ----                                           << 
534                                                << 
535 - <https://www.gnu.org/software/cpio/>         << 
536                                                   460 
537 Networking                                        461 Networking
538 **********                                        462 **********
539                                                   463 
540 PPP                                               464 PPP
541 ---                                               465 ---
542                                                   466 
543 - <https://download.samba.org/pub/ppp/>           467 - <https://download.samba.org/pub/ppp/>
544 - <https://git.ozlabs.org/?p=ppp.git>             468 - <https://git.ozlabs.org/?p=ppp.git>
545 - <https://github.com/paulusmack/ppp/>            469 - <https://github.com/paulusmack/ppp/>
546                                                   470 
547 NFS-utils                                         471 NFS-utils
548 ---------                                         472 ---------
549                                                   473 
550 - <https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.p !! 474 - <http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=14>
551 - <https://nfs.sourceforge.net/>               << 
552                                                   475 
553 Iptables                                          476 Iptables
554 --------                                          477 --------
555                                                   478 
556 - <https://netfilter.org/projects/iptables/ind    479 - <https://netfilter.org/projects/iptables/index.html>
557                                                   480 
558 Ip-route2                                         481 Ip-route2
559 ---------                                         482 ---------
560                                                   483 
561 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/net/    484 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/net/iproute2/>
562                                                   485 
563 OProfile                                          486 OProfile
564 --------                                          487 --------
565                                                   488 
566 - <https://oprofile.sf.net/download/>          !! 489 - <http://oprofile.sf.net/download/>
                                                   >> 490 
                                                   >> 491 NFS-Utils
                                                   >> 492 ---------
                                                   >> 493 
                                                   >> 494 - <http://nfs.sourceforge.net/>
567                                                   495 
568 Kernel documentation                              496 Kernel documentation
569 ********************                              497 ********************
570                                                   498 
571 Sphinx                                            499 Sphinx
572 ------                                            500 ------
573                                                   501 
574 - <https://www.sphinx-doc.org/>                   502 - <https://www.sphinx-doc.org/>
                                                      

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