Fix Linux compatibility version in EGLIBC config.

1 files changed, 13 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/bootstrap-system-build-procedure.txt b/bootstrap-system-build-procedure.txt
index c1a25b9..0fdfef8 100644
--- a/bootstrap-system-build-procedure.txt
+++ b/bootstrap-system-build-procedure.txt
@@ -113,7 +113,9 @@ Install Linux's headers for use by EGLIBC.
   $ make INSTALL_HDR_PATH=/tools/usr headers_install
   $ cd .. 
 
-Configure and build a cross-compiling EGLIBC.
+Configure and build a cross-compiling EGLIBC.  Change '<LINUX_VERSION>' to the
+lower of either version 3.1.6 or the version of Linux running on your host
+system.
   $ mkdir eglibc-build
   $ cd eglibc-build
   $ case $(uname -m) in
@@ -123,7 +125,8 @@ Configure and build a cross-compiling EGLIBC.
   > esac
   $ ../eglibc-2.14/libc/configure --prefix=/tools/usr --host=${BBLL_TARGET} \
   > --build=$(../eglibc-2.14/libc/scripts/config.guess) --disable-profile \
-  > --enable-add-ons --enable-kernel=3.1.6 --with-headers=/tools/usr/include \
+  > --enable-add-ons --enable-kernel=<LINUX_VERSION> \
+  > --with-headers=/tools/usr/include \
   > libc_cv_forced_unwind=yes libc_cv_c_cleanup=yes libc_cv_ssp=no
   $ make -j 4
   $ make install
@@ -139,7 +142,15 @@ everything works.
   $ unset SPECS
   $ echo 'int main(){return 0;}' > test.c
   $ ${BBLL_TARGET}-gcc -B/tools/usr/lib test.c
+The following command should output something like
+"[Requesting program interpreter: /tools/usr/lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2]".  If
+you don't see this output, then you might not have edited your GCC specs file
+correctly.
   $ readelf -l a.out | grep ': /tools/usr'
+The following command should execute properly and output nothing.  If you see
+"FATAL: kernel too old", then you set the value of '--enable-kernel' too low
+when configuring EGLIBC.
+  $ ./a.out
   $ rm -v test.c a.out
 
 Cross-compile a native GNU Binutils.