%general-entities; ]> In addition to the packages, several patches are also required. These patches correct any mistakes in the packages that should be fixed by the maintainer. The patches also make small modifications to make the packages easier to work with. The following patches will be needed to build a CLFS system: Bash Branch Update Patch - &bash-branch_update-patch-size;: Download: MD5 sum: &bash-branch_update-patch-md5; Binutils Posix Patch - &binutils-posix-patch-size;: Download: MD5 sum: &binutils-posix-patch-md5; Coreutils Uname Patch - &coreutils-uname-patch-size;: Download: MD5 sum: &coreutils-uname-patch-md5; Diffutils i18n Patch - &diffutils-i18n-patch-size;: Download: MD5 sum: &diffutils-i18n-patch-md5; Expect Avoid TCL Internals Patch - &expect-avoid_tcl_internals-patch-size;: Download: MD5 sum: &expect-avoid_tcl_internals-patch-md5; Expect Spawn Patch - &expect-spawn-patch-size;: Download: MD5 sum: &expect-spawn-patch-md5; File Cross-Compile Patch - &file-cross_compile-patch-size;: Download: MD5 sum: &file-cross_compile-patch-md5; File Fixes Patch - &file-fixes-patch-size;: Download: MD5 sum: &file-fixes-patch-md5; File New Compressors Patch - &file-new_compressors-patch-size;: Download: MD5 sum: &file-new_compressors-patch-md5; GCC Branch Update Patch - &gcc-branch_update-patch-size;: Download: MD5 sum: &gcc-branch_update-patch-md5; GCC Posix Patch - &gcc-posix-patch-size;: Download: MD5 sum: &gcc-posix-patch-md5; GCC Specs Patch - &gcc-specs-patch-size;: Download: MD5 sum: &gcc-specs-patch-md5; Glibc Disable linking with libgcc_eh.a - &glibc-libgcc_eh-patch-size;: Download: MD5 sum: &glibc-libgcc_eh-patch-md5; Glibc Localedef Segfault - &glibc-localedef_segfault-patch-size;: Download: MD5 sum: &glibc-localedef_segfault-patch-md5; GMP Branch Update Patch - &gmp-branch_update-patch-size;: Download: MD5 sum: &gmp-branch_update-patch-md5; Grep i18n Patch - &grep-i18n-patch-size;: Download: MD5 sum: &grep-i18n-patch-md5; IPUtils Fixes Patch - &iputils-fixes-patch-size;: Download: MD5 sum: &iputils-fixes-patch-md5; IPUtils Missing Man-Pages Patch - &iputils-manpages-patch-size;: Download: MD5 sum: &iputils-manpages-patch-md5; Man i18n Patch - &man-i18n-patch-size;: Download: MD5 sum: &man-i18n-patch-md5; Man New Compressors Patch - &man-new_compressors-patch-size;: Download: MD5 sum: &man-new_compressors-patch-md5; Module Init Tools Missing Man-Pages Patch - &module-init-tools-manpages-patch-size;: Download: MD5 sum: &module-init-tools-manpages-patch-md5; MPFR Branch Update Patch - &mpfr-branch_update-patch-size;: Download: MD5 sum: &mpfr-branch_update-patch-md5; Ncurses Bash Patch - &ncurses-bashfix-patch-size;: Download: MD5 sum: &ncurses-bashfix-patch-md5; Ncurses Branch Update Patch - &ncurses-branch_update-patch-size;: Download: MD5 sum: &ncurses-branch_update-patch-md5; Perl Libc Patch - &perl-libc-patch-size;: Download: MD5 sum: &perl-libc-patch-md5; Procps i18n Patch - &procps-i18n-patch-size;: Download: MD5 sum: &procps-i18n-patch-md5; Sysvinit Fixes Patch - &sysvinit-fixes-patch-size;: Download: MD5 sum: &sysvinit-fixes-patch-md5; Tar Man Page Patch - &tar-man_page-patch-size;: Download: MD5 sum: &tar-man_page-patch-md5; Tar New Compressors Patch - &tar-new_compressors-patch-size;: Download: MD5 sum: &tar-new_compressors-patch-md5; Texinfo New Compressors Patch - &texinfo-new_compressors-patch-size;: Download: MD5 sum: &texinfo-new_compressors-patch-md5; Vim Branch Update Patch - &vim-branch_update-patch-size;: Download: MD5 sum: &vim-branch_update-patch-md5; Zlib fPIC Patch - &zlib-fpic-patch-size;: Download: MD5 sum: &zlib-fpic-patch-md5; Total size of these patches: about In addition to the above required patches, there exist a number of optional patches created by the CLFS community. These optional patches solve minor problems or enable functionality that is not enabled by default. Feel free to peruse the patches database located at and acquire any additional patches to suit the system needs.