%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: Binutils Posix Patch - &binutils-posix-patch-size;: Download: MD5 sum: &binutils-posix-patch-md5; GCC Cross Search Paths Patch - &gcc-cross_search-patch-size;: Download: MD5 sum: &gcc-cross_search-patch-md5; GCC PR20425 Patch - &gcc-PR20425-patch-size;: Download: MD5 sum: &gcc-PR20425-patch-md5; GCC Posix Patch - &gcc-posix-patch-size;: Download: MD5 sum: &gcc-posix-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.