This is version #f186 of the Multilib Linux From Scratch book, dated May 3rd, 2026. If the first change in this changelog is more than six months old, a newer and better version of this book is probably available. To find out, please look through the MLFS version index or see the MLFS news for potentially new announcements.
Below is a list of changes made since the previous release of the book.
Changelog Entries:
2026-05-01
[bdubbs] - Update to wheel-0.47.0 (Python module). Fixes #5922.
[bdubbs] - Update to tzdata2026b. Fixes #5923.
[bdubbs] - Update to sed-4.10. Fixes #5921.
[bdubbs] - Update to packaging-26.2 (Python module). Fixes #5913.
[bdubbs] - Update to mpc-1.4.1. Fixes #5916.
[bdubbs] - Update to meson-1.11.1. Fixes #5919.
[bdubbs] - Update to vim-9.2.0421 (Security Update). Fixes #5914.
[bdubbs] - Update to man-pages-6.18. Fixes #5920.
[bdubbs] - Update to iproute2-7.0.0. Fixes #5925.
[bdubbs] - Update to inetutils-2.8. Fixes #5926.
[bdubbs] - Update to expat-2.8.0 (Security Update). Fixes #5924.
[bdubbs] - Update to elfutils-0.195 (libelf). Fixes #5915.
[bdubbs] - Update to coreutils-9.11. Fixes #5918.
[bdubbs] - Update to iana-etc-20260424. Addresses #5006.
2026-04-15
[jlocash] - Update the Python-3.14.4 patch for 2 more issues (Security update). Addresses #5910.
2026-04-15
[bdubbs] - Update to meson-1.11.0. Fixes #5911.
[bdubbs] - Move intltool and XML-Parser to BLFS. Fixes #4964.
[bdubbs] - Update to vim-9.2.0340 (Security Update). Fixes #5904.
[bdubbs] - Update to util-linux-2.42 (Security Update). Fixes #5900.
[bdubbs] - Update to sqlite-3.53.0. Fixes #5909.
[bdubbs] - Update to Python3-3.14.4 (Security Update). Fixes #5907.
[bdubbs] - Update to openssl-3.6.2 (Security Update). Fixes #5906.
[bdubbs] - Update to linux-6.19.12. Fixes #5903.
[bdubbs] - Update to libcap-2.78 (Security Update). Fixes #5905.
[bdubbs] - Update to iana-etc-20260409. Addresses #5006.
2026-04-06
[zeckma] - Provide OpenRC support (doesn't replace Systemd or SysVinit).
2026-04-04
[zeckma] - Provide UEFI boot support. Fixes #5819.
2026-04-01
[bdubbs] - Update to xz-5.8.3 (Security update). Fixes #5899.
[bdubbs] - Update to XML-Parser-2.54 (Security update). Fixes (again) #5892.
[bdubbs] - Update to vim-9.2.0272. Addresses #4500.
[bdubbs] - Update to Udev from systemd-260.1. Fixes #5890.
[bdubbs] - Update to perl-5.42.2. Fixes #5898.
[bdubbs] - Update to mpc-1.4.0. Fixes #5894.
[bdubbs] - Update to meson-1.10.2. Fixes #5889.
[bdubbs] - Update to linux-6.19.10. Fixes #5893.
[bdubbs] - Update to iana-etc-20260327. Addresses #5006.
[bdubbs] - Update to groff-1.24.1. Fixes #5888.
[bdubbs] - Update to autoconf-2.73. Fixes #5897.
2026-03-26
2026-03-19
[zeckma] - Removed x32-bit support.
2026-03-15
[zeckma] - Document ISL for rationale and dependencies.
[bdubbs] - Update to vim-9.2.0161. Addresses #4500.
[bdubbs] - Update to tzdata-2026a. Fixes #5882.
[bdubbs] - Update to texinfo-7.3. Fixes #5883.
[bdubbs] - Update to Udev from systemd-259.5. Fixes #5879.
[bdubbs] - Update to sqlite-autoconf-3510300 (3.51.3). Fixes #5885.
[bdubbs] - Update to shadow-4.19.4. Fixes #5881.
[bdubbs] - Update to setuptools-82.0.1 (Python module). Fixes #5887.
[bdubbs] - Update to perl-5.42.1. Fixes #5886.
[bdubbs] - Update to linux-6.19.8. Fixes #5867.
[bdubbs] - Update to iproute2-6.19.0. Fixes #5874.
[bdubbs] - Update to iana-etc-20260306. Addresses #5006.
[bdubbs] - Update to groff-1.24.0. Fixes #5880.
[bdubbs] - Update to gawk-5.4.0. Fixes #5876.
[bdubbs] - Update to file-5.47. Fixes #5878.
[bdubbs] - Update to e2fsprogs-1.47.4. Fixes #5884.
2026-03-05
[zeckma] - MLFS-13.0 released.