egcs-1.1.2-i370-1999mmdd.patch.gz
   contains a patch to the standard distribution of egcs-1.1.2 to
   support the ELF output needed above, as well as Dave Pitts's
   patches to support the MVS and OpenEdition C Language Environment 
   on MVS.  

   It also contains a variety of important bug fixes and optimizations 
   to i370.md machine description file.  These fix misc core dumps when 
   compiling glibc, the linux kernel and other beasts.

   This code is beta.  It works for us.

   Note: as of 1990901, there is an incompatible change to how the ELF 
   stack works.  Newer kernels can only be compiled with newer compilers,
   and vice-versa.

egcs-1.1.1-i370-1999mmdd.patch.gz
   OBSOLETE DO NOT USE THESE !

gcc-2.8.1-i370-1999mmdd.patch.gz
   OBSOLETE DO NOT USE THESE !

glibc-2.1-i370-1999mmdd.patch.gz
   contains patches to glibc needed to get it to compile as a linux glibc
   for S/390. This is *not* MVS/LE/USS/OpenEd compatible.  Its for the Linux 
   kernel below.  Alpha, not tested, many important functions missing.

linux-2.2.1-1999mmdd.patch.gz 
   contains a patch to the standard Linux 2.2.1 kernel to allow it
   to run on the ESA/390 mainframes. It compiles handles clock interrupts,
   sometimes task-switches and mounts ramdisks and loads ELF binaries.
   It usually panics somewhere.  Many important functions are not implemented
   not functional. 
   Needed:
   -- disk drivers
   -- network drivers

   Note: as of 19990901, newer kenels use a redesigned stack frame and
   can only be compiled by newer compilers.

root.tar.gz
   Root file system for Linux/390. Includes libc.a and header files, 
   sysvinit-2.76, util-linux-2.9.i binaries.  

binutils-2.9.1-i370-1999mmdd.patch.gz
   DONT USE THIS.
   USE binutils-2.9.5.0.10 (AVAILABLE FROM THE MAIN GNU SITES) OR LATER.
   [binutils provides the assembler and linker, you need it to build the 
   linux kernel]