diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9a55da2..f7514cf 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 stage
 logs
 *.tgz
+.nfs*
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef93f8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# Dyad
+
+An automation of the creation of a Linux sysroot closely aligned to the LFS documentation.
+
+## Pre-Work
+
+Dyad is developed on a a vanilla Fedora 39 system.  In order to meet prerequisites to start the build, you will need to install the following packages:
+
+```
+dnf -y install make vim cmake g++ dialog
+```
diff --git a/rex.project/x86_64/components/stage1/glibc.bash b/rex.project/x86_64/components/stage1/glibc.bash
index e0265a8..f03d5d9 100755
--- a/rex.project/x86_64/components/stage1/glibc.bash
+++ b/rex.project/x86_64/components/stage1/glibc.bash
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ mode_build_pass1() {
 	
 	# patches
 	logprint "Applying patches..."
-	patch -Np1 < "${PATCHES_DIR}/glibc-2.37-fhs-1.patch"
+	patch -Np1 < "${PATCHES_DIR}/glibc-${VERSION}-fhs-1.patch"
 	assert_zero $?
 		
 	mkdir -p build
diff --git a/rex.project/x86_64/components/stage2/coreutils.bash b/rex.project/x86_64/components/stage2/coreutils.bash
index 48f5a99..b907d79 100755
--- a/rex.project/x86_64/components/stage2/coreutils.bash
+++ b/rex.project/x86_64/components/stage2/coreutils.bash
@@ -139,7 +139,8 @@ mode_build_temp() {
 		--host=${T_TRIPLET} \
 		--build=$(build-aux/config.guess) \
 		--enable-install-program=hostname \
-		--enable-no-install-program=kill,uptime
+		--enable-no-install-program=kill,uptime \
+		gl_cv_macro_MB_CUR_MAX_good=y
 	assert_zero $?
 	
 	logprint "Compiling..."
diff --git a/rex.project/x86_64/components/stage4/coreutils.bash b/rex.project/x86_64/components/stage4/coreutils.bash
index 2703e3a..522c6ac 100755
--- a/rex.project/x86_64/components/stage4/coreutils.bash
+++ b/rex.project/x86_64/components/stage4/coreutils.bash
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ mode_build() {
 	assert_zero $?
 		
 	logprint "Pre-install patching..."
-	patch -Np1 -i ${PATCHES_DIR}/coreutils-9.1-i18n-1.patch
+	patch -Np1 -i ${PATCHES_DIR}/coreutils-${VERSION}-i18n-1.patch
 	assert_zero $?
 	
 	logprint "Preconfiguring ${APPNAME}..."
diff --git a/rex.project/x86_64/components/stage4/glibc.bash b/rex.project/x86_64/components/stage4/glibc.bash
index f456ed1..79517eb 100755
--- a/rex.project/x86_64/components/stage4/glibc.bash
+++ b/rex.project/x86_64/components/stage4/glibc.bash
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ mode_build() {
 	assert_zero $?
 
 	# TODO make this a patch
-	sed '/width -=/s/workend - string/number_length/' -i stdio-common/vfprintf-process-arg.c
-    assert_zero $?
+	#sed '/width -=/s/workend - string/number_length/' -i stdio-common/vfprintf-process-arg.c
+    #assert_zero $?
 	
 	logprint "Entering temp build dir..."
 	mkdir -p build
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ mode_build() {
 	../configure \
 		--prefix=/usr \
 		--disable-werror \
-		--enable-kernel=3.2 \
+		--enable-kernel=4.14 \
 		--enable-stack-protector=strong \
 		--with-headers=/usr/include \
 		libc_cv_slibdir=/usr/lib