Cross-Compiled Linux From Scratch

Table of Contents

• Preface

  • Foreword
  • Audience
  • Prerequisites
  • Host System Requirements
  • Typography
  • Structure
  • Errata

• I. Introduction

  • 1. Introduction

    • Cross-LFS Acknowledgements
    • How to Build a CLFS System
    • Master Changelog
    • Changelog for Alpha
    • Resources
    • Help

• II. Preparing for the Build

  • 2. Preparing a New Partition

    • Introduction
    • Creating a New Partition
    • Creating a File System on the Partition
    • Mounting the New Partition

  • 3. Packages and Patches

    • Introduction
    • All Packages
    • Additional Packages for Alpha
    • Needed Patches
    • Additional Patches for Alpha

  • 4. Final Preparations

    • About ${CLFS}
    • Creating the ${CLFS}/tools Directory
    • Creating the ${CLFS}/cross-tools Directory
    • Adding the CLFS User
    • Setting Up the Environment
    • About the Test Suites

• III. Make the Cross-Compile Tools

  • 5. Constructing Cross-Compile Tools

    • Introduction
    • Build CFLAGS
    • Build Variables
    • Linux-Headers-2.6.39
    • File-5.07
    • M4-1.4.16
    • Ncurses-5.9
    • GMP-5.0.2
    • MPFR-3.0.1
    • MPC-0.9
    • PPL-0.11.2
    • CLooG-PPL-0.15.11
    • Cross Binutils-2.21.1a
    • EGLIBC-2.13 Headers
    • Cross GCC-4.6.0 - Static
    • EGLIBC-2.13
    • Cross GCC-4.6.0 - Final

• IV. Building the Basic Tools

  • 6. Constructing a Temporary System

    • Introduction
    • Build Variables
    • GMP-5.0.2
    • MPFR-3.0.1
    • MPC-0.9
    • PPL-0.11.2
    • CLooG-PPL 0.15.11
    • Zlib-1.2.5
    • Binutils-2.21.1a
    • GCC-4.6.0
    • Ncurses-5.9
    • Bash-4.2
    • Bison-2.5
    • Bzip2-1.0.6
    • Coreutils-8.12
    • Diffutils-3.0
    • Findutils-4.4.2
    • File-5.07
    • Flex-2.5.35
    • Gawk-3.1.8
    • Gettext-0.18.1.1
    • Grep-2.8
    • Gzip-1.4
    • M4-1.4.16
    • Make-3.82
    • Patch-2.6.1
    • Sed-4.2.1
    • Tar-1.26
    • Texinfo-4.13a
    • Vim-7.3
    • XZ Utils-5.0.2
    • To Boot or to Chroot?

  • 7. If You Are Going to Boot

    • Introduction
    • Creating Directories
    • Creating Essential Symlinks
    • Util-linux-2.19.1
    • E2fsprogs-1.41.14
    • Sysvinit-2.88dsf
    • Module-Init-Tools-3.12
    • Udev-168
    • Creating the passwd, group, and log Files
    • Linux-2.6.39
    • Aboot-0.9b
    • Setting Up the Environment
    • Creating the /etc/fstab File
    • Bootscripts for CLFS 1.2-pre11
    • Populating /dev
    • Changing Ownership
    • Making the Temporary System Bootable
    • What to do next

  • 8. If You Are Going to Chroot

    • Introduction
    • Util-linux-2.19.1
    • Mounting Virtual Kernel File Systems
    • Entering the Chroot Environment
    • Changing Ownership
    • Creating Directories
    • Creating Essential Symlinks
    • Creating the passwd, group, and log Files
    • Mounting Kernel Filesystems

• V. Building the CLFS System

  • 9. Constructing Testsuite Tools

    • Introduction
    • Tcl-8.5.9
    • Expect-5.45
    • DejaGNU-1.5

  • 10. Installing Basic System Software

    • Introduction
    • Package Management
    • About Test Suites, Again
    • Temporary Perl-5.14.0
    • Linux-Headers-2.6.39
    • Man-pages-3.32
    • EGLIBC-2.13
    • Adjusting the Toolchain
    • GMP-5.0.2
    • MPFR-3.0.1
    • MPC-0.9
    • PPL-0.11.2
    • CLooG-PPL-0.15.11
    • Zlib-1.2.5
    • Binutils-2.21.1a
    • GCC-4.6.0
    • Sed-4.2.1
    • Ncurses-5.9
    • Glib-2.28.6
    • Pkg-config-0.26
    • Util-linux-2.19.1
    • E2fsprogs-1.41.14
    • Coreutils-8.12
    • Iana-Etc-2.30
    • M4-1.4.16
    • Bison-2.5
    • Procps-3.2.8
    • Libtool-2.4
    • Flex-2.5.35
    • IPRoute2-2.6.38
    • Perl-5.14.0
    • Readline-6.2
    • Autoconf-2.68
    • Automake-1.11.1
    • Bash-4.2
    • Bzip2-1.0.6
    • Diffutils-3.0
    • File-5.07
    • Findutils-4.4.2
    • Gawk-3.1.8
    • Gettext-0.18.1.1
    • Grep-2.8
    • Groff-1.21
    • Gzip-1.4
    • IPutils-s20101006
    • Kbd-1.15.3
    • Less-443
    • Make-3.82
    • XZ-Utils-5.0.2
    • Man-1.6g
    • Module-Init-Tools-3.12
    • Patch-2.6.1
    • Psmisc-22.13
    • Shadow-4.1.4.3
    • Libestr-0.1.0
    • Libee-0.3.1
    • Rsyslog-6.1.7
    • Sysvinit-2.88dsf
    • Tar-1.26
    • Texinfo-4.13a
    • Udev-168
    • Vim-7.3
    • Aboot-0.9b
    • About Debugging Symbols
    • Stripping

  • 11. Setting Up System Bootscripts

    • Introduction
    • Bootscripts for CLFS 1.2-pre11
    • How Do These Bootscripts Work?
    • Configuring the setclock Script
    • Configuring the Linux Console
    • Device and Module Handling on a CLFS System
    • Creating custom symlinks to devices
    • The Bash Shell Startup Files
    • Setting Up Locale Information
    • Creating the /etc/inputrc File

  • 12. Networking Configuration

    • Configuring the localnet Script
    • Customizing the /etc/hosts File
    • Creating the /etc/resolv.conf File
    • DHCP or Static Networking?
    • Static Networking Configuration
    • DHCPCD-5.2.12
    • DHCP Networking Configuration

  • 13. Making the CLFS System Bootable

    • Introduction
    • Creating the /etc/fstab File
    • Linux-2.6.39
    • Making the CLFS System Bootable

  • 14. The End

    • The End
    • Rebooting the System
    • What Now?

• VI. Appendices

  • A. Acronyms and Terms
  • B. Dependencies
  • C. Alpha Dependencies
  • D. Package Rationale
  • E. Open Publication License

• Index