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
    • Recommended Build Information
    • Master Changelog
    • Changelog for MIPS 64 Bit
    • 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 MIPS 64 Bit Multilib
    • Needed Patches
    • Additional Patches for MIPS 64 Bit Multilib

  • 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
    • Build Flags
    • Linux-Headers-3.2.6
    • File-5.10
    • M4-1.4.16
    • Ncurses-5.9
    • GMP-5.0.4
    • MPFR-3.1.0
    • MPC-0.9
    • PPL-0.11.2
    • CLooG-0.16.3
    • Cross Binutils-2.22
    • Cross GCC-4.6.2 - Static
    • EGLIBC-2.15 32 Bit
    • EGLIBC-2.15 N32
    • EGLIBC-2.15 64-Bit
    • Cross GCC-4.6.2 - Final

• IV. Building the Basic Tools

  • 6. Constructing a Temporary System

    • Introduction
    • Build Variables
    • GMP-5.0.4
    • MPFR-3.1.0
    • MPC-0.9
    • PPL-0.11.2
    • CLooG-0.16.3
    • Zlib-1.2.6
    • Binutils-2.22
    • GCC-4.6.2
    • Ncurses-5.9
    • Bash-4.2
    • Bison-2.5
    • Bzip2-1.0.6
    • Coreutils-8.15
    • Diffutils-3.2
    • Findutils-4.4.2
    • File-5.10
    • Flex-2.5.35
    • Gawk-4.0.0
    • Gettext-0.18.1.1
    • Grep-2.10
    • 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-5.0.3
    • To Boot or to Chroot?

  • 7. If You Are Going to Boot

    • Introduction
    • Bootloaders
    • Creating Directories
    • Creating Essential Symlinks
    • Util-linux-2.20
    • E2fsprogs-1.42
    • Sysvinit-2.88dsf
    • Kmod-6
    • Udev-181
    • Creating the passwd, group, and log Files
    • Linux-3.2.6
    • Colo-1.22
    • Setting Up the Environment
    • Build Flags
    • Creating the /etc/fstab File
    • Bootscripts for CLFS 2.0-pre1
    • Populating /dev
    • Changing Ownership
    • Making the Temporary System Bootable
    • What to do next

  • 8. If You Are Going to Chroot

    • Introduction
    • Util-linux-2.20
    • Mounting Virtual Kernel File Systems
    • Entering the Chroot Environment
    • Changing Ownership
    • Creating Directories
    • Creating Essential Symlinks
    • Build Flags
    • Creating the passwd, group, and log Files
    • Mounting Kernel Filesystems

• V. Building the CLFS System

  • 9. Constructing Testsuite Tools

    • Introduction
    • Tcl-8.5.11
    • Expect-5.45
    • DejaGNU-1.5

  • 10. Installing Basic System Software

    • Introduction
    • Package Management
    • About Test Suites, Again
    • Temporary Perl-5.14.2
    • Linux-Headers-3.2.6
    • Man-pages-3.35
    • EGLIBC-2.15 32 Bit Libraries
    • EGLIBC-2.15 N32
    • EGLIBC-2.15 64-Bit
    • Adjusting the Toolchain
    • GMP-5.0.4 32 Bit Libraries
    • GMP-5.0.4 N32 Libraries
    • GMP-5.0.4 64 Bit
    • MPFR-3.1.0 32 Bit Libraries
    • MPFR-3.1.0 N32 Libraries
    • MPFR-3.1.0 64 Bit
    • MPC-0.9 32 Bit Libraries
    • MPC-0.9 N32 Libraries
    • MPC-0.9 64 Bit
    • PPL-0.11.2 32 Bit Libraries
    • PPL-0.11.2 N32 Libraries
    • PPL-0.11.2 64 Bit
    • CLooG-0.16.3 32 Bit Libraries
    • CLooG-0.16.3 N32 Libraries
    • CLooG-0.16.3 64 Bit
    • Zlib-1.2.6 32 Bit Libraries
    • Zlib-1.2.6 N32 Libraries
    • Binutils-2.22
    • GCC-4.6.2
    • Sed-4.2.1
    • Ncurses-5.9 32 Bit Libraries
    • Ncurses-5.9 N32 Libraries
    • Ncurses-5.9 64 Bit
    • Glib-2.28.6 32 Bit Libraries
    • Glib-2.28.6 N32 Libraries
    • Glib-2.28.6 64Bit
    • Pkg-config-0.26
    • Util-linux-2.20 32 Bit
    • Util-linux-2.20 N32 Libraries
    • Util-linux-2.20 64 Bit
    • E2fsprogs-1.42 32 Bit Libraries
    • E2fsprogs-1.42 N32 Libraries
    • E2fsprogs-1.42 64 Bit
    • Creating a Multiarch Wrapper
    • Coreutils-8.15
    • Iana-Etc-2.30
    • M4-1.4.16
    • Bison-2.5 32 Bit Libraries
    • Bison-2.5 N32 Libraries
    • Bison-2.5 64Bit
    • Procps-3.2.8 32 Bit Libraries
    • Procps-3.2.8 N32 Libraries
    • Procps-3.2.8 64 Bit
    • Libtool-2.4.2 32 Bit Libraries
    • Libtool-2.4.2 N32 Libraries
    • Libtool-2.4.2 64 Bit
    • Flex-2.5.35 32 Bit Libraries
    • Flex-2.5.35 N32 Libraries
    • Flex-2.5.35 64 Bit
    • IPRoute2-3.2.0
    • Perl-5.14.2 32 Bit Libraries
    • Perl-5.14.2 N32 Libraries
    • Perl-5.14.2 64 Bit
    • Readline-6.2 32 Bit Libraries
    • Readline-6.2 N32 Libraries
    • Readline-6.2 64 Bit
    • Zlib-1.2.6 64 Bit
    • Autoconf-2.68
    • Automake-1.11.3
    • Bash-4.2
    • Bzip2-1.0.6 32 Bit Libraries
    • Bzip2-1.0.6 N32 Libraries
    • Bzip2-1.0.6 64 Bit
    • Diffutils-3.2
    • File-5.10 32 Bit Libraries
    • File-5.10 N32 Libraries
    • File-5.10 64 Bit
    • Findutils-4.4.2
    • Gawk-4.0.0
    • Gettext-0.18.1.1 32 Bit Libraries
    • Gettext-0.18.1.1 N32 Libraries
    • Gettext-0.18.1.1 64 Bit
    • Grep-2.10
    • Groff-1.21
    • Gzip-1.4
    • IPutils-s20101006
    • Kbd-1.15.3
    • Less-444
    • Make-3.82
    • XZ Utils-5.0.3 32 Bit Libraries
    • XZ Utils-5.0.3 N32 Libraries
    • XZ Utils-5.0.3 64 Bit
    • Man-1.6g
    • Kmod-6 32 Bit Libraries
    • Kmod-6 N32 Libraries
    • Kmod-6 64 Bit
    • Patch-2.6.1
    • Psmisc-22.15
    • Shadow-4.1.5
    • Libestr-0.1.0 32 Bit Libraries
    • Libestr-0.1.0 N32 Libraries
    • Libestr-0.1.0 64 Bit
    • Libee-0.3.2 32 Bit Libraries
    • Libee-0.3.2 N32 Libraries
    • Libee-0.3.2 64 Bit
    • Rsyslog-6.2.0
    • Sysvinit-2.88dsf
    • Tar-1.26
    • Texinfo-4.13a
    • Udev-181 32 Bit Libraries
    • Udev-181 N32 Libraries
    • Udev-181 64 Bit
    • Vim-7.3
    • Colo-1.22
    • Dvhtool-1.0.1
    • Arcload-0.5
    • About Debugging Symbols
    • Stripping

  • 11. Setting Up System Bootscripts

    • Introduction
    • Bootscripts for CLFS 2.0-pre1
    • 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-5.5.4
    • DHCP Networking Configuration

  • 13. Making the CLFS System Bootable

    • Introduction
    • Creating the /etc/fstab File
    • Linux-3.2.6
    • Making the CLFS System Bootable via Arcload
    • Making the CLFS System Bootable via Colo

  • 14. The End

    • The End
    • Rebooting the System
    • What Now?

• VI. Appendices

  • A. Acronyms and Terms
  • B. Dependencies
  • C. Mips Dependencies
  • D. Package Rationale
  • E. Package Rationale - MIPS
  • F. Open Publication License

• Index