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-2.6.30.5
    • File-5.03
    • Ncurses-5.7
    • GMP-4.3.1
    • MPFR-2.4.1
    • PPL-0.10.2
    • CLooG-PPL-0.15.7
    • Cross Binutils-2.20
    • EGLIBC-2.10.1 Headers
    • Cross GCC-4.4.2 - Static
    • EGLIBC-2.10.1
    • Cross GCC-4.4.2 - Final

• IV. Building the Basic Tools

  • 6. Constructing a Temporary System

    • Introduction
    • Build Variables
    • GMP-4.3.1
    • MPFR-2.4.1
    • PPL-0.10.2
    • CLooG-PPL 0.15.7
    • Zlib-1.2.3
    • Binutils-2.20
    • GCC-4.4.2
    • Ncurses-5.7
    • Bash-4.0
    • Bison-2.4.1
    • Bzip2-1.0.5
    • Coreutils-7.6
    • Diffutils-2.8.7
    • Findutils-4.4.2
    • File-5.03
    • Flex-2.5.35
    • Gawk-3.1.7
    • Gettext-0.17
    • Grep-2.5.4
    • Gzip-1.3.12
    • M4-1.4.13
    • Make-3.81
    • Patch-2.5.9
    • Sed-4.2.1
    • Tar-1.22
    • Texinfo-4.13a
    • Vim-7.2
    • XZ Utils-4.999.9beta
    • To Boot or to Chroot?

  • 7. If You Are Going to Boot

    • Introduction
    • Creating Directories
    • Creating Essential Symlinks
    • Util-linux-ng-2.16.1
    • E2fsprogs-1.41.9
    • Sysvinit-2.86
    • Module-Init-Tools-3.11.1
    • Udev-149
    • Creating the passwd, group, and log Files
    • Linux-2.6.30.5
    • Aboot-0.9b
    • Setting Up the Environment
    • Creating the /etc/fstab File
    • Bootscripts for CLFS 1.2-pre8
    • Populating /dev
    • Changing Ownership
    • Making the Temporary System Bootable
    • What to do next

  • 8. If You Are Going to Chroot

    • Introduction
    • Util-linux-ng-2.16.1
    • 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-8.5.7
    • Expect-5.43.0
    • DejaGNU-1.4.4

  • 10. Installing Basic System Software

    • Introduction
    • Package Management
    • About Test Suites, Again
    • Temporary Perl-5.10.1
    • Linux-Headers-2.6.30.5
    • Man-pages-3.23
    • EGLIBC-2.10.1
    • Adjusting the Toolchain
    • GMP-4.3.1
    • MPFR-2.4.1
    • PPL-0.10.2
    • CLooG-PPL-0.15.7
    • Zlib-1.2.3
    • Binutils-2.20
    • GCC-4.4.2
    • Sed-4.2.1
    • Ncurses-5.7
    • Util-linux-ng-2.16.1
    • E2fsprogs-1.41.9
    • Coreutils-7.6
    • Iana-Etc-2.30
    • M4-1.4.13
    • Bison-2.4.1
    • Procps-3.2.8
    • Libtool-2.2.6a
    • Flex-2.5.35
    • IPRoute2-2.6.29-1
    • Perl-5.10.1
    • Readline-6.0
    • Autoconf-2.64
    • Automake-1.11
    • Bash-4.0
    • Bzip2-1.0.5
    • Diffutils-2.8.7
    • File-5.03
    • Findutils-4.4.2
    • Gawk-3.1.7
    • Gettext-0.17
    • Grep-2.5.4
    • Groff-1.20.1
    • Gzip-1.3.12
    • IPutils-s20071127
    • Kbd-1.15
    • Less-436
    • Make-3.81
    • Man-1.6f
    • Module-Init-Tools-3.11.1
    • Patch-2.5.9
    • Psmisc-22.9
    • Shadow-4.1.4.2
    • Rsyslog-4.4.2
    • Sysvinit-2.86
    • Tar-1.22
    • Texinfo-4.13a
    • Udev-149
    • Vim-7.2
    • XZ-Utils-4.999.9beta
    • Aboot-0.9b
    • About Debugging Symbols
    • Stripping

  • 11. Setting Up System Bootscripts

    • Introduction
    • Bootscripts for CLFS 1.2-pre8
    • 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-5.1.4
    • DHCP Networking Configuration

  • 13. Making the CLFS System Bootable

    • Introduction
    • Creating the /etc/fstab File
    • Linux-2.6.30.5
    • 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. Open Publication License

• Index