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 32 Bit
    • Resources
    • Help

• II. Preparing for the Build

  • 2. Preparing a New Partition

    • Introduction
    • Setting The ${CLFS} Variable
    • 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
    • Needed Patches
    • Additional Patches for MIPS

  • 4. Final Preparations

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

• III. Make the Cross-Compile Tools

  • 5. Constructing Cross-Compile Tools

    • Introduction
    • File-5.31
    • Linux-4.9.21 Headers
    • M4-1.4.18
    • Ncurses-6.0
    • Pkg-config-lite-0.28-1
    • GMP-6.1.2
    • MPFR-3.1.5
    • MPC-1.0.3
    • ISL-0.17.1
    • Cross Binutils-2.28
    • Cross GCC-7.1.0 - Static
    • Glibc-2.25
    • Cross GCC-7.1.0 - Final

• IV. Building the Basic Tools

  • 6. Constructing a Temporary System

    • Introduction
    • Build Variables
    • GMP-6.1.2
    • MPFR-3.1.5
    • MPC-1.0.3
    • ISL-0.17.1
    • Zlib-1.2.11
    • Binutils-2.28
    • GCC-7.1.0
    • Ncurses-6.0
    • Bash-4.4
    • Bzip2-1.0.6
    • Check-0.11.0
    • Coreutils-8.27
    • Diffutils-3.6
    • File-5.31
    • Findutils-4.6.0
    • Gawk-4.1.4
    • Gettext-0.19.8.1
    • Grep-3.0
    • Gzip-1.8
    • Make-4.2.1
    • Patch-2.7.5
    • Sed-4.4
    • Tar-1.29
    • Texinfo-6.3
    • Util-linux-2.29.2
    • Vim-8.0
    • XZ Utils-5.2.3
    • To Boot or to Chroot?

  • 7. If You Are Going to Boot

    • Introduction
    • Bc-1.07.1
    • Bootscripts for CLFS 3.0-20140710
    • E2fsprogs-1.43.4
    • Kmod-24
    • Shadow-4.5
    • Sysvinit-2.88dsf
    • Eudev-1.7
    • Linux-4.9.21
    • Bootloaders
    • Colo-1.22
    • Creating Directories
    • Creating Essential Symlinks
    • Populating /dev
    • Creating the passwd, group, and log Files
    • Creating the /etc/fstab File
    • Setting Up the Environment
    • Changing Ownership
    • How to View the Book
    • Making the Temporary System Bootable
    • What to do next

  • 8. If You Are Going to Chroot

    • Introduction
    • Mounting Virtual Kernel File Systems
    • Before Entering the Chroot Environment
    • Entering the Chroot Environment
    • Changing Ownership
    • Creating Directories
    • Creating Essential Symlinks
    • Creating the passwd, group, and log Files

• V. Building the CLFS System

  • 9. Constructing Testsuite Tools

    • Introduction
    • Tcl-8.6.4
    • Expect-5.45
    • DejaGNU-1.6

  • 10. Installing Basic System Software

    • Introduction
    • Package Management
    • About Test Suites, Again
    • Temporary Perl-5.26.0
    • Linux-4.9.21 Headers
    • Man-pages-4.09
    • Glibc-2.25
    • Adjusting the Toolchain
    • M4-1.4.18
    • GMP-6.1.2
    • MPFR-3.1.5
    • MPC-1.0.3
    • ISL-0.17.1
    • Zlib-1.2.11
    • Flex-2.6.4
    • Bison-3.0.4
    • Binutils-2.28
    • GCC-7.1.0
    • Attr-2.4.47
    • Acl-2.2.52
    • Libcap-2.25
    • Sed-4.4
    • Pkg-config-lite-0.28-1
    • Ncurses-6.0
    • Shadow-4.5
    • Util-linux-2.29.2 Pass 1
    • Procps-ng-3.3.12
    • E2fsprogs-1.43.4
    • Coreutils-8.27
    • Iana-Etc-2.30
    • Libtool-2.4.6
    • IPRoute2-4.9.0
    • Bzip2-1.0.6
    • GDBM-1.13
    • Perl-5.26.0
    • Readline-7.0
    • Autoconf-2.69
    • Automake-1.15
    • Bash-4.4
    • Bc-1.07.1
    • Diffutils-3.6
    • File-5.31
    • Gawk-4.1.4
    • Findutils-4.6.0
    • Gettext-0.19.8.1
    • Grep-3.0
    • Groff-1.22.3
    • Less-491
    • Gzip-1.8
    • IPutils-s20150815
    • Kbd-2.0.4
    • Libpipeline-1.4.1
    • Man-DB-2.7.6.1
    • Make-4.2.1
    • XZ Utils-5.2.3
    • Kmod-24
    • Patch-2.7.5
    • Psmisc-22.21
    • Libestr-0.1.10
    • Libee-0.4.1
    • Rsyslog-6.4.2
    • Sysvinit-2.88dsf
    • Tar-1.29
    • Texinfo-6.3
    • Eudev-1.7
    • Util-linux-2.29.2
    • Vim-8.0
    • Colo-1.22
    • Dvhtool-1.0.1
    • Arcload-0.5
    • About Debugging Symbols
    • Stripping

  • 11. System Configuration

    • Introduction
    • Bootscripts for CLFS 3.0-20140710
    • 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
    • Creating the /etc/fstab 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-6.11.5

  • 13. Making the CLFS System Bootable

    • Introduction
    • Linux-4.9.21
    • Making the CLFS System Bootable via Arcload
    • Making the CLFS System Bootable via Colo

  • 14. The End

    • The End
    • Download Client
    • 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