Element: <root>
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Element: <root>

Syntax 

<!ELEMENT root           (#PCDATA)>

This element occurs in : Element: <stageinfo>

Description

The root element allows you to specify the name of a directory which will be the root directory for the commands of the stage.

Examples 

<stage>
        <stageinfo>
                <root>/mnt/lfs</root>
                <base>/usr/src/gzip.1.2.4a</base>
        </stageinfo>

        <configure />

        <make />

        <make>
                <param>install</param>
        </make>
</stage>

The equivalent bash script is : 

echo Creating file /mnt/lfs/_nalfs_tmp.1...
cat > /mnt/lfs/_nalfs_tmp.1 << 'EOF1'
echo Executing configure
cd /usr/src/gzip.1.2.4a
./configure

echo Executing make
cd /usr/src/gzip.1.2.4a
make

echo Executing make
cd /usr/src/gzip.1.2.4a
make install

true
EOF1

chmod 775 /mnt/lfs/_nalfs_tmp.1
echo Executing in directory /mnt/lfs
/usr/sbin/chroot /mnt/lfs sh -c ./_nalfs_tmp.1

echo Exiting stage
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