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 PowerPC64
    • 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 PowerPC64
    • Needed Patches
    • Additional Patches for PowerPC64

  • 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-2.6.19-12042006
    • Cross Binutils-2.17
    • Cross GCC-4.1.1 - Static
    • Glibc-2.5 32 Bit
    • Glibc-2.5 64-Bit
    • GCC-4.1.1 - Cross Compiler Final

• IV. Building the Basic Tools

  • 6. Constructing a Temporary System

    • Introduction
    • Build Variables
    • Binutils-2.17
    • GCC-4.1.1
    • Ncurses-5.5
    • Bash-3.2
    • Bzip2-1.0.3
    • Coreutils-6.7
    • Diffutils-2.8.7
    • Findutils-4.2.29
    • Zlib-1.2.3
    • File-4.18
    • Gawk-3.1.5
    • Gettext-0.16.1
    • Grep-2.5.1a
    • Gzip-1.3.9
    • Make-3.81
    • Patch-2.5.9
    • Sed-4.1.5
    • Tar-1.16.1
    • Texinfo-4.8a
    • To Boot or to Chroot?

  • 7. If You Are Going to Boot

    • Introduction
    • Creating Directories
    • Creating Essential Symlinks
    • E2fsprogs-1.39
    • Sysvinit-2.86
    • Module-Init-Tools-3.2.2
    • Util-linux-2.12r
    • Udev-103
    • Creating the passwd, group, and log Files
    • Linux-2.6.19
    • Hfsutils-3.2.6
    • Mktemp-1.5
    • Powerpc-Utils_1.1.3
    • Yaboot-1.3.13
    • Setting Up the Environment
    • Creating the /etc/fstab File
    • CLFS-Bootscripts-1.1-pre3
    • Udev Rules-1.1-pre3
    • Populating /dev
    • Changing Ownership
    • Making the Temporary System Bootable
    • What to do next

  • 8. If You Are Going to Chroot

    • Introduction
    • Util-linux-2.12r
    • 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-8.4.14
    • Expect-5.43.0
    • DejaGNU-1.4.4
    • Tree-1.5.0

  • 10. Installing Basic System Software

    • Introduction
    • Package Management
    • About Test Suites, Again
    • Temporary Perl-5.8.8
    • Linux-Headers-2.6.19-12042006
    • Man-pages-2.43
    • Glibc-2.5 32 Bit Libraries
    • Glibc-2.5 64-Bit
    • Adjusting the Toolchain
    • Binutils-2.17
    • GCC-4.1.1
    • Creating a Multiarch Wrapper
    • Sed-4.1.5
    • E2fsprogs-1.39 32 Bit Libraries
    • E2fsprogs-1.39 64 Bit
    • Coreutils-6.7
    • Iana-Etc-2.20
    • M4-1.4.8
    • Bison-2.3 32 Bit Libraries
    • Bison-2.3 64Bit
    • Ncurses-5.5 32 Bit Libraries
    • Ncurses-5.5 64 Bit
    • Procps-3.2.7 32 Bit Libraries
    • Procps-3.2.7 64 Bit
    • Libtool-1.5.22 32 Bit Libraries
    • Libtool-1.5.22 64 Bit
    • Flex-2.5.33 32 Bit Libraries
    • Flex-2.5.33 64 Bit
    • IPRoute2-2.6.18-061002
    • Perl-5.8.8 32 Bit Libraries
    • Perl-5.8.8 64 Bit
    • Readline-5.2 32 Bit Libraries
    • Readline-5.2 64 Bit
    • Zlib-1.2.3 32 Bit Libraries
    • Zlib-1.2.3 64 Bit
    • Autoconf-2.61
    • Automake-1.9.6
    • Bash-3.2
    • Bzip2-1.0.3 32 Bit Libraries
    • Bzip2-1.0.3 64 Bit
    • Diffutils-2.8.7
    • File-4.18 32 Bit Libraries
    • File-4.18 64 Bit
    • Findutils-4.2.29
    • Gawk-3.1.5
    • Gettext-0.16.1 32 Bit Libraries
    • Gettext-0.16.1 64 Bit
    • Grep-2.5.1a
    • Groff-1.19.2
    • Gzip-1.3.9
    • Inetutils-1.5
    • Kbd-1.12
    • Less-394
    • Make-3.81
    • Man-1.6e
    • Mktemp-1.5
    • Module-Init-Tools-3.2.2
    • Patch-2.5.9
    • Psmisc-22.3
    • Shadow-4.0.18.1 32 Bit Libraries
    • Shadow-4.0.18.1 64 Bit
    • Sysklogd-1.4.1
    • Sysvinit-2.86
    • Tar-1.16.1
    • Texinfo-4.8a
    • Udev-103
    • Udev-103 64 Bit
    • Util-linux-2.12r
    • Vim-7.0
    • Hfsutils-3.2.6
    • Parted-1.8.0
    • Powerpc-Utils_1.1.3
    • Yaboot-1.3.13
    • About Debugging Symbols
    • Stripping

  • 11. Setting Up System Bootscripts

    • Introduction
    • CLFS-Bootscripts-1.1-pre3
    • Udev Rules-1.1-pre3
    • How Do These Bootscripts Work?
    • Device and Module Handling on a CLFS System
    • Configuring the setclock Script
    • Configuring the Linux Console
    • Configuring the sysklogd script
    • Creating the /etc/inputrc File
    • The Bash Shell Startup Files
    • Configuring the localnet Script
    • Customizing the /etc/hosts File
    • Creating custom symlinks to devices
    • Configuring the network Script

  • 12. Making the CLFS System Bootable

    • Introduction
    • Creating the /etc/fstab File
    • Linux-2.6.19
    • Making the CLFS System Bootable

  • 13. The End

    • The End
    • Get Counted
    • Rebooting the System
    • What Now?

• VI. Appendices

  • A. Acronyms and Terms
  • B. Acknowledgments
  • C. Dependencies
  • D. PowerPC Dependencies
  • E. Open Firmware and Mac issues.
  • F. Open Publication License

• Index