On Mon, May 05, 2008 at 12:53:07AM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > After finishing lfs install i must say the lfs is the best linux/GNU yet! > However i would be thankful if someone could clarify this: > > would it be possible to skip to chapter 6 when installing glibc in 5 > chapter, meaning installing glibc directly as production system in > /usr (thus saving time and skipping the step of creating the minimal > system first). Off course after first pass of binutils > using:
IIRC, older versions of LFS (pre-5.0, I think) used to to be built somewhat akin to this, essentially building the final system straight from the host. If you want to know all the ins and outs as to why the new build method was adopted, you'd do good to search the mailing list archives (hint, search for PLFS or Pure LFS). Suffice it to say here that it's a purity issue. We want to separate ourselves as much from the host machine as possible. If you want to save time in your builds, I'd recommend one of two things (or some combination of both, if you feel like a challenge): * Use some sort of automated build method * Do like it says at the end of Chapter 5 and package up the /tools * directory for use in building other systems. Once you have /tools (as * it is in the end of chapter 5, *not* at the beginning of chapter 6) * packaged up, you can start from chapter 6 on any other build. -- JH -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
