Cross-Compiled Linux From Scratch - Embedded

Version: GIT-20250922

Copyright (C) 2005–2024 Andrew Bradford, Joe Ciccone, Jim Gifford, Maarten Lankhorst, Ryan Oliver, & Michele Bucca

Embedded Architecture (Under Development)

Table of Contents

• Preface
  • i. Foreword
  • ii. Audience
  • iii. Prerequisites
  • iv. Typography
  • v. Structure
  • vi. Open Publication License
  • vii. Master Changelog
  • viii. Cross-LFS Acknowledgements
  • ix. Errata
• I. Introduction
  • 1. Introduction
    • 1.1. How to Build a CLFS System
    • 1.2 Host System Requirements
    • 1.3. Resources
    • 1.4. Help
• II. Preparing for the Build
  • 2. Build Directory, Packages, and Patches
    • 2.1. Introduction
    • 2.2 Creating Build and Sources Directories
    • 2.3 All Packages
    • 2.3 Needed Patches
  • 3. Final Preparations
    • 3.1 About $CLFS
    • 3.2. Adding the CLFS User
    • 3.3. Setting Up the Environment
• III. Make the Cross-Compile Tools
  • 4. Constructing Cross-Compile Tools (x86)
    • 4.1. Introduction
    • 4.2. Build CFLAGS
    • 4.3. Build Variables
    • 4.4. Create the Cross Tools Sysroot Directory
    • 4.5. Linux-Headers-6.7.4
    • 4.6. Binutils-2.42
    • 4.7. GCC-13.2.0 - Static
    • 4.8. musl-1.2.5
    • 4.9. GCC-13.2.0 - Final
    • 4.10. ToolChain Variables
  • 4. Constructing Cross-Compile Tools (ARM)
    • 4.1. Introduction
    • 4.2. Build CFLAGS
    • 4.3. Build Variables
    • 4.4. Create the Cross Tools Sysroot Directory
    • 4.5. Linux-Headers-6.7.4
    • 4.6. Binutils-2.42
    • 4.7. GCC-13.2.0 - Static
    • 4.8. musl-1.2.5
    • 4.9. GCC-13.2.0 - Final
    • 4.10. ToolChain Variables
  • 4. Constructing Cross-Compile Tools (MIPS)
    • 4.1. Introduction
    • 4.2. Build CFLAGS
    • 4.3. Build Variables
    • 4.4. Create the Cross Tools Sysroot Directory
    • 4.5. Linux-Headers-6.7.4
    • 4.6. Binutils-2.42
    • 4.7. GCC-13.2.0 - Static
    • 4.8. musl-1.2.5
    • 4.9. GCC-13.2.0 - Final
    • 4.10. ToolChain Variables
• IV. Building the CLFS System
  • 5. Installing Basic System Software
    • 5.1. Introduction
    • 5.2. Creating Directories
    • 5.3. Creating the passwd, group, and lastlog Files
    • 5.4. libgcc-13.2.0
    • 5.5. musl-1.2.5
    • 5.6. BusyBox-1.36.1
    • 5.7. iana-etc-20240125
  • 6. Making the CLFS System Bootable
    • 6.1. Introduction
    • 6.2. Creating the /etc/fstab File
    • 6.3. Linux-6.7.4
    • 6.4. Bootloaders
  • 7. Setting Up System Bootscripts
    • 7.1. Introduction
    • 7.2. CLFS-Bootscripts-git master HEAD
    • 7.3. Configure mdev
    • 7.4. Creating /etc/profile
    • 7.5. Creating /etc/inittab
    • 7.6. Setting Hostname
    • 7.7. Customizing the /etc/hosts File
    • 7.8. Configuring the network Script
• V. Beyond CLFS Embedded
  • 8. Beyond CLFS Embedded
    • 8.1 Introduction
    • 8.2. Beyond CLFS Packages
    • 8.3. Beyond CLFS Patches
    • 8.4. Zlib-1.3.1
    • 8.5. Netplug-1.2.9.2
    • 8.6. Dropbear-2022.83
    • 8.7. Wireless Tools-29
• VI. Cleanup and Boot
  • 9. Backup and Cleanup
    • 9.1. Changing the Ownership of the CLFS System
    • 9.2. Copy to Target
  • 10. The End
    • 10.1. The End
    • 10.2. What Now?
• Legal Notice
• Index