II. Preparing for the Build

Table of Contents

• 2. Preparing the Host System

  • Introduction
  • Host System Requirements
  • Building LFS in Stages
  • Creating a New Partition
  • Creating a File System on the Partition
  • Setting the $LFS Variable and the Umask
  • Mounting the New Partition

• 3. Packages and Patches

  • Introduction
  • All Packages
  • Needed Patches

• 4. Final Preparations

  • Introduction
  • Creating a Limited Directory Layout in the LFS Filesystem
  • Adding the LFS User
  • Setting Up the Environment
  • About SBUs
  • About the Test Suites