We're about to start with installing the first set of packages. These packages will be, as previously explained, linked statically.
Before we start, make sure you have the CFLAGS and CXXFLAGS environment variables setup if you plan on using compiler optimizations. If you plan to use the LFS variable, make sure it's set too. You can check wether the variables are set and if they have the correct values by running:
root:~# echo $LFS
root:~# echo $CFLAGS
root:~# echo $CXXFLAGS