On Thu, 2 Dec 1999, Robert Johannes wrote:
> Has any body here, or someone you know tried to build a linux system
> from scratch? That is, compiling every or most of the software
> installed on a system. E.g, c libraries, init, X, etc etc.
Yes.
> I'm interested in looking at what's involved in doing something like
> that, and wondering where I can find resources to guide me.
A lot of work. A *lot* of work. Start by compiling glibc2, with
install_root set to the mounted partition you want to install to. This is
probably the easiest part of the process. You have been warned...
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