Embedded Linux from Source

Table of Contents

• Preface

  • Foreword
  • Audience
  • Prerequisites
  • Host System Requirements
  • Typography
  • Structure
  • Errata

• I. Introduction

  • 1. Introduction

    • Cross-LFS Acknowledgements
    • How to Build a ELFS System
    • Master Changelog
    • Changelog for ARM
    • Resources
    • Help

• II. Preparing for the Build

  • 2. Creating a Build Directory

    • Creating a Build Directory

  • 3. Final Preparations

    • About $CLFS
    • Setting Up the Environment
    • Creating Directories
    • Creating the ${CLFS}/cross-tools Directory
    • Creating the passwd, group, and log Files

  • 4. Packages and Patches

    • Introduction
    • All Packages
    • Additional Packages for ARM
    • Needed Patches
    • Additional Patches for ARM

  • 5. System Prep

    • Introduction

• III. Make the Cross-Compile Tools

  • 6. Constructing Cross-Compile Tools

    • Introduction
    • Build CFLAGS
    • Linux-Headers-3.10.13
    • ABI Variables
    • Build Variables
    • GMP-5.0.1
    • MPFR-3.0.0
    • MPC-0.9
    • Cross Binutils-2.23.2
    • Cross GCC-4.6.4 - Static
    • Musl-0.9.14

• IV. Building the ELFS System

  • 7. Installing Basic System Software

    • Introduction
    • Package Management
    • ToolChain Variables
    • Busybox-1.21.1
    • Iana-Etc-2.30

  • 8. System Build

    • Introduction

  • 9. Making the ELFS System Bootable

    • Introduction
    • Creating the /etc/fstab File
    • Linux-3.10.13

  • 10. Setting Up System Bootscripts

    • Introduction
    • CLFS-Bootscripts-1.0-pre5
    • Configure mdev
    • Creating /etc/profile
    • Creating /etc/inittab
    • Setting Hostname
    • Customizing the /etc/hosts File
    • Configuring the network Script

  • 11. Bootloaders

    • Introduction
    • Bootloader Packages
    • Needed Patches

• V. Cleanup and Boot

  • 12. Backup and Cleanup

    • Remove Unnecessary Files
    • Changing the Ownership of the ELFS System

  • 13. The End

    • The End
    • Get Counted
    • Booting the System
    • What Now?
    • Beyond the Book

• VI. Supporting Beyond Linux From Scratch

  • 14. Beyond Introduction

    • Introduction
    • BLFS Support Packages
    • GNU Build System
    • Installation of CMake-2.8.11.2
    • GCC-4.6.4 - Cross Compiler Final
    • Ncurses-5.9

• VII. Appendices

  • A. Acronyms and Terms
  • B. Acknowledgments
  • C. Dependencies
  • D. ARM Dependencies
  • E. Open Publication License

• Index