All programs compiled in this chapter will be installed under $LFS/stage1 to keep them separate from the programs compiled in the next chapter. The programs compiled here are only temporary tools and won't be a part of the final LFS system and by keeping them in a separate directory, we can later easily throw them away. Create the required directory by running the following: mkdir $LFS/stage1 The next step is to create a "/stage1" symlink on the host system. It will point to the directory we just created on the LFS partition: ln -s $LFS/stage1 / This ensures our toolchain will look in the same place (i.e. /stage1) in both Chapters 5 and 6 (when we are inside the chroot). This is an important concept to grasp. Don't worry if it's not clear right now, all will make sense once we get into Chapter 6.