Changeset 3a56c9a

Timestamp:

06/01/2020 02:35:49 PM (3 years ago)

Author:

Pierre Labastie <pieere@…>

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10.0, 10.0-rc1, 10.1, 10.1-rc1, 11.0, 11.0-rc1, 11.0-rc2, 11.0-rc3, 11.1, 11.1-rc1, 11.2, 11.2-rc1, 11.3, 11.3-rc1, arm, bdubbs/gcc13, cross-chap5, ml-11.0, multilib, s6-init, trunk, xry111/arm64, xry111/clfs-ng, xry111/git-transition, xry111/glibc-2.34, xry111/glibc-2.37, xry111/kcfg-revise, xry111/lfs-next, xry111/pip3, xry111/queue-11.3, xry111/rust-wip-20221008, xry111/tester-nohack, xry111/usr-move

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Message:

Rewrite "How to Build an LFS System" for cross chapter 5

git-svn-id: ​http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/branches/cross-chap5@11888 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689

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• chapter01/how.xml (modified) (2 diffs)

chapter01/how.xml

@@ -53 +53 @@
 
   <para><xref linkend="chapter-temporary-tools"/> also shows you how to
-  build a first pass of the toolchain, including Binutils and GCC (first pass
-  basically means these two core packages will be reinstalled).
+  build a C cross-compiling toolchain as a first step, including binutils
+  and GCC. Cross-compiling is not absolutely needed since the machine we'll
+  run LFS on is the same as the one we build on, but it has the advantage
+  of clearly separating the already installed system and the future LFS one.
   The next step is to build Glibc, the C library. Glibc will be compiled by
-  the toolchain programs built in the first pass. Then, a second pass of the
-  toolchain will be built. This time, the toolchain will be dynamically linked
-  against the newly built Glibc. The remaining <xref
-  linkend="chapter-temporary-tools"/> packages are built using this second
-  pass toolchain. When this is done, the LFS installation process will no
-  longer depend on the host distribution, with the exception of the running
-  kernel. </para>
+  the toolchain programs built previously. Then, the missing bits for a
+  C++ cross-compiling toolchain will be built. It is then possible to build
+  packages that are needed to resolve circular dependencies in such a way
+  that the produced executables and libraries are completely independent
+  from the installed distribution.</para>
+
+  <para>The remainder of <xref linkend="chapter-temporary-tools"/> adds
+  the packages necessary to get a complete build environment. This is done
+  after running the <command>chroot</command> (change root) program to enter
+  a virtual environment and start a new shell whose root directory will be
+  set to the LFS partition. This is very similar to rebooting and instructing
+  the kernel to mount the LFS partition as the root partition. The system
+  does not actually reboot, but instead uses <command>chroot</command>
+  because creating a bootable system requires additional work which is not 
+  ecessary just yet. The major advantage is that <quote>chrooting</quote>
+  allows to isolate the build process from the installed distribution, while
+  using the installed kernel.</para>
 
   <para>This effort to isolate the new system from the host distribution may
@@ -68 +80 @@
   provided in <xref linkend="ch-tools-toolchaintechnotes"/>.</para>
 
-  <para><xref linkend="chapter-building-system"/> begins with installing the
-  remaining packages needed to build and test the final toolchain. Then, the
-  full LFS system is built. But first, the <command>chroot</command> (change
-  root) program is used to enter a virtual environment and start a new shell
-  whose root directory will be set to the LFS partition. This is very similar
-  to rebooting and instructing the kernel to mount the LFS partition as the
-  root partition. The system does not actually reboot, but instead uses
-  <command>chroot</command> because creating a bootable system requires
-  additional work which is not necessary just yet. The major advantage is
-  that <quote>chrooting</quote> allows you to continue using the host system
+  <para>In <xref linkend="chapter-building-system"/>, The
+  full LFS system is built. Another advantage provided by the chroot
+  environment is that it allows you to continue using the host system
   while LFS is being built. While waiting for package compilations to
   complete, you can continue using your computer as normal.</para>