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authorBruce Dubbs <bdubbs@linuxfromscratch.org>2020-06-09 15:57:09 +0000
committerBruce Dubbs <bdubbs@linuxfromscratch.org>2020-06-09 15:57:09 +0000
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Updates to cross2 Chapter 1
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diff --git a/chapter01/how.xml b/chapter01/how.xml
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--- a/chapter01/how.xml
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@@ -44,36 +44,18 @@
discusses the setup of an appropriate working environment. Please read
<xref linkend="chapter-final-preps"/> carefully as it explains several
important issues you need be aware of before beginning to
- work your way through <xref linkend="chapter-temporary-tools"/> and beyond.</para>
+ work your way through <xref linkend="chapter-cross-tools"/> and beyond.</para>
- <para><xref linkend="chapter-temporary-tools"/> explains the installation of
- a number of packages that are needed to resolve circular
- dependencies&mdash;for example, to compile a compiler, you need a compiler.
- or to unpack the tar package, you need tar.</para>
+ <para><xref linkend="chapter-cross-tools"/>, explains the installation of
+ the initial tool chain, (binutils, gcc, and glibc) using cross compilation
+ techniques to isolate the new tools from the host system.</para>
- <para><xref linkend="chapter-temporary-tools"/> also shows you how to
- 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 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><xref linkend="chapter-temporary-tools"/> shows you how to
+ cross-compile basic utilities using the just built cross-toolchain.</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><xref linkend="chapter-chroot-temporary-tools"/> then enters a
+ "chroot" environment and uses the previously built tools to build
+ the additional tools needed to build and test the final system.</para>
<para>This effort to isolate the new system from the host distribution may
seem excessive. A full technical explanation as to why this is done is
diff --git a/chapter01/whatsnew.xml b/chapter01/whatsnew.xml
index 7b009d1e3..d68beb666 100644
--- a/chapter01/whatsnew.xml
+++ b/chapter01/whatsnew.xml
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
<title>What's new since the last release</title>
+ <para>In this version of LFS, there has been a major reorganization
+ of the book using techniques that avoid changing the host system
+ and provides a more straight forward build process.</para>
+
<para>Below is a list of package updates made since the previous
release of the book.</para>