Linux From Scratch (LFS) is a project that provides you with step-by-step instructions for building your own customized Linux system entirely from source. http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/

Gerard Beekmans 2dc4a09ed1 Forcing an update to test RSS fixes. %!s(int64=16) %!d(string=hai) anos
appendices 420a2a2123 Update Acknowledgements %!s(int64=16) %!d(string=hai) anos
bootscripts 90b375c5e9 Correct a couple of issues in the bootscript documentation. Fixes #2469. %!s(int64=16) %!d(string=hai) anos
chapter01 af9063d6b4 Correct and clarify toolchain explanatory notes. Fixes #2461. %!s(int64=16) %!d(string=hai) anos
chapter02 8e3448a108 Commented out "LFS next to existing hints" until its viability can be established. %!s(int64=16) %!d(string=hai) anos
chapter03 9cccea2aed Remove Berkeley DB; Man-DB uses GDBM now. Fixes #2440. %!s(int64=16) %!d(string=hai) anos
chapter04 fe6ca49e2b Apply a few text updates from Chris Staub. Fixes #2442. %!s(int64=16) %!d(string=hai) anos
chapter05 1435e8faa1 Further improvements to toolchain technical notes. Fixes #2461. %!s(int64=16) %!d(string=hai) anos
chapter06 2a4c0cc351 Fix a PDF rendering overflow issue %!s(int64=16) %!d(string=hai) anos
chapter07 63f6e21758 Change the bootsripts and udev configuration so the rtc is set by udev upon boot. %!s(int64=16) %!d(string=hai) anos
chapter08 764b5cf62b Add a reference to the kernel-configuration hint %!s(int64=16) %!d(string=hai) anos
chapter09 f1994dcf64 Various text and grammar updates. Thanks to Chris Staub for the patch. Fixes #2458. %!s(int64=16) %!d(string=hai) anos
images 192ac089b9 Import the admonition graphics from the DocBook-XSL package. %!s(int64=18) %!d(string=hai) anos
prologue dc96e56c08 Change output if readelf to render on one line like the actual output. %!s(int64=16) %!d(string=hai) anos
stylesheets 77e2988b31 Minor changes for consistent pdf generation %!s(int64=16) %!d(string=hai) anos
udev-config 63f6e21758 Change the bootsripts and udev configuration so the rtc is set by udev upon boot. %!s(int64=16) %!d(string=hai) anos
INSTALL 0d8c5d4aa4 Fixed ambiguity in INSTALL. %!s(int64=20) %!d(string=hai) anos
Makefile 8e66c9dc50 Add maketar to the nochunks dependency list, to create the bootscripts and udev-config tarballs for it as well. %!s(int64=16) %!d(string=hai) anos
README 2dc4a09ed1 Forcing an update to test RSS fixes. %!s(int64=16) %!d(string=hai) anos
aux-file-data.sh f56f0428d3 Date type and remove some tab characters %!s(int64=16) %!d(string=hai) anos
general.ent d9ed5f3758 Changes several instruvions to add an -v switch. %!s(int64=16) %!d(string=hai) anos
index.xml 12bc33686f Add udev rules as an appendix %!s(int64=17) %!d(string=hai) anos
make-aux-files.sh 1c4800743d Moved bootscripts and udev-config to BOOK %!s(int64=17) %!d(string=hai) anos
obfuscate.sh 05d60cedcd Added a versose flag and other fixes to the Makefile. %!s(int64=18) %!d(string=hai) anos
packages.ent 04c09d7999 Upgrade to Autoconf-2.64. Fixes #2467. %!s(int64=16) %!d(string=hai) anos
patches.ent 1f36d729bf Add latests upstream Vim patches. Fixes #2449. %!s(int64=16) %!d(string=hai) anos
process-scripts.sh abcee477f0 Change book build scripts to specify bash, not sh %!s(int64=17) %!d(string=hai) anos
tidy.conf 58f10f85ed HTML Tidy's newline detection appears to be broken. Force LF line endings assuming people are rendering on a Linux box %!s(int64=20) %!d(string=hai) anos

README

LFS Book README

This document is meant to instruct the user on how to convert the book's XML
source to other formats (e.g. HTML, PDF, PS and TXT). First, if you have not
already done so, please read the INSTALL file for instructions on how to install
the required software. If you have already completed the steps outlined in the
INSTALL file, then continue reading for examples how to convert these files into
various other formats.

XML to XHTML:
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make BASEDIR=/path/to/output/location


XML to single file XHTML (nochunks):
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make BASEDIR=/path/to/output/location nochunks


XML to TXT
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Follow the instructions for nochunks and then run:
lynx -dump /path/to/nochunks >/path/to/output


XML to PDF:
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make BASEDIR=/path/to/output/location pdf