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/

Bruce Dubbs 764b5cf62b Add a reference to the kernel-configuration hint %!s(int64=16) %!d(string=hai) anos
appendices 30081aded5 Removal of old sponsors that are no longer active and/or applicable. %!s(int64=16) %!d(string=hai) anos
bootscripts 63f6e21758 Change the bootsripts and udev configuration so the rtc is set by udev upon boot. %!s(int64=16) %!d(string=hai) anos
chapter01 764b5cf62b Add a reference to the kernel-configuration hint %!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 fd40de8733 Various edits. Update glibc to fix a make check error. %!s(int64=16) %!d(string=hai) anos
chapter04 6d9da8eb76 Minor edit. %!s(int64=16) %!d(string=hai) anos
chapter05 906747704b Typo %!s(int64=16) %!d(string=hai) anos
chapter06 ea2dfe7386 Revert zlib to doing separate builds for %!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 b06ca361a4 Updated book sources to use DocBook-XML DTD 4.5 %!s(int64=18) %!d(string=hai) anos
images 192ac089b9 Import the admonition graphics from the DocBook-XSL package. %!s(int64=18) %!d(string=hai) anos
prologue 171aae75ff More typos %!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 6d13ffb55c process-scripts.sh and make-aux-files.sh don't currently make use of command line parameters. %!s(int64=16) %!d(string=hai) anos
README 05e94658c6 Updated README and INSTALL. %!s(int64=20) %!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 764b5cf62b Add a reference to the kernel-configuration hint %!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 2ed4b452d0 Update build sizes and SBU times for all packages %!s(int64=16) %!d(string=hai) anos
patches.ent 13fe71ee07 Update gettext patch to -2 for an additional bug fix %!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