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/

Matthew Burgess ad5100b742 * Don't create the /var/log/hotplug/events file; the bootscripts do that for us (merge of r4986 from trunk). %!s(int64=20) %!d(string=hai) anos
appendixa 68bcfc7d7c Rendering Acronymlist as table. %!s(int64=20) %!d(string=hai) anos
appendixb c864f29061 Updated the lfs-es mirror URL. %!s(int64=20) %!d(string=hai) anos
chapter01 ad5100b742 * Don't create the /var/log/hotplug/events file; the bootscripts do that for us (merge of r4986 from trunk). %!s(int64=20) %!d(string=hai) anos
chapter02 4f75ff2a37 PDF fixes in chapter02 %!s(int64=20) %!d(string=hai) anos
chapter03 2208cbd65b PDF fixes in chapter03 %!s(int64=20) %!d(string=hai) anos
chapter04 b750f7c235 PDF fixes in chapter04 %!s(int64=20) %!d(string=hai) anos
chapter05 0b5096ca63 PDF fixes in chapter05 %!s(int64=20) %!d(string=hai) anos
chapter06 ad5100b742 * Don't create the /var/log/hotplug/events file; the bootscripts do that for us (merge of r4986 from trunk). %!s(int64=20) %!d(string=hai) anos
chapter07 411697db8a * Use canonical charmaps in /etc/profile and don't set LC_ALL (merge r4984 from trunk) %!s(int64=20) %!d(string=hai) anos
chapter08 6a6a08a6cd PDF fixes in chapter08. Updated Changelog and book version. %!s(int64=20) %!d(string=hai) anos
chapter09 81fd230419 Trunk is now identical to Testing %!s(int64=20) %!d(string=hai) anos
prologue cba199e9d0 * Minor wording/typo fixes (merge from trunk r4973) %!s(int64=20) %!d(string=hai) anos
stylesheets 7b7c3d88bc Fixed a look issue in the packages and patches downloads pages. %!s(int64=20) %!d(string=hai) anos
FORMER_CONTRIBUTORS bf647e74d8 Added fomer contributors file %!s(int64=20) %!d(string=hai) anos
INSTALL 82d3941c5a * Update INSTALL instructions (Randy McMurchy) %!s(int64=20) %!d(string=hai) anos
Makefile 1eb75cf60f Activated the pdf Makefile target for testing and stable releases. %!s(int64=20) %!d(string=hai) anos
README f067d1ded4 Corrected Makefile at suggestion of Richard Downing - make BASEDIR=/some/path instead of BASEDIR=/some/path make %!s(int64=21) %!d(string=hai) anos
general.ent fd698d8f2e Typos (ported from trunk r4980) %!s(int64=20) %!d(string=hai) anos
index.xml 17700191e9 Upgraded to DocBook 4.4 DTD %!s(int64=20) %!d(string=hai) anos
tidy.conf ded6dddb89 Updated the stylesheets to their current version. %!s(int64=21) %!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 PDF:
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make pdf &&
cp lfs.pdf /path/to/output/location