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/

Jeremy Utley e8d07afc70 Upgraded unstable to automake-1.9, man-1.5n, file-4.10, bash-3.0, perl-5.8.5, readline-5.0, tcl-8.4.7, binutils-2.15.91.0.2 %!s(int64=21) %!d(string=hai) anos
chapter01 e8d07afc70 Upgraded unstable to automake-1.9, man-1.5n, file-4.10, bash-3.0, perl-5.8.5, readline-5.0, tcl-8.4.7, binutils-2.15.91.0.2 %!s(int64=21) %!d(string=hai) anos
chapter02 4f7457758a Shortened some title pages. %!s(int64=21) %!d(string=hai) anos
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chapter04 1fd5d19b67 Add user lfs to group lfs (fixes bug #856) %!s(int64=21) %!d(string=hai) anos
chapter05 e8d07afc70 Upgraded unstable to automake-1.9, man-1.5n, file-4.10, bash-3.0, perl-5.8.5, readline-5.0, tcl-8.4.7, binutils-2.15.91.0.2 %!s(int64=21) %!d(string=hai) anos
chapter06 e8d07afc70 Upgraded unstable to automake-1.9, man-1.5n, file-4.10, bash-3.0, perl-5.8.5, readline-5.0, tcl-8.4.7, binutils-2.15.91.0.2 %!s(int64=21) %!d(string=hai) anos
chapter07 c0155c7108 * Fixed various networking inaccuracies %!s(int64=21) %!d(string=hai) anos
chapter08 4abce96c4b * Removed the note regarding the --no-mem-option which is no longer required %!s(int64=21) %!d(string=hai) anos
chapter09 9dfc02ff38 Current BE-LFS (but w/ GCC 3.3.3) merged -> 6.0 branch %!s(int64=21) %!d(string=hai) anos
contrib 287ea55da7 * Merged newxml into HEAD %!s(int64=21) %!d(string=hai) anos
prologue 466658dca4 Added a para about replaceable text. %!s(int64=21) %!d(string=hai) anos
stylesheets 1d505377b8 Using profiles for print output. %!s(int64=21) %!d(string=hai) anos
INSTALL a942c0a271 Use a configurable XSLROOTDIR to point to the DocBook XSL stylesheets %!s(int64=21) %!d(string=hai) anos
Makefile 1d505377b8 Using profiles for print output. %!s(int64=21) %!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
TODO 32cc259af0 Reverting previous change - commit now works %!s(int64=21) %!d(string=hai) anos
general.ent e8d07afc70 Upgraded unstable to automake-1.9, man-1.5n, file-4.10, bash-3.0, perl-5.8.5, readline-5.0, tcl-8.4.7, binutils-2.15.91.0.2 %!s(int64=21) %!d(string=hai) anos
goTidy ded6dddb89 Updated the stylesheets to their current version. %!s(int64=21) %!d(string=hai) anos
index.xml 9dfc02ff38 Current BE-LFS (but w/ GCC 3.3.3) merged -> 6.0 branch %!s(int64=21) %!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