Questions tagged [linux-from-scratch]
Linux From Scratch (LFS) provides step-by-step instructions for building a custom Linux system from source. Do not confuse this tag with the git-lfs tag.
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Beyond Linux from scratch 11.3 p11-kit not installing using Freebl library
I am going through the BLFS manual. I installed p11-kit-0.24.1 successfully. I then went on to install NSS-3.88.1 also successfully. When I went back to install p11-kit to make use of NSS, ninja ...
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Using LFS files from github to be pushed through a jenkins pipeline for a lambda function
We have this lambda function in place in SB2 and Prod. The issue the deployment package in Prod differs from SB2. I have a work around to be able to do some testing in SB2 but when i try to push that ...
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Cross Compiling GLIBC fro x86_64 from aarch64 Missing asm/prctl.h
I'm Attempting to do Linux From Scratch on aarch64 compiling for amd64, Everything is going smooth until I got this error running make -j1 for GLIBC Chapter 5.5
I've tried everything and I couldn't ...
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error: invalid initializer va_list ap2 = va_arg(ap, va_list);
I'm currently in chroot building LFS. I was trying to compile a legacy project called install-log but I get this error:
(lfs chroot) root:/src/install-log# make install
cc -MMD -c -o list.o list.c
In ...
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LFS binutils ../../gold/gold.h:29:10: fatal error: cstddef: No such file or directory
I'm working on LFS(11.0) for the first time
When installing the package binutils (https://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/stable/chapter08/binutils.html)
(lfs chroot) root:/sources/binutils-2.37# ...
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I'm curious about the directory layout in LFS. Why can't we use lib64 as the default directory in LFS if LFS is a pure 64 bit system?
In Linux From Scratch during the 1st pass of GCC we have a case command that changes -m64 to ../lib instead of lib64. I am aware that this patch is to eliminate a compile time error but why can't we ...
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Gnome-Shell: undefined symbol: gvc_channel_map_get_type
I am trying to compile Gnome-Shell-40.5 on my LinuxFromScratch box, but keeping getting the following error:
/usr/src/gnome-shell-40.5/build/tmp-introspectr58mnoox/Gvc-1.0: symbol lookup error: /usr/...
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Unknowingly skipping a step in lfs
I am working on lfs. And now I have entered chroot and I have completed section 7.6 of lfs version 10.1. But the problem is that I have skipped building sed in 6.14. And I cant do the step in section ...
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Error concerning an " undefined reference to `__dso_handle' " when complinging Glibc
I am working on a Linux from Scratch system for the first time.
Background Info:
Book version - 10.1
Host distrobution - EndeavorOS
Problem occurs in step 5.5.1 https://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/...
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LFS error These critical programs are missing or too old: make while compiling glibc
I am following the LFS guide and I am on this step http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/stable/chapter05/glibc.html . Every time I am compiling glibc-2.33, during the ./configure process I get ...
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How to reduce (or optimize) size of recently built LFS?
As the title shows, I've recently built an LFS (version 8.3), with jhalfs.
So with du -h, the size of the whole partition is about 4.5 GB
(I've already deleted all the files in /sources).
Executing ...
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Mouse and Keyboard not working in XWindows
I have an LFS v10 environment that is SystemV based. I'm in the process of improving it by adding XWindows to it. When I run startx, XWindows starts up, and I see the a few programs/Windows that ...
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LFS why install glibc twice [duplicate]
I followed the LFS's insturctions and all of it seems to work properly yet. But i got confused when it comes to the second time of installation of the glibc after entering the chroot environment. My ...
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Need help on LFS-7.10 Pass2 binutils configure error
I have been working on resolving issues in build scripts that were built based on LFS a few years
back. I tried over the last week and tried multiple versions and solutions from different sites.
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("Solved")LFS QT4 (4.8.7) Install Fails at "dialogs/qprintdialog_unix.cpp"
I have been following the blfs guide on KDE and I needed QT4 for one of the dependencies of "KDE-Baseapps". Running:
./configure -prefix $QT4PREFIX \
-sysconfdir /etc/xdg \
-confirm-license \...
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LFS 9.1, step 6.9 (glibc-2.31) , breaks gcc
I'm stuck os step 6.9 of LFS.
After launching make, the following command breaks gcc functionality
case $(uname -m) in
i?86)
ln -sfnv $PWD/elf/ld-linux.so.2 /lib ;;
x86_64) ln -sfnv $PWD/elf/ld-...
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LFS: 9.1 - 6.10 readelf missing libdebuginfod.so.1
First time building LFS, I managed to get to the 6th chapter, but am stuck on the check for the second toolchain, after running
gcc -dumpspecs | sed -e 's@/tools@@g' \
-e '/\*...
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Linux from scratch: 'tools/include' is not a directory when installing linux-5.5.3 API Headers
I am working on linux from scratch and I am at section 5.6 linux-5.5.3 API Headers. I was able to extract the tar, cd into the new directory, and make. At this point I am inside the linux-5.5.3 ...
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`go run: cannot run non-main package` as Unprivileged User
I'm encountering an error with a recently-compiled golang compiler, but only as an unprivileged user. I'm hoping someone could provide advice on further troubleshooting ideas.
As root:
$ cd $HOME &...
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lfs 6.41 XMLParser undefined reference to symbol 'pthread_attr_getstacksize@@GLIBC_2.2.5'
I have an issue while building LFS system,
I'm at point 6.41 and I'm building XML:Parser
I'm making
perl Makefile.PL
make
make test
and then I got
/usr/bin/ld: /tools/lib/perl5/5.30.0/x86_64-...
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Possible to use WSL2 to build LFS
I am wondering if it is possible for me to use Windows Subsystem Linux 2 (Windows Insider Fast Ring Update) to build a Linux From Scratch? What I am worried about is that I am unable to delete the ...
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lfs gcc cannot compile
I am trying to make the gcc according Linux From Scratch. But I meet an error.
error screen capture
Additonal information that might be of use:
0. lfs manual version 7.7-systemd
1. I am running ...
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Error in step 5.17.1, installation of Bison of Linux From Scratch
I'm trying to compile Bison to build Linux From Scratch. My host OS is Ubuntu 18.04. Based on the instructions on this webpage, upon entering
./configure --prefix=/tools
I eventually get the error
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Strange error when compiling lightdm-gtk-greeter-2.0.3.tar.gz
I got the error when compiling lightdm-gtk-greeter-2.0.3.tar.gz as below
make[2]: Leaving directory '/sources/lightdm-1.24.0/lightdm-gtk-greeter-2.0.3/po'
Making all in src
make[2]: Entering ...
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Why am I receiving make errors when trying to compile GCC?
I am currently working on Linux From Scratch part 5.5: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/stable/chapter05/gcc-pass1.html Although i have followed everything exactly correctly to this point, I ...
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gcc 8.2.0 build fails on LFS v8.3
While building all packages in order every single one of them has succeeded but gcc 8.2.0 build fails.
Below is the build error on executing make:
msgfmt: error while loading shared libraries: ...
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Mesa-18.1.6 'c compiler cannot create executables'
so I have been trying to compile Mesa on BLFS 8.3 to no avail, and I am having issues trying to figure out what seems to be the issue. I am not quite understanding why it will not compile, when gcc is ...
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lfs gcc-7.3.0 -Pass 2 error C cannot create executables
I am currently trying to make my first linux from scratch(lfs) build, I need to make the GCC-7.3.0 - pass 2 but the output of the ../configure step of the book(Chapter 5.10) give me an error. All the ...
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Boot from docker volume
I'm trying to build Linux From Scratch in docker. It expects a mounted volume on which it'll build a system you can boot from, so my plan was to attach a docker volume to a normal docker ubuntu ...
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"not running as user lfs, you should be" error
Description
Trying to install pilfs (the LFS for raspberry) on my raspberry pi 3. I'm following the guide as posted here: http://www.intestinate.com/pilfs/guide.html
I'm currently following their "...
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Issue while compiling gcc-5.2.0
I am trying to build my own lfs system for Raspberry PI 2.
As a part of it I am trying to compile gcc on Raspberry PI 2, with raspbian as a base operating system.
I could build the binutils using ...
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LFS:coreutils compile error
help2man:
can't get --help' info from man/cp.td/cp Try--no-discard-stderr' if
option outputs to stderr Makefile:14066: recipe for target 'man/cp.1'
failed make[2]: * [man/cp.1] Error 127 make[...
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Understanding LFS environment setup
I have some questions regarding the suggested setup from LFS.
Question:
what is this command really doing
cat > ~/.bash_profile << "EOF"
exec env -i HOME=$HOME TERM=$TERM PS1='\u:\...
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Why using mke2fs -j creates ext3 in Ubuntu?
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Creates the filesystem with an ext3 journal.
Why not an ext4?
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java awt text input do not editable in LFS linux
After done a LFS(linuxfromscratch) system, I has 2 problems with input, some applications like google docs (presentations edit in browsers) and some java apps apparently do not recognize the keyboard ...
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LFS 7.1 in Ubuntu 10.04 chroot: failed to run command `/tools/bin/env': No such file or directory
I create LFS 7.1 in Ubuntu 12.04 but with the problem happened in chapter 6.4:Entering the Chroot Environment. I execute the command:
chroot "$LFS" /tools/bin/env -i \
HOME=/root TERM="$TERM" ...
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Why my cross compiler toolchain not static link?
I want to build my cross compile tool chain, I build it successful.
It can use normally, but when I move it, it cannot work!!
It print error while loading shared libraries: libcloog-isl.so.3, ...
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Boot partition type to use for a GPT partition table [closed]
I am creating a new LFS Linux build for my home Raspberry Pi system. I want to create a separate boot partition for the same. I am using a GPT partition table. While creating the new partition using ...
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Installing VM NIC with Intel diver e1000
I have installed Ubuntu Linux image in a VMware virtual box. Then I added three NIC interfaces. They all have Intel e1000 as the driver when I validated with ethtool command.
Then I installed another ...
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creation of OS image in iso format
I want to create an OS image as an iso, so I can use my LFS system as a guest in a VM. What is the right way to do this?
Thanks in advance.
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How do I get an initrd made out of a cpio archive loaded as the root device by grub2 in a distro-agnostic way?
I'm building an LFS (Linux From Scratch) system in a VM and so far I've managed to get a workable, desktop system, booting from a known device, /dev/sda1 in my case. I'm now trying to make a live ...
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How can i change yacc to bison (LFS)
I'm currently working on LFS, and have to change yacc to bison.
I have tried to install bison, but it did not change anything.
this is what i have : /usr/bin/yacc -> /etc/alternatives/yacc
and this ...
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missing gd.h header error while building iso via LFS 7.5
I am trying to build centos6 based iso via LFS 7.5 technique.
While preparing glibc for compilation (page 38) i am getting error( log at link)
"fatal error: gd.h no such file ..." , though the header ...
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Can we create Custom Operating system that supports any application? [closed]
Can I create a custom operating system that supports both Windows and Linux applications?
How can I do that and what knowledge should I have?
Is this a good start?
Thanks.
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Lfs 8.4 ch8. 3 : kernel config fail [closed]
I am currently following the book Linux From Scratch v8.4, i am at the kernel configuration part, part 8.3, and when i run make defconfig or make menuconfig, i have this error:
... YACC scripts/...
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Terminal only shows $
I tried building my own linux distribution and I follow the Linux From Scratch book. When I tried entering the following commands in bashrc.
set +h
umask 022
LFS=/mnt/lfs
LC_ALL=POSIX
PATH=/tools/...
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