Assuming one had a C complier on another system set to compile (or cross
compile) to the target architecture how much of a linux system would one
have to build to support gcc and proceed with phase two of the bootstrap
compilation of a full gnu-linux system.

Alien
   |
   V
minimal OS + minimal compiler
   |
   V
<more intermediate steps>
   |
   V
Final product.


((NB.  This is an academic question since in practice someone in this
predicament would find a friend with a working linux system.)

Of course, if you wanted to install HURD or NetBSD you could find yourself
in exactly this sort of situation -- even more so if you wanted to play with
some of the really exotic Free Operating Systems produced by the academic
research community.)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> [mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of Kit
> Plummer
> Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2001 1:05 PM
> To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: RE: Linux From Scratch...
>
>
> Actually, the reason it needs the pre-installed systems is to use the
> compiler and such.  It then chroots a different partition to build the
> "LFS" system.
>
> At 12:46 PM 8/2/01 -0700, you wrote:
> >This would be a bootstrap problem.
> >
> >
> >
> > > The only weird things is that it requires an
> > > already pre-existing Linux install.  Other than I think it is a
> > > good thing...
> > >
> > >
> > > Cheers!
> > >
> > > Kit Plummer
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