Overview

Development of this software is hosted at github.com/joaomdsc/lfs.

Documentation for this software can be found on lfs.readthedocs.io.

What’s in here ?

This repository holds python scripts dealing with LFS (as in Linux From Scratch), which automates the building of an entire linux system from source code, as described in the LFS book.

lfs

Linux From Scratch is a community-maintained online book with instructions for downloading, configuring, and compiling all the necessary software to obtain a bootable, usable Linux system. The book is an extraordinary resource, embodying the collective knowledge and the efforts of all the LFS volunteers who study every individual piece of the linux machinery to determine a set of compatible parameters to make it all work together.

This project, referred to as lfs_py in this documentation, aims to relieve you of the manual repetitive task of running each piece of shell script one after the other. It’s a set of python scripts that parse the LFS book and generate shell scripts that are then used to automate the building process. Using lfs_py, you basically just set the values of a few variables, launch a script, and wait a few hours: when the script is done, you can boot your new Linux system.

Hopefully lfs_py will reduce the time and effort required to unlock the huge value of the LFS book and to get that customized Linux system up and running. For all the details on how to use the software, see the lfs_py documentation in Automating LFS.

Section author: Joao Moreira <joao.moreiradsc@gmail.com>