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Learn about cross-compiling, and learn the ins and outs of everyone's favorite unix-like

GNU/Linux can be a little overwhelming, because it's so big and powerful. While much less true today with Ubuntu, Mint, and other desktop Linux distributions, there is an old fashioned idea from the days when GNU/Linux was young that the easiest way to learn how to use it was to build it. Even today, I believe there is some truth to this attitude. So join me as you create a working, cross-compiled operating system and learn how it works along the way. It's probably easier than you think!

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Chapter 3: Make the Cross Compile Tools [June 20, 2012, 7:46 a.m.]

Well you've caught up with me. You're welcome to try tasks past this point. Here's a link to a fully compiled book,

http://greenback.gremlin.net/CLFS-x86.pdf

Every task past this point has filler text in it. I'm working on replacing it. Please feel free to try things for yourself and leave me comments below.

And I apologize for the delay. I've built CLFS from a few environments but there are always surprises with a new one. I picked Windows this build through because I wanted to reach the broadest range of people. But this has definitely been an education for both of us as a result.

Cross Linux From Scratch

Chapter 3: Make the Cross Compile Tools [June 20, 2012, 7:46 a.m.]