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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
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<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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<!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent">
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%general-entities;
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]>
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<sect1 id="ch-system-introduction">
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<?dbhtml filename="introduction.html"?>
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<title>Introduction</title>
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<para>In this chapter, we enter the building site and start constructing the
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LFS system in earnest. That is, we chroot into the temporary mini Linux system,
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make a few final preparations, and then begin installing the packages.</para>
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<para>The installation of this software is straightforward. Although in many
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cases the installation instructions could be made shorter and more generic,
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we have opted to provide the full instructions for every package to minimize
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the possibilities for mistakes. The key to learning what makes a Linux system
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work is to know what each package is used for and why you (or the system)
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may need it.</para>
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<para>If using compiler optimizations, please review the optimization hint at
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<ulink url="&hints-root;optimization.txt"/>. Compiler optimizations can make
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a program run slightly faster, but they may also cause compilation
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difficulties and problems when running the program. If a package refuses to
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compile when using optimization, try to compile it without optimization and
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see if that fixes the problem. Even if the package does compile when using
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optimization, there is the risk it may have been compiled incorrectly because
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of the complex interactions between the code and build tools. Also note that
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the <option>-march</option> and <option>-mtune</option> options using values
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not specified in the book have not been tested. This may cause problems with
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the toolchain packages (Binutils, GCC and Glibc). The small potential gains
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achieved in using compiler optimizations are often outweighed by the risks.
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First-time builders of LFS are encouraged to build without custom
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optimizations. The subsequent system will still run very fast and be stable
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at the same time.</para>
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<para>The order that packages are installed in this chapter needs to be
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strictly followed to ensure that no program accidentally acquires a path
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referring to <filename class="directory">/tools</filename> hard-wired into
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it. For the same reason, do not compile packages in parallel. Compiling in
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parallel may save time (especially on dual-CPU machines), but it could result
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in a program containing a hard-wired path to <filename
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class="directory">/tools</filename>, which will cause the program to stop
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working when that directory is removed.</para>
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<para>Before the installation instructions, each installation page provides
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information about the package, including a concise description of what it
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contains, approximately how long it will take to build, and how much disk
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space is required during this building process. Following the installation
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instructions, there is a list of programs and libraries (along with brief
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descriptions of these) that the package installs.</para>
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</sect1>
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