linux from scratch automated build

• automated build linux from scratch in docker environemnt
• allow developer can test imediately linux distribution in virtual machine
• new style of linux distribution

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requirements

• linux from scratch version 7.8
• docker version 1.10.3
• docker image debian:jessie
• operating system: debian
• disk space ~32GB

news

• 2016-05-04: active ghost distribution
• 2016-05-05: active live distribution
• 2016-05-06: prepare to next version, detach from linux from scratch

general architecture

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- host operating system: provide environment to run docker and virtual
  storage, where store linux from scratch

- docker container: provide environment to build linux from scratch. it is
  use to reduce damage and unnecessary tools to host operating system

- linux from scratch: contains instructions to build linux from scratch,
  write in shell script

documenation

see doc directory

instructions

warning:

• approximate build time about 6 hours. process run full test for both temporary tools and system
• no installer present, if you want install to storage target, do it by hand. installer will present in next version

result in ./disk/lfs-disk.img when mount to /mnt/lfs

• ghost distribution file: ./dist/dest/lfs.ghost.amd64.iso
• live distribution file: ./dist/dest/lfs-live.amd64.iso

commands

• run automated setup with ghost distribution

# setup
./run.sh --dist=ghost

# try in virtual machine
./vm.active ghost

• run automated setup with live distribution

# setup
./run.sh --dist=live

# try in virtual machine
./vm.active live

• enter box environment under dev user

./run.sh box

• enter tmp-sys environment under root user

./run.sh tmp-sys

• enter sys environment under root user

./run.sh sys