How do I build this? about cmlfs

[dslm4515]

I initially used github to backup my projects after a USB flash drive failure (it just heats up, likely shorted itself somehow).
I never thought anyone would take interest in my work. Some people criticize my work on MLFS as waste of time because there are distros like Alpine Linux and Void Linux. According to those, I should redirect my efforts to help improve Ubuntu (a distro i hate for many reasons). Same can be said of my work on CMLFS, as OpenMandriva Linux uses LLVM/Clang instead of GCC.

When I started MLFS & CMLS, i did not make a dedicated email because, I thought no one would take interest. Apparently I was wrong. So direct email messages can be sent to [email protected].

My work here on github is just a hobby. I work on it when I have time... usually at my job when work is slow. Lately, I've been doing a lot of over time and work just got busy for the last 4 months. I have seen your earlier issue request. I just haven't sat down.

Biggest issue I've noticed with others building my projects is the host system in use. I stopped using distros about 7 years ago. So, when I build any of my projects, my host is a LFS-derivative. I don't have those distro-based 'changes'... such as under ubuntu, 'sh' is linked to 'dash', but under LFS, 'sh' is linked to 'bash'. A lot of scripts that begin with the shebang, '#!/bin/sh' have "bashism" that require bash as the sh interpreter.

Essentially, CMLFS is built by building a 'cross toolchain' to build a sand-boxed toolchain that then builds CMLFS.

[dslm4515]

I also am also testing a new design of my s6+s6-rc bootscripts. S6 is hard to develop [for me] due to lack of examples and I couldn't setup a VM to test it faster.

[landley]

I'm, um, weird.

https://landley.net/aboriginal/about.html
https://speakerdeck.com/landley/developing-for-non-x86-targets-using-qemu
https://landley.net/toybox/faq.html#mkroot
http://youtu.be/SGmtP5Lg_t0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sk9TatW9ino

[dslm4515]

I admit, CMLFS & MLFS are not for beginners. For CMLFS, begin the build by reading 0-Preparation in the top level of the repo directory.

I suggest doing a build of LFS first...which can then be used as the host to build CMLFS.