Download mlfs

Obtain mlfs

mlfs is maintained as a rolling release, it is based on the actual development version of the LFS book. Currently, there are no releases and because it is based on the development version, there might be hickups from time to time. mlfs is meant for experienced users.

mlfs can be obtained from the git repository:

It is recommended to give the name of the directory (here: mlfs) to avoid clashes with other clones of the LFS repository.

If there is a clone downloaded already, it can be used too. In this case, checkout the multilib branch:

Rendering the mlfs book

Rendering works the same way as it does with the LFS book. The essential parameter REV and BASEDIR should be set. In addition to the common parameters, mlfs has introduced ARCH which specifies which kind of extensions should be included in the produced html. ARCH can be set to

• ml_32: Include m32 extensions only
• ml_x32: Include mx32 extensions only
• ml_all: Include both, m32 and mx32
• default: Include none

Leaving ARCH unset or set it to default will produce a LFS book without any of the multilib extensions which therefore should result in a book basically identical to the 'original' book.

Samples:

• Init system: sysv, ML extension: m32
  

  make BASEDIR=... REV=sysv ARCH=ml_32

• Init system: systemd, ML extension: m32 and mx32
  

  make BASEDIR=... REV=systemd ARCH=ml_all

Packages for mlfs

As usual, mlfs has a list of packages and patches which you should download. These are the same as in the LFS book with currently following exceptions:

• Chapter 8: ISL is added to be used by the final gcc