kod3r/cmlinux

DIY a really tiny Linux from Sctrach

CMLinux

DIY an any scale, full customizable Linux from Sctrach.

CMLinux v0.8-TC has just Released which may give you the Full Tool Chain to Customize Linux, see the releases to have a quick start


Build a Linux from zero to hero, I will follow the lead of Linux-From-Sctrachs version 7.9 to build a tiny but strong Linux, and I shall call it as CMLinux.

Our Goal is to make a Linux-From-Sctrach with basic tools and keeps it with high perfermance for VM usage.

Our LFS need to satisfy the LSB Requirements by integrating these paskages:

Bash, Bc, Binutils, Coreutils, Diffutils, File, Findutils, Gawk, Grep, GTK+2, Gzip, M4, Man-DB, Ncurses, Procps, Psmisc, Sed, Shadow, Tar, Util-linux, Zlib

So join us, and you will learn and build your Linux for your VM

Project Progress

• 20160708
  • Re-basing the building process towards Cent OS, deploying the Virtual Machine for build.
  • Changing the flowchart to meet the need of build the system.

Steps

• Form all scripts for installing and integrating a tiny and strong Linux in localhost starting with the localhost Linux. Package them into a workable toolchain.

The standards we shall follow as closely as possible:

POSIX.1-2008.

Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS) Version 3.0

Linux Standard Base (LSB) Version 5.0

• Package the local tiny Linux into a Distribution and optimize it for VM usages.
• Integrate and test it with other popular open source tools like MariaDB/Apache to form an avaliable Linux for usage or teaching.

Need Your Help

• Preparing For re-define the build_steps for more detailed and professional.
• You may fork it and create your Linux as your favor.
• Any Problems and questions, please create an issue, and we may discuss it and solve it.

Requirements for Partcipators

No MORE requirements, and we will learn more from it. -- from Linux with LOVE.

• First thing first, git and GitHub.
• AMD64 localhost, VT or VT-x better.
• VM Platform, KVM better. Cent OS 7 and its previous versions are more friendly for building.
• DO NOT USE UBUNTU x86_64 12.02+ as the localhost, there exists a series of fatal errors in pending cross-compile

If your localhost is Windows you may first deploy a Linux in VM as the platform for developing, recommending Ubuntu, a really friendly Linux with apt.

• For developing, you should have some basic knowings about OS/Linux/C/bash, you may learn them from:

Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective - Randal E.Bryant

Linux System Programming - Robert Love

* For writing documents, you shall have some knowings about Markdown.

Enjoy Yourself

Cherry Mill - My Original building process of CMLinux is performed on Ubuntu Kylin with VS Code and bash. With some bugs and failures, I choose a VM in Cent OS 7 to cintinue the process.

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README.md - 0.6.20160708