Could "Linux from scratch" provide you with at least some of the information you need?
http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/ On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 19:10, Jonathan Wilson <piercing_m...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Ok I'm quite a newbe to both Linux and "PC" development, however I know > what I want to do but don't know where to start! > > What I'd like to know is how do I build a distribution entirely from > scratch/source like the pro's do. > > ie. Get all the debian source for the latest arm port (just the source) > and then compile/build it till I have a working system. > > Why would I want to do this? Well first of I want to optimize the final > code to specific processors (OMAP3530 and ARM926EJ-S) and also customise > the builds to use different application/graphic components such as > gnome, E17, samba, etc. I also figure this is a great way to learn about > Linux/debian and fixing any bugs will give me some insight into the > various languages (C/C++ specifically) > > I'm sure there must be some product or methodoligy that the pro's use to > build debian distributions with different tweaks where the code has to > branch (eg, Ubuntu desktop V NBR) so that all the common code remains > common and some kinds of config files then set the options (some kind of > global system makefile? or .config file?) > > Surely its not a case of downloading each package source manually, > checking that all the dependents are downloaded, then manually doing a > make config / make / make install for each and every package and having > one directory structure for each distribution? > > Any pointers would be welcome as google is not my friend as I can't find > anything about taking a current distribution and compiling the whole. > (it did find stuff about making packages, and rebuilding an already > installed distribution, both of which are not what I want, lol) > > JonXx > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-arm-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: http://lists.debian.org/blu0-smtp589ce1ec813b4cac037faa98...@phx.gbl > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-arm-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/3005d6291003101108g32166979vaf02b5de6dfba...@mail.gmail.com
