On Thu, 2010-07-08 at 22:32 +0530, $reeHari wrote: > Hi , > I just started with lfs using book version 6.6 . I had previously > started with book ver 6.3 and in dat , author said it is okey to build > lfs without a partition , in a directory . But in the new version of > the book , no such thing is mentioned . So somebody advice me on > this . Do i really need a dedicated partition for the build or can i > build it in a directory as said in ver 6.3 ? If a dedicated partition > is essential , can i use a usb stick ?
*Building* without a separate partition is easy enough - a blank partition mounted to /mnt/lfs is much the same as an empty /mnt/lfs with nothing mounted to it. However, that will leave you with an LFS system in a subdirectory - not something you can actually boot. But you could then copy that directory to a new location, make any config changes to suite that location, etc. And yes, you can build it on a USB stick quite happily, as if it were a normal hard disk. The catch is whether the BIOS can boot from it, but that shouldn't be a problem unless you're using very old hardware... Simon.
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