Linux by Intent

Table of Contents

1. Preface

   • Foreword
   • Audience
   • Structure

2. I. Introduction

   1. 1. Introduction

      • 1.1 Why
      • 1.2 Scope
      • 1.3 Licenses and the FHS

3. II. Preparing for the Build

   1. 2. Checking Host Readiness

      • 2.1 Host Resources and Readiness
      • 2.2 Package Management

   2. 3. Planning the Target Layout

      • 3.1 Partition and Directory Layout
      • 3.2 Build Variables and Environment Files
      • 3.3 Creating the Directory Layout on the Target Partition

4. III. Building the System

   1. 4. Source Staging

      • 4.1 Sources
      • 4.2 Final Checks

   2. 5. Cross-Compilation Setup

      • 5.1 Linux API Headers 7.0
      • 5.2 musl libc headers 1.2.6
      • 5.3 llvm/clang pass 1 22.1.3
      • 5.4 musl libc pass 2 1.2.6
      • 5.5 LLVM runtimes 22.1.3

   3. 6. Minimal Working System

      • 6.1 Introduction
      • 6.2 om4 6.7
      • 6.3 ncurses 6.6-20260418
      • 6.4 libedit 20251016-3.1
      • 6.6 bheaded 0.0.1-mk2
      • 6.7 sbase git snapshot
      • 6.8 BSD-Diffutils main snapshot
      • 6.9 file 5.47
      • 6.10 bsdgrep master snapshot
      • 6.11 zlib-ng 2.3.3
      • 6.12 pigz 2.8
      • 6.13 dash 0.5.13.3
      • 6.14 oksh 7.8
      • 6.15 bfs 4.1
      • 6.16 awk 20251225
      • 6.17 GNU Make 4.4.1
      • 6.18 bsdpatch 0.99.1
      • 6.19 bsdsed 0.99.2
      • 6.20 libarchive 3.8.7
      • 6.21 xz 5.8.3
      • 6.22 llvm/clang pass 2 22.1.3

   4. 7. Chroot and Remaining System Utilities

      • 7.1 Introduction
      • 7.2 Reset Target Tree Ownership to root
      • 7.3 Create virtual filesystem link targets
      • 7.4 Copy selected build variables and helper functions into target profile
      • 7.5 Enter chroot environment
      • 7.6 Create essential system files
      • 7.7 gettext-tiny 0.3.3
      • 7.8 byacc 20260126
      • 7.9 python 3.14.4
      • 7.10 ubase git snapshot
      • 7.11 Cleanup

   5. 8. Compiling the Remaining utilities for the system

      • 8.1 Introduction
      • 8.2 iana-etc 20260409
      • 8.3 musl libc final pass 1.2.6
      • 8.4 pigz stage 2 2.8
      • 8.5 xz stage 2 5.8.3
      • 8.6 zstd stage 2 1.5.7
      • 8.7 file stage 2 5.47
      • 8.8 bc 7.0.3
      • 8.9 pkgconf 2.5.1
      • 8.10 Shadow 4.19.4
      • 8.11 ncurses stage 2 6.6-20260418
      • 8.12 byacc stage 2 20260126
      • 8.13 bsdgrep stage 2 master snapshot
      • 8.14 LibreSSL 4.2.1
      • 8.14.1 ca-certificates 2026-03-19
      • 8.15 Flex 2.6.4
      • 8.16 SQLite 3.53.0
      • 8.17 python 3.14.4
      • 8.18 Python-Flit-Core 3.12.0
      • 8.19 bfs stage 2 4.1
      • 8.20 bmake 20260406
      • 8.21 BSD-Diffutils stage 2 main snapshot
      • 8.22 awk stage 2 20251225
      • 8.23 patch stage 2 0.99.1
      • 8.24 mandoc 1.14.6
      • 8.25 libedit stage 2 20251016-3.1
      • 8.26 dash stage 2 0.5.13.3
      • 8.27 curl 8.19.0
      • 8.28 samurai stage 2 1.3
      • 8.29 CMake 4.3.2
      • 8.30 zlib-ng stage 2 2.3.3
      • 8.31 om4 stage 2 6.7
      • 8.32 libarchive stage 2 3.8.7
      • 8.33 GNU Make stage 2 4.4.1
      • 8.34 LLVM final 22.1.3
      • 8.35 rustc 1.95.0
      • 8.36 uutils-coreutils 0.8.0
      • 8.37 red 1.0.2
      • 8.38 dinit 0.21.0

   6. 9. Booting the System

      • 9.1 Introduction
      • 9.2 Limine 11.4.1
      • 9.3 dinit service setup