文档介绍：Pocket Linux Guide
David Horton
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Revision History
Revision 2005−04−09 Revised by: DH
Minor clarifications and spelling corrections.
Revision 2004−11−02 Revised by: DH
Changed bootloader to GRUB rather than LILO. Updated versions on all source code packages. Made minor
clarifications to some mands and scripts.
Revision 2004−02−18 Revised by: DH
Corrected typos. Changed resource site hosting to e. Added appendix B to include the GNU Free
Documentation License as part of this document.
Revision 2003−11−08 Revised by: DH
Updated to use GNU coreutils in place of fileutils, sh−utils and textutils. Updated version numbers on many
source code packages. Introduced Freshmeat as a resource for finding source code. Changed /etc/mtab to a
real file rather than using a symlink to /proc/mounts. Corrected local_fs script errors. Updated email address.
Revision 2003−05−31 Revised by: DH
Corrected errors in "strip −o library" commands.
Revision 2003−05−21 Revised by: DH
Bug fixes, typo corrections and improved XML markup.
Revision 2003−02−17 Revised by: DH
Initial Release, reviewed by LDP.
The Pocket Linux Guide is for anyone interested in learning the techniques of building a GNU/Linux system
from source code. The guide is structured as a project that builds a small diskette−based GNU/Linux system
called Pocket Linux. Each chapter explores a small piece of the overall system explaining how it works, why
it is needed and how to build it. pleting the Pocket Linux project, readers should possess an
enhanced knowledge of what makes GNU/Linux systems work as well as the confidence to explore larger,
plex source−code−only projects.
Pocket Linux Guide
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