Hi,

How to cross compile the libraries and utilities referenced in Beyond Linux From Scratch document as it mentions native compiling instructions only?I agree some special care has to be taken depending on libraries/utilities but i need atleast the general instructions to be followed for them.

Please help!

goto clfs which is the lfs site devoted tocross compiling,it's quite easy

CLFS is a bit behind LFS in terms of packages, but it can be used in conjunction with LFS to create a true multi-lib LFS.

I don't use it per-say as I stick now to full 64-bit packages and builds, but some people may find it useful.

http://cross-lfs.org/view/sysvinit/x86_64/

http://www.cross-lfs.org/view/CLFS-3...SVINIT/x86_64/

These are the current multilib books available to read online as far as the traditional sysvinit trunk builds go. There are some differences in the packages with CLFS mind you, so if you attempt CLFS for the first time, you should use only those packages until you feel comfortable enough to use the packages in mix with LFS.

Be forewarned that CLFS does NOT cover BLFS at all. For BLFS you will be on your own. The Community Beyond Linux From Scratch wiki site:

http://cblfs.cross-lfs.org/index.php/Main_Page

may be of some assistance, but it's information hasn't been updated in a while, so user-beware.

Hi,

Cross compiling instructions for most of features like Server configuration utilities, desktop utilities, media libraries/utilities, graphics libraries, libraries for scanning / printing, etc,.. are not available in CLFS. In CBLFS also i could not locate the cross compiling instructions. So for this where can i get the source? Is it good to look the make file contents for respective libraries for understandng the cross compile methods ?

You basically have to build once for x86-32 and again for x86-64, just like the CLFS books states.

However, CBLFS has instructions for both as well as N32 but you don't need the N32 instructions.

You won't need all packages built for this though.