▲ 1 ▼ How to Install Linux From Scratch - tony (www.youtube.com) submitted 1 year ago by ruffsl@programming.dev to c/linux@programming.dev 4 comments fedilink hide all child comments https://www.tonybtw.com/tutorial/linux-from-scratch/
[–] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago (3 children) STOP USING DISTROS! Chapter 1 - Introduction: Install Gentoo ISO permalink fedilink source hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] ruffsl@programming.dev [S] 2 points 11 months ago (2 children) I could imagine bootstrapping via Bell Labs Unix from the 90's would be more authentic, yet demanding LFS experience. I wonder how far back computer historians could bootstrap up to a modern compiler for integrity and verification purposes? https://www.owlfolio.org/research/bootstrapping-trust-in-compilers/ https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/07/unix_fourth_edition_tape_rediscovered/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] racketlauncher831@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago (1 child) Not far if you dig out the last C compiler written in assembly by hand. Use that to bootstrap GCC, possibly. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ruffsl@programming.dev [S] 1 point 11 months ago Not sure if something like that would even support x86 or C99, so would probably still need an older mainframe and early GCC source tree. Could probably get by with a virtual emulator for the former. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ruffsl@programming.dev [S] 2 points 11 months ago (2 children) I could imagine bootstrapping via Bell Labs Unix from the 90's would be more authentic, yet demanding LFS experience. I wonder how far back computer historians could bootstrap up to a modern compiler for integrity and verification purposes? https://www.owlfolio.org/research/bootstrapping-trust-in-compilers/ https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/07/unix_fourth_edition_tape_rediscovered/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] racketlauncher831@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago (1 child) Not far if you dig out the last C compiler written in assembly by hand. Use that to bootstrap GCC, possibly. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ruffsl@programming.dev [S] 1 point 11 months ago Not sure if something like that would even support x86 or C99, so would probably still need an older mainframe and early GCC source tree. Could probably get by with a virtual emulator for the former. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] racketlauncher831@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago (1 child) Not far if you dig out the last C compiler written in assembly by hand. Use that to bootstrap GCC, possibly. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ruffsl@programming.dev [S] 1 point 11 months ago Not sure if something like that would even support x86 or C99, so would probably still need an older mainframe and early GCC source tree. Could probably get by with a virtual emulator for the former. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ruffsl@programming.dev [S] 1 point 11 months ago Not sure if something like that would even support x86 or C99, so would probably still need an older mainframe and early GCC source tree. Could probably get by with a virtual emulator for the former. permalink fedilink source parent
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