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1. `git clone https://github.com/fosslinux/live-bootstrap` 1. `git clone https://github.com/fosslinux/live-bootstrap`
2. `git submodule update --init --recursive` 2. `git submodule update --init --recursive`
3. Provide a kernel (vmlinuz file) as the name kernel in the root of the repository. 3. Provide a kernel (vmlinuz file) as the name kernel in the root of the repository.
4. `./rootfs.sh` - ensure your account has kvm priviliges and qemu installed. 4. `./rootfs.sh` - ensure your account has kvm privileges and qemu installed.
a. Alternatively, run `./rootfs.sh chroot` to run it in a chroot. a. Alternatively, run `./rootfs.sh chroot` to run it in a chroot.
b. Alternatively, run `./rootfs.sh` but don't run the actual virtualization b. Alternatively, run `./rootfs.sh` but don't run the actual virtualization
and instead copy sysa/tmp/initramfs.igz to a USB or some other device and and instead copy sysa/tmp/initramfs.igz to a USB or some other device and
boot from bare metal. boot from bare metal.
6. Wait. 6. Wait.
7. Currently, live-bootstrap dosen't provide anything to you, as it is incomplete. 7. Currently, live-bootstrap doesn't provide anything to you, as it is incomplete.
## Background ## Background
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bootstrapping. bootstrapping.
1. Binaries (apart from seed hex0, kaem, kernel). 1. Binaries (apart from seed hex0, kaem, kernel).
2. Any pregenerated configure scripts, or Makefile.in's from autotools. 2. Any pre-generated configure scripts, or Makefile.in's from autotools.
3. Pregenerated bison/flex parsers (identifiable through a `.y` file). 3. Pre-generated bison/flex parsers (identifiable through a `.y` file).
4. Any source code/binaries downloaded within a software's build system that is 4. Any source code/binaries downloaded within a software's build system that is
outside of our control to verify before use in the build system. outside of our control to verify before use in the build system.
5. Any non-free software. [1] 5. Any non-free software. [1]
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GNU `grep` is a pattern matching utility. Is is not immediately needed but will GNU `grep` is a pattern matching utility. Is is not immediately needed but will
be useful later for autotools. be useful later for autotools.
#### Part 17: bash 2.05b #### Part 17: heirloom devtools
`lex` and `yacc` from the Heirloom project. The Heirloom project is a collection
of standard UNIX utilities derived from code by Caldera and Sun. Differently from
the analogous utilities from the GNU project, they can be compiled with a simple `Makefile`.
#### Part 21: bash 2.05b
GNU `bash` is the most well known shell and the most complex piece of software GNU `bash` is the most well known shell and the most complex piece of software
so far. However, it comes with a number of great benefits over kaem, including so far. However, it comes with a number of great benefits over kaem, including
proper POSIX sh support, globbing, etc. proper POSIX sh support, globbing, etc.
NOTE: Currently, there is a bison pregenerated file here, which we are working NOTE: Currently, there is a bison pre-generated file here, which we are working
to remove. to remove.
#### Part 18: m4 1.4 #### Part 22: m4 1.4
`m4` is the first piece of software we need in the autotools suite. It allows `m4` is the first piece of software we need in the autotools suite. It allows
macros to be defined and files to be generated from those macros. macros to be defined and files to be generated from those macros.