Re: [Crosspost] GNU/Linux userland?

[Oliver Korpilla <Oliver.Korpilla@gmx.de>]

Andrew Walrond wrote:

>On Wednesday 13 April 2005 20:40, Oliver Korpilla wrote:
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>>Hello!
>>
>>I wondered if there is a project or setup that does allow me to build a
>>GNU/Linux userland including kernel, build environment, basic tools with
>>a single script just as you can in NetBSD (build.sh) or FreeBSD (make
>>world).
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>>I do not refer to a step-by-step instruction like "Linux From Scratch"
>>(which I do find commendable, but is not quite the same), but an
>>automated, cross-compilation aware foundation for a Linux system.
>>
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>Heretix does everything except cross-compile. It's a complete rewrite of rubyx 
>(http://www.rubyx.org) but doesn't have its own website yet. Discussion is 
>happening on the rubyx ML. Cross compilation support would be a simple 
>extension to Heretix, if you fancy a project :)
>
>Andrew Walrond
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Thanks, Andrew, that sounds great! Why was it necessary to rewrite rubyx??

With kind regards,
Oliver