README.MD

@@ -1,49 +1,31 @@
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# OVERVIEW:
-#	Copyright 2020 Chris Cromer
-#	Copyright 2019 Baho Utot
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-#	This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-#	it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-#	the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-#	(at your option) any later version.
-
-#	This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-#	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-#	GNU General Public License for more details.
-
-#	You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-#	along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-OVERVIEW:
 	This build tracks linux from scratch version 9.1
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
-REQUIREMENTS:
+# REQUIREMENTS:
 	1. git installed on the host
 	2. wget on host system
 	3. Directory for build, mounted at /mnt/lfs
 
-		There will need to be partition mounted there.
+		There will need to be a partition mounted there.
 		You will be responsible for that.
-		This build system uses whatever filesystem
+		This build system uses whatever filesystem that is present at ${LFS}
-		that is at ${LFS}
 	
 	4. run version-check.sh and install required packages if needed
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
-WARNING:
+# WARNING:
 	This build system is designed in such a way to not be
 	able to trash your host system.  Mistakes can happen.
-	Not responsible for trashed host system.  You
+	I am not responsible for trashed host systems.  You
 	bear all responsibilities for any failures.
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
-GENERAL NOTES:
+# GENERAL NOTES:
 	This system was designed and debugged on an AMD64 {x86_64} system
 	and does not support i686.
 
 	The build system installs/work directory:
 	/mnt/lfs/usr/src/LFS-RPM
 
-	This build has a mkinitramfs step ( which requires cpio ) this step
+	This build has a mkinitramfs step (which requires cpio) this step
 	creates an initrd so cpu updates and firmware is loaded.
 	Your lfs kernel should be configured to use this.
 
@@ -55,17 +37,24 @@ GENERAL NOTES:
 	/home/lfs/.rpmmacros
 	This makes the rpm environment correct so it builds
 	the base system correctly.
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
-ADDITIONS:
+# ADDITIONS:
-	cpio			# needed for mkinitramfs
+- rpm
-	mkinitramfs		# to create initrd
+	- the package manager
-	popt			# needed for rpm
+- mkinitramfs
-	python2			# needed for rpm
+	- to create initramfs
-	rpm				# package manager
+- cpio
-	wget			# needed to fetch packages
+	- needed for mkinitramfs
-	linux-firmware	# firmware for various hardware
+- popt
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	- needed for rpm
-BUILD PROCEDURE:
+- python2
+	- needed for rpm
+- wget
+	- needed to fetch packages
+- linux-firmware
+	- needed to boot under certain hardware
+
+# BUILD PROCEDURE:
 	login as root user
 	fdisk /dev/sdx				partition drive, you need to do this
 	mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdxx			create ext4 filesystem
@@ -86,9 +75,10 @@ BUILD PROCEDURE:
 	Build at this point is complete.
 	All that is needed is to install grub and/or add a menu item in the
 	the grub configuration file /boot/grub.cfg
-This completes the build.
+	
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	This completes the build.
-GRUB:
+
+# GRUB Examples:
 
 	GPT partitioned drive
 	menuentry 'Linux From Scratch (9.1) (on /dev/sdxx)' {
@@ -108,18 +98,25 @@ GRUB:
 		initrd /boot/initrd.img-5.5.3
 	}
 	Change the x's to the proper drives and partition
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
-INSTALLER SCRIPT:
+# INSTALLER SCRIPT:
-	The installer.sh script will take the binary rpms ( chapter 6 ) and
+	The installer.sh script will take the binary rpms (chapter 6) and
-	install them into a partition that YOU mounted on /mnt.  If you want
+	install them into a partition that YOU mounted on /mnt. If you want
 	to install else where then change ROOTPATH="/mnt" to the installation
 	partition mounted by YOU.
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
-SCRIPTS:
+# SCRIPTS:
-	base.sh*			builds chapter 6
+- base.sh
-	cleanup.sh*			cleanup host system after build
+	- builds chapter 6
-	installer.sh*		install rpm binaries to mounted partition
+- cleanup.sh
-	lfs.sh*				builds the whole thing
+	- cleanup host system after build
-	setup.sh*			configure for build
+- installer.sh
-	tools.sh*			builds chapter 5
+	- install rpm binaries to mounted partition
-	version-check.sh*	checks host system for requirements
+- lfs.sh
+	- builds the whole thing
+- setup.sh
+	- configure for build
+- tools.sh
+	- builds chapter 5
+- version-check.sh
+	- checks host system for requirements