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Top Forums UNIX for Beginners Questions & Answers Compiling UNIX System V Post 303031224 by hicksd8 on Sunday 24th of February 2019 07:06:00 AM
Old 02-24-2019
This is a rare question indeed for this forum.

What are you trying to do???? And why???????

You are missing the point here my friend. You downloaded the entire source code for your O/S of choice so you have the source code of the C compiler, the source code of all shared libraries, the source code for the shells, et al. You do not have any executables!!!

So the question that you are really asking is:
Q: How do I compile a compiler without a compiler?
A: You need to 'seed' the operation via a closely related Unix/Linux version. Install a closely related foreign version and compile the entire toolchain first. Having generated your toolchain this way, you then need to compile the toolchain AGAIN using the tools that you just generated because, for example, all your libraries will have been created cross-compiled. To get them pure you need to do it all a third time.

Once you've got a complete toolchain you can begin to compile your kernel (bespoke or not, as your choice). When the kernel is created you can install grub and boot your own kernel. Then you can continue to create all other application and things.

So, what are you trying to do? Compiling your kernel can take hundreds of hours at 100% CPU. Then you test it, realize it's wrong, and have to do it all again. It's very difficult to create bespoke O/S for multi-nationals, public services, defense contractors, etc which I know to my cost. I do it all the time. You also need an extensive knowledge of O/S internals so it's not an easy occupation.
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ideviceinstaller(1)					      General Commands Manual					       ideviceinstaller(1)

NAME

       ideviceinstaller - Manage iDevice apps

SYNOPSIS

       ideviceinstaller [OPTIONS]

DESCRIPTION

       Allows to install, upgrade, uninstall, archive, restore and enumerate installed or archived apps on iDevices.

OPTIONS

   General options:
       -d, --debug
	      enable communication debugging.

       -U, --uuid UUID
	      target specific device by its 40-digit device UUID.

       -h, --help
	      prints usage information

   Commands:
       -l, --list-apps
	      list apps installed on the device.

	      Additional options:

	      -o list_user
		     list user apps only (apps installed by the user) This is the default.

	      -o list_system
		     list system apps only (apps available from the system firmware)

	      -o list_all
		     list all types of apps

	      -o xml print output in xml format (PList)

       -i, --install ARCHIVE
	      install app from a package file specified by ARCHIVE.

       -u, --uninstall APPID
	      uninstall app specified by APPID.

       -g, --upgrade APPID
	      upgrade app specified by APPID.

       -r, --restore APPID
	      restore archived app specified by APPID.

       -L, --list-archives
	      list archived applications on the device.

	      Additional options:

	      -o xml print output in xml format (PList)

       -a, --archive APPID
	      archive app specified by APPID.

	      Additional options:

	      -o uninstall
		     uninstall the package after making an archive

	      -o app_only
		     archive application data only

	      -o copy=PATH
		     copy the app archive to directory PATH when done

	      -o remove
		     only valid when copy=PATH is used: remove after copy

       -R, --remove-archive APPID
	      remove app archive specified by APPID.

AUTHOR

       This manual page was written by Martin Szulecki.

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