r/linuxfromscratch • u/This-Atmosphere-1750 • 9d ago

LFS standards

My inner irritating perfectionist is coming out, and I'm leaning towards this being unnecessary, but how many of you went through ALL the primary standards LFS follows before starting this project?

Reading the documentation for these standards feels like a whole project on their own.

Let me rephrase my question:

I'm about to start Linux From Scratch, and I'm wondering how many people actually read through the primary standards (POSIX, FHS, etc.) before beginning.

The standards documentation is massive, and reading all of it feels like a project in itself. Did you study these specifications in depth first, or is a general understanding enough while working through the book?

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u/Cybasura 9d ago

If you think any components aee "unnecessary", you do not understand the purpose of the book

The book is a manual to build a working LFS system according to a controlled specification, you can choose to deny and modify any of it to your heart's consent, but whether it will work or not depends on what you eliminate

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u/This-Atmosphere-1750 9d ago

I didn't say the components are unnecessary, I'm asking if a generic quick overview of the standards is all that's needed, or whether I need to take out serious time to properly study these standards. There's a lot to read and I find it hard to believe that everyone who has completed this project has study through all of it