fases+linux

A proof-of-concept software distribution using the fases coreutils and shell.

How to compile

Acquire the linux or linux-libre kernel ;
Configure the kernel, you have to do at least the following selections ;

Kernel Configuration
    [*] 64-bit kernel # Will change soon.
    General Setup --->
        Default init path
            /init
        [*] Initial RAM filesystem and RAM disk (initramfs/initrd) support
            Initramfs source file(s)
                ../rootfs/
    Executable file formats --->
        [*] Kernel support for ELF binaries
        [*] Kernel supports for scripts starting with #!
    Device Drivers --->
        Character devices --->
            [*] Enable TTY

Configure permissions ;

$ chmod +x rootfs/bin/*

Build it ;

# Be sure that you're in the kernel directory.
$ make

The image is located at arch/x86/boot/bzImage.

Note: The image is not a disk image, you can't boot it directly. Use a bootloader to load it. You can also use the following command to boot it in a QEMU Virtual Machine:

$ qemu-system-x86_64 -kernel arch/x86/boot/bzImage <QEMU arguments>

Size

As of Saturday 10th of September 2022:

-rw-r--r-- 1 thelinuxmacbook thelinuxmacbook 1717488 Sep 10 15:45 linux/arch/x86/boot/bzImage

Do not use this as your main OS!

This software distribution is a proof-of-concept, it isn't made to be usable as an Operating System but rather as a testing environnement.

Anyways, why would you use this as your main OS? Networking doesn't even work!