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ulfr:

    hi guys

    how do you build core.gz from scratch

   
    ulfr

Rich:
Hi ulfr
Do really want to build  core.gz  from scratch, or do you just want to modify the contents?

ulfr:

   
    thanks for your reply

    and all your work - tinycore is the best designed distro  there is   


    no i know how to modify the contents of core.gz
 
    i would like to know how you guys build core.gz 

   
    ulfr 

Rich:
Hi ulfr
core.gz  can be created by combining  rootfs.gz  and  modules.gz  like this:

--- Code: ---cat rootfs.gz modules.gz > core.gz
--- End code ---
You are probably aware that  rootfs.gz  and  modules.gz  can be found under  release/distribution_files/  for each architecture:
http://tinycorelinux.net/11.x/x86/release/distribution_files/

modules.gz  is created by the  sorter.sh  script available from  Github:
https://github.com/tinycorelinux/sorter

After running  make modules  and  make modules_install  you use  sorter.sh  to create  modules.sh  and all the kernel module
extensions. You can find the instructions included in these kernel compile instructions:
http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,23272.msg147325.html#msg147325

There may be a script to create  rootfs.gz  or they might just  unpack/repack  the existing  rootfs.gz.  I don't know, but I don't
think it changes very often. You can create a root directory manually in some work directory, or you can modify an existing one.

To unpack:

--- Code: ---mkdir tempdir
cd tempdir
zcat /path/to/existing/rootfs.gz | sudo cpio -i
--- End code ---

To repack:

--- Code: ---sudo find . | sudo cpio -o -H newc | gzip > /path/to/new/rootfs.gz
--- End code ---

Found here:
http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,22398.msg140327.html#msg140327

ulfr:


      thank you very much

      i was not aware of where things were or how they were built

      i will check things out   

      fascinating stuff 

      the more one learns about tinycore the more amazed and impressed one is   


      ulfr 

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