I worked through the LFS book in 2002/03. Can't say I learn't much - the book is (well, was - it might be different now) written as a HOWTO without much explana

I worked through the LFS book in 2002/03. Can't say I learn't much - the book is (well, was - it might be different now) written as a HOWTO without much explanation of how and why everything works. The basic process as I remember it was to bootstrap a system by making a new partition, setting up a minimal directory tree, building a new C compiler (& libs/associated tools) then chrooting to it and using it to build up the rest of the system. It was a fun process but tiring and time consuming. I wouldn't do it again.