I would recommend using crux, arch, void, alpine, or any other system with a shell-based packaging system for LFS. Select the packages you require, modify or cr

I would recommend using crux, arch, void, alpine, or any other system with a shell-based packaging system for LFS. Select the packages you require, modify or create the package files as necessary, compile and install. You will get a usable and maintainable system, learn just as much, and have less headaches in the long run. You can easily track core packages using rss or git and some scripts, but maintaining a small set by hand isn't really that hard, and it gives you a sense of perspective on what actually needs to be upgraded constantly.