Cross-Compiled Linux From Scratch - Version 2.1.0-x86_64-Pure64

Chapter 7. If You Are Going to Boot

7.12. GRUB-2.00

The GRUB package contains the GRand Unified Bootloader.

7.12.1. Installation of GRUB

[Note]

Note

If you would like use a different bootloader than this one you can go to the following link for alterative bootloaders and the instructions to use them. http://trac.cross-lfs.org/wiki/bootloaders

EGLIBC-2.18 does not declare gets(): 

sed -i -e '/gets is a/d' grub-core/gnulib/stdio.in.h

Prepare GRUB for compilation: 

CC="${CC} ${BUILD64}" ./configure --prefix=/tools \
    --build=${CLFS_HOST} --host=${CLFS_TARGET} \
    --sysconfdir=/etc --libdir=/tools/lib64 --disable-werror

Compile the package: 

make

Install the package: 

make DESTDIR=${CLFS} install

Details on this package are located in Section 10.63.3, “Contents of GRUB.”