Changed the logic which decides where to place the dynamic loader. Other minor script improvements.

src/09_generate_rootfs.sh

@@ -1,18 +1,23 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-# Remember the prepared glibc folder.
+SRC_ROOT=$(pwd)
+
+# Remember the glibc prepared folder.
 GLIBC_PREPARED=$(pwd)/work/glibc/glibc_prepared
 
+# Remember the BysyBox install folder.
+BUSYBOX_INSTALLED=$(pwd)/work/busybox/busybox_installed
+
 cd work
 
 echo "Preparing initramfs work area..."
 rm -rf rootfs
 
 # Copy all BusyBox generated stuff to the location of our 'initramfs' folder.
-cp -r busybox/busybox_installed rootfs
+cp -r $BUSYBOX_INSTALLED rootfs
 
 # Copy all rootfs resources to the location of our 'initramfs' folder.
-cp -r ../09_generate_rootfs/* rootfs
+cp -r src/09_generate_rootfs/* rootfs
 
 cd rootfs
 
@@ -20,43 +25,43 @@ cd rootfs
 rm -f linuxrc
 
 # Read the 'COPY_SOURCE_ROOTFS' property from '.config'
-COPY_SOURCE_ROOTFS="$(grep -i COPY_SOURCE_ROOTFS ../../.config | cut -f2 -d'=')"
+COPY_SOURCE_ROOTFS="$(grep -i COPY_SOURCE_ROOTFS $SRC_ROOT/.config | cut -f2 -d'=')"
 
 if [ "$COPY_SOURCE_ROOTFS" = "true" ] ; then
   # Copy all prepared source files and folders to '/src'. Note that the scripts
   # will not work there because you also need proper toolchain.
   cp -r ../src src
-  echo "Original source files and folders have been copied."
+  echo "Source files and folders have been copied to '/src'."
 else
-  echo "Original source files and folders have been skipped."
+  echo "Source files and folders have been skipped."
+fi
+
+# This is for the dynamic loader. Note that the file name and the the location
+# are both specific for 32-bit and 64-bit machines. First we check the BusyBox
+# executable and then we copy the loader to its appropriate location.
+BUSYBOX_ARCH=$(file bin/busybox | cut -d\  -f3)
+if [ "$BUSYBOX_ARCH" = "64-bit" ] ; then
+  mkdir lib64
+  cp $GLIBC_PREPARED/lib/ld-linux* lib64
+  echo "Dynamic loader is accessed via '/lib64'."
+else
+  cp $GLIBC_PREPARED/lib/ld-linux* lib
+  echo "Dynamic loader is accessed via '/lib'."
 fi
 
 # Copy all necessary 'glibc' libraries to '/lib' BEGIN.
 
-# This is the dynamic loader. Note that the file name is different for 32-bit
-# and 64-bit machines.
-cp $GLIBC_PREPARED/lib/ld-linux* ./lib
-
 # BusyBox has direct dependencies on these libraries.
-cp $GLIBC_PREPARED/lib/libm.so.6 ./lib
+cp $GLIBC_PREPARED/lib/libm.so.6 lib
-cp $GLIBC_PREPARED/lib/libc.so.6 ./lib
+cp $GLIBC_PREPARED/lib/libc.so.6 lib
 
 # These libraries are necessary for the DNS resolving.
-cp $GLIBC_PREPARED/lib/libresolv.so.2 ./lib
+cp $GLIBC_PREPARED/lib/libresolv.so.2 lib
-cp $GLIBC_PREPARED/lib/libnss_dns.so.2 ./lib
+cp $GLIBC_PREPARED/lib/libnss_dns.so.2 lib
-
-# Make sure the Linux loader is visible on 64-bit machines. We can't rename the
-# folder to '/lib64' because the glibc root location is set to '/lib' in the
-# '05_build_glibc.sh' source script and therefore all 64-bit executables will
-# be looking for shared libraries directly in '/lib'. 
-BUSYBOX_ARCH=$(file busybox | cut -d\  -f3)
-if [ "$BUSYBOX_ARCH" = "64-bit" ] ; then
-  ln -s lib lib64
-fi
 
 # Copy all necessary 'glibc' libraries to '/lib' END.
 
 echo "The initramfs area has been generated."
 
-cd ../..
+cd $SRC_ROOT
 

src/12_generate_iso.sh

@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ if [ "$COPY_SOURCE_ISO" = "true" ] ; then
   # Copy all prepared source files and folders to '/src'. Note that the scripts
   # will not work there because you also need proper toolchain.
   cp -r ../src src
-  echo "Original source files and folders have been copied."
+  echo "Source files and folders have been copied to '/src'."
 else
-  echo "Original source files and folders have been skipped."
+  echo "Source files and folders have been skipped."
 fi
 
 # Read the 'OVERLAY_TYPE' property from '.config'