Standard use commands in the order you may need them. downloadsrc : preload all necessary files in cache before compilation build : compile the distribution clean : erase build and log to recompile everything from scratch Optional gettoolchain : optionally load from ipfire.org a precompilated toolchain package. This solve some compilation issues on old or very recent distributions and save 20% of next full building time. If you want to use it, do it before build step Maintainer / advanced commands changelog : Loads the latest changelog from SVN. check : Test if packages files are still available for download This is faster on http URL with --spider, but still slow on ftp because of real load. checkclean : Erase all check mark on cache directory to be able to check another time dist : Mainly produce a diff from previous version to track wich files have been changed make : Does a complete compile with fetching source packages. pxe : Starts, stops or reloads a small tftp daemon for pxe boot. toolchain : Create our own toolchain package to save 20% of build time. shell : Enter a shell inside the chroot, used to tune lfs script and / or during kernel upgrade to rebuild a new .config svn : update : Loads the latest source files from svn or if is given it loads this revision. diff : Mainly produce a diff from previous version to track wich files have been changed commit : Applies your changes to the svn. dist : Tar the source code from revision.