# Creating the ${CLFS}/cross-tools Directory

The cross-binutils and cross-compiler built in chapter-cross-tools will be installed under `${CLFS}/cross-tools` to keep them separate from the host programs. The programs compiled here are cross-tools and will not be a part of the final CLFS system or the temp-system. By keeping these programs in a separate directory, they can easily be discarded later after their use.

Create the required directory by running the following as `root`:

    install -dv ${CLFS}/cross-tools

The next step is to create a `/cross-tools` symlink on the host system. This will point to the newly-created directory on the CLFS partition. Run this command as `root` as well:

    ln -sv ${CLFS}/cross-tools /

The symlink isn't technically necessary (though the book's instructions do assume its existence), but is there mainly for consistency (because /tools is also symlinked to ${CLFS}/tools) and to simplify the installation of the cross-compile tools.