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+================================================================================
+DarkForge Linux — Chapter 8 Batch 3 (128-154) — Quick Reference
+================================================================================
+
+Location: /sessions/awesome-gallant-bell/mnt/lfs_auto_install/toolchain/scripts/
+
+QUICK COMMAND TO RUN ALL SCRIPTS:
+  cd /sessions/awesome-gallant-bell/mnt/lfs_auto_install/toolchain/scripts
+  for i in {128..154}; do bash ${i}-*.sh || { echo "Failed at $i"; exit 1; }; done
+
+QUICK COMMAND TO RUN A SINGLE SCRIPT (example 149-python.sh):
+  bash /sessions/awesome-gallant-bell/mnt/lfs_auto_install/toolchain/scripts/149-python.sh
+
+================================================================================
+SCRIPT LIST (27 total)
+================================================================================
+
+ 128 ncurses         Terminal library with wide-char support          1.4K
+ 129 sed             Stream editor                                    998B
+ 130 psmimic         Process utilities (killall, pstree, fuser)       967B
+ 131 gettext         Internationalization infrastructure               1.1K
+ 132 bison           Parser generator                                 941B
+ 133 grep            Text search utility                              947B
+ 134 bash            Final shell + /bin/sh symlink                    1.4K
+ 135 libtool         Library support script                           970B
+ 136 gdbm            GNU database manager                             1.1K
+ 137 gperf           Perfect hash function generator                  937B
+ 138 expat           XML parsing library                              968B
+ 139 inetutils       Network utilities (no systemd)                   1.3K
+ 140 less            Text pager                                       974B
+ 141 perl            Final Perl + modules                             1.4K
+ 142 xml-parser      Perl's XML::Parser module                        1018B
+ 143 intltool        Internationalization tool suite                  1.1K
+ 144 autoconf        Source configuration automation                  941B
+ 145 automake        Makefile generator                               956B
+ 146 openssl         Crypto/TLS (shared libs + PIC)                  1.4K
+ 147 libelf          ELF binary library                               1.2K
+ 148 libffi          Foreign function interface                       1.1K
+ 149 python          Python 3 + SQLite                                1.5K
+ 150 flit-core       Python PEP 517 backend                          1007B
+ 151 wheel           Python wheel format                             1009B
+ 152 setuptools      Python package builder                          1.1K
+ 153 ninja           Fast build system                               993B
+ 154 meson           Modern build system                             1.1K
+
+Total Size: ~32KB of build scripts
+
+================================================================================
+EXECUTION ORDER & DEPENDENCIES
+================================================================================
+
+PHASE 1 — Core Utilities (run scripts 128-140):
+  └─ Builds: ncurses, sed, psmimic, gettext, bison, grep, bash, libtool,
+             gdbm, gperf, expat, inetutils, less
+
+PHASE 2 — Language Runtimes (run scripts 141-149):
+  ├─ 141: perl (required by 142, 143)
+  ├─ 142: XML-Parser (requires 141)
+  ├─ 143: intltool (requires 141, 142, 144, 145)
+  └─ 149: Python + SQLite (independent, required by 150-154)
+
+PHASE 3 — Build System Generators (run scripts 144-145):
+  ├─ 144: autoconf (required by 143)
+  └─ 145: automake (required by 143)
+
+PHASE 4 — Python Ecosystem (run scripts 150-152):
+  ├─ 150: flit-core (required by 151)
+  ├─ 151: wheel (requires 150, required by 152)
+  └─ 152: setuptools (requires 150, 151)
+
+PHASE 5 — Modern Build Systems (run scripts 153-154):
+  ├─ 153: ninja (required by 154)
+  └─ 154: meson (requires 153)
+
+CRITICAL DEPENDENCIES:
+  • perl (141) must run before intltool (143) and XML-Parser (142)
+  • Python (149) must run before flit-core (150)
+  • flit-core (150) must run before wheel (151)
+  • wheel (151) must run before setuptools (152)
+  • ninja (153) must run before meson (154)
+
+SAFE TO PARALLELIZE (no dependencies between):
+  • 128-140 can run in parallel (but not recommended — use sequential)
+  • 132, 135, 136, 137, 138 are independent of each other
+  • 144, 145 are independent until 143 needs them
+
+================================================================================
+ENVIRONMENT SETUP (required before running scripts)
+================================================================================
+
+Inside chroot, ensure these are set:
+  export CFLAGS="-march=znver5 -O2 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer"
+  export CXXFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"
+  export MAKEFLAGS="-j32"
+  export LDFLAGS="-Wl,-O1,--as-needed"
+
+All scripts source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh which sets
+the above automatically. If that file doesn't exist, copy it from:
+  cp /sessions/awesome-gallant-bell/mnt/lfs_auto_install/toolchain/scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+     /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+================================================================================
+TROUBLESHOOTING QUICK REFERENCE
+================================================================================
+
+Script fails immediately:
+  → Check /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh exists
+  → Check SRCDIR variable is set (should be /sources)
+  → Check tarballs exist in /sources/
+
+"configure: command not found":
+  → Check 144-autoconf.sh ran successfully
+  → Verify /usr/bin/autoconf exists
+
+"make: command not found":
+  → Check toolchain is properly set up
+  → Verify /usr/bin/make is in PATH
+
+Library not found errors:
+  → Check previous script ran successfully
+  → Verify library is in /usr/lib/
+  → Check LD_LIBRARY_PATH is set correctly
+
+Perl-related errors (142, 143):
+  → Ensure 141-perl.sh completed successfully
+  → Verify /usr/bin/perl exists
+  → Check Perl modules are in /usr/lib/perl5/
+
+Python-related errors (150-154):
+  → Ensure 149-python.sh completed successfully
+  → Verify /usr/bin/python3 exists
+  → Check 150-flit-core.sh if pip install fails
+
+================================================================================
+QUICK TEST AFTER RUNNING ALL SCRIPTS
+================================================================================
+
+# Verify binaries exist and work:
+bash --version
+sed --version
+grep --version
+perl --version
+python3 --version
+
+# Verify libraries:
+pkg-config --modversion openssl
+pkg-config --modversion expat
+
+# Verify build tools:
+gcc --version
+make --version
+meson --version
+ninja --version
+
+# Verify Python ecosystem:
+python3 -c "import sys; print(sys.version)"
+python3 -c "import sqlite3"
+
+# Check Perl modules:
+perl -e "use XML::Parser; print 'OK\n'"
+
+================================================================================
+NEXT STEPS AFTER BATCH 3 COMPLETES
+================================================================================
+
+1. Verify all 27 scripts completed without errors
+2. Run test commands above to verify functionality
+3. Check disk space usage (scripts should total ~2-3GB when installed)
+4. Proceed to Phase 4: Kernel Configuration (6.19.8)
+   - Create kernel config file
+   - Configure specific hardware flags for Zen 5, RTX 5090, X870E, etc.
+5. Build and install kernel
+6. Proceed to Phase 5: Init System (SysVinit, rc.conf, etc.)
+
+================================================================================
+DOCUMENTATION FILES
+================================================================================
+
+Related Documents in /toolchain/:
+
+  CHAPTER8-BATCH3-SUMMARY.md
+    - Complete overview of batch
+    - Design decisions and rationale
+    - Integration with other phases
+    - Testing notes
+
+  CHAPTER8-BATCH3-MANIFEST.txt
+    - Detailed specifications for each script
+    - Dependency chain analysis
+    - Testing checklist
+    - Error recovery procedures
+
+  BATCH3-QUICKREF.txt (this file)
+    - Quick reference for running scripts
+    - Troubleshooting tips
+    - Dependency visualization
+
+  ../../docs/CHANGELOG.md
+    - Entry V5 documents this batch
+    - All changes and versions listed
+
+================================================================================
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+================================================================================
+DarkForge Linux — Chapter 8 Build Scripts Batch 3 (128-154) — Manifest
+================================================================================
+
+Created:         2026-03-20 14:55:00 UTC
+Total Scripts:   27
+Status:          All created, syntax-validated, executable
+Location:        /sessions/awesome-gallant-bell/mnt/lfs_auto_install/toolchain/scripts/
+
+================================================================================
+SCRIPT DETAILS
+================================================================================
+
+128-ncurses.sh
+  Package:       ncurses (auto-detected version)
+  Purpose:       Terminal library with wide-character support
+  Build System:  autotools
+  Ref:           LFS 13.0 §8.31
+  Key Flags:     --with-shared --enable-widec --enable-overwrite
+  Outputs:       /usr/lib/libncursesw.so.6, /usr/lib/libncurses.so.6
+
+129-sed.sh
+  Package:       sed 4.9
+  Purpose:       Stream editor for filtering and transforming text
+  Build System:  autotools
+  Ref:           LFS 13.0 §8.32
+  Key Flags:     --prefix=/usr --bindir=/bin
+  Outputs:       /bin/sed
+
+130-psmisc.sh
+  Package:       psmisc 23.7
+  Purpose:       Process utilities (killall, pstree, fuser)
+  Build System:  autotools
+  Ref:           LFS 13.0 §8.33
+  Outputs:       /usr/bin/{killall,pstree,fuser,etc}
+
+131-gettext.sh
+  Package:       gettext 1.0
+  Purpose:       Internationalization infrastructure
+  Build System:  autotools
+  Ref:           LFS 13.0 §8.34
+  Key Flags:     --disable-static
+  Outputs:       /usr/bin/msgfmt, /usr/bin/xgettext, locale data
+
+132-bison.sh
+  Package:       bison 3.8.2
+  Purpose:       General-purpose parser generator
+  Build System:  autotools
+  Ref:           LFS 13.0 §8.35
+  Outputs:       /usr/bin/bison
+
+133-grep.sh
+  Package:       grep 3.12
+  Purpose:       Text search utility for pattern matching
+  Build System:  autotools
+  Ref:           LFS 13.0 §8.36
+  Key Flags:     --prefix=/usr --bindir=/bin
+  Outputs:       /bin/grep
+
+134-bash.sh
+  Package:       bash 5.3
+  Purpose:       Final shell with /bin/sh symlink
+  Build System:  autotools
+  Ref:           LFS 13.0 §8.37
+  Key Flags:     --with-installed-readline --without-bash-malloc
+  Outputs:       /bin/bash, /bin/sh (symlink)
+
+135-libtool.sh
+  Package:       libtool 2.5.4
+  Purpose:       Generic library support script
+  Build System:  autotools
+  Ref:           LFS 13.0 §8.38
+  Outputs:       /usr/bin/libtool, /usr/bin/libtoolize
+
+136-gdbm.sh
+  Package:       gdbm 1.24
+  Purpose:       GNU database manager library
+  Build System:  autotools
+  Ref:           LFS 13.0 §8.39
+  Key Flags:     --disable-static --enable-libgdbm-compat
+  Outputs:       /usr/lib/libgdbm.so
+
+137-gperf.sh
+  Package:       gperf 3.1
+  Purpose:       Perfect hash function generator
+  Build System:  autotools
+  Ref:           LFS 13.0 §8.40
+  Outputs:       /usr/bin/gperf
+
+138-expat.sh
+  Package:       expat 2.7.1
+  Purpose:       XML parsing library
+  Build System:  autotools
+  Ref:           LFS 13.0 §8.41
+  Key Flags:     --disable-static
+  Outputs:       /usr/lib/libexpat.so
+
+139-inetutils.sh
+  Package:       inetutils 2.6
+  Purpose:       Network utilities (no systemd)
+  Build System:  autotools
+  Ref:           LFS 13.0 §8.42
+  Key Flags:     --disable-logger --disable-syslogd --disable-ifdconfig
+  Outputs:       /usr/bin/{ping,telnet,etc}, /usr/sbin/{hostname,ifconfig}
+
+140-less.sh
+  Package:       less 668
+  Purpose:       Text pager for documentation and log files
+  Build System:  autotools
+  Ref:           LFS 13.0 §8.43
+  Outputs:       /usr/bin/less
+
+141-perl.sh
+  Package:       perl 5.40.2
+  Purpose:       Final Perl interpreter with full module support
+  Build System:  Perl Configure script (not autotools)
+  Ref:           LFS 13.0 §8.44
+  Key Flags:     -des, --prefix=/usr, --vendorprefix=/usr, --useshrplib
+  Outputs:       /usr/bin/perl, /usr/lib/perl5/5.40/
+
+142-xml-parser.sh
+  Package:       XML-Parser 2.47
+  Purpose:       Perl interface to Expat XML library
+  Build System:  Perl Makefile.PL (not autotools)
+  Ref:           LFS 13.0 §8.45
+  Outputs:       /usr/lib/perl5/XML/
+
+143-intltool.sh
+  Package:       intltool 0.51.0
+  Purpose:       Internationalization tool suite
+  Build System:  autotools
+  Ref:           LFS 13.0 §8.46
+  Key Flags:     Includes Perl deprecated usage fix
+  Outputs:       /usr/bin/intltool-*, /usr/share/intltool/
+
+144-autoconf.sh
+  Package:       autoconf 2.72
+  Purpose:       Source configuration automation
+  Build System:  autotools
+  Ref:           LFS 13.0 §8.47
+  Outputs:       /usr/bin/autoconf, /usr/share/autoconf/
+
+145-automake.sh
+  Package:       automake 1.17
+  Purpose:       Makefile generator from Makefile.am templates
+  Build System:  autotools
+  Ref:           LFS 13.0 §8.48
+  Outputs:       /usr/bin/automake, /usr/share/automake-*/
+
+146-openssl.sh
+  Package:       openssl 3.5.0
+  Purpose:       Cryptography and SSL/TLS tools (shared + PIC)
+  Build System:  Custom ./config script (not autotools)
+  Ref:           LFS 13.0 §8.49
+  Key Flags:     shared, zlib-dynamic, position-independent code
+  Outputs:       /usr/bin/openssl, /usr/lib/libssl.so.3, /usr/lib/libcrypto.so.3
+
+147-libelf.sh
+  Package:       elfutils 0.192 (libelf only)
+  Purpose:       ELF binary manipulation library
+  Build System:  autotools
+  Ref:           LFS 13.0 §8.50
+  Key Flags:     --disable-debuginfod
+  Outputs:       /usr/lib/libelf.so
+
+148-libffi.sh
+  Package:       libffi 3.4.7
+  Purpose:       Foreign function interface library
+  Build System:  autotools
+  Ref:           LFS 13.0 §8.51
+  Key Flags:     --disable-static --with-gcc-arch=native
+  Outputs:       /usr/lib/libffi.so
+
+149-python.sh
+  Package:       Python 3.13.3 + sqlite-autoconf-3490100
+  Purpose:       Python 3 interpreter with SQLite support
+  Build System:  autotools (both packages)
+  Ref:           LFS 13.0 §8.52-53
+  Key Flags:     --enable-optimizations --enable-loadable-sqlite-extensions
+  Note:          Builds SQLite first as dependency
+  Outputs:       /usr/bin/python3, /usr/bin/python (symlink), sqlite3 module
+
+150-flit-core.sh
+  Package:       flit-core 3.11.0
+  Purpose:       Minimal Python PEP 517 build backend
+  Build System:  python3 -m pip install (not autotools)
+  Ref:           LFS 13.0 §8.54
+  Note:          Bootstraps Python packaging
+  Outputs:       /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/flit_core/
+
+151-wheel.sh
+  Package:       wheel 0.45.1
+  Purpose:       Python wheel distribution format support
+  Build System:  python3 -m pip install (not autotools)
+  Ref:           LFS 13.0 §8.55-56
+  Outputs:       /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/wheel/
+
+152-setuptools.sh
+  Package:       setuptools 78.1.0
+  Purpose:       Python package build and distribution system
+  Build System:  python3 -m pip install (not autotools)
+  Ref:           LFS 13.0 §8.57
+  Outputs:       /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/setuptools/
+
+153-ninja.sh
+  Package:       ninja 1.12.1
+  Purpose:       Fast build system for Meson
+  Build System:  Python bootstrap script (not autotools)
+  Ref:           LFS 13.0 §8.58
+  Key Flags:     --bootstrap (self-hosting build)
+  Outputs:       /usr/bin/ninja
+
+154-meson.sh
+  Package:       meson 1.7.0
+  Purpose:       Modern, user-friendly build system
+  Build System:  python3 -m pip install (not autotools)
+  Ref:           LFS 13.0 §8.59
+  Outputs:       /usr/bin/meson, /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/meson/
+
+================================================================================
+DEPENDENCY CHAIN
+================================================================================
+
+Core Dependencies:
+  • sed, grep, bash, gperf, expat, ncurses — base utilities
+  • bison — required by gcc and autoconf
+  • perl — required by many build scripts and intltool
+  • gettext, intltool — i18n infrastructure
+  • autoconf, automake, libtool — build system generation
+  • openssl — crypto for wget, curl, and other packages
+
+Developer Dependencies:
+  • libffi, libelf — language runtimes and debugging
+  • Python + pip + flit-core + wheel + setuptools — Python ecosystem
+  • ninja + meson — modern build systems
+
+Execution Order Constraints:
+  1. ncurses, sed, grep, bash must run early (used by build scripts)
+  2. perl must run before intltool and XML-Parser (141→142→143)
+  3. autoconf, automake must run before intltool
+  4. Python must run before ninja and meson (149→153→154)
+  5. flit-core must run before wheel (150→151)
+  6. wheel + flit-core must run before setuptools (150-151→152)
+
+================================================================================
+TESTING CHECKLIST
+================================================================================
+
+Before Running:
+  ☐ Verify /sources/ has all tarballs from 100-download-phase3.sh
+  ☐ Confirm chroot environment is set up (100-chroot-env.sh)
+  ☐ Verify CFLAGS, MAKEFLAGS, etc. are exported
+  ☐ Ensure enough free space (30GB+ recommended)
+
+During Execution:
+  ☐ Monitor each build for warnings or errors
+  ☐ Check that `make test` passes where applicable (perl, python)
+  ☐ Verify no stray files left in /sources after cleanup
+  ☐ Watch for library version conflicts
+
+After Execution:
+  ☐ Verify all binaries are executable: `ls -l /usr/bin/{bash,sed,grep,perl,python3}`
+  ☐ Check pkg-config: `pkg-config --modversion openssl`
+  ☐ Test Python: `python3 --version && python3 -c "import sqlite3"`
+  ☐ Test build tools: `gcc --version && make --version && meson --version`
+
+================================================================================
+ERROR RECOVERY
+================================================================================
+
+If a script fails:
+  1. Check the error message and log output
+  2. Determine if it's a missing dependency or configuration issue
+  3. Do NOT skip ahead — dependencies must be satisfied in order
+  4. Fix the issue (check LFS book, patch source, etc.)
+  5. Re-run the failed script
+  6. If the script succeeded before cleanup, you may need to:
+     - Manually rm -rf /sources/package-name
+     - Re-extract if needed
+     - Re-run make install
+
+Common Issues:
+  • "command not found" → previous package didn't build correctly
+  • "header files not found" → missing development library
+  • "permission denied" → check chroot mount permissions
+  • "disk full" → need more space on target partition
+
+================================================================================
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+# DarkForge Linux — Chapter 8 Build Scripts, Batch 3 (128-154)
+
+**Created:** 2026-03-20
+**Phase:** Phase 3 (Chroot Environment)
+**Reference:** LFS 13.0 §8.31 through §8.59
+**Status:** All 27 scripts created, syntax-validated, executable
+
+## Overview
+
+This batch completes the LFS Chapter 8 build sequence inside the chroot environment. These scripts build the full base system packages needed for a functional Linux distribution. All scripts are designed to run in the chroot environment where:
+
+- The system compiler is the native compiler (targeting znver5)
+- Environment sourced from `/sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh` which sets:
+  - `CFLAGS="-march=znver5 -O2 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer"`
+  - `MAKEFLAGS="-j32"` (32 threads on 16-core CPU)
+  - `LDFLAGS="-Wl,-O1,--as-needed"`
+
+## Script Index (27 scripts)
+
+| Script | Package | Version | Purpose | LFS Ref |
+|--------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
+| 128-ncurses.sh | ncurses | auto-detected | Terminal library with wide-char support | §8.31 |
+| 129-sed.sh | sed | 4.9 | Stream editor | §8.32 |
+| 130-psmisc.sh | psmisc | 23.7 | Process utilities (killall, pstree, fuser) | §8.33 |
+| 131-gettext.sh | gettext | 1.0 | Internationalization + msgfmt | §8.34 |
+| 132-bison.sh | bison | 3.8.2 | Parser generator | §8.35 |
+| 133-grep.sh | grep | 3.12 | Text search utility | §8.36 |
+| 134-bash.sh | bash | 5.3 | Final shell + /bin/sh symlink | §8.37 |
+| 135-libtool.sh | libtool | 2.5.4 | Generic library support script | §8.38 |
+| 136-gdbm.sh | gdbm | 1.24 | GNU database manager | §8.39 |
+| 137-gperf.sh | gperf | 3.1 | Perfect hash generator | §8.40 |
+| 138-expat.sh | expat | 2.7.1 | XML parsing library | §8.41 |
+| 139-inetutils.sh | inetutils | 2.6 | Network utilities (no systemd) | §8.42 |
+| 140-less.sh | less | 668 | Text pager | §8.43 |
+| 141-perl.sh | perl | 5.40.2 | Final Perl + full modules | §8.44 |
+| 142-xml-parser.sh | XML-Parser | 2.47 | Perl XML::Parser module | §8.45 |
+| 143-intltool.sh | intltool | 0.51.0 | Internationalization tools | §8.46 |
+| 144-autoconf.sh | autoconf | 2.72 | Source configuration automation | §8.47 |
+| 145-automake.sh | automake | 1.17 | Makefile generator | §8.48 |
+| 146-openssl.sh | openssl | 3.5.0 | Crypto + TLS (shared + PIC) | §8.49 |
+| 147-libelf.sh | elfutils | 0.192 | ELF binary library | §8.50 |
+| 148-libffi.sh | libffi | 3.4.7 | Foreign function interface | §8.51 |
+| 149-python.sh | Python | 3.13.3 | Final Python 3 + SQLite | §8.52-53 |
+| 150-flit-core.sh | flit-core | 3.11.0 | Python PEP 517 backend | §8.54 |
+| 151-wheel.sh | wheel | 0.45.1 | Python wheel format | §8.55-56 |
+| 152-setuptools.sh | setuptools | 78.1.0 | Python package build | §8.57 |
+| 153-ninja.sh | ninja | 1.12.1 | Fast build system | §8.58 |
+| 154-meson.sh | meson | 1.7.0 | Modern build system | §8.59 |
+
+## Key Design Decisions
+
+### Error Handling
+All scripts use `set -euo pipefail` for strict error handling:
+- `set -e` — Exit on any command failure
+- `set -u` — Exit on undefined variable reference
+- `set -o pipefail` — Propagate pipe failures
+
+### Environment Management
+All scripts source `/sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh` which provides:
+- Hardware-specific compiler flags for AMD Zen 5 (znver5)
+- Build parallelization (`MAKEFLAGS=-j32`)
+- Helper functions: `pkg_extract()`, `pkg_cleanup()`
+
+### Configuration Pattern
+Standard configuration approach:
+```bash
+./configure \
+    --prefix=/usr \
+    --disable-static \      # Use shared libraries where possible
+    [package-specific-flags]
+
+make
+make install
+```
+
+### Library Symlinks
+Some scripts create compatibility symlinks (e.g., `libcrypto.so` → `libcrypto.so.3`) to support packages expecting older library naming.
+
+### Special Cases
+
+#### 149-python.sh
+- Builds SQLite as a dependency (sqlite-autoconf-3490100) before Python
+- Enables optimizations and sqlite3 extensions
+- Creates `/usr/bin/python` symlink to `python3`
+
+#### 141-perl.sh
+- Uses Perl's Configure script (not standard autotools)
+- Sets `BUILD_ZLIB=False` and `BUILD_BZIP2=0` to use system libs
+- Installs full module set for system-wide Perl
+
+#### 150-152 (Python packages: flit-core, wheel, setuptools)
+- Use `python3 -m pip install` instead of traditional `./configure; make`
+- These are Python packages being installed into Python
+
+#### 146-openssl.sh
+- Uses `./config` instead of `./configure`
+- Enables both `/lib64` and `/lib` symlinks for compatibility
+- Sets `zlib-dynamic` flag for compression support
+
+#### 139-inetutils.sh
+- Explicitly disabled: logger, syslogd, ifdconfig, servers (systemd alternatives)
+- Moves some utilities to `/usr/sbin` per FHS
+
+## Execution Order
+
+These scripts must run in numerical order (128-154) because of dependencies:
+
+1. **128-148**: Core libraries and utilities needed by subsequent packages
+2. **141**: Perl (dependency for intltool, XML-Parser)
+3. **142**: XML-Parser (dependency for intltool)
+4. **143**: intltool (needs Perl and XML-Parser)
+5. **149**: Python (dependency for ninja, meson, and Python packages)
+6. **150-152**: Python packages (build tools for Python ecosystem)
+7. **153**: ninja (build system for meson)
+8. **154**: meson (final build system)
+
+## Testing Notes
+
+These scripts have been syntax-validated but **not yet tested in a chroot environment**. Before first use:
+
+1. Verify source tarballs are present in `/sources/`
+2. Test in a VM or container first
+3. Monitor build logs for unexpected warnings or errors
+4. Some packages may have platform-specific quirks not covered by the basic scripts
+
+## Integration with Other Phases
+
+These scripts are part of **Phase 3 (Chroot)** and follow Phase 0 (Toolchain) and Phase 1 (First Entry into Chroot).
+
+After successful execution of scripts 128-154, the system should have:
+- Complete base system utilities
+- Compilers and build tools (gcc, autotools, meson, ninja)
+- Programming language support (Perl, Python)
+- Cryptography libraries (OpenSSL)
+- XML and internationalization support
+- All prerequisites for Phase 4 (Kernel Configuration)
+
+## File Locations
+
+All 27 scripts are located in:
+```
+/sessions/awesome-gallant-bell/mnt/lfs_auto_install/toolchain/scripts/
+```
+
+Filename pattern: `NNN-package-name.sh` where NNN is 128-154.
+
+## References
+
+- **LFS Book:** /sessions/awesome-gallant-bell/mnt/lfs_auto_install/reference/LFS-BOOK-r13.0-4-NOCHUNKS.html
+- **Download script:** 100-download-phase3.sh (contains version manifest)
+- **Environment setup:** 100-chroot-env.sh (sourced by all scripts)
+- **Project directive:** /sessions/awesome-gallant-bell/mnt/lfs_auto_install/CLAUDE.md
+- **Changelog:** /sessions/awesome-gallant-bell/mnt/lfs_auto_install/docs/CHANGELOG.md
+
+---
+
+**Next Steps:**
+1. Verify all source tarballs are downloaded via `100-download-phase3.sh`
+2. Enter chroot environment
+3. Execute scripts 128-154 in order
+4. Monitor logs for failures
+5. After all 27 complete, proceed to Phase 4 (Kernel Configuration)
--- a/toolchain/scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3: Chroot Environment for Chapter 8 Builds
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Sourced by all Phase 3 build scripts. Sets hardware-specific
+#           compiler flags for native compilation targeting AMD Zen 5.
+# ============================================================================
+
+# Hardware-specific flags — AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D (Zen 5)
+export CFLAGS="-march=znver5 -O2 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer"
+export CXXFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"
+export LDFLAGS="-Wl,-O1,--as-needed"
+export MAKEFLAGS="-j32"
+
+# Standard paths
+export SRCDIR="/sources"
+export SCRIPTS="/sources/toolchain-scripts"
+
+# Helper function for consistent build pattern
+pkg_extract() {
+    local tarball="$1"
+    cd "${SRCDIR}"
+    tar -xf "${tarball}"
+}
+
+pkg_cleanup() {
+    local dir="$1"
+    cd "${SRCDIR}"
+    rm -rf "${dir}"
+}
--- a/toolchain/scripts/100-download-phase3.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/100-download-phase3.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3: Download Additional Source Tarballs
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Download packages needed for Chapter 8 (full base system) that
+#           were not already downloaded in Phase 0.
+# Inputs:   Running inside chroot or on host with $LFS set
+# Outputs:  Additional source tarballs in /sources/ (chroot) or $LFS/sources/
+# Updated:  2026-03-21
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Detect if we're in chroot (/ is the LFS root) or on host
+if [ -f /sources/darkforge-env.sh ]; then
+    SRCDIR="/sources"
+else
+    LFS="${LFS:-/mnt/darkforge}"
+    SRCDIR="${LFS}/sources"
+fi
+
+GNU_MIRROR="http://ftp.klid.dk/ftp/gnu"
+
+cd "${SRCDIR}"
+
+echo "=== DarkForge Phase 3: Downloading additional source tarballs ==="
+
+download() {
+    local url="$1"
+    local filename="${2:-$(basename "${url}")}"
+    if [ -f "${filename}" ]; then
+        echo "  [SKIP] ${filename}"
+        return 0
+    fi
+    echo "  [GET]  ${filename}"
+    wget --no-verbose --continue "${url}" -O "${filename}" || {
+        echo "  [FAIL] ${filename} — trying curl"
+        curl -fLo "${filename}" "${url}" || {
+            echo "  [ERROR] Failed: ${filename}"
+            return 1
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+# ==============================================================================
+# Packages NOT in Phase 0 download list
+# ==============================================================================
+
+echo ">>> IANA-Etc (protocol/service definitions)..."
+download "https://github.com/Mic92/iana-etc/releases/download/20250306/iana-etc-20250306.tar.gz"
+
+echo ">>> Compression libraries..."
+download "https://sourceware.org/pub/bzip2/bzip2-1.0.8.tar.gz"
+download "https://github.com/lz4/lz4/releases/download/v1.10.0/lz4-1.10.0.tar.gz"
+
+echo ">>> Libraries..."
+download "${GNU_MIRROR}/readline/readline-8.3.tar.gz"
+download "https://github.com/PCRE2Project/pcre2/releases/download/pcre2-10.45/pcre2-10.45.tar.bz2"
+download "https://github.com/besser82/libxcrypt/releases/download/v4.4.38/libxcrypt-4.4.38.tar.xz"
+download "https://savannah.nongnu.org/download/attr/attr-2.5.2.tar.gz"
+download "https://savannah.nongnu.org/download/acl/acl-2.3.2.tar.xz"
+download "https://kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/security/linux-privs/libcap2/libcap-2.76.tar.xz"
+download "https://sourceware.org/elfutils/ftp/0.192/elfutils-0.192.tar.bz2"
+download "https://github.com/libffi/libffi/releases/download/v3.4.7/libffi-3.4.7.tar.gz"
+download "https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/releases/download/R_2_7_1/expat-2.7.1.tar.xz"
+download "https://savannah.nongnu.org/download/libpipeline/libpipeline-1.5.8.tar.gz"
+
+echo ">>> Build tools..."
+download "https://github.com/westes/flex/releases/download/v2.6.4/flex-2.6.4.tar.gz"
+download "https://github.com/pkgconf/pkgconf/archive/refs/tags/pkgconf-2.4.3.tar.gz" "pkgconf-2.4.3.tar.gz"
+download "${GNU_MIRROR}/bc/bc-7.0.3.tar.xz"
+download "${GNU_MIRROR}/autoconf/autoconf-2.72.tar.xz"
+download "${GNU_MIRROR}/automake/automake-1.17.tar.xz"
+download "${GNU_MIRROR}/libtool/libtool-2.5.4.tar.xz"
+download "https://github.com/ninja-build/ninja/archive/v1.12.1/ninja-1.12.1.tar.gz"
+download "https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/releases/download/1.7.0/meson-1.7.0.tar.gz"
+download "https://cmake.org/files/v3.31/cmake-3.31.6.tar.gz"
+download "${GNU_MIRROR}/intltool/intltool-0.51.0.tar.gz"
+
+echo ">>> Test frameworks..."
+download "https://downloads.sourceforge.net/tcl/tcl8.6.16-src.tar.gz"
+download "https://downloads.sourceforge.net/expect/expect5.45.4.tar.gz"
+download "${GNU_MIRROR}/dejagnu/dejagnu-1.6.3.tar.gz"
+
+echo ">>> Security and crypto..."
+download "https://github.com/openssl/openssl/releases/download/openssl-3.5.0/openssl-3.5.0.tar.gz"
+download "https://github.com/shadow-maint/shadow/releases/download/4.17.4/shadow-4.17.4.tar.xz"
+
+echo ">>> Database and XML..."
+download "${GNU_MIRROR}/gdbm/gdbm-1.24.tar.gz"
+download "${GNU_MIRROR}/gperf/gperf-3.1.tar.gz"
+download "https://www.sqlite.org/2025/sqlite-autoconf-3490100.tar.gz"
+download "https://cpan.metacpan.org/authors/id/T/TO/TODDR/XML-Parser-2.47.tar.gz"
+
+echo ">>> Python packages..."
+download "https://pypi.org/packages/source/f/flit-core/flit_core-3.11.0.tar.gz"
+download "https://pypi.org/packages/source/p/packaging/packaging-25.0.tar.gz"
+download "https://pypi.org/packages/source/w/wheel/wheel-0.45.1.tar.gz"
+download "https://pypi.org/packages/source/s/setuptools/setuptools-78.1.0.tar.gz"
+download "https://pypi.org/packages/source/M/MarkupSafe/markupsafe-3.0.2.tar.gz"
+download "https://pypi.org/packages/source/J/Jinja2/jinja2-3.1.6.tar.gz"
+
+echo ">>> System utilities..."
+download "https://ftp.isc.org/isc/dhcp/4.4.3-P1/dhcp-4.4.3-P1.tar.gz" 2>/dev/null || true
+download "${GNU_MIRROR}/inetutils/inetutils-2.6.tar.xz"
+download "https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kbd/kbd-2.7.1.tar.xz"
+download "https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/kmod/kmod-34.tar.xz"
+download "${GNU_MIRROR}/less/less-668.tar.gz"
+download "${GNU_MIRROR}/groff/groff-1.23.0.tar.gz"
+download "https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/net/iproute2/iproute2-6.13.0.tar.xz"
+download "https://github.com/termux/procps/releases/download/v4.0.5/procps-ng-4.0.5.tar.xz" 2>/dev/null || \
+    download "https://sourceforge.net/projects/procps-ng/files/Production/procps-ng-4.0.5.tar.xz"
+download "https://github.com/psmisc/psmisc/releases/download/v23.7/psmisc-23.7.tar.xz"
+download "https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/v2.40/util-linux-2.40.4.tar.xz" 2>/dev/null || true
+download "https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/tytso/e2fsprogs/v1.47.2/e2fsprogs-1.47.2.tar.gz"
+
+echo ">>> Init and logging..."
+download "https://github.com/slicer69/sysklogd/releases/download/v2.7.0/sysklogd-2.7.0.tar.gz"
+download "https://github.com/slicer69/sysvinit/releases/download/3.14/sysvinit-3.14.tar.xz"
+
+echo ">>> eudev (udev without systemd)..."
+download "https://github.com/eudev-project/eudev/releases/download/v3.2.14/eudev-3.2.14.tar.gz"
+
+echo ">>> Documentation..."
+download "https://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/man-db/man-db-2.13.0.tar.xz"
+download "https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/docs/man-pages/man-pages-6.12.tar.xz"
+
+echo ">>> Editor..."
+download "https://github.com/vim/vim/archive/v9.1.1166/vim-9.1.1166.tar.gz"
+
+echo ">>> Patches..."
+download "https://www.linuxfromscratch.org/patches/lfs/13.0/bzip2-1.0.8-install_docs-1.patch"
+download "https://www.linuxfromscratch.org/patches/lfs/13.0/coreutils-9.10-i18n-1.patch"
+download "https://www.linuxfromscratch.org/patches/lfs/13.0/expect-5.45.4-gcc15-1.patch"
+download "https://www.linuxfromscratch.org/patches/lfs/13.0/kbd-2.9.0-backspace-1.patch" 2>/dev/null || true
+download "https://www.linuxfromscratch.org/patches/lfs/13.0/sysvinit-3.14-consolidated-1.patch"
+
+echo ""
+echo "=== Phase 3 downloads complete ==="
+FILECOUNT=$(ls -1 "${SRCDIR}/"*.{tar.*,patch,gz,xz,bz2} 2>/dev/null | wc -l)
+echo "${FILECOUNT} total files in ${SRCDIR}/"
--- a/toolchain/scripts/100-phase3-build-all.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/100-phase3-build-all.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,287 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3: Build All Base System Packages (Chapter 8)
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Enters the chroot and runs all Phase 3 build scripts (101-179)
+#           in sequence. This builds the complete LFS base system with
+#           native compilation targeting AMD Zen 5.
+# Usage:    sudo -E bash /mnt/darkforge/sources/toolchain-scripts/100-phase3-build-all.sh
+# Inputs:   LFS environment variable (default: /mnt/darkforge)
+#           Phase 0 toolchain must be complete (023a-chroot-build-all.sh)
+#           Phase 3 sources downloaded (100-download-phase3.sh)
+# Outputs:  Complete base system installed in the chroot
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+LFS="${LFS:-/mnt/darkforge}"
+SCRIPTS="/sources/toolchain-scripts"
+
+# Color output
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+CYAN='\033[0;36m'
+NC='\033[0m'
+
+ok()   { echo -e "${GREEN}>>> $*${NC}"; }
+warn() { echo -e "${YELLOW}>>> $*${NC}"; }
+fail() { echo -e "${RED}>>> $*${NC}"; exit 1; }
+info() { echo -e "${CYAN}>>> $*${NC}"; }
+
+[ "$(id -u)" -eq 0 ] || fail "This script must be run as root."
+
+# Verify chroot is ready (virtual filesystems mounted)
+if ! mountpoint -q "${LFS}/proc" 2>/dev/null; then
+    fail "${LFS}/proc is not mounted. Run 023-chroot-setup.sh first."
+fi
+
+# Verify Phase 0 completed (gcc should exist)
+if [ ! -f "${LFS}/usr/bin/gcc" ]; then
+    fail "gcc not found in chroot. Phase 0 must be complete first."
+fi
+
+echo "============================================================"
+echo " DarkForge Linux — Phase 3: Base System Build (Chapter 8)"
+echo "============================================================"
+echo ""
+info "Target: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D (Zen 5) — 32 parallel jobs"
+info "This will take a while. Grab some coffee."
+echo ""
+
+# Allow resuming from a specific script number
+START_FROM="${1:-101}"
+info "Starting from script ${START_FROM}"
+echo ""
+
+# Build the chroot runner script
+cat > "${LFS}/tmp/phase3-runner.sh" << 'CHROOT_EOF'
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPTS="/sources/toolchain-scripts"
+LOG_DIR="/sources/logs/phase3"
+mkdir -p "${LOG_DIR}"
+
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+CYAN='\033[0;36m'
+NC='\033[0m'
+
+START_FROM="$1"
+TOTAL=0
+PASSED=0
+FAILED=0
+SKIPPED=0
+
+run_script() {
+    local script="$1"
+    local name
+    name=$(basename "${script}" .sh)
+    local num="${name%%-*}"
+    local logfile="${LOG_DIR}/${name}.log"
+
+    # Skip if before our start point
+    if [ "${num}" -lt "${START_FROM}" ]; then
+        echo -e "${CYAN}>>> [$(date '+%H:%M:%S')] SKIP: ${name} (before start point ${START_FROM})${NC}"
+        SKIPPED=$((SKIPPED + 1))
+        return 0
+    fi
+
+    TOTAL=$((TOTAL + 1))
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}>>> [$(date '+%H:%M:%S')] Building: ${name} [${TOTAL}]${NC}"
+
+    local start_time
+    start_time=$(date +%s)
+
+    if bash "${script}" 2>&1 | tee "${logfile}"; then
+        local end_time
+        end_time=$(date +%s)
+        local elapsed=$((end_time - start_time))
+        local mins=$((elapsed / 60))
+        local secs=$((elapsed % 60))
+        echo -e "${GREEN}>>> [$(date '+%H:%M:%S')] PASSED: ${name} (${mins}m ${secs}s)${NC}"
+        echo ""
+        PASSED=$((PASSED + 1))
+    else
+        local end_time
+        end_time=$(date +%s)
+        local elapsed=$((end_time - start_time))
+        echo -e "${RED}>>> [$(date '+%H:%M:%S')] FAILED: ${name} (after ${elapsed}s)${NC}"
+        echo "    Log: ${logfile}"
+        echo ""
+        FAILED=$((FAILED + 1))
+        # Don't exit immediately — log the failure and continue to see what else fails
+        # For critical packages, we do need to stop though
+        local critical_packages="103 118 127 103 149"
+        if echo "${critical_packages}" | grep -qw "${num}"; then
+            echo -e "${RED}>>> CRITICAL package failed — cannot continue.${NC}"
+            echo ""
+            echo "=== PHASE 3 ABORTED ==="
+            echo "  Passed: ${PASSED}  Failed: ${FAILED}  Skipped: ${SKIPPED}"
+            exit 1
+        fi
+    fi
+}
+
+echo "============================================"
+echo " Phase 3: Building LFS Base System"
+echo " $(date)"
+echo "============================================"
+echo ""
+
+# ---- Run download script first if needed ----
+if [ "${START_FROM}" -le 100 ]; then
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}>>> Running Phase 3 download script...${NC}"
+    bash "${SCRIPTS}/100-download-phase3.sh" 2>&1 | tee "${LOG_DIR}/100-download-phase3.log"
+    echo ""
+fi
+
+# ---- Foundation packages (101-113) ----
+echo -e "${CYAN}=== Stage 1: Foundation packages ===${NC}"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/101-man-pages.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/102-iana-etc.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/103-glibc.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/104-zlib.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/105-bzip2.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/106-xz.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/107-lz4.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/108-zstd.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/109-file.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/110-readline.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/111-m4.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/112-bc.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/113-flex.sh"
+
+# ---- Test frameworks & toolchain rebuild (114-127) ----
+echo -e "${CYAN}=== Stage 2: Test frameworks & final toolchain ===${NC}"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/114-tcl.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/115-expect.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/116-dejagnu.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/117-pkgconf.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/118-binutils.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/119-gmp.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/120-mpfr.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/121-mpc.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/122-attr.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/123-acl.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/124-libcap.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/125-libxcrypt.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/126-shadow.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/127-gcc.sh"
+
+# ---- Core system libraries & tools (128-154) ----
+echo -e "${CYAN}=== Stage 3: Core system libraries & tools ===${NC}"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/128-ncurses.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/129-sed.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/130-psmisc.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/131-gettext.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/132-bison.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/133-grep.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/134-bash.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/135-libtool.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/136-gdbm.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/137-gperf.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/138-expat.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/139-inetutils.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/140-less.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/141-perl.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/142-xml-parser.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/143-intltool.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/144-autoconf.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/145-automake.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/146-openssl.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/147-libelf.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/148-libffi.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/149-python.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/150-flit-core.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/151-wheel.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/152-setuptools.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/153-ninja.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/154-meson.sh"
+
+# ---- System utilities & final packages (155-179) ----
+echo -e "${CYAN}=== Stage 4: System utilities & final packages ===${NC}"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/155-kmod.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/156-coreutils.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/157-diffutils.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/158-gawk.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/159-findutils.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/160-groff.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/161-gzip.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/162-iproute2.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/163-kbd.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/164-libpipeline.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/165-make.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/166-patch.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/167-tar.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/168-texinfo.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/169-vim.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/170-markupsafe.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/171-jinja2.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/172-eudev.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/173-man-db.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/174-procps-ng.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/175-util-linux.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/176-e2fsprogs.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/177-sysklogd.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/178-sysvinit.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/179-strip-and-cleanup.sh"
+
+echo ""
+echo "============================================================"
+echo " Phase 3 Build Summary"
+echo "============================================================"
+echo "  Passed:  ${PASSED}"
+echo "  Failed:  ${FAILED}"
+echo "  Skipped: ${SKIPPED}"
+echo ""
+
+if [ "${FAILED}" -gt 0 ]; then
+    echo -e "${RED}>>> ${FAILED} package(s) failed! Check logs in ${LOG_DIR}/${NC}"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Failed package logs:"
+    for logfile in ${LOG_DIR}/*.log; do
+        name=$(basename "${logfile}" .log)
+        if tail -5 "${logfile}" 2>/dev/null | grep -qi "error\|fail"; then
+            echo "  - ${logfile}"
+        fi
+    done
+    exit 1
+else
+    echo -e "${GREEN}>>> ALL ${PASSED} packages built successfully!${NC}"
+    echo ""
+    echo "============================================================"
+    echo " DarkForge Linux: Phase 3 base system build COMPLETE!"
+    echo "============================================================"
+    echo ""
+    echo "The system now has a complete base installation."
+    echo "Next: Phase 4 (Kernel) or Phase 5 (Init System)."
+fi
+CHROOT_EOF
+
+chmod +x "${LFS}/tmp/phase3-runner.sh"
+
+# Enter chroot and run the build
+# Use hardware-specific Zen 5 flags via the env file sourced by each script
+info "Entering chroot to build Phase 3 packages..."
+echo ""
+
+chroot "${LFS}" /usr/bin/env -i \
+    HOME=/root \
+    TERM="${TERM}" \
+    PS1='(darkforge chroot) \u:\w\$ ' \
+    PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/sbin \
+    MAKEFLAGS="-j32" \
+    /bin/bash /tmp/phase3-runner.sh "${START_FROM}"
+
+# Clean up
+rm -f "${LFS}/tmp/phase3-runner.sh"
+
+echo ""
+echo -e "${GREEN}Phase 3 runner exited successfully.${NC}"
+echo ""
+echo "To resume from a specific script if something failed:"
+echo "  sudo -E bash ${LFS}/sources/toolchain-scripts/100-phase3-build-all.sh <script-number>"
+echo "  Example: sudo -E bash ${LFS}/sources/toolchain-scripts/100-phase3-build-all.sh 118"
--- a/toolchain/scripts/101-man-pages.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/101-man-pages.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8.3: Man-Pages
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Install man-pages (system documentation).
+#           This is the documentation for system calls, library functions, etc.
+# Inputs:   /sources/man-pages-6.12.tar.xz
+# Outputs:  /usr/share/man/ populated with man pages
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.3
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="man-pages"
+VERSION="6.12"
+
+echo "=== Installing ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} (Phase 3) ==="
+
+pkg_extract "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.xz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+# man-pages is just documentation files, no compile step
+# Only install the man pages
+make prefix=/usr install
+
+pkg_cleanup "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/102-iana-etc.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/102-iana-etc.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8.4: IANA-Etc
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Install IANA protocol and service definitions.
+#           Provides /etc/services and /etc/protocols which many programs need.
+# Inputs:   /sources/iana-etc-20250306.tar.gz
+# Outputs:  /etc/services, /etc/protocols
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.4
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="iana-etc"
+VERSION="20250306"
+
+echo "=== Installing ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} (Phase 3) ==="
+
+pkg_extract "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.gz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+# IANA-Etc is just data files
+# Copy the protocol and service definitions
+cp services /etc/
+cp protocols /etc/
+
+pkg_cleanup "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/103-glibc.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/103-glibc.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8.5: Glibc (Final, Native)
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build and install the final glibc for the target system.
+#           This is the CRITICAL step that brings the system from cross-compiled
+#           to fully native. All subsequent packages will link against this glibc.
+#           Includes locale generation, timezone setup, and NSS configuration.
+# Inputs:   /sources/glibc-2.43.tar.xz, /sources/glibc-fhs-1.patch
+# Outputs:  /usr/lib/libc.so.6, /usr/include/c++/, locales, timezone data
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.5 — CRITICAL SECTION
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="glibc"
+VERSION="2.43"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} (Phase 3, CRITICAL) ==="
+
+pkg_extract "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.xz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+# Apply FHS (Filesystem Hierarchy Standard) patch
+# This ensures certain programs install to /usr/sbin instead of /sbin
+echo ">>> Applying glibc-fhs-1.patch..."
+patch -Np1 -i ../glibc-fhs-1.patch
+
+# Create the build directory
+mkdir -v build
+cd build
+
+# Configure glibc for native compilation on the target system
+# --enable-kernel=5.4: Require kernel 5.4+ (we're running 6.19.8)
+# --disable-nscd: We don't need the Name Service Cache Daemon
+# --disable-timezone-tools: We'll set timezone manually
+# --with-headers: Point to the kernel headers we installed in Phase 0
+echo ">>> Configuring glibc..."
+../configure \
+    --prefix=/usr \
+    --disable-werror \
+    --enable-kernel=5.4 \
+    --enable-stack-protector=strong \
+    --with-headers=/usr/include \
+    --disable-nscd \
+    --disable-timezone-tools
+
+# Build glibc
+echo ">>> Building glibc (this takes a while)..."
+make
+
+# Install glibc
+echo ">>> Installing glibc..."
+make DESTDIR=/ install
+
+# ============================================================================
+# Locale Generation — CRITICAL for UTF-8 support
+# ============================================================================
+echo ""
+echo ">>> Generating locale data..."
+
+# Create the en_US.UTF-8 locale (essential for development and user systems)
+# This step creates binary locale files that programs use for character handling
+localedef -i en_US -f UTF-8 en_US.UTF-8
+
+# Verify locale was created
+if locale -a | grep -q en_US.UTF-8; then
+    echo "PASS: en_US.UTF-8 locale created"
+else
+    echo "FAIL: Could not create en_US.UTF-8 locale"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# ============================================================================
+# Timezone Setup
+# ============================================================================
+echo ""
+echo ">>> Setting up timezone data..."
+
+# The timezone database is kept in /usr/share/zoneinfo
+# Default to UTC (can be overridden during system installation)
+# Copy the timezone file and create the symlink
+if [ -f /usr/share/zoneinfo/UTC ]; then
+    ln -sfv ../usr/share/zoneinfo/UTC /etc/localtime
+    echo "PASS: Timezone symlink created (UTC)"
+else
+    echo "FAIL: /usr/share/zoneinfo/UTC not found"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# ============================================================================
+# Create /etc/nsswitch.conf — Critical for name service resolution
+# ============================================================================
+echo ""
+echo ">>> Creating /etc/nsswitch.conf..."
+
+cat > /etc/nsswitch.conf << 'NSS_EOF'
+# Begin /etc/nsswitch.conf
+# This file is used by the name service switch functionality in glibc
+# It controls how hostname lookups, user/group lookups, etc. are resolved
+
+passwd: files
+group: files
+shadow: files
+
+hosts: files dns
+networks: files
+protocols: files
+services: files
+ethers: files
+rpc: files
+
+# End /etc/nsswitch.conf
+NSS_EOF
+
+echo "PASS: /etc/nsswitch.conf created"
+
+# ============================================================================
+# Verify glibc installation
+# ============================================================================
+echo ""
+echo ">>> Running glibc sanity checks..."
+
+# Test 1: Verify libc.so.6 is present
+if [ -f /usr/lib/libc.so.6 ]; then
+    echo "PASS: /usr/lib/libc.so.6 exists"
+else
+    echo "FAIL: /usr/lib/libc.so.6 NOT FOUND"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Test 2: Verify we can call ldd
+if ldd --version &>/dev/null; then
+    echo "PASS: ldd works"
+else
+    echo "FAIL: ldd is broken"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Test 3: Run a simple C program to test libc
+echo "int main() { return 0; }" > /tmp/test.c
+gcc /tmp/test.c -o /tmp/test
+/tmp/test
+echo "PASS: Basic C program execution works"
+rm -f /tmp/test /tmp/test.c
+
+cd ..
+pkg_cleanup "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+echo ""
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
+echo "=== CRITICAL: glibc is now native on the target system ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/104-zlib.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/104-zlib.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8.6: Zlib
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build and install zlib compression library (native version).
+#           This is a critical dependency for many tools (binutils, gcc, etc.)
+# Inputs:   /sources/zlib-1.3.2.tar.xz
+# Outputs:  /usr/lib/libz.so.1, /usr/include/zlib.h
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.6
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="zlib"
+VERSION="1.3.2"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} (Phase 3) ==="
+
+pkg_extract "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.xz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+# Configure zlib for the target system
+# --prefix=/usr: Install to standard location
+./configure --prefix=/usr
+
+# Build zlib
+make
+
+# Run basic tests to ensure build is correct
+make check
+
+# Install zlib
+make install
+
+# Zlib installs some files to /usr/lib with incorrect permissions
+# Make them writable (they're .a and .so files)
+chmod -v 755 /usr/lib/libz.so.1.3.2
+ln -sfv libz.so.1.3.2 /usr/lib/libz.so
+ln -sfv libz.so.1.3.2 /usr/lib/libz.so.1
+
+pkg_cleanup "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/105-bzip2.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/105-bzip2.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8.7: Bzip2
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build and install bzip2 compression utility and library.
+#           Needed for compressing/decompressing bzip2 archives.
+# Inputs:   /sources/bzip2-1.0.8.tar.gz, /sources/bzip2-1.0.8-install_docs-1.patch
+# Outputs:  /usr/bin/bzip2, /usr/lib/libbz2.so.1
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.7
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="bzip2"
+VERSION="1.0.8"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} (Phase 3) ==="
+
+pkg_extract "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.gz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+# Apply LFS patch to install documentation
+echo ">>> Applying bzip2-1.0.8-install_docs-1.patch..."
+patch -Np1 -i ../bzip2-1.0.8-install_docs-1.patch
+
+# Bzip2 uses a Makefile (not autoconf)
+# Compile bzip2
+make -f Makefile-libbz2_so
+make clean
+
+# Build bzip2 normally (static version for bzip2 binary)
+make
+
+# Install bzip2
+make PREFIX=/usr install
+
+# The Makefile builds dynamic libraries; we need to install them
+# Install the dynamic library we built
+cp bzip2-shared /bin/bzip2
+cp libbz2.so.1.0.8 /lib/
+ln -s libbz2.so.1.0.8 /lib/libbz2.so.1
+
+# Create symlink in /usr/lib (some packages look there)
+ln -s /lib/libbz2.so.1 /usr/lib/libbz2.so
+
+# Verify installation
+if [ -x /bin/bzip2 ]; then
+    echo "PASS: bzip2 binary installed"
+else
+    echo "FAIL: bzip2 binary not found"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ -f /lib/libbz2.so.1.0.8 ]; then
+    echo "PASS: libbz2.so installed"
+else
+    echo "FAIL: libbz2.so not found"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+pkg_cleanup "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/106-xz.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/106-xz.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8.8: XZ Utils
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build and install XZ utils (LZMA compression).
+#           Needed for extracting and compressing .tar.xz archives.
+# Inputs:   /sources/xz-5.8.1.tar.gz (from Phase 0 download as xz-5.8.1)
+# Outputs:  /usr/bin/xz, /usr/lib/liblzma.so
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.8
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="xz"
+VERSION="5.8.1"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} (Phase 3) ==="
+
+# The download may be named xz-5.8.1.tar.gz (from github releases)
+# Check for the tarball
+if [ -f "/sources/${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.gz" ]; then
+    pkg_extract "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.gz"
+elif [ -f "/sources/${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.xz" ]; then
+    pkg_extract "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.xz"
+else
+    echo "FAIL: Could not find xz tarball"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+# Configure xz for the target system
+./configure --prefix=/usr \
+    --disable-static \
+    --docdir=/usr/share/doc/xz-${VERSION}
+
+# Build xz
+make
+
+# Run tests (optional but recommended)
+make check || true
+
+# Install xz
+make install
+
+# Verify installation
+if [ -x /usr/bin/xz ]; then
+    echo "PASS: xz binary installed"
+else
+    echo "FAIL: xz binary not found"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ -f /usr/lib/liblzma.so ]; then
+    echo "PASS: liblzma.so installed"
+else
+    echo "FAIL: liblzma.so not found"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+pkg_cleanup "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/107-lz4.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/107-lz4.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8.9: LZ4
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build and install LZ4 compression library and tools.
+#           LZ4 is a fast compression algorithm used by some system tools.
+# Inputs:   /sources/lz4-1.10.0.tar.gz
+# Outputs:  /usr/bin/lz4, /usr/lib/liblz4.so
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.9
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="lz4"
+VERSION="1.10.0"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} (Phase 3) ==="
+
+pkg_extract "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.gz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+# LZ4 uses a Makefile (not autoconf)
+# Build and install in one step with make install
+# PREFIX=/usr: Install to standard location
+make BUILD_SHARED=yes PREFIX=/usr
+
+# Run tests
+make test || true
+
+# Install lz4
+make install PREFIX=/usr
+
+# Verify installation
+if [ -x /usr/bin/lz4 ]; then
+    echo "PASS: lz4 binary installed"
+else
+    echo "FAIL: lz4 binary not found"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ -f /usr/lib/liblz4.so ]; then
+    echo "PASS: liblz4.so installed"
+else
+    echo "FAIL: liblz4.so not found"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+pkg_cleanup "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/108-zstd.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/108-zstd.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8.10: Zstd
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build and install Zstandard compression library and tools.
+#           Zstd offers better compression than gzip with reasonable speed.
+#           Increasingly used by modern Linux systems and tools.
+# Inputs:   /sources/zstd-1.5.7.tar.gz
+# Outputs:  /usr/bin/zstd, /usr/lib/libzstd.so
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.10
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="zstd"
+VERSION="1.5.7"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} (Phase 3) ==="
+
+pkg_extract "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.gz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+# Zstd uses a Makefile (not autoconf)
+# Build zstd
+# Note: Zstd build can be slow due to its heavy optimization
+make
+
+# Run tests (optional)
+make test || true
+
+# Install zstd
+make PREFIX=/usr DESTDIR=/ install
+
+# Verify symlinks are correct
+if [ -L /usr/lib/libzstd.so ]; then
+    echo "PASS: libzstd.so symlink exists"
+else
+    echo "FAIL: libzstd.so symlink not found"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ -x /usr/bin/zstd ]; then
+    echo "PASS: zstd binary installed"
+else
+    echo "FAIL: zstd binary not found"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+pkg_cleanup "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/109-file.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/109-file.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8.11: File
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build and install the file command and libmagic library.
+#           The file command determines file types by examining their content.
+#           libmagic is used by many programs for file type detection.
+# Inputs:   /sources/file-5.47.tar.gz
+# Outputs:  /usr/bin/file, /usr/lib/libmagic.so
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.11
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="file"
+VERSION="5.47"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} (Phase 3) ==="
+
+pkg_extract "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.gz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+# Configure file for the target system
+./configure --prefix=/usr
+
+# Build file
+make
+
+# Run tests (optional)
+make check || true
+
+# Install file
+make install
+
+# Verify installation
+if [ -x /usr/bin/file ]; then
+    echo "PASS: file binary installed"
+else
+    echo "FAIL: file binary not found"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ -f /usr/lib/libmagic.so ]; then
+    echo "PASS: libmagic.so installed"
+else
+    echo "FAIL: libmagic.so not found"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Test file command
+/usr/bin/file /bin/bash > /dev/null && echo "PASS: file command works"
+
+pkg_cleanup "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/110-readline.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/110-readline.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8.12: Readline
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build and install the readline library.
+#           Readline provides command-line editing and history to programs like
+#           bash, gdb, and many other interactive tools.
+# Inputs:   /sources/readline-8.3.tar.gz
+# Outputs:  /usr/lib/libreadline.so, /usr/include/readline/readline.h
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.12
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="readline"
+VERSION="8.3"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} (Phase 3) ==="
+
+pkg_extract "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.gz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+# Configure readline for the target system
+# --with-curses: Use ncurses for terminal handling
+# --disable-static: Build only shared libraries (smaller install)
+./configure --prefix=/usr \
+    --disable-static \
+    --with-curses
+
+# Build readline
+make SHLIB_LIBS="-lncurses"
+
+# Install readline
+make SHLIB_LIBS="-lncurses" install
+
+# Install documentation
+install -v -m644 doc/*.{ps,pdf,html,dvi} /usr/share/doc/readline-${VERSION}
+
+# Verify installation
+if [ -f /usr/lib/libreadline.so ]; then
+    echo "PASS: libreadline.so installed"
+else
+    echo "FAIL: libreadline.so not found"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+pkg_cleanup "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/111-m4.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/111-m4.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8.14: M4
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build and install m4, the macro processing language.
+#           M4 is a dependency for autoconf/automake and other build tools.
+#           Required for building other packages in Phase 3+.
+# Inputs:   /sources/m4-1.4.21.tar.xz
+# Outputs:  /usr/bin/m4
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.14
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="m4"
+VERSION="1.4.21"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} (Phase 3) ==="
+
+pkg_extract "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.xz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+# Configure m4 for the target system
+./configure --prefix=/usr
+
+# Build m4
+make
+
+# Run tests to ensure build is correct
+make check
+
+# Install m4
+make install
+
+# Verify installation
+if [ -x /usr/bin/m4 ]; then
+    echo "PASS: m4 binary installed"
+else
+    echo "FAIL: m4 binary not found"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Test m4
+echo "define(HELLO, Hello World)" | /usr/bin/m4 | grep -q "Hello World" && \
+    echo "PASS: m4 works correctly"
+
+pkg_cleanup "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/112-bc.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/112-bc.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8.15: Bc
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build and install bc, an arbitrary-precision arithmetic language.
+#           Bc is a small but useful calculator utility for scripts and users.
+# Inputs:   /sources/bc-7.0.3.tar.xz
+# Outputs:  /usr/bin/bc, /usr/bin/dc
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.15
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="bc"
+VERSION="7.0.3"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} (Phase 3) ==="
+
+pkg_extract "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.xz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+# Configure bc for the target system
+# Note: bc's configure script is unusual; it's a custom ./configure
+./configure --prefix=/usr \
+    -G \
+    -O2 \
+    --mandir=/usr/share/man
+
+# Build bc
+# The -j flag for make often doesn't work with bc's custom build system
+# So we don't use it here
+make
+
+# Run tests
+make test
+
+# Install bc
+make install
+
+# Verify installation
+if [ -x /usr/bin/bc ]; then
+    echo "PASS: bc binary installed"
+else
+    echo "FAIL: bc binary not found"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ -x /usr/bin/dc ]; then
+    echo "PASS: dc binary installed"
+else
+    echo "FAIL: dc binary not found"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Test bc
+echo "2 + 2" | /usr/bin/bc | grep -q "4" && echo "PASS: bc works correctly"
+
+pkg_cleanup "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/113-flex.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/113-flex.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8.16: Flex
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build and install flex, the fast lexical scanner generator.
+#           Flex is used by many build tools and programs that parse text.
+#           It's a key component of the build toolchain for parsing source code.
+# Inputs:   /sources/flex-2.6.4.tar.gz
+# Outputs:  /usr/bin/flex, /usr/lib/libfl.so
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.16
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="flex"
+VERSION="2.6.4"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} (Phase 3) ==="
+
+pkg_extract "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.gz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+# Configure flex for the target system
+# --disable-static: Build only shared libraries
+./configure --prefix=/usr \
+    --disable-static \
+    --docdir=/usr/share/doc/flex-${VERSION}
+
+# Build flex
+make
+
+# Run tests (optional but recommended)
+# Note: Some tests may fail on heavily optimized builds, which is acceptable
+make check || true
+
+# Install flex
+make install
+
+# Create symlink for lex (many programs expect 'lex' to be available)
+# Flex is a modern replacement for the classic lex tool
+ln -sv flex /usr/bin/lex
+
+# Verify installation
+if [ -x /usr/bin/flex ]; then
+    echo "PASS: flex binary installed"
+else
+    echo "FAIL: flex binary not found"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ -f /usr/lib/libfl.so ]; then
+    echo "PASS: libfl.so installed"
+else
+    echo "FAIL: libfl.so not found"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Test flex
+echo "%%" | /usr/bin/flex > /dev/null && echo "PASS: flex works correctly"
+
+pkg_cleanup "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/114-tcl.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/114-tcl.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8.17: Tcl
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build Tcl (Tool Command Language), a scripting language needed
+#           by expect and dejagnu for running test suites.
+# Inputs:   /sources/tcl8.6.16-src.tar.gz
+# Outputs:  Tcl library and binary in /usr
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.17
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="tcl8.6.16"
+VERSION="8.6.16"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE} (Phase 3) ==="
+
+pkg_extract "${PACKAGE}-src.tar.gz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}/unix"
+
+# Configure Tcl with optimizations for our hardware
+./configure \
+    --prefix=/usr \
+    --enable-64bit \
+    --enable-threads
+
+make
+make install
+
+# Make the library accessible and create symbolic links
+make install-private-headers
+ln -sv tclsh8.6 /usr/bin/tclsh
+
+# Verify installation
+echo "Tcl version: $(/usr/bin/tclsh --version)"
+
+cd "${SRCDIR}"
+pkg_cleanup "${PACKAGE}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/115-expect.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/115-expect.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8.18: Expect
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build Expect, which is used to run automated tests for other
+#           programs. Required by dejagnu for the GCC test suite.
+# Inputs:   /sources/expect5.45.4.tar.gz
+#           /sources/expect-5.45.4-gcc15-1.patch (GCC 15 compatibility)
+# Outputs:  expect binary and libraries in /usr
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.18
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="expect"
+VERSION="5.45.4"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} (Phase 3) ==="
+
+pkg_extract "${PACKAGE}${VERSION}.tar.gz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}${VERSION}"
+
+# Apply GCC 15 compatibility patch
+patch -Np1 < "${SRCDIR}/expect-${VERSION}-gcc15-1.patch"
+
+# Configure with Tcl support
+./configure \
+    --prefix=/usr \
+    --with-tcl=/usr/lib \
+    --with-tclinclude=/usr/include
+
+make
+make install
+
+# Verify installation
+echo "expect version: $(/usr/bin/expect -v | head -1)"
+
+cd "${SRCDIR}"
+pkg_cleanup "${PACKAGE}${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/116-dejagnu.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/116-dejagnu.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8.19: DejaGNU
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build DejaGNU, a framework for testing other programs.
+#           Primarily used to run the GCC test suite.
+# Inputs:   /sources/dejagnu-1.6.3.tar.gz
+# Outputs:  DejaGNU framework in /usr/share/dejagnu
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.19
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="dejagnu"
+VERSION="1.6.3"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} (Phase 3) ==="
+
+pkg_extract "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.gz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+# Configure DejaGNU
+./configure --prefix=/usr
+
+make install
+
+# Verify installation
+echo "DejaGNU version: $(/usr/bin/runtest --version 2>&1 | head -1)"
+
+cd "${SRCDIR}"
+pkg_cleanup "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/117-pkgconf.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/117-pkgconf.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8.20: pkgconf
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build pkgconf, a lightweight pkg-config replacement for querying
+#           package metadata and compiler/linker flags.
+# Inputs:   /sources/pkgconf-2.4.3.tar.gz
+# Outputs:  pkgconf binary and pkg-config symlink in /usr/bin
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.20
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="pkgconf"
+VERSION="2.4.3"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} (Phase 3) ==="
+
+pkg_extract "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.gz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+# Configure pkgconf with standard prefix
+./configure \
+    --prefix=/usr \
+    --disable-static
+
+make
+make install
+
+# Create pkg-config symlink for compatibility with scripts expecting pkg-config
+ln -sv pkgconf /usr/bin/pkg-config
+
+# Verify installation
+echo "pkgconf version: $(/usr/bin/pkgconf --version)"
+
+cd "${SRCDIR}"
+pkg_cleanup "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/118-binutils.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/118-binutils.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8.21: Binutils (FINAL NATIVE)
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build the FINAL native binutils (assembler, linker, etc.)
+#           This replaces the cross-build binutils for the target system.
+#           Version 2.46.0 — matches Phase 0 toolchain bootstrap.
+# Inputs:   /sources/binutils-2.46.0.tar.xz
+# Outputs:  as, ld, ar, ranlib, objdump, nm, etc. in /usr/bin
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.21
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="binutils"
+VERSION="2.46.0"
+
+echo "=== Building FINAL NATIVE ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} (Phase 3 — CRITICAL) ==="
+
+pkg_extract "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.xz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+# Verify that we're using Zen 5 flags from the environment
+echo "Build flags: CFLAGS='${CFLAGS}' CXXFLAGS='${CXXFLAGS}' LDFLAGS='${LDFLAGS}'"
+
+mkdir -v build
+cd build
+
+# Configure native binutils with full features for the target system
+# --enable-gold: include the gold linker (faster, supports LTO)
+# --enable-ld=default: use GNU ld as default (more compatible than gold for now)
+# --enable-plugins: support linker plugins for LTO
+# --disable-werror: don't fail on compiler warnings
+# --with-system-zlib: use system zlib for compression
+../configure \
+    --prefix=/usr \
+    --sysconfdir=/etc \
+    --localstatedir=/var \
+    --enable-gold \
+    --enable-ld=default \
+    --enable-plugins \
+    --disable-werror \
+    --with-system-zlib
+
+make
+make install
+
+# Install LTO support
+install -Dm644 ../include/plugin-api.h /usr/include/plugin-api.h
+
+# Verify binutils installation
+echo "Binutils version: $(ld --version | head -1)"
+echo "as version: $(as --version | head -1)"
+
+cd "${SRCDIR}"
+pkg_cleanup "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== FINAL NATIVE ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/119-gmp.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/119-gmp.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8.22: GMP (GNU Multiple Precision)
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build GMP, a library for arbitrary-precision arithmetic.
+#           Required by GCC for floating-point operations in the compiler.
+# Inputs:   /sources/gmp-6.3.0.tar.xz
+# Outputs:  GMP library in /usr/lib, headers in /usr/include
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.22
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="gmp"
+VERSION="6.3.0"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} (Phase 3) ==="
+
+pkg_extract "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.xz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+# Build GMP with optimization for x86_64 (znver5 will inherit from CFLAGS)
+# --enable-cxx: build C++ bindings for GCC
+./configure \
+    --prefix=/usr \
+    --enable-cxx \
+    --disable-static
+
+make
+make html
+make install
+make install-html
+
+# Verify installation
+echo "GMP version: $(/usr/bin/gmp-config --version 2>/dev/null || echo 'GMP installed')"
+
+cd "${SRCDIR}"
+pkg_cleanup "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/120-mpfr.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/120-mpfr.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8.23: MPFR (Multiple Precision Float)
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build MPFR, a library for arbitrary-precision floating-point
+#           arithmetic. Required by GCC for advanced floating-point operations.
+# Inputs:   /sources/mpfr-4.2.2.tar.xz
+#           GMP already installed
+# Outputs:  MPFR library in /usr/lib, headers in /usr/include
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.23
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="mpfr"
+VERSION="4.2.2"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} (Phase 3) ==="
+
+pkg_extract "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.xz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+# Configure MPFR with GMP support already in place
+./configure \
+    --prefix=/usr \
+    --disable-static \
+    --enable-thread-safe
+
+make
+make html
+make install
+make install-html
+
+# Verify installation
+echo "MPFR version: $(grep -o 'define MPFR_VERSION_MAJOR [0-9]*' src/mpfrversion.h | awk '{print $NF}').$(grep -o 'define MPFR_VERSION_MINOR [0-9]*' src/mpfrversion.h | awk '{print $NF}')"
+
+cd "${SRCDIR}"
+pkg_cleanup "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/121-mpc.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/121-mpc.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8.24: MPC (Multiple Precision Complex)
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build MPC, a library for arbitrary-precision complex number
+#           arithmetic. Required by GCC for floating-point math operations.
+# Inputs:   /sources/mpc-1.3.1.tar.gz
+#           GMP and MPFR already installed
+# Outputs:  MPC library in /usr/lib, headers in /usr/include
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.24
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="mpc"
+VERSION="1.3.1"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} (Phase 3) ==="
+
+pkg_extract "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.gz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+# Configure MPC with GMP and MPFR support already in place
+./configure \
+    --prefix=/usr \
+    --disable-static
+
+make
+make html
+make install
+make install-html
+
+# Verify installation
+echo "MPC version: $(grep -o '#define MPC_VERSION "[^"]*' src/mpc.h | awk -F'"' '{print $NF}')"
+
+cd "${SRCDIR}"
+pkg_cleanup "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/122-attr.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/122-attr.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8.25: Attr (Extended Attributes)
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build Attr, a library for managing extended attributes on
+#           filesystem files (user-space API for xattr).
+#           Required by ACL package.
+# Inputs:   /sources/attr-2.5.2.tar.gz
+# Outputs:  attr library in /usr/lib, tools in /usr/bin
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.25
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="attr"
+VERSION="2.5.2"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} (Phase 3) ==="
+
+pkg_extract "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.gz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+# Configure attr with standard options
+./configure \
+    --prefix=/usr \
+    --disable-static \
+    --sysconfdir=/etc
+
+make
+make install
+
+# Install library symlinks for consistency
+install -Dm644 include/attr.h /usr/include/attr.h
+
+# Verify installation
+echo "attr version: $(/usr/bin/attr --version 2>&1 | head -1)"
+
+cd "${SRCDIR}"
+pkg_cleanup "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/123-acl.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/123-acl.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8.26: ACL (Access Control Lists)
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build ACL, a library for managing Access Control Lists on
+#           filesystems. Provides fine-grained permission control beyond
+#           traditional Unix permissions.
+# Inputs:   /sources/acl-2.3.2.tar.xz
+#           attr already installed
+# Outputs:  ACL library in /usr/lib, tools in /usr/bin
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.26
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="acl"
+VERSION="2.3.2"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} (Phase 3) ==="
+
+pkg_extract "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.xz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+# Configure ACL with attr support
+./configure \
+    --prefix=/usr \
+    --disable-static \
+    --sysconfdir=/etc
+
+make
+make install
+
+# Verify installation
+echo "ACL version: $(/usr/bin/getfacl --version 2>&1 | head -1)"
+
+cd "${SRCDIR}"
+pkg_cleanup "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/124-libcap.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/124-libcap.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8.27: Libcap (POSIX Capabilities)
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build libcap, a library for managing POSIX capabilities on
+#           executables. Used for privilege separation without full root.
+#           Required by various system tools and by polkit (for privilege escalation).
+# Inputs:   /sources/libcap-2.76.tar.xz
+# Outputs:  libcap library in /usr/lib, utilities in /usr/sbin
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.27
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="libcap"
+VERSION="2.76"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} (Phase 3) ==="
+
+pkg_extract "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.xz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+# Prevent static linking (we want shared libraries)
+sed -i '/^LIBDIR/s/lib/lib/' Makefile
+
+# Build and install with optimizations
+make lib=lib
+make lib=lib DESTDIR=/ install
+
+# Install headers
+install -Dm644 libcap/include/sys/capability.h /usr/include/sys/capability.h
+
+# Verify installation
+echo "libcap version: $(/usr/sbin/getcap -V 2>&1 || echo 'libcap installed')"
+
+cd "${SRCDIR}"
+pkg_cleanup "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/125-libxcrypt.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/125-libxcrypt.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8.28: Libxcrypt
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build libxcrypt, a modern replacement for the crypt() function
+#           in glibc. Provides support for various password hashing algorithms
+#           (MD5, SHA-256, SHA-512, bcrypt, etc.).
+#           Required by shadow password utilities and system authentication.
+# Inputs:   /sources/libxcrypt-4.4.38.tar.xz
+# Outputs:  libxcrypt library in /usr/lib, headers in /usr/include
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.28
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="libxcrypt"
+VERSION="4.4.38"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} (Phase 3) ==="
+
+pkg_extract "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.xz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+# Configure libxcrypt with all algorithms enabled
+# --enable-hashes: enable all supported hash algorithms
+# --enable-obsolete-api: keep old crypt() API for compatibility
+./configure \
+    --prefix=/usr \
+    --enable-hashes=all \
+    --enable-obsolete-api \
+    --disable-static
+
+make
+make install
+
+# Verify installation
+echo "libxcrypt installed: libcrypt=$(ls -1 /usr/lib/libcrypt* 2>/dev/null | head -1)"
+
+cd "${SRCDIR}"
+pkg_cleanup "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/126-shadow.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/126-shadow.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8.29: Shadow
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build Shadow, which provides tools for user and group management:
+#           useradd, userdel, usermod, passwd, su, login, etc.
+#           CRITICAL: Disable systemd support — we use SysVinit only.
+# Inputs:   /sources/shadow-4.17.4.tar.xz
+#           libxcrypt already installed
+# Outputs:  User/group management tools in /usr/bin, /usr/sbin, /etc/default
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.29
+# Notes:    NO systemd-enable, NO logind, NO PAM modules for systemd
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="shadow"
+VERSION="4.17.4"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} (Phase 3) — SysVinit ONLY ==="
+
+pkg_extract "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.xz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+# Disable systemd and nls (language support)
+# Use traditional shadow files, not systemd-homed
+sed -i 's/^\t#\(ENCRYPT_METHOD\)/\1/' etc/default/useradd.in
+sed -i 's/^ENCRYPT_METHOD.*/ENCRYPT_METHOD SHA512/' etc/default/useradd.in
+
+# Configure shadow for traditional SysVinit system
+# --disable-nls: no i18n for now
+# --with-libcrypt=xcrypt: use libxcrypt for password hashing
+# --disable-man: we'll handle man pages separately
+./configure \
+    --sysconfdir=/etc \
+    --with-libcrypt=xcrypt \
+    --disable-nls \
+    --without-libpam
+
+make
+make install
+
+# Verify that systemd is not included
+if grep -q "systemd" /etc/default/useradd; then
+    echo "[ERROR] Shadow was built with systemd references!"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Shadow version: $(/usr/bin/useradd --version 2>&1 | head -1)"
+
+cd "${SRCDIR}"
+pkg_cleanup "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete (SysVinit mode) ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/127-gcc.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/127-gcc.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8.30: GCC (FINAL NATIVE COMPILER)
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build the FINAL NATIVE GCC compiler for the target system.
+#           This is a CRITICAL step — it compiles for the local hardware
+#           (AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D) with Zen 5 optimizations.
+#           CRITICAL ARCHITECTURE DECISIONS:
+#           • Enable C and C++ languages for system tools and applications
+#           • Enable Position-Independent Executables (PIE) by default (security)
+#           • Enable Stack Smashing Protection (SSP) by default (security)
+#           • Disable multilib for now (32-bit support handled separately later)
+#           • Disable bootstrap (faster, safer, reuses earlier GCC Pass 2)
+#           • Apply the lib64→lib sed fix for x86_64 unified /usr/lib
+#           • Fix library paths after install to avoid searching lib64
+#
+# Inputs:   /sources/gcc-15.2.0.tar.xz
+#           mpfr-4.2.2.tar.xz, gmp-6.3.0.tar.xz, mpc-1.3.1.tar.gz
+#           binutils, glibc, linux headers already installed
+# Outputs:  gcc, g++, cc (symlink) in /usr/bin
+#           GCC runtime libraries in /usr/lib
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.30
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="gcc"
+VERSION="15.2.0"
+
+echo "=========================================================================="
+echo "=== CRITICAL: Building FINAL NATIVE GCC-${VERSION} (Phase 3)"
+echo "=== This compiler will target: AMD Zen 5 (9950X3D)"
+echo "=== Compiler flags in use: ${CFLAGS}"
+echo "=========================================================================="
+
+pkg_extract "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.xz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+# Extract arithmetic library dependencies (gmp, mpfr, mpc) into gcc tree
+echo ">>> Embedding GMP, MPFR, MPC into GCC source tree..."
+tar -xf "${SRCDIR}/mpfr-4.2.2.tar.xz"
+mv -v mpfr-4.2.2 mpfr
+tar -xf "${SRCDIR}/gmp-6.3.0.tar.xz"
+mv -v gmp-6.3.0 gmp
+tar -xf "${SRCDIR}/mpc-1.3.1.tar.gz"
+mv -v mpc-1.3.1 mpc
+
+# FIX FOR X86_64: lib64 → lib redirection
+# On x86_64, GCC defaults to installing 64-bit libraries in lib64.
+# DarkForge uses a unified /usr/lib directory. This sed changes GCC's default.
+# CRITICAL: This must be done before configure.
+case $(uname -m) in
+    x86_64)
+        echo ">>> Applying x86_64 lib64→lib fix..."
+        sed -e '/m64=/s/lib64/lib/' -i.orig gcc/config/i386/t-linux64
+        ;;
+esac
+
+# Create build directory
+mkdir -v build
+cd build
+
+# CONFIGURE THE FINAL NATIVE GCC
+# This is the most important configuration in the entire toolchain.
+echo ">>> Configuring GCC with full security hardening..."
+echo ">>> Using Zen 5 flags: ${CFLAGS}"
+
+../configure \
+    --prefix=/usr \
+    --sysconfdir=/etc \
+    --localstatedir=/var \
+    --disable-nls \
+    --enable-languages=c,c++ \
+    --enable-default-pie \
+    --enable-default-ssp \
+    --disable-multilib \
+    --disable-bootstrap \
+    --with-system-zlib \
+    --enable-gnu-unique-object
+
+# COMPILE GCC
+echo ">>> Building GCC (this will take several minutes)..."
+make
+
+# INSTALL GCC
+echo ">>> Installing GCC to /usr..."
+make install
+
+# CREATE cc SYMLINK FOR COMPATIBILITY
+# Many build scripts expect /usr/bin/cc to exist
+ln -sv gcc /usr/bin/cc
+
+# POST-INSTALL FIXES FOR LIB PATHS
+echo ">>> Verifying and fixing library paths..."
+
+# Ensure /usr/lib is in the search path, not /usr/lib64
+mkdir -pv /usr/lib/gcc/$(gcc -dumpmachine)/15.2.0
+
+# Run a sanity check: compile and link a hello world program
+echo ">>> Running GCC sanity check (compile hello world)..."
+echo '#include <stdio.h>
+int main() {
+    printf("GCC hello world sanity check\\n");
+    return 0;
+}' > /tmp/hello.c
+
+gcc /tmp/hello.c -o /tmp/hello
+if [ ! -f /tmp/hello ]; then
+    echo "[ERROR] GCC sanity check failed: could not compile hello.c"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Check the dynamic linker path (should NOT have lib64)
+echo ">>> Checking dynamic linker path..."
+LINKER=$(/tmp/hello 2>&1 | head -1 2>/dev/null || ldd /tmp/hello 2>/dev/null | grep "ld-" || echo "OK")
+if echo "${LINKER}" | grep -q "lib64"; then
+    echo "[WARNING] Dynamic linker path contains lib64 — may need manual fix"
+else
+    echo ">>> Dynamic linker path is correct (no lib64)"
+fi
+
+rm -f /tmp/hello /tmp/hello.c
+
+# Final verification
+echo ""
+echo ">>> GCC Final Verification:"
+echo "    GCC version: $(gcc --version | head -1)"
+echo "    G++ version: $(g++ --version | head -1)"
+echo "    cc symlink: $(ls -l /usr/bin/cc)"
+echo "    Default PIE: $(gcc -Q --help=code-generation | grep DEFAULT | grep pie)"
+echo "    Default SSP: $(gcc -Q --help=code-generation | grep DEFAULT | grep ssp)"
+echo ""
+
+cd "${SRCDIR}"
+pkg_cleanup "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+echo "=========================================================================="
+echo "=== FINAL NATIVE GCC-${VERSION} BUILD COMPLETE"
+echo "=== System now has a native compiler targeting Zen 5"
+echo "=========================================================================="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/128-ncurses.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/128-ncurses.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8.31: Ncurses
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build ncurses library with wide-character support. Provides
+#           terminal manipulation capabilities for interactive programs.
+# Inputs:   /sources/ncurses.tar.gz (auto-detected version)
+# Outputs:  ncurses library and development files in /usr/
+# Assumes:  Running inside chroot
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.31
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="ncurses"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE} (Phase 3) ==="
+
+cd "${SRCDIR}"
+tar -xf "${PACKAGE}.tar.gz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}"
+
+# Configure with wide character support and other options
+./configure \
+    --prefix=/usr \
+    --sysconfdir=/etc \
+    --with-shared \
+    --with-normal \
+    --without-debug \
+    --without-ada \
+    --enable-widec \
+    --enable-overwrite
+
+make
+make DESTDIR="${SRCDIR}/ncurses-install" install
+make install
+
+# Create compatibility symlinks for wide-character libraries
+cd /usr/lib
+ln -sfv libncursesw.so.6 libncurses.so.6
+ln -sfv libncurses.so.6 libncurses.so
+
+pkg_cleanup "${PACKAGE}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/129-sed.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/129-sed.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8.32: Sed
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build GNU sed, a stream editor for filtering and transforming text.
+#           Essential for many build scripts and system utilities.
+# Inputs:   /sources/sed-4.9.tar.xz
+# Outputs:  sed binary in /usr/bin/
+# Assumes:  Running inside chroot
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.32
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="sed"
+VERSION="4.9"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} (Phase 3) ==="
+
+pkg_extract "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.xz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+./configure \
+    --prefix=/usr \
+    --bindir=/bin
+
+make
+make html
+make install
+make -C doc install-html
+
+pkg_cleanup "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/130-psmisc.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/130-psmisc.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8.33: Psmisc
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build psmisc (Process Signalling Miscellaneous) utilities.
+#           Provides killall, pstree, fuser for process management.
+# Inputs:   /sources/psmisc-23.7.tar.xz
+# Outputs:  psmisc utilities in /usr/bin/ and /usr/sbin/
+# Assumes:  Running inside chroot
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.33
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="psmisc"
+VERSION="23.7"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} (Phase 3) ==="
+
+pkg_extract "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.xz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+./configure \
+    --prefix=/usr
+
+make
+make install
+
+pkg_cleanup "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/131-gettext.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/131-gettext.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8.34: Gettext
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build GNU gettext, the internationalization and localization
+#           infrastructure. Provides msgfmt, xgettext, and localization tools.
+# Inputs:   /sources/gettext-1.0.tar.xz
+# Outputs:  gettext binaries, libraries, and locale data in /usr/
+# Assumes:  Running inside chroot
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.34
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="gettext"
+VERSION="1.0"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} (Phase 3) ==="
+
+pkg_extract "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.xz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+./configure \
+    --prefix=/usr \
+    --disable-static
+
+make
+make install
+
+# Verify msgfmt is available
+msgfmt --version || { echo "ERROR: msgfmt not found"; exit 1; }
+
+pkg_cleanup "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/132-bison.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/132-bison.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8.35: Bison
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build GNU Bison, a general-purpose parser generator.
+#           Required for gcc and other packages to build.
+# Inputs:   /sources/bison-3.8.2.tar.xz
+# Outputs:  bison binary and libraries in /usr/
+# Assumes:  Running inside chroot
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.35
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="bison"
+VERSION="3.8.2"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} (Phase 3) ==="
+
+pkg_extract "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.xz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+./configure \
+    --prefix=/usr
+
+make
+make install
+
+pkg_cleanup "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/133-grep.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/133-grep.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8.36: Grep
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build GNU grep, a text search utility for pattern matching.
+#           Essential for scripting and text processing.
+# Inputs:   /sources/grep-3.12.tar.xz
+# Outputs:  grep binary in /bin/
+# Assumes:  Running inside chroot
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.36
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="grep"
+VERSION="3.12"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} (Phase 3) ==="
+
+pkg_extract "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.xz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+./configure \
+    --prefix=/usr \
+    --bindir=/bin
+
+make
+make install
+
+pkg_cleanup "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/134-bash.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/134-bash.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8.37: Bash (Final)
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build final bash shell (previously only had temporary version).
+#           Also create /bin/sh symlink to bash.
+# Inputs:   /sources/bash-5.3.tar.gz
+# Outputs:  bash binary in /bin/ and /bin/sh symlink
+# Assumes:  Running inside chroot
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.37
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="bash"
+VERSION="5.3"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} (Final) ==="
+
+pkg_extract "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.gz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+./configure \
+    --prefix=/usr \
+    --exec-prefix= \
+    --bindir=/bin \
+    --sbindir=/sbin \
+    --libexecdir=/usr/lib \
+    --sysconfdir=/etc \
+    --sharedstatedir=/var/lib \
+    --localstatedir=/var \
+    --libdir=/usr/lib \
+    --includedir=/usr/include \
+    --oldincludedir=/usr/include \
+    --infodir=/usr/share/info \
+    --mandir=/usr/share/man \
+    --without-bash-malloc \
+    --with-installed-readline
+
+make
+make install
+
+# Create /bin/sh symlink (required by POSIX)
+ln -sfv bash /bin/sh
+
+pkg_cleanup "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/135-libtool.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/135-libtool.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8.38: Libtool
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build GNU libtool, a generic library support script.
+#           Handles building shared and static libraries portably.
+# Inputs:   /sources/libtool-2.5.4.tar.xz
+# Outputs:  libtool binary and library support tools in /usr/
+# Assumes:  Running inside chroot
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.38
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="libtool"
+VERSION="2.5.4"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} (Phase 3) ==="
+
+pkg_extract "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.xz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+./configure \
+    --prefix=/usr
+
+make
+make install
+
+pkg_cleanup "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/136-gdbm.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/136-gdbm.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8.39: GDBM
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build GNU GDBM (GNU DataBase Manager), a hash database library.
+#           Required by Perl and other packages for persistent data storage.
+# Inputs:   /sources/gdbm-1.24.tar.gz
+# Outputs:  gdbm library and development files in /usr/
+# Assumes:  Running inside chroot
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.39
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="gdbm"
+VERSION="1.24"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} (Phase 3) ==="
+
+pkg_extract "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.gz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+./configure \
+    --prefix=/usr \
+    --disable-static \
+    --enable-libgdbm-compat
+
+make
+make install
+
+pkg_cleanup "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/137-gperf.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/137-gperf.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8.40: Gperf
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build gperf, a perfect hash function generator.
+#           Optimizes keyword lookup tables used by compilers and tools.
+# Inputs:   /sources/gperf-3.1.tar.gz
+# Outputs:  gperf binary in /usr/bin/
+# Assumes:  Running inside chroot
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.40
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="gperf"
+VERSION="3.1"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} (Phase 3) ==="
+
+pkg_extract "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.gz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+./configure \
+    --prefix=/usr
+
+make
+make install
+
+pkg_cleanup "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/138-expat.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/138-expat.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8.41: Expat
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build Expat, an XML parsing library.
+#           Required for XML processing by many tools and libraries.
+# Inputs:   /sources/expat-2.7.1.tar.xz
+# Outputs:  expat library and development files in /usr/
+# Assumes:  Running inside chroot
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.41
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="expat"
+VERSION="2.7.1"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} (Phase 3) ==="
+
+pkg_extract "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.xz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+./configure \
+    --prefix=/usr \
+    --disable-static
+
+make
+make install
+
+pkg_cleanup "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/139-inetutils.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/139-inetutils.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8.42: Inetutils
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build GNU inetutils, basic network utilities (ping, telnet, ftp, etc.)
+#           Provides essential network diagnostic and communication tools.
+# Inputs:   /sources/inetutils-2.6.tar.xz
+# Outputs:  Network utilities in /usr/bin/, /usr/sbin/
+# Assumes:  Running inside chroot (no systemd)
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.42
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="inetutils"
+VERSION="2.6"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} (Phase 3) ==="
+
+pkg_extract "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.xz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+./configure \
+    --prefix=/usr \
+    --localstatedir=/var \
+    --disable-logger \
+    --disable-syslogd \
+    --disable-ifdconfig \
+    --disable-servers
+
+make
+make install
+
+# Move programs to proper locations per LFS
+mv -v /usr/bin/{hostname,dnsdomainname} /usr/sbin/ 2>/dev/null || true
+mv -v /usr/bin/ifconfig /usr/sbin/ 2>/dev/null || true
+
+pkg_cleanup "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/140-less.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/140-less.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8.43: Less
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build less, a text pager utility for reading files and manual pages.
+#           Essential for viewing documentation and log files.
+# Inputs:   /sources/less-668.tar.gz
+# Outputs:  less pager binary in /usr/bin/
+# Assumes:  Running inside chroot
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.43
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="less"
+VERSION="668"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} (Phase 3) ==="
+
+pkg_extract "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.gz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+./configure \
+    --prefix=/usr \
+    --sysconfdir=/etc
+
+make
+make install
+
+pkg_cleanup "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/141-perl.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/141-perl.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8.44: Perl (Final)
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build final Perl interpreter (full install, not temporary).
+#           Provides Perl scripting language used by many tools and packages.
+# Inputs:   /sources/perl-5.40.2.tar.xz
+# Outputs:  perl interpreter, modules, and documentation in /usr/
+# Assumes:  Running inside chroot
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.44
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="perl"
+VERSION="5.40.2"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} (Final) ==="
+
+pkg_extract "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.xz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+export BUILD_ZLIB=False
+export BUILD_BZIP2=0
+
+# Run perl's configuration script
+./Configure \
+    -des \
+    -Dprefix=/usr \
+    -Dvendorprefix=/usr \
+    -Duseshrplib \
+    -Dvendorlib=/usr/lib/perl5/5.40/vendor_perl \
+    -Dsitelib=/usr/lib/perl5/5.40/site_perl
+
+make
+make test || true
+make install
+
+# Create a symlink to simplify path references
+ln -sfv /usr/lib/perl5/5.40/Config_heavy.pl /usr/lib/perl5/5.40/Config_heavy.pl.bak || true
+
+pkg_cleanup "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/142-xml-parser.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/142-xml-parser.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8.45: XML::Parser
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build Perl's XML::Parser module, a Perl interface to Expat.
+#           Required for intltool and other XML-processing Perl scripts.
+# Inputs:   /sources/XML-Parser-2.47.tar.gz (Perl module)
+# Outputs:  Perl module installed to /usr/lib/perl5/
+# Assumes:  Running inside chroot, perl already built
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.45
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="XML-Parser"
+VERSION="2.47"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} (Phase 3) ==="
+
+pkg_extract "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.gz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+perl Makefile.PL
+make
+make test || true
+make install
+
+pkg_cleanup "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/143-intltool.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/143-intltool.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8.46: Intltool
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build intltool, an internationalization tool for extracting and
+#           merging translations from source files.
+# Inputs:   /sources/intltool-0.51.0.tar.gz
+# Outputs:  intltool scripts and modules in /usr/
+# Assumes:  Running inside chroot, Perl and XML::Parser already built
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.46
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="intltool"
+VERSION="0.51.0"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} (Phase 3) ==="
+
+pkg_extract "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.gz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+# Fix deprecated Perl usage
+sed -i 's/^iconv/# iconv/' intltool-update
+
+./configure \
+    --prefix=/usr
+
+make
+make install
+
+pkg_cleanup "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/144-autoconf.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/144-autoconf.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8.47: Autoconf
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build GNU Autoconf, an extensible package of M4 macros for
+#           automatic source configuration.
+# Inputs:   /sources/autoconf-2.72.tar.xz
+# Outputs:  autoconf scripts and macros in /usr/
+# Assumes:  Running inside chroot
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.47
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="autoconf"
+VERSION="2.72"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} (Phase 3) ==="
+
+pkg_extract "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.xz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+./configure \
+    --prefix=/usr
+
+make
+make install
+
+pkg_cleanup "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/145-automake.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/145-automake.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8.48: Automake
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build GNU Automake, which generates Makefile.in files from
+#           Makefile.am templates.
+# Inputs:   /sources/automake-1.17.tar.xz
+# Outputs:  automake scripts and macros in /usr/
+# Assumes:  Running inside chroot, autoconf already built
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.48
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="automake"
+VERSION="1.17"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} (Phase 3) ==="
+
+pkg_extract "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.xz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+./configure \
+    --prefix=/usr
+
+make
+make install
+
+pkg_cleanup "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/146-openssl.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/146-openssl.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8.49: OpenSSL
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build OpenSSL, cryptography library and tools for secure
+#           communications (SSL/TLS). Required by wget, curl, and many packages.
+# Inputs:   /sources/openssl-3.5.0.tar.gz
+# Outputs:  OpenSSL library and tools in /usr/
+# Assumes:  Running inside chroot
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.49
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="openssl"
+VERSION="3.5.0"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} (Phase 3) ==="
+
+pkg_extract "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.gz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+# Configure OpenSSL with shared libraries and position-independent code
+./config \
+    --prefix=/usr \
+    --openssldir=/etc/ssl \
+    --libdir=lib \
+    shared \
+    zlib-dynamic
+
+make
+make install
+
+# Create symlinks for compatibility
+cd /usr/lib64
+ln -sfv libcrypto.so.3 libcrypto.so 2>/dev/null || true
+ln -sfv libssl.so.3 libssl.so 2>/dev/null || true
+
+cd /usr/lib
+ln -sfv libcrypto.so.3 libcrypto.so 2>/dev/null || true
+ln -sfv libssl.so.3 libssl.so 2>/dev/null || true
+
+pkg_cleanup "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/147-libelf.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/147-libelf.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8.50: Libelf
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build libelf (from elfutils), a library for reading and writing
+#           ELF binaries. Required for many development tools and dpack.
+# Inputs:   /sources/elfutils-0.192.tar.bz2
+# Outputs:  libelf library and header files in /usr/
+# Assumes:  Running inside chroot
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.50
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="elfutils"
+VERSION="0.192"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} (libelf from elfutils) ==="
+
+pkg_extract "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.bz2"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+./configure \
+    --prefix=/usr \
+    --disable-debuginfod \
+    --libdir=/usr/lib \
+    --sbindir=/usr/sbin
+
+make
+make install
+
+# Create symlink for compatibility
+cd /usr/lib
+ln -sfv libelf.so.1 libelf.so 2>/dev/null || true
+
+pkg_cleanup "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/148-libffi.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/148-libffi.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8.51: Libffi
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build libffi (Foreign Function Interface), a library for
+#           dynamically calling C functions. Required by Python, Ruby, and GCC.
+# Inputs:   /sources/libffi-3.4.7.tar.gz
+# Outputs:  libffi library and development files in /usr/
+# Assumes:  Running inside chroot
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.51
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="libffi"
+VERSION="3.4.7"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} (Phase 3) ==="
+
+pkg_extract "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.gz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+./configure \
+    --prefix=/usr \
+    --disable-static \
+    --with-gcc-arch=native
+
+make
+make install
+
+pkg_cleanup "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/149-python.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/149-python.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8.52-53: Python (Final)
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build Python 3 (full install, not temporary). Provides the
+#           Python interpreter and standard library.
+# Inputs:   /sources/Python-3.13.3.tar.xz
+#           /sources/sqlite-autoconf-3490100.tar.gz (for SQLite support)
+# Outputs:  Python interpreter and modules in /usr/
+# Assumes:  Running inside chroot, libffi already built
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.52-53
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="Python"
+VERSION="3.13.3"
+
+echo "=== Building SQLite (dependency for Python) ==="
+
+cd "${SRCDIR}"
+tar -xf sqlite-autoconf-3490100.tar.gz
+cd sqlite-autoconf-3490100
+
+./configure \
+    --prefix=/usr \
+    --disable-static \
+    --enable-fts5
+
+make
+make install
+
+cd "${SRCDIR}"
+rm -rf sqlite-autoconf-3490100
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} (Final) ==="
+
+pkg_extract "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.xz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+./configure \
+    --prefix=/usr \
+    --enable-optimizations \
+    --enable-loadable-sqlite-extensions \
+    --with-system-libmpdec
+
+make
+make install
+
+# Create symlinks for compatibility
+cd /usr/bin
+ln -sfv python3 python 2>/dev/null || true
+
+pkg_cleanup "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/149-verify-batch4.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/149-verify-batch4.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8: Verify Batch 4 Scripts
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Verify all 25 batch 4 scripts exist, are executable, and have
+#           valid structure before running the full batch.
+# Inputs:   Scripts in current directory
+# Outputs:  Validation report
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -u
+
+echo "=========================================================================="
+echo "DarkForge Linux — Batch 4 Verification Script"
+echo "=========================================================================="
+echo ""
+
+# Expected scripts
+SCRIPTS=(
+    "155-kmod.sh"
+    "156-coreutils.sh"
+    "157-diffutils.sh"
+    "158-gawk.sh"
+    "159-findutils.sh"
+    "160-groff.sh"
+    "161-gzip.sh"
+    "162-iproute2.sh"
+    "163-kbd.sh"
+    "164-libpipeline.sh"
+    "165-make.sh"
+    "166-patch.sh"
+    "167-tar.sh"
+    "168-texinfo.sh"
+    "169-vim.sh"
+    "170-markupsafe.sh"
+    "171-jinja2.sh"
+    "172-eudev.sh"
+    "173-man-db.sh"
+    "174-procps-ng.sh"
+    "175-util-linux.sh"
+    "176-e2fsprogs.sh"
+    "177-sysklogd.sh"
+    "178-sysvinit.sh"
+    "179-strip-and-cleanup.sh"
+)
+
+FOUND_COUNT=0
+MISSING_COUNT=0
+NOT_EXECUTABLE_COUNT=0
+NO_HEADER_COUNT=0
+
+echo "Checking ${#SCRIPTS[@]} scripts..."
+echo ""
+
+for script in "${SCRIPTS[@]}"; do
+    if [ ! -f "$script" ]; then
+        echo "[MISSING] $script"
+        ((MISSING_COUNT++))
+        continue
+    fi
+
+    if [ ! -x "$script" ]; then
+        echo "[NOT EXEC] $script (fixing...)"
+        chmod +x "$script"
+        ((NOT_EXECUTABLE_COUNT++))
+    fi
+
+    # Check for proper bash header
+    if ! head -1 "$script" | grep -q "^#!/bin/bash"; then
+        echo "[NO SHEBANG] $script"
+        ((NO_HEADER_COUNT++))
+        continue
+    fi
+
+    # Check for set -euo pipefail
+    if ! grep -q "set -euo pipefail" "$script"; then
+        echo "[NO ERROR HANDLING] $script"
+        continue
+    fi
+
+    # Check for source of 100-chroot-env.sh
+    if ! grep -q "source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh" "$script"; then
+        echo "[NO ENV SOURCE] $script"
+        continue
+    fi
+
+    ((FOUND_COUNT++))
+done
+
+echo ""
+echo "=========================================================================="
+echo "VERIFICATION REPORT"
+echo "=========================================================================="
+echo ""
+echo "Total scripts expected: ${#SCRIPTS[@]}"
+echo "Scripts found:         $FOUND_COUNT"
+echo "Scripts missing:       $MISSING_COUNT"
+echo "Scripts not exec:      $NOT_EXECUTABLE_COUNT (fixed)"
+echo "Scripts no header:     $NO_HEADER_COUNT"
+echo ""
+
+if [ $MISSING_COUNT -eq 0 ] && [ $NO_HEADER_COUNT -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "✓ All batch 4 scripts are valid and ready to execute!"
+    echo ""
+    echo "To run all 25 scripts, execute:"
+    echo "  ./150-run-batch4.sh"
+    echo ""
+    exit 0
+else
+    echo "✗ Some scripts are missing or invalid."
+    echo "  Please fix the issues listed above before proceeding."
+    echo ""
+    exit 1
+fi
--- a/toolchain/scripts/150-flit-core.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/150-flit-core.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8.54: Flit-Core
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build flit-core, a minimal Python build backend for PEP 517.
+#           Required by setuptools and other Python packages.
+# Inputs:   /sources/flit_core-3.11.0.tar.gz
+# Outputs:  Python module installed to /usr/lib/python3.13/
+# Assumes:  Running inside chroot, Python already built
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.54
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="flit_core"
+VERSION="3.11.0"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} (Phase 3) ==="
+
+pkg_extract "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.gz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+python3 -m pip install --no-build-isolation --no-index .
+
+pkg_cleanup "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/150-run-batch4.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/150-run-batch4.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8: Master Batch 4 Runner
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Execute all 25 scripts from batch 4 (Chapter 8 final) in order.
+#           Run this from inside the chroot.
+# Inputs:   All 155-179 scripts present and executable
+# Outputs:  Complete base system with all utilities installed
+# Assumes:  Running inside chroot, Phase 0-3 earlier scripts complete
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+echo "=========================================================================="
+echo "DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8: BATCH 4 EXECUTION"
+echo "=========================================================================="
+echo ""
+echo "This script will execute all 25 build scripts from batch 4 in sequence."
+echo "Each script builds one major package or group of packages."
+echo ""
+echo "Total build time: expect 30-60 minutes (depends on CPU speed)"
+echo ""
+read -p "Press Enter to continue, or Ctrl+C to abort... " dummy
+
+cd /sources/toolchain-scripts || { echo "ERROR: Cannot find scripts directory"; exit 1; }
+
+# Array of all scripts in execution order
+SCRIPTS=(
+    "155-kmod.sh"
+    "156-coreutils.sh"
+    "157-diffutils.sh"
+    "158-gawk.sh"
+    "159-findutils.sh"
+    "160-groff.sh"
+    "161-gzip.sh"
+    "162-iproute2.sh"
+    "163-kbd.sh"
+    "164-libpipeline.sh"
+    "165-make.sh"
+    "166-patch.sh"
+    "167-tar.sh"
+    "168-texinfo.sh"
+    "169-vim.sh"
+    "170-markupsafe.sh"
+    "171-jinja2.sh"
+    "172-eudev.sh"
+    "173-man-db.sh"
+    "174-procps-ng.sh"
+    "175-util-linux.sh"
+    "176-e2fsprogs.sh"
+    "177-sysklogd.sh"
+    "178-sysvinit.sh"
+    "179-strip-and-cleanup.sh"
+)
+
+SUCCESS_COUNT=0
+FAIL_COUNT=0
+FAILED_SCRIPTS=()
+
+echo ""
+echo "=========================================================================="
+echo "Starting batch 4 build sequence..."
+echo "=========================================================================="
+echo ""
+
+START_TIME=$(date +%s)
+
+for i in "${!SCRIPTS[@]}"; do
+    SCRIPT="${SCRIPTS[$i]}"
+    CURRENT=$((i + 1))
+    TOTAL=${#SCRIPTS[@]}
+
+    if [ ! -f "$SCRIPT" ]; then
+        echo "[ERROR] Script not found: $SCRIPT"
+        FAILED_SCRIPTS+=("$SCRIPT (not found)")
+        ((FAIL_COUNT++))
+        continue
+    fi
+
+    echo ""
+    echo "------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+    echo "[$CURRENT/$TOTAL] Running: $SCRIPT"
+    echo "------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+
+    if ./"$SCRIPT"; then
+        echo "[SUCCESS] $SCRIPT completed"
+        ((SUCCESS_COUNT++))
+    else
+        echo "[FAILED] $SCRIPT exited with error code $?"
+        FAILED_SCRIPTS+=("$SCRIPT")
+        ((FAIL_COUNT++))
+        # Don't exit on error — continue to see all failures
+        # (Or uncomment next line to stop on first failure)
+        # exit 1
+    fi
+done
+
+END_TIME=$(date +%s)
+ELAPSED=$((END_TIME - START_TIME))
+
+echo ""
+echo "=========================================================================="
+echo "BATCH 4 BUILD COMPLETE"
+echo "=========================================================================="
+echo ""
+echo "Build Summary:"
+echo "  Total scripts: ${#SCRIPTS[@]}"
+echo "  Successful:   $SUCCESS_COUNT"
+echo "  Failed:       $FAIL_COUNT"
+echo "  Elapsed time: $((ELAPSED / 60))m $((ELAPSED % 60))s"
+echo ""
+
+if [ $FAIL_COUNT -gt 0 ]; then
+    echo "FAILED SCRIPTS:"
+    for script in "${FAILED_SCRIPTS[@]}"; do
+        echo "  - $script"
+    done
+    echo ""
+    echo "Please review the error messages above and rerun failed scripts individually."
+    exit 1
+else
+    echo "All scripts completed successfully!"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Next steps:"
+    echo "  1. Exit chroot (type 'exit' or press Ctrl+D)"
+    echo "  2. Proceed with Phase 4 — Kernel Configuration"
+    echo "  3. Then Phase 5 — Init System Configuration"
+    echo ""
+fi
--- a/toolchain/scripts/151-wheel.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/151-wheel.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8.55-56: Wheel
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build wheel, the binary package format for Python.
+#           Required for setuptools and building Python packages.
+# Inputs:   /sources/wheel-0.45.1.tar.gz
+# Outputs:  Python module installed to /usr/lib/python3.13/
+# Assumes:  Running inside chroot, Python and flit-core already built
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.55-56
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="wheel"
+VERSION="0.45.1"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} (Phase 3) ==="
+
+pkg_extract "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.gz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+python3 -m pip install --no-build-isolation --no-index .
+
+pkg_cleanup "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/152-setuptools.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/152-setuptools.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8.57: Setuptools
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build setuptools, a build system for Python packages.
+#           Essential for building and installing Python packages.
+# Inputs:   /sources/setuptools-78.1.0.tar.gz
+# Outputs:  Python module installed to /usr/lib/python3.13/
+# Assumes:  Running inside chroot, Python, wheel, and flit-core already built
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.57
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="setuptools"
+VERSION="78.1.0"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} (Phase 3) ==="
+
+pkg_extract "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.gz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+python3 -m pip install --no-build-isolation --no-index .
+
+pkg_cleanup "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/153-ninja.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/153-ninja.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8.58: Ninja
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build Ninja, a small build system focused on speed.
+#           Required by Meson and used by many modern projects.
+# Inputs:   /sources/ninja-1.12.1.tar.gz
+# Outputs:  ninja binary in /usr/bin/
+# Assumes:  Running inside chroot, Python already built
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.58
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="ninja"
+VERSION="1.12.1"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} (Phase 3) ==="
+
+pkg_extract "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.gz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+python3 configure.py \
+    --bootstrap \
+    --prefix=/usr
+
+./ninja
+./ninja install
+
+pkg_cleanup "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/154-meson.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/154-meson.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8.59: Meson
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build Meson, a modern build system designed to be user-friendly.
+#           Used by many packages including mesa, wayland, and others.
+# Inputs:   /sources/meson-1.7.0.tar.gz
+# Outputs:  Meson Python module and meson command in /usr/
+# Assumes:  Running inside chroot, Python, ninja, and setuptools already built
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.59
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="meson"
+VERSION="1.7.0"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} (Phase 3) ==="
+
+pkg_extract "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.gz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+python3 -m pip install \
+    --no-build-isolation \
+    --no-index \
+    --upgrade \
+    .
+
+pkg_cleanup "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/155-kmod.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/155-kmod.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8: kmod
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build kmod (modprobe, insmod, lsmod, rmmod, etc.).
+#           Replaces deprecated module-init-tools.
+# Inputs:   /sources/kmod-34.tar.xz
+# Outputs:  kmod programs in /usr/bin/, libraries in /usr/lib/
+# Assumes:  Running inside chroot
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.60
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="kmod"
+VERSION="34"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} ==="
+
+cd /sources
+tar -xf "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.xz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+./configure \
+    --prefix=/usr \
+    --sysconfdir=/etc \
+    --with-openssl \
+    --with-xz \
+    --with-zlib
+
+make
+make install
+
+# Create symlinks for module programs that depend on kmod
+cd /usr/bin
+for tool in depmod insmod modinfo modprobe rmmod; do
+    ln -sfv kmod ${tool}
+done
+
+cd /sources
+rm -rf "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/156-coreutils.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/156-coreutils.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8: coreutils
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build coreutils with i18n support (full install, not temporary).
+#           Provides cat, ls, cp, mv, rm, chmod, chown, etc.
+# Inputs:   /sources/coreutils-9.10.tar.xz
+#           /sources/coreutils-9.10-i18n-1.patch
+# Outputs:  coreutils binaries and libraries in /usr/
+# Assumes:  Running inside chroot
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.61
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="coreutils"
+VERSION="9.10"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} ==="
+
+cd /sources
+tar -xf "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.xz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+# Apply i18n patch for internationalization support
+patch -Np1 -i ../coreutils-${VERSION}-i18n-1.patch
+
+# Disable the tests that are known to fail
+autoreconf -fiv
+FORCE_UNSAFE_CONFIGURE=1 ./configure \
+    --prefix=/usr \
+    --enable-no-install-program=kill,uptime
+
+make
+# Optional: run tests (may take time)
+# make check || true
+make install
+
+# Move programs to proper locations
+cd /usr/bin
+mv -v chroot ../sbin
+# mkdir -pv /usr/share/man/man8
+# mv -v ../share/man/man1/chroot.1 ../share/man/man8/chroot.8
+# sed -i 's/"1"/"8"/' ../share/man/man8/chroot.8
+
+cd /sources
+rm -rf "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/157-diffutils.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/157-diffutils.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8: diffutils
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build diffutils (diff, cmp, diff3, sdiff).
+#           Compares files and produces difference reports.
+# Inputs:   /sources/diffutils-3.10.tar.xz
+# Outputs:  diffutils binaries in /usr/bin/
+# Assumes:  Running inside chroot
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.62
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="diffutils"
+VERSION="3.10"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} ==="
+
+cd /sources
+tar -xf "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.xz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+./configure --prefix=/usr
+
+make
+# Optional: run tests
+# make check || true
+make install
+
+cd /sources
+rm -rf "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/158-gawk.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/158-gawk.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8: gawk
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build gawk (GNU awk — pattern scanning and text processing).
+#           Essential build tool used in many package builds.
+# Inputs:   /sources/gawk-5.3.1.tar.xz
+# Outputs:  gawk and awk binaries in /usr/bin/, libraries in /usr/lib/
+# Assumes:  Running inside chroot
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.63
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="gawk"
+VERSION="5.3.1"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} ==="
+
+cd /sources
+tar -xf "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.xz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+sed -i 's/extras//' Makefile.in
+
+./configure --prefix=/usr
+
+make
+# Optional: run tests
+# make check || true
+make install
+
+# Create symlink for awk
+ln -sfv gawk /usr/bin/awk
+
+# Create symlink in /usr/share/doc/gawk-VERSION/
+mkdir -pv /usr/share/doc/gawk-${VERSION}
+cp -v doc/{awkforinit.txt,awkuser.txt,pm*.pdf} /usr/share/doc/gawk-${VERSION}
+
+cd /sources
+rm -rf "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/159-findutils.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/159-findutils.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8: findutils
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build findutils (find, xargs, locate, updatedb).
+#           Essential utilities for searching files and directories.
+# Inputs:   /sources/findutils-4.10.0.tar.xz
+# Outputs:  findutils binaries in /usr/bin/, libraries in /usr/lib/
+# Assumes:  Running inside chroot
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.64
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="findutils"
+VERSION="4.10.0"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} ==="
+
+cd /sources
+tar -xf "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.xz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+./configure --prefix=/usr --localstatedir=/var/lib/locate
+
+make
+# Optional: run tests
+# make check || true
+make install
+
+# Some packages expect /usr/bin/find and /usr/bin/xargs to be on $PATH
+# They should already be there, but verify the binaries exist
+ls -v /usr/bin/find /usr/bin/xargs
+
+cd /sources
+rm -rf "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/160-groff.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/160-groff.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8: groff
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build groff (GNU Troff — document formatting system).
+#           Used for rendering man pages and other documentation.
+# Inputs:   /sources/groff-1.23.0.tar.gz
+# Outputs:  groff tools in /usr/bin/, fonts and macros in /usr/share/groff/
+# Assumes:  Running inside chroot, X11 libraries NOT available (no X11 support)
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.65
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="groff"
+VERSION="1.23.0"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} ==="
+
+cd /sources
+tar -xf "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.gz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+# PAGE: Set to empty for DarkForge (page size defaults to US Letter)
+PAGE=
+
+./configure --prefix=/usr
+
+make
+# Optional: run tests
+# make check || true
+make install
+
+cd /sources
+rm -rf "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/161-gzip.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/161-gzip.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8: gzip
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build gzip (compression utility for .gz files).
+#           Essential for working with compressed archives.
+# Inputs:   /sources/gzip-1.13.tar.xz
+# Outputs:  gzip, gunzip, zcat binaries in /usr/bin/
+# Assumes:  Running inside chroot
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.67 (we skip 8.66 GRUB as per DarkForge spec)
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="gzip"
+VERSION="1.13"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} ==="
+
+cd /sources
+tar -xf "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.xz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+./configure --prefix=/usr
+
+make
+# Optional: run tests
+# make check || true
+make install
+
+# Create symlinks
+cd /usr/bin
+ln -sfv gzip gunzip
+ln -sfv gzip zcat
+
+cd /sources
+rm -rf "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/162-iproute2.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/162-iproute2.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8: iproute2
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build iproute2 (ip, tc, ss utilities for network configuration).
+#           Modern replacement for net-tools (ifconfig, route, etc).
+# Inputs:   /sources/iproute2-6.13.0.tar.xz
+# Outputs:  ip, tc, ss, tc binaries in /usr/sbin/, libraries in /usr/lib/
+# Assumes:  Running inside chroot
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.68
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="iproute2"
+VERSION="6.13.0"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} ==="
+
+cd /sources
+tar -xf "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.xz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+sed -i /ARPD/d Makefile
+rm -fv man/man8/arpd.8
+
+./configure
+
+make
+make SBINDIR=/usr/sbin install
+
+# Create some important symlinks
+cd /usr/sbin
+ln -sfv ../lib/iptables/xtables-legacy-multi xtables-legacy-multi 2>/dev/null || true
+ln -sfv ../lib/iptables/xtables-nft-multi xtables-nft-multi 2>/dev/null || true
+
+cd /sources
+rm -rf "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/163-kbd.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/163-kbd.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8: kbd
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build kbd (loadkeys, dumpkeys, kbd_mode, setfont utilities).
+#           Provides keyboard and font configuration tools.
+# Inputs:   /sources/kbd-2.7.1.tar.xz
+# Outputs:  kbd utilities in /usr/bin/, keymaps in /usr/share/kbd/
+# Assumes:  Running inside chroot
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.69
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="kbd"
+VERSION="2.7.1"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} ==="
+
+cd /sources
+tar -xf "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.xz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+patch -Np1 -i ../kbd-${VERSION}-backspace-1.patch 2>/dev/null || \
+    echo "WARNING: kbd backspace patch not found, continuing..."
+
+sed -i '/RESIZECONS_PROGS=/s/yes/no/' configure
+sed -i 's/resizecons.8 //' docs/man/man8/Makefile.in
+
+./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-vlock
+
+make
+# Optional: run tests
+# make check || true
+make install
+
+# Create /usr/share/doc/kbd-VERSION for documentation
+mkdir -pv /usr/share/doc/kbd-${VERSION}
+cp -R -v docs/doc/* /usr/share/doc/kbd-${VERSION}
+
+cd /sources
+rm -rf "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/164-libpipeline.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/164-libpipeline.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8: libpipeline
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build libpipeline (C library for setting up and running
+#           pipelines). Required dependency for man-db.
+# Inputs:   /sources/libpipeline-1.5.8.tar.gz
+# Outputs:  libpipeline library in /usr/lib/, headers in /usr/include/
+# Assumes:  Running inside chroot
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.70
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="libpipeline"
+VERSION="1.5.8"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} ==="
+
+cd /sources
+tar -xf "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.gz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+./configure --prefix=/usr
+
+make
+# Optional: run tests
+# make check || true
+make install
+
+cd /sources
+rm -rf "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/165-make.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/165-make.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8: make
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build GNU make (final version). This is the FULL build,
+#           replacing the temporary make built in Phase 0.
+# Inputs:   /sources/make-4.4.1.tar.gz
+# Outputs:  make binary in /usr/bin/, libraries in /usr/lib/
+# Assumes:  Running inside chroot
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.71
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="make"
+VERSION="4.4.1"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} (Full) ==="
+
+cd /sources
+tar -xf "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.gz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+./configure --prefix=/usr
+
+make
+# Optional: run tests
+# make check || true
+make install
+
+cd /sources
+rm -rf "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/166-patch.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/166-patch.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8: patch
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build GNU patch (applies patches to files).
+#           Essential for applying LFS and DarkForge patches to source code.
+# Inputs:   /sources/patch-2.7.6.tar.xz
+# Outputs:  patch binary in /usr/bin/
+# Assumes:  Running inside chroot
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.72
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="patch"
+VERSION="2.7.6"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} ==="
+
+cd /sources
+tar -xf "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.xz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+./configure --prefix=/usr
+
+make
+# Optional: run tests
+# make check || true
+make install
+
+cd /sources
+rm -rf "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/167-tar.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/167-tar.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8: tar
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build GNU tar (archive creation and extraction).
+#           Essential for handling .tar, .tar.gz, .tar.xz files.
+# Inputs:   /sources/tar-1.35.tar.xz
+# Outputs:  tar binary in /usr/bin/
+# Assumes:  Running inside chroot
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.73
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="tar"
+VERSION="1.35"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} ==="
+
+cd /sources
+tar -xf "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.xz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+FORCE_UNSAFE_CONFIGURE=1 ./configure --prefix=/usr
+
+make
+# Optional: run tests (may take significant time)
+# make check || true
+make install
+
+# Create symlink for consistency with some build scripts
+ln -sfv tar /usr/bin/gtar
+
+cd /sources
+rm -rf "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/168-texinfo.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/168-texinfo.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8: texinfo
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build texinfo (GNU documentation format tools: makeinfo, install-info).
+#           Used for processing .info files and generating documentation.
+# Inputs:   /sources/texinfo-7.2.tar.xz
+# Outputs:  texinfo utilities in /usr/bin/, libraries in /usr/lib/
+# Assumes:  Running inside chroot
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.74
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="texinfo"
+VERSION="7.2"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} ==="
+
+cd /sources
+tar -xf "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.xz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+./configure --prefix=/usr
+
+make
+# Optional: run tests
+# make check || true
+make install
+
+# Optional: install the Info documentation (build from source)
+# make TEXMF=/usr/share/texmf install-tex
+
+cd /sources
+rm -rf "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/169-vim.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/169-vim.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8: vim
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build vim (Vi Improved — text editor).
+#           Provides vi and vim commands for system administration and editing.
+# Inputs:   /sources/vim-9.1.1166.tar.gz
+# Outputs:  vim, ex, view binaries in /usr/bin/, libraries in /usr/lib/
+# Assumes:  Running inside chroot, without X11
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.75
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="vim"
+VERSION="9.1.1166"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} ==="
+
+cd /sources
+tar -xf "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.gz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+# Configure for a minimal build without X11 (console-only)
+./configure \
+    --prefix=/usr \
+    --with-features=huge \
+    --enable-gui=no \
+    --enable-cscope=yes \
+    --with-python3-command=/usr/bin/python3
+
+make
+# Optional: run tests
+# make check || true
+make install
+
+# Create symlinks for vi (some scripts expect it)
+ln -sfv vim /usr/bin/vi
+ln -sfv vim /usr/bin/ex
+ln -sfv vim /usr/bin/view
+
+cd /sources
+rm -rf "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/170-markupsafe.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/170-markupsafe.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8: markupsafe
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build MarkupSafe (Python library for safe string escaping).
+#           Dependency for Jinja2, which is needed for various build tools.
+# Inputs:   /sources/markupsafe-3.0.2.tar.gz
+# Outputs:  Python package installed to /usr/lib/python3.x/
+# Assumes:  Running inside chroot, Python3 installed
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.76
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="MarkupSafe"
+VERSION="3.0.2"
+PKG_LOWER="markupsafe"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} ==="
+
+cd /sources
+tar -xf "${PKG_LOWER}-${VERSION}.tar.gz"
+cd "${PKG_LOWER}-${VERSION}"
+
+# Use pip to install in editable mode for development
+pip3 install --no-build-isolation .
+
+cd /sources
+rm -rf "${PKG_LOWER}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/171-jinja2.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/171-jinja2.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8: jinja2
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build Jinja2 (Python templating engine).
+#           Required by meson and other build tools for code generation.
+# Inputs:   /sources/jinja2-3.1.6.tar.gz
+# Outputs:  Python package installed to /usr/lib/python3.x/
+# Assumes:  Running inside chroot, Python3 and MarkupSafe installed
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.77
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="Jinja2"
+VERSION="3.1.6"
+PKG_LOWER="jinja2"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} ==="
+
+cd /sources
+tar -xf "${PKG_LOWER}-${VERSION}.tar.gz"
+cd "${PKG_LOWER}-${VERSION}"
+
+# Use pip to install
+pip3 install --no-build-isolation .
+
+cd /sources
+rm -rf "${PKG_LOWER}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/172-eudev.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/172-eudev.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8: eudev
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build eudev (udev without systemd dependencies).
+#           Device manager for /dev and /sys — required for kernel device support.
+#           This replaces LFS §8.78 (systemd-udev) as per DarkForge spec.
+# Inputs:   /sources/eudev-3.2.14.tar.gz
+# Outputs:  eudev daemon, rules, and libraries in /usr/, /etc/udev/
+# Assumes:  Running inside chroot
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.78 (adapted for eudev instead of systemd-udev)
+#           https://github.com/eudev-project/eudev
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="eudev"
+VERSION="3.2.14"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} ==="
+
+cd /sources
+tar -xf "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.gz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+# eudev can be built standalone without systemd
+./configure \
+    --prefix=/usr \
+    --sysconfdir=/etc \
+    --with-rootprefix=/ \
+    --enable-manpages \
+    --disable-static
+
+make
+# Optional: run tests
+# make check || true
+make install
+
+# Create the udev rules directory (may not be created by default)
+mkdir -pv /etc/udev/rules.d
+
+# Create udev control socket directory
+mkdir -pv /run/udev
+
+# Set permissions on the udev socket
+chmod -v 755 /run/udev
+
+cd /sources
+rm -rf "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/173-man-db.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/173-man-db.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8: man-db
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build man-db (man page indexing and viewing).
+#           Provides man, whatis, apropos utilities for reading documentation.
+# Inputs:   /sources/man-db-2.13.0.tar.xz
+#           /sources/man-pages-6.12.tar.xz
+# Outputs:  man-db utilities and man pages in /usr/bin/, /usr/share/man/
+# Assumes:  Running inside chroot, libpipeline installed
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.79
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="man-db"
+VERSION="2.13.0"
+PAGES_VERSION="6.12"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} ==="
+
+cd /sources
+tar -xf "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.xz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+# Configure man-db to use the appropriate database location
+./configure \
+    --prefix=/usr \
+    --docdir=/usr/share/doc/man-db-${VERSION} \
+    --sysconfdir=/etc \
+    --disable-setuid \
+    --enable-cache-owner=bin \
+    --with-browser=/usr/bin/lynx \
+    --with-pager=/usr/bin/less \
+    --with-col=/usr/bin/col
+
+make
+# Optional: run tests
+# make check || true
+make install
+
+# Install man pages
+echo ">>> Installing man-pages-${PAGES_VERSION}..."
+cd /sources
+tar -xf man-pages-${PAGES_VERSION}.tar.xz
+cd man-pages-${PAGES_VERSION}
+
+make prefix=/usr install
+
+cd /sources
+rm -rf "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+rm -rf man-pages-${PAGES_VERSION}
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} and man-pages complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/174-procps-ng.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/174-procps-ng.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8: procps-ng
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build procps-ng (ps, top, uptime, pgrep, pkill utilities).
+#           Provides tools for process monitoring and control.
+# Inputs:   /sources/procps-ng-4.0.5.tar.xz
+# Outputs:  procps utilities in /usr/bin/ and /usr/sbin/
+# Assumes:  Running inside chroot
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.80
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="procps-ng"
+VERSION="4.0.5"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} ==="
+
+cd /sources
+tar -xf "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.xz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+./configure \
+    --prefix=/usr \
+    --exec-prefix= \
+    --libdir=/lib \
+    --docdir=/usr/share/doc/procps-ng-${VERSION} \
+    --disable-static \
+    --disable-kill
+
+make
+# Optional: run tests
+# make check || true
+make install
+
+cd /sources
+rm -rf "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/175-util-linux.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/175-util-linux.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8: util-linux (Full Build)
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build util-linux with full feature set.
+#           This is the FULL build after temporary build in chapter 7.
+#           Provides: mount, fdisk, lsblk, findfs, chfn, chsh, login, etc.
+# Inputs:   /sources/util-linux-2.40.4.tar.xz
+# Outputs:  util-linux utilities and libraries in /usr/
+# Assumes:  Running inside chroot
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.81
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="util-linux"
+VERSION="2.40.4"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} (Full) ==="
+
+cd /sources
+tar -xf "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.xz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+# Create the adjtime file location (used by hwclock)
+mkdir -pv /var/lib/hwclock
+
+# Full build with all features (unlike temp build in chapter 7)
+# --disable-lsfd: fixes conflict with glibc 2.43 bsearch macro
+./configure \
+    --libdir=/usr/lib \
+    --runstatedir=/run \
+    --disable-lsfd
+
+make
+# Optional: run tests
+# make check || true
+make install
+
+cd /sources
+rm -rf "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/176-e2fsprogs.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/176-e2fsprogs.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8: e2fsprogs
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build e2fsprogs (ext2/3/4 filesystem utilities: mkfs.ext4, fsck.ext4, etc).
+#           Essential for creating and maintaining ext4 filesystems.
+# Inputs:   /sources/e2fsprogs-1.47.2.tar.gz
+# Outputs:  e2fsprogs utilities in /usr/sbin/, libraries in /usr/lib/
+# Assumes:  Running inside chroot
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.82
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="e2fsprogs"
+VERSION="1.47.2"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} ==="
+
+cd /sources
+tar -xf "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.gz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+# Note: LFS builds e2fsprogs with a split (build in separate dir)
+# We do a simpler in-place build for DarkForge
+mkdir -pv build
+cd build
+
+../configure \
+    --prefix=/usr \
+    --sysconfdir=/etc \
+    --enable-elf-shlibs \
+    --disable-libblkid \
+    --disable-libuuid \
+    --disable-uuidd \
+    --disable-fsck
+
+make
+# Optional: run tests
+# make check || true
+make install
+make install-libs
+
+# Set proper permissions on important utilities
+chmod -v u+w /usr/lib/lib{e2p,ext2fs}.a
+
+cd /sources
+rm -rf "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/177-sysklogd.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/177-sysklogd.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8: sysklogd
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build sysklogd (syslog daemon for system logging).
+#           Provides syslogd and klogd for capturing kernel and system messages.
+# Inputs:   /sources/sysklogd-2.7.0.tar.gz
+# Outputs:  syslogd, klogd in /usr/sbin/, configuration in /etc/syslog.conf
+# Assumes:  Running inside chroot
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.83
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="sysklogd"
+VERSION="2.7.0"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} ==="
+
+cd /sources
+tar -xf "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.gz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+make
+make BINDIR=/usr/sbin install
+
+# Create a basic syslog.conf if not present
+if [ ! -f /etc/syslog.conf ]; then
+    cat > /etc/syslog.conf << "EOF"
+# /etc/syslog.conf --- syslogd configuration file
+*.*;auth,authpriv.none          -/var/log/syslog
+auth,authpriv.*                 /var/log/auth.log
+*.*;auth,authpriv.none          -/var/log/syslog
+kern.*                          -/var/log/kernel.log
+mail.*                          -/var/log/mail.log
+mail.err                        /var/log/mail.err
+cron.*                          /var/log/cron.log
+*.err                           /var/log/error.log
+*.warn                          /var/log/warn.log
+EOF
+fi
+
+cd /sources
+rm -rf "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/178-sysvinit.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/178-sysvinit.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8: sysvinit
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Build sysvinit (init, runlevels, halt, shutdown, etc.).
+#           Core init system for DarkForge (replaces systemd as per spec).
+# Inputs:   /sources/sysvinit-3.14.tar.xz
+#           /sources/sysvinit-3.14-consolidated-1.patch
+# Outputs:  init, shutdown, halt, reboot in /sbin/
+# Assumes:  Running inside chroot
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.84
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+PACKAGE="sysvinit"
+VERSION="3.14"
+
+echo "=== Building ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} ==="
+
+cd /sources
+tar -xf "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.xz"
+cd "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+
+# Apply consolidated patch for compatibility fixes
+patch -Np1 -i ../sysvinit-${VERSION}-consolidated-1.patch
+
+# Build without sulogin (password-protected root shell) for simplicity
+make -C src
+make -C src install DESTDIR=/
+
+# Create necessary directories for sysvinit
+mkdir -pv /etc/rc.d/init.d
+mkdir -pv /etc/rc.d/rc0.d
+mkdir -pv /etc/rc.d/rc1.d
+mkdir -pv /etc/rc.d/rc2.d
+mkdir -pv /etc/rc.d/rc3.d
+mkdir -pv /etc/rc.d/rc4.d
+mkdir -pv /etc/rc.d/rc5.d
+mkdir -pv /etc/rc.d/rc6.d
+
+cd /sources
+rm -rf "${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}"
+echo "=== ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION} complete ==="
--- a/toolchain/scripts/179-strip-and-cleanup.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/179-strip-and-cleanup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 3, Chapter 8: Strip Binaries and Clean Up
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Remove debugging symbols from all installed binaries to reduce
+#           system size. This is the final cleanup step before boot testing.
+#           LFS §8.85-87 combined.
+# Inputs:   All installed binaries and libraries in /usr/
+# Outputs:  Stripped binaries, cleaned system
+# Assumes:  Running inside chroot, all Phase 3 packages built
+# Ref:      LFS 13.0 §8.85, §8.86, §8.87
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source /sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh
+
+echo "=== Stripping symbols from binaries and libraries ==="
+
+# Strip unneeded symbols from all installed binaries and libraries
+# This is safe to do (doesn't affect functionality) and saves disk space
+strip --strip-all /usr/lib/* 2>/dev/null || true
+strip --strip-all /usr/bin/* 2>/dev/null || true
+strip --strip-all /usr/sbin/* 2>/dev/null || true
+
+# Also strip libraries in standard lib directory
+strip --strip-all /lib/* 2>/dev/null || true
+strip --strip-all /sbin/* 2>/dev/null || true
+
+echo ">>> Binaries stripped"
+
+# Remove unnecessary files
+echo ">>> Cleaning up unnecessary files..."
+
+# Remove duplicate man pages if any
+find /usr/share/man -type f -name "*.gz" | while read f; do
+    if [ -f "${f%.gz}" ]; then
+        rm -f "$f"
+    fi
+done
+
+# Remove empty directories
+find /usr -type d -empty -delete 2>/dev/null || true
+find /var -type d -empty -delete 2>/dev/null || true
+
+echo ">>> Cleanup complete"
+
+# Report final system size
+echo ""
+echo "=== System size report ==="
+du -sh /usr 2>/dev/null || true
+du -sh /lib 2>/dev/null || true
+du -sh /bin 2>/dev/null || true
+du -sh /sbin 2>/dev/null || true
+du -sh /var 2>/dev/null || true
+echo ""
+echo "=== Stripping and cleanup complete ==="
+echo ""
+echo "System is ready for boot testing. Next steps:"
+echo "  1. Exit chroot (exit or Ctrl+D)"
+echo "  2. Build kernel (Phase 4)"
+echo "  3. Configure init system (Phase 5)"
+echo "  4. Test in QEMU"
--- a/toolchain/scripts/README-CHAPTER8.md
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/README-CHAPTER8.md
@@ -0,0 +1,227 @@
+# LFS Chapter 8 Build Scripts
+
+This directory contains 13 build scripts that construct the complete base system for DarkForge Linux inside a chroot environment.
+
+## Quick Reference
+
+Run these scripts in sequence **inside the chroot**:
+
+```bash
+cd /sources/toolchain-scripts
+
+# Foundation (required before anything else)
+./101-man-pages.sh
+./102-iana-etc.sh
+./103-glibc.sh          # CRITICAL — System transitions to native here
+
+# Compression libraries
+./104-zlib.sh
+./105-bzip2.sh
+./106-xz.sh
+./107-lz4.sh
+./108-zstd.sh
+
+# Utilities and build tools
+./109-file.sh
+./110-readline.sh
+./111-m4.sh
+./112-bc.sh
+./113-flex.sh
+```
+
+## Scripts
+
+### 101-man-pages.sh
+- **Package:** Man-Pages 6.12
+- **Purpose:** System call and library function documentation
+- **LFS Reference:** Chapter 8.3
+- **Time:** < 1 minute (just installation, no compilation)
+- **Critical deps:** None
+
+### 102-iana-etc.sh
+- **Package:** IANA-Etc 20250306
+- **Purpose:** Protocol and service name definitions (`/etc/services`, `/etc/protocols`)
+- **LFS Reference:** Chapter 8.4
+- **Time:** < 1 minute (just installation)
+- **Critical deps:** None
+
+### 103-glibc.sh ⭐ CRITICAL
+- **Package:** Glibc 2.43
+- **Purpose:** The GNU C Library (complete native version)
+- **LFS Reference:** Chapter 8.5
+- **Time:** 5-10 minutes
+- **Key additions:**
+  - Applies `glibc-fhs-1.patch` for FHS compliance
+  - Generates `en_US.UTF-8` locale
+  - Sets up timezone data (defaults to UTC)
+  - Creates `/etc/nsswitch.conf`
+  - Runs comprehensive sanity checks
+- **Critical deps:** Previous toolchain (binutils, gcc cross-compiled), Linux headers
+- **Post-build verification:**
+  ```bash
+  /usr/lib/libc.so.6 exists
+  ldd works
+  Simple C program executes
+  ```
+
+### 104-zlib.sh
+- **Package:** Zlib 1.3.2
+- **Purpose:** Compression library (critical for many tools)
+- **LFS Reference:** Chapter 8.6
+- **Time:** < 2 minutes
+- **Includes:** `make check` test suite
+- **Critical deps:** Glibc (103)
+
+### 105-bzip2.sh
+- **Package:** Bzip2 1.0.8
+- **Purpose:** Bzip2 compression utility and library
+- **LFS Reference:** Chapter 8.7
+- **Time:** < 2 minutes
+- **Special:** Applies `bzip2-1.0.8-install_docs-1.patch` for documentation
+- **Non-standard build:** Uses `Makefile-libbz2_so` for dynamic library
+- **Critical deps:** Glibc (103)
+
+### 106-xz.sh
+- **Package:** XZ Utils 5.8.1
+- **Purpose:** LZMA compression utilities (needed for `.tar.xz` files)
+- **LFS Reference:** Chapter 8.8
+- **Time:** 2-3 minutes
+- **Note:** Handles both `.tar.gz` and `.tar.xz` tarball formats
+- **Critical deps:** Glibc (103)
+
+### 107-lz4.sh
+- **Package:** LZ4 1.10.0
+- **Purpose:** Fast LZ4 compression library and tools
+- **LFS Reference:** Chapter 8.9
+- **Time:** < 1 minute
+- **Non-standard:** Custom Makefile (not autoconf)
+- **Critical deps:** Glibc (103)
+
+### 108-zstd.sh
+- **Package:** Zstd 1.5.7
+- **Purpose:** Zstandard compression (modern compression algorithm)
+- **LFS Reference:** Chapter 8.10
+- **Time:** 3-5 minutes (heavy optimization)
+- **Non-standard:** Custom Makefile (not autoconf)
+- **Critical deps:** Glibc (103)
+
+### 109-file.sh
+- **Package:** File 5.47
+- **Purpose:** File type detection command and libmagic library
+- **LFS Reference:** Chapter 8.11
+- **Time:** < 2 minutes
+- **Includes:** `make check` test suite
+- **Critical deps:** Glibc (103), Zlib (104)
+
+### 110-readline.sh
+- **Package:** Readline 8.3
+- **Purpose:** Command-line editing and history library
+- **LFS Reference:** Chapter 8.12
+- **Time:** < 2 minutes
+- **Includes:** Documentation installation
+- **Links with:** ncurses library
+- **Critical deps:** Glibc (103), ncurses (from earlier phases)
+
+### 111-m4.sh
+- **Package:** M4 1.4.21
+- **Purpose:** Macro processing language (required for autoconf/automake)
+- **LFS Reference:** Chapter 8.14
+- **Time:** < 2 minutes
+- **Includes:** `make check` test suite
+- **Critical deps:** Glibc (103)
+
+### 112-bc.sh
+- **Package:** Bc 7.0.3
+- **Purpose:** Arbitrary-precision calculator
+- **LFS Reference:** Chapter 8.15
+- **Time:** 1-2 minutes
+- **Non-standard:** Custom configure script (not typical GNU autoconf)
+- **Includes:** `make test` suite
+- **Critical deps:** Glibc (103)
+
+### 113-flex.sh
+- **Package:** Flex 2.6.4
+- **Purpose:** Lexical scanner generator (replaces older 'lex')
+- **LFS Reference:** Chapter 8.16
+- **Time:** 2-3 minutes
+- **Includes:** `make check` test suite
+- **Special:** Creates `/usr/bin/lex` symlink for legacy compatibility
+- **Critical deps:** Glibc (103)
+
+## Environment
+
+All scripts automatically source `/sources/toolchain-scripts/100-chroot-env.sh`, which provides:
+
+```bash
+# AMD Zen 5 specific compilation flags
+CFLAGS="-march=znver5 -O2 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer"
+CXXFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"
+LDFLAGS="-Wl,-O1,--as-needed"
+MAKEFLAGS="-j32"                      # Full CPU utilization (16 cores × 2)
+
+# Helper functions
+pkg_extract(TARBALL)   # Extract and cd into source dir
+pkg_cleanup(DIRNAME)   # Remove source directory after build
+```
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+### General Issues
+
+1. **"Permission denied" when running script**
+   ```bash
+   chmod +x 10X-*.sh
+   ```
+
+2. **"file not found" for tarball**
+   - Ensure `/sources/` contains all tarballs
+   - Check `100-download-phase3.sh` for correct filenames
+
+3. **"patch does not apply"**
+   - Verify you're in the correct directory after extraction
+   - Check patch is in `/sources/` with correct filename
+
+### Build Failures
+
+- All scripts use `set -euo pipefail`, so they stop immediately on errors
+- Check the error output for missing dependencies or configuration issues
+- Ensure previous scripts completed successfully before running the next one
+
+### Most Common Issue
+
+**Glibc (103) fails** — This is usually because:
+1. The FHS patch didn't apply correctly
+2. Linux headers are missing from `/usr/include/`
+3. Previous cross-compiled toolchain is broken
+
+Verify all Phase 0-2 scripts ran successfully before attempting Phase 3.
+
+## Documentation
+
+For detailed information about each package and the build process, see:
+- `/sessions/awesome-gallant-bell/mnt/lfs_auto_install/docs/CHAPTER8-SCRIPTS.md`
+
+For the complete LFS reference:
+- `/sessions/awesome-gallant-bell/mnt/lfs_auto_install/reference/LFS-BOOK-r13.0-4-NOCHUNKS.html`
+
+## Statistics
+
+- **Total scripts:** 13
+- **Total size:** ~20 KB
+- **Estimated total build time:** 30-45 minutes (on 16-core CPU)
+- **Line of code:** ~450 lines (across all scripts)
+
+## Next Steps
+
+After these 13 scripts complete successfully:
+
+1. Continue with Phase 3 remaining packages (Chapter 8.17+)
+2. Build the Linux kernel (Phase 4)
+3. Configure init system (sysvinit) (Phase 5)
+4. Install desktop environment (dwl/Wayland) (Phase 6+)
+
+---
+
+**Created:** 2026-03-20
+**Target:** DarkForge Linux (AMD Zen 5 build)
+**Reference:** LFS 13.0 Chapter 8