Compile Kernel on new computer

[redhat81]

The only instructions I see on kernel.org is how to compile a kernel on a preexisting Linux system, is there anyway to compile a fresh Kernel on an empty computer? I want to build my own Linux system (my own distro, so to speak), is this difficult?

[mdwatts]

Try the documentation at http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/