Bug#540333: RFH: emdebian-tools -- emdebian crossbuilding tool set
Package: wnpp
Severity: normal
I request assistance with maintaining the emdebian-tools package.
For my reasons, see:
http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/serendipity/index.php?/archives/178-Why-I-missed-DebConf9.html
For background, see:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-embedded/2009/08/msg00005.html
and for what needs to be done, see:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-embedded/2009/08/msg00016.html
For progress in Crush so far, see:
http://wiki.debian.org/EmdebianCodeAudit
emdebian-tools is the main package for cross-building Debian packages
for Emdebian Crush, the smaller cross-built distribution from the
Embedded Debian Project, an official sub-project of Debian.
Crush aims to use busybox to replace coreutils, remove perl and
prepare a binary distribution for embedded systems, based on Debian.
Current problems with cross-building in Debian mean that the next
release of Crush is likely to be skipped unless a lot of work is done
to improve the system used to create Crush 1.0. Once multiarch is
implemented in Debian, future releases of Crush will need more work to
adapt to the multiarch system.
Development of Emdebian Grip - the alternative distribution from Emdebian
with no functional changes compared to standard Debian - is unaffected
and Grip 2.0 is still in active development and likely to be released
for seven architectures alongside Debian 6.0 "squeeze".
The package description is:
A collection of scripts to ease cross-building Debian packages for
Emdebian, reducing package size, separating translations into
individual tdeb packages and handling dependencies. Includes support
for installing cross building toolchains and building custom
toolchains, automated patching of Debian packages to suit Emdebian
needs and cross building Debian packages inside or outside a chroot.
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The emdebian-tools package primarily serves to support Emdebian Crush,
the cross-built distribution using busybox and lacking perl support.
For Emdebian Grip support, see the emdebian-grip package.
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Run emsetup first, using the simulate option, to see what changes
may be needed.
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Includes support for debian/xcontrol files and the debian-xcontrol
package, to specify which cross dependencies need to be installed
with apt-cross to make the cross objects available to the cross
compiler and cross-building autobuilder support.
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A simple reportbug wrapper assists in filing and closing bugs against
the buildd.emdebian.org pseudo-package, documenting and tracking
issues within the Emdebian build systems that are distinct from the
Debian build logs and bugs.
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Includes experimental support for creating a uClibc toolchain from an
existing glibc/gcc toolchain for the same target architecture.
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