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RE: Hi, and embedded routers



hi,
Is normal busybox not enough ? I have used
the busybox and it is already well equipped and well 
termed as the 'Embedded Swiss Army Knife'.
But,what is unique in sarge busybox-static ?
and Why should you go in for it ?
kindly let me know the difference.

Thanks & Regards,
karthik bala guru



--- Chris Aitken <chris@ion-dreams.com> wrote:
> > > I have followed the thread about Debian router
> (compressed 
> > FS needs) 
> > > from the Apr 2004 archives. I have read through
> the howto by Vadim, 
> > > and also his shell script. It seems a good
> starting point.
> > 
> > Well I have no experience with that script, but I
> can provide 
> > you with some useful things.
> 
> Thanks, what kind of useful things?
> 
> >  
> > > Vadim requires a statically linked busybox
> binary to use 
> > his script. 
> > > Would the Sarge version of busybox-static
> fulfill this 
> > need, or would 
> > > I have to take the source (either debian, or
> vanilla, and compile 
> > > statically?)? I hope someone can advise on this
> issue.
> > 
> > Well the sarge version should work. I also made a
> emdebian 
> > package of the latest busybox version you can find
> it in the 
> > download section on stag.mind.be.
> 
> The Sarge busybox-static worked fine. I have
> downloaded your stag-busybox
> binary anyhow.
> 
> > > Also, if I chose not to use busbox, and hacked
> away at the thing 
> > > myself, how would one start using emdebian. The
> embedded 
> > board would 
> > > be running an i386 clone.
> > 
> > Well you could use the quickstartguide on my
> website. The 
> > only difference is that you don't have to edit the
> 
> > cross-compile file. Just run dpkg-buildpackage -b
> -Emdb when 
> > compiling (unless you want to use an optimized
> i386 toolchain 
> > or are running debian on a non-i386 system). With
> the 
> > wrappers you can install everything in a seperate
> dir, which 
> > you can share via NFS to boot your Soekris board. 
> > 
> > There is only one problem. The installation of my
> tool 
> > package is quite hard.
> > Wookey should have a better one, but I don't know
> where to 
> > get it. For the moment you also have to use it
> with 
> > dpkg-cross 1.14 (the 1.16 version is still being
> tested for 
> > full emdebian functionality) Hopefully once all
> this is done 
> > we  can release a non-expirimental system and
> start building 
> > away packages.
> 
> Thanks Philippe. 
> 
> I have also downloaded the
> stag-addons-1.0.3.i386.deb file. Is this the
> toolchain package you mention? I have the 1.14
> version of dpkg-cross. When I
> issue the command from your quickstart guide (dpkg
> -i --force-all
> stag-addons-1.0.2.i386.deb), it removes dpkg-dev!
> This leaves me without
> dpkg-buildpackage.
> 
> My end aim is to have the project within a dir,
> which I can chroot into. I
> will then transfer the rootfs onto compact flash or
> similar.
> 
> Chris.
> 
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