Re: BuildRoot like tool
Hello,
> > What is the vision for the root file-system build? I assume that
> > everyone is familiar with uclibc's BuildRoot. Should we make something
> > like that? Does it fit into the Debian mold?
>
> 1. I think that such a cross compilation script would be interesting. We
> are using something like that for our firmware.
The idea is to use a modified Debian build system. I made a proof of concept
about it last year. It works nicely with dpkg-cross. I am working on a new
version as we speak, because the last one was outdated by the changes in
debhelper, dpkg, and dpkg-cross. I have to modify one more file tonight and I
can start debugging. It should do native builds, but throw out docs, man,
examples of debian packages automatically, or cross-compile using dpkg-cross.
Eventually using a new meta-data dir (emdebian instead of debian) to solve
cross-compilation problems.
> 2. The question if it fits within the Debian mold follows an answer to
> the definition of embedded and to which systems GNU/Debian fits. IMHO,
> buildroot is intended for more 'deeply embedded' systems: busybox/uclibc
> covers most of the basics; ensuring a very small root filesystem (< 1 MB).
Actually E. Andersen managed to build a full debian in there (but with uclibc)
but only natively. If we can do the same with the modified tools we could
maybe do this natively and cross-compiled.
> I think GNU/EmDebian is rather intended for slightly higher level
> systems, where the choice is made to remove 'crud' from a normal system.
I guess you will not mind if we try using uclibc instead of glibc for that also.
regards,
Philippe
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