Re: Status of Emdebian Grip
>>>>> "Paul" == Paul Whittaker <whitpa@velocitynet.com.au> writes:
Hi,
> I have practically zero interest in compiling anything from source
> code. About the only occasions on which I've done this are to insert
> branding, to add something that the distro doesn't have (yes, there
> are things that Debian doesn't have, e.g. spice-xpi), and to rebuild
> a component without unneeded options that add bulky dependencies.
> What I want - and in my experience to date, what every embedded
> firmware developer wants - is a pre-built JEOS (Just Enough Operating
> System) that somebody else looks after (because I don't have time!)
> that can serve has a host platform for our UI, scripting glue and
> value-add.
Sure, and that's the point of using an existing build system /
distribution instead of rolling your own. If that comes as a set of
prebuilt packages or (reliable) cross compilation recipes is imho a
detail.
> So I just dump extra stuff in /usr/local and be done with it. Sorry
> if that offends your sensibilities, but I am in the business of
> deploying firmware, not a beautifully packaged extensible general
> purpose operating system! Don't get me wrong, tidy fine-grained
> Debian packaging with accurate dependencies is extremely important to
> me as a system builder when initially assembling the system. But
> after that it's irrelevant. We are always under considerable time
> pressure to get products out the door, so when it works we ship it,
> no matter how ugly it is.
Heh, I guess a lot of products are like that.
--
Bye, Peter Korsgaard
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