On Tuesday 21 October 2008 05:16:19 pm George Boudreau wrote: > b-vol wrote: > > On Saturday 18 October 2008 07:17:33 pm George Boudreau wrote: > >> b-vol wrote: > >>> Greetings, > >>> > >>> I have downloaded the latest version of clfs-embedded. > >>> I have an interest in trying it on the beagle board: > >>> http://beagleboard.org/ > >>> > >>> Has anyone on this list attempted this build and if so what has been > >>> the results? > >> > >> There are a number of packages that need to be updated to give > >> CLFSembedded half a chance. > >> > >> You will need the svn versions of Busybox and uClibc. > >> Update the kernel to an omap.git to get Beagleboard support. 2.6.27.1 > >> is not enough. > >> Use kernel headers install (see latest CLFS) > >> Update binutils to 2.18 > >> Update gcc to 4.3.1 to pick up the Beagleboard processor. > >> Add u-boot_beagle_revb.tar.gz (necessary to create the kernel uImage). > >> > >> All the package updates require significant changes to the build code. > >> Oh, and a _thousand patches_ to the above packages. :-) > >> > >> My CV for the above comments:: > >> I have a beagleboard (great toy, lots of potential) > >> I have not been able to get CLFSEmbedded to build due to all the > >> changes necessary. > >> > >> George > >> > >>> Comments are welcomed. > >>> > >>> sincerely > >>> b-vol > > > > Dear George > > > > Many thanks for your reply > > > > you wrote > > > >> You will need the svn versions of Busybox and uClibc > > > > I am goint to use busybox-1.12.1 (released just a few days ago) and > > uClibc-0.9.30-rc2 (to be released soon) should these not be sufficient > > and if not what is so sopecial about the stuff in svn? > > busybox 1.12.1 has a few new patches. Apply them or use the svn. > uClibc-0.9.30-rc2 is fine. I use snapshots to catch any bug fixes. It > took 17 months for them to generate this release and a lot of work, bug > fixes/improvements, was done in the mean time. > > > you wrote > > > >> Update the kernel to an omap.git to get Beagleboard support. 2.6.27.1 > > > > I am going to linux- 2.6.27.2 > > do I still need to do the omap.git kernel update? > > The BeagleBoard is very new and support for the hardware improves > daily. I do not know how fast new code is being pushed upstream so I > stick with a git kernel > > > you wrote > > > >> Update binutils to 2.18 > > > > do you still needs these patches as per clfs-embedded bamely- > > i)binutils-2.17-posix-1.patch > > ii)binutils-2.17-uclibc-1.patch > > You will need to port these patches to 2.18 and a few beagleboard > specific ones. > > > ================================= > > on gcc: > > > > you als wrote : > >> Update gcc to 4.3.1 to pick up the Beagleboard processor. > > > > with gcc4.3.1 do I still need the clfs-embeded patches namely? > > a)gcc-4.1.2-posix-1.patch > > b)gcc-4.1.2-uclibc-1.patch > > c) gcc-4.1.2-cross_search_paths-1.patch > > Use gcc 4.3.2 I found 49 patches that had to be applied to gcc-4.3.2 > > > ======================= > > > > ======================== > > you also wrote > > > >> All the package updates require significant changes to the build code. > >> > > > Oh, and a _thousand patches_ to the above packages. :-) > > > > the borad decribed at http://beagleboard.org/ > > leads to patches described here:- omap patches 2008 > > http://marc.info/?l=linux-omap&r=1&b=200810&w=2 > > http://marc.info/?l=linux-omap&r=1&b=200809&w=2 > > http://marc.info/?l=linux-omap&r=1&b=200808&w=2 > > http://marc.info/?l=linux-omap&r=1&b=200807&w=2 > > http://marc.info/?l=linux-omap&r=1&b=200805&w=2 > > http://marc.info/?l=linux-omap&r=1&b=200804&w=2 > > http://marc.info/?l=linux-omap&r=1&b=200803&w=2 > > http://marc.info/?l=linux-omap&r=1&b=200802&w=2 > > http://marc.info/?l=linux-omap&r=1&b=200801&w=2 > > > > for this board do I need to go back early than 2008? > > ================================= > > It is easier to use the patches in Openembedded than try to chase > them down by hand. All the patches I use came from Openembedded. > > > thaaks again and I look oreard to your reply (and input from anyone > > else on this list). > > > > bvol > > > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Clfs-support mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://lists.cross-lfs.org/listinfo.cgi/clfs-support-cross-lfs.org > > _______________________________________________ > Clfs-support mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.cross-lfs.org/listinfo.cgi/clfs-support-cross-lfs.org
On Tuesday 21 October 2008 05:16:19 pm George Boudreau wrote: > Use gcc 4.3.2 I found 49 patches that had to be applied to gcc-4.3.2 could you let me have a list of these and appropriate url's please? you also wrote > Use gcc 4.3.2 I found 49 patches that had to be applied to gcc-4.3.2 again could you let me have a list of these and appropriate url's please? you also wrote > The BeagleBoard is very new and support for the hardware improves > daily. I do not know how fast new code is being pushed upstream so I > stick with a git kernel does this mean I just download the latest one from here? http://source.mvista.com/git/?p=linux-omap-2.6.git;a=summary thanks in anticipation -- ################################### “Common sense teaches that booksellers should not speculate in hops, or bankers in turpentine; that railways should not be promoted by maiden ladies, or canals by beneficed clergymen ....” Walter Bagehot-economist: 1826-1877 _______________________________________________ Clfs-support mailing list [email protected] http://lists.cross-lfs.org/listinfo.cgi/clfs-support-cross-lfs.org
