Michael,
>> While one -can- get OE/BB running under OSX, at least
theoretically, it's not as simple as doing it under Linux
shouldn't we just join forces and craft an Installer package for
getting OE installed directly on a Mac?
IMHO, needing to install some VM and a full Linux one of the best *ix
machines just because Linux developers have the tendency to invent an
then use a lot of not well documented command line tools you have
never heared of is some overkill...
Distributing an OE.pkg would be much better...
The main idea is:
* make a shell script (called as preinstall) that creates a case
sensitive "/Developer/OE.sparseimage" (fixed location so to avoid
confusion)
* get all the additional command line tools it needs to "/opt/local/
bin" from Fink or OpenDarwin (either load at install time or provide
some stable binaries)
* provide the basic files needed in the "stuff" directory
* wrap that all into an installer .pkg file by using PackageMaker
So, you download OE.pkg, and double click. This will install
everything and leave you with "/Volumes/OE" as your "stuff" directory.
The problem I have: http://www.openembedded.org/wiki/BuildOnOSX
describes everything but I understand only half of it.
Nikolaus
Am 12.02.2007 um 16:21 schrieb Michael Dickens:
Ryan - Someone suggested getting VMWare & setting up a Ubuntu
VM ... this is a -great- suggestion since you're running OSX, -if-
you have an Intel-Mac. If you have a PPC-Mac, then this is not an
option (AFAIK), and you'll need to either (1) install Linux on
another hard drive / partition and direct boot into it (which might
require hacking the firmware), or (2) use OE/BB directly on OSX.
While one -can- get OE/BB running under OSX, at least
theoretically, it's not as simple as doing it under Linux; Apple
provides some GNU tools, but some are Apple-specific (e.g.
"libtool" is Apple-specific on OSX, and thus with using "GNU
libtool" many folks rename it "glibtool" etc). For the second
option, I'd recommend using MacPorts to install the background
stuff for OE/BB. I'm actually trying to get OE/BB working on OSX
in parallel with doing it on a VM running Ubuntu (the VM already
"won" this competition, but I'm still working on the OSX side).
Ubuntu provides a "nice and simple" setup / configuration that
doesn't require a lot of in-depth knowledge of Linux (unless you
want to go there). Setting up OE/BB inside the VM is as simple as
following the instructions on the Wiki < http://www.linuxtogo.org/
gowiki/OpenMoko/OpenEmbedded/SettingUpOEForUbuntu > ... really, I
just did it last night running Ubuntu 6.10 on a VM on an Intel-
iMac. I created 'nano', and can copy it to my local ARM-based
TS-7300, and it runs just fine ... very cool!
Being an OSX user myself, both at home and school, I'm happy to
provide whatever reasonable assistance I can to other OSX users.
While I don't have a lot of experience under Linux, I do have
plenty of experience on various Unix flavors and MacOS from 5 to
current - both as programmer and user (from setting up the MMU to
device drivers to CLI applications to GUIs).
Good luck! - MLD
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