I am trying to get a powerpc embedded system up and running. I have
compiled the kernel and can mount a root filesystem using initrd or
nfs. I now need to get a shell running so I can call shell scripts to
setup the IP addresses etc via ifconfig (is there any other way ?).
I got the latest version of bash(2.0.3) and ncurses(5.0). Bash requires
termcap but apparently termcap is obsolete and is replaced by ncurses.
I had some trouble getting ncurses to cross-compile but I manged to hack
around with configure, make and the source code and eventually get it to
compile and install. Bash is proving more difficult.
Does anyone have any recommendations for a good shell and termcap that
cross-compiles without too much effort ? If so, where can I get them
and are they maintained ?
Has anyone cross-compiled a recent version of bash and ncurses ? Are
they huge ? Will they fit on a 4MB initrd image ?
Thanks,
Brendan Simon.
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