[Ltib] redboot

[hong zhang]

Staurt,

I have tried scratchbox but it currently uses debian
and nokia toolchain. If use other toolchain, lots work
need to be done. Only thing I feel not comfortable
with linux tool is cross compile for packages. As long
as this problem is solved, library build becomes much
easier. 

Another question is I do not find redboot with ltib.
Where I can download it for iMX31 ads board?

---henry

--- Stuart Hughes <address@hidden> wrote:

> Hi Henry,
> 
> I'm in the middle of the merge out.  I should be
> done by the end of
> today (I will announce it).  At that point you can
> get the latest from
> savannah CVS and we can then try to iterate over the
> various packages
> you need.  This new CVS version has the pkg-config
> patch.  It could be
> used outside LTIB as long as the same prefixing
> mechanism is used.
> 
> As far as cross compiling goes, there comes a point
> where it becomes
> difficult due to indirect library dependencies and
> also runtime tests
> that must (normally) be made on the target.  LTIB
> was always thought by
> me to stay a simple project and never try to become
> an actual
> distribution (there are many good ones out there). 
> To me the real value
> of LTIB is that it can shrink down small (impossible
> to do with regular
> desktop distros) and it also allows a very quick and
> simple way to
> reconfigure anything from the packages to the
> toolchain.  Having said
> that more people seem to want graphics, so it would
> be good to see if
> this is possible.  It may be the case that we reach
> a point where it
> makes more sense to switch from cross compilation to
> native target
> based.  This is the sort of thing OpenEmbedded (one
> very good project)
> does.  There are other approaches such as
> scratchbox.  I've looked at
> most of them and so they can be a helpful guide.
> 
> Regards, Stuart
> 
> On Wed, 2007-11-07 at 18:09 -0800, hong zhang wrote:
> > Staurt,
> > 
> > I am very interested on your pkg-config patch.
> Based
> > on my experience, many people like WinCE because
> it
> > has big libraries come with WinCE and convienent
> to
> > use. Disadvantage of linux is that user has to
> collect
> > proper libraries and those libraries spread
> worldwide.
> > And hard to really put them together. Cross
> compile
> > for packages are really hard. Not always succeeds.
> If
> > one is not built properly, all libraries depend on
> it
> > will stock.
> > 
> > Is your pkg-config patch only good to ltib?
> > 
> > ---henry
> > 
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