[Ltib] Re: redboot

[Stuart Hughes]

(Resent from Friday (try 1), I'm having problems with email)

Hi Henry,

The merge out is done and so far I have built fontconfig (which needed
upgrading).  For us to iterate it would be best if you switch to using
the latest CVS (see the FAQ).  This has the latest i.MX31 stuff and all
the LTIB updates (pkg-config).

As far as redboot goes, you need to contact Freescale support and ask
them about this.

Regards, Stuart

On Thu, 2007-11-08 at 10:55 -0800, hong zhang wrote:
> 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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