Re: [Ltib] updating the kernel

[G.Muruganandam]

You should enter the following option to the selection to build from local dir.

kernel (Linux 2.6.30 for my board)  --->



At 03:46 PM 8/7/2009, B.J. Buchalter wrote:
> Hi Stuart,
>
> > FYI, I should mention another option (which is what I use).
> >
> > * Install your linux source somewhere (I use a git tree)
> > * Run ./ltib -m config
> > * In the kernel section choose: 'Local Linux directory build' and
> > then set up the source directory.  You can build out-of-tree and
> > thus share the kernel sources across LTIB instances.  For the
> > 'kernel config file' if you name the defconfig in the kernel itself
> > (without a path) the build system (spec file) should find it.
> > Here's an example of what I have:
> >
> >    kernel (Local Linux directory build)  --->
> > (/data/Src/linux-2.6) Enter your Linux source directory
> > [*] Build the kernel out of tree?
> > ($PKG_KERNEL_PATH_PRECONFIG/../kbuild/$PLATFORM) KBUILD_OUTPUT path
> > [ ] Always rebuild the kernel
> > [ ] Produce cscope index
> >    config file (Kernel default config)  --->
> > (mpc834x_itxgp_defconfig) kernel config file
>
> I'm trying to figure out how to do this, but I am not finding the
> option.
>
> This is what I get from
>
> ./ltib -m config
>
>   --- LTIB settings
>        System features  --->
>    --- Choose the target C library type
>        Target C library type (glibc)  --->
>        C library package (from toolchain only)  --->
>        Toolchain component options  --->
>    --- Toolchain selection.
>        Toolchain (gcc-4.3.2 eglibc-2.8 multilib PowerPC 4.3-74)  --->
>    (-mcpu=e300c3) Enter any CFLAGS for gcc/g++
>    --- Choose the version of the bootloader
>        Bootloader (Don't build a bootloader)  --->
>    (MPC8379ERDB_config) pkg_u_boot_config_type
>    --- Choose your Kernel
>        kernel (Linux 2.6.30 for my board)  --->
>    [ ] Always rebuild the kernel
>    [ ] Produce cscope index
>        config file (2.6.30)  --->
>    (linux-2.6.30-mpc8379erdb.config) kernel config file
>    (mpc8379_rdb) dtc_name
>    [ ] Include kernel headers
>    [ ] Configure the kernel
>    [ ] Leave the sources after building
>    --- Package selection
>        Package list  --->
>    --- Target System Configuration
>        Options  --->
>    --- Target Image Generation
>        Options  --->
>
> I'm not seeing where I get to choose "kernel (Local Linux directory
> build)".
>
> Did I break something?
>
> Thanks!
>
> B.J. Buchalter
>
>
>
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