From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from [195.65.72.27] (helo=bagnes.atmel.com) by linuxtogo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1LXzlI-00023S-SK for openembedded-devel@lists.openembedded.org; Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:15:28 +0100 Received: from fribh01.corp.atmel.com (FRIBH01 [10.175.30.10]) by bagnes.atmel.com (8.13.8+Sun/8.13.8) with ESMTP id n1DF90xh006059; Fri, 13 Feb 2009 07:09:00 -0800 (PST) Received: from frimb01.corp.atmel.com ([10.175.30.12]) by fribh01.corp.atmel.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:14:00 +0100 Received: from Glamdring ([172.24.49.65]) by frimb01.corp.atmel.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:14:00 +0100 Message-ID: <006b01c98ded$b05e37a0$413118ac@Glamdring> From: "Ulf Samuelsson" To: , References: <200902131525.34787.openembedded@haerwu.biz> Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:12:01 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3350 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 13 Feb 2009 15:14:00.0479 (UTC) FILETIME=[B2E382F0:01C98DED] Subject: Re: Machine config generator (FOSDEM idea) X-BeenThere: openembedded-devel@lists.openembedded.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Reply-To: openembedded-devel@lists.openembedded.org List-Id: Using the OpenEmbedded metadata to build Distributions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:15:29 -0000 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > Hi > > I was talking during FOSDEM with some developers and one of things which > I was asked about was 'how to create machine config' (usually question > was other but had this sense). > > OE developers usually know that machine config is simple but tell that > to Joe Random who only knows that his board use s3c2443 etc. So idea was > to create simple few steps wizard which will ask few questions and > produce machine config as result. More work would be required on > creating kernel recipe because kernel can be from svn/cvs/git or tarball > + quilt patchset etc... > > Thats only beginning of idea - I hope that someone will provide > feedback. > Yes, this is one of two major drawbacks of OpenEmbedded. The second beeing buildtime. Should it be possible to use KConfig? For Buildroot, I have generated a Config.in which allows you to specify any kernel version from 2.6.22 and onwards. You can apply any minor patch, -mm patch or -rc-# patch. You can also apply an architecture or board specific patch as well as a named patch from the download directory. When you apply an architecture specific patch, you have a list of patches to select from so you could apply the 2.6.17.6 patches on top of 2.6.17.12. Would be good to be able to download a patchset as well, but this is not yet supported. Best Regards Ulf Samuelsson > Regards, > -- > JID: hrw@jabber.org > Website: http://marcin.juszkiewicz.com.pl/ > LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/marcinjuszkiewicz > > > > _______________________________________________ > Openembedded-devel mailing list > Openembedded-devel@lists.openembedded.org > http://lists.linuxtogo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openembedded-devel >