From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <20100828090856.24882@domain.hid> Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 09:08:56 -0400 From: "C Robinson" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Subject: Re: [Xenomai-help] Ubuntu packages List-Id: Help regarding installation and common use of Xenomai List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , To: gilles.chanteperdrix@xenomai.org Cc: xenomai@xenomai.org Hi Gilles, Thanks for the quick response. I saw this page earlier today, but must hav= e missed the part in brackets, where it says the packages are necessary alon= g with an appropriately patched and compiled kernel. = = Also, cheers for the additional tip regarding the use of the Debian packages= as opposed to Ubuntu. I was using a more convoluted approach to the instal= lation, and the one you linked to is appearing much more efficient so far (k= ernel currently compiling). Best wishes, Charles -----Original Message----- From: "Gilles Chanteperdrix" [gilles.chanteperdrix@xenomai.org] Date: 08/28/2010 05:42 AM To: "C Robinson" CC: xenomai@xenomai.org Subject: Re: [Xenomai-help] Ubuntu packages C Robinson wrote: > Hi, > = > I'm seeking some clarification on a few points. The background is > that I have some software I need to install which requires Xenomai on > Ubuntu. Being fairly recent on the Linux scene, following the > installation guide for Xenomai has been something of a voyage of > exploration, as yet unfinished - and somewhat more complicated as I'm > doing this on a bootable usb key. > = > In any case, a colleague mentioned there was an easier way using the > available packages in the Ubuntu repositories, i.e. the > xenomai-runtime and associated packages. It was implied that with a > straight-forward 'aptitude install xenomai-runtime' and voila I have > a RTOS ready to use. Given the descriptions of these packages (and > no mention of patching of the kernel for example), I don't think that > this is their purpose, particularly when I tried downloading the > xenomai examples where the second step is : > = > make XENO=3D KSRC=3D > = > Could someone confirm (or refute) this suspicion (that the packages > do not provide access to a RTOS) and perhaps explain the intended use > of the xenomai packages available on the ubuntu repositories - I've > not seen any detailed reference as to why one would download and > install these packages (say, in addition to having already gone > through the long process of kernel patching + compilation + user > space setup). > > Thanks for any assistance, Charles See: http://www.xenomai.org/index.php/Building_Debian_packages Please pay attention to the version of the packages available on Ubuntu. As far as I understood, they are outdated, so, you would probably better use the Debian package and install them on Ubuntu. -- Gilles.