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From: Brendan Simon <bsimon@ctam.com.au>
To: linux-embedded <linux-embedded@waste.org>,
	linuxppc-embedded <linuxppc-embedded@lists.linuxppc.org>
Subject: linux-embedded: which shell, termcap or ncurses ?
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 1999 13:22:37 +1100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <385EE46B.1D97C2D2@ctam.com.au> (raw)



I am trying to get a powerpc embedded system up and running.  I have
compiled the kernel and can mount a root filesystem using initrd or
nfs.  I now need to get a shell running so I can call shell scripts to
setup the IP addresses etc via ifconfig (is there any other way ?).

I got the latest version of bash(2.0.3) and ncurses(5.0).  Bash requires
termcap but apparently termcap is obsolete and is replaced by ncurses.

I had some trouble getting ncurses to cross-compile but I manged to hack
around with configure, make and the source code and eventually get it to
compile and install.  Bash is proving more difficult.

Does anyone have any recommendations for a good shell and termcap that
cross-compiles without too much effort ?  If so, where can I get them
and are they maintained ?

Has anyone cross-compiled a recent version of bash and ncurses ?  Are
they huge ?  Will they fit on a 4MB initrd image ?

Thanks,
Brendan Simon.


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             reply	other threads:[~1999-12-21  2:22 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
1999-12-21  2:22 Brendan Simon [this message]
1999-12-21 17:44 ` linux-embedded: which shell, termcap or ncurses ? Dan Malek
1999-12-22  0:21   ` Brendan Simon
1999-12-21 21:33 ` Scott Wood

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