From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from [128.178.224.219] (helo=smtp0.epfl.ch) by linuxtogo.org with smtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1LCxip-0000Yv-85 for openembedded-devel@openembedded.org; Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:49:59 +0100 Received: (qmail 9050 invoked by uid 107); 17 Dec 2008 14:45:26 -0000 Received: from mailav2.epfl.ch (128.178.50.191) by smtp0.epfl.ch with SMTP; 17 Dec 2008 14:45:26 -0000 Received: from (unknown [128.178.224.219]) by mailav2.epfl.ch with smtp id 31ea_570070ca_cc49_11dd_8a01_00114337c797; Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:45:24 +0100 Received: from lsa1pc7.epfl.ch (128.178.145.53) (authenticated) by smtp0.epfl.ch (AngelmatoPhylax SMTP proxy); Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:45:25 +0100 Message-ID: <49491085.1080405@epfl.ch> Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:45:25 +0100 From: Valentin Longchamp User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.18 (X11/20081125) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "openembedded-devel@lists.openembedded.org" References: <494907CC.2020009@epfl.ch> In-Reply-To: Cc: "openembedded-devel@openembedded.org" Subject: Re: Best way to tune a distro and to build a toolchain for it 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: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:49:59 -0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Thank you for your answer Koen. Koen Kooi wrote: > On 17-12-08 15:08, Valentin Longchamp wrote: >> We have designed a processor board in our laboratory that we are going >> to use to control our robots for experiments. The board is now supported >> in OE (mx31moboard machine) and I am very happy to be able to build a >> Linux distro for our board thank to OE. >> >> Until now I have used the Angstrom distro with success. Now since my use >> is mostly going to be for a robot with no screen (and of course no >> PIM/agenda, games and these kinds of things) I have always built a >> console-image. However now I would like to add some packages by default >> in the images that I want to build for our robot (for instance hal is >> needed by one of our softs, I would like it to be included by default). >> >> I could do this by adding these packages in the MACHINE_EXTRA_RDEPENDS >> variable in the machine config file, but I think this is more a distro >> question. > > No, it's image question. Stuff that goes into an image is an image > question. I have multiple devices without a screen and use angstrom on > it without troubles. There's absolutely no need for yet another distro. OK. Sorry, there are still some concepts in OE that are a little bit opaque to me. But I agree, it's definitely an image question. I want an image that would fit my needs. > >> To summarize: what would be the best way to create a "robotic version" >> of angstrom in OE ? > > Create tasks and images for it. There's absolutely no need for yet > another distro. > Of course I don't want to create yet another distro. That's what I meant by "tuning". But the correct concepts were tasks and an image for for this task. -- Valentin Longchamp, PhD Student, EPFL-STI-LSRO1 valentin.longchamp@epfl.ch, Phone: +41216937827 http://people.epfl.ch/valentin.longchamp MEA3485, Station 9, CH-1015 Lausanne