[Buildroot] Best way to add custom step

[Buildroot] Best way to add custom step

[Will Wagner]

Hi All,

I need to add a custom step to my build process after the linux image is 
built into the binaries directory. I was wondering about what was the 
best way to go about this.

I could add my changes to the top level makefile or to the 
target\linux\Makefile.in file. Is one way better than the other? Is 
there a better way of doing this?

Thanks,

Will
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Will Wagner                                     will_wagner at carallon.com
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Carallon Ltd, Studio G20, Shepherds Building, Rockley Rd, London W14 0DA
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[Buildroot] Best way to add custom step

[Ulf Samuelsson]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Will Wagner" <will_wagner@carallon.com>
To: <buildroot@uclibc.org>
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 4:13 PM
Subject: [Buildroot] Best way to add custom step


> Hi All,
> 
> I need to add a custom step to my build process after the linux image is 
> built into the binaries directory. I was wondering about what was the 
> best way to go about this.
> 
> I could add my changes to the top level makefile or to the 
> target\linux\Makefile.in file. Is one way better than the other? Is 
> there a better way of doing this?
> 
> Thanks,
> 


If it is board specific, then it makes more sense to put it
in target/device and let the target depend on the linux binary.

What is the custom  step?



Best Regards
Ulf Samuelsson

[Buildroot] Best way to add custom step

[Will Wagner]

>> I need to add a custom step to my build process after the linux image is 
>> built into the binaries directory. I was wondering about what was the 
>> best way to go about this.
>>
>> I could add my changes to the top level makefile or to the 
>> target\linux\Makefile.in file. Is one way better than the other? Is 
>> there a better way of doing this?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
> 
> 
> If it is board specific, then it makes more sense to put it
> in target/device and let the target depend on the linux binary.

Thanks, after looking at it some more I realised this.

> 
> What is the custom  step?

Need to wrap the kernel image with some extra bytes that include crc and 
size so that nandboot accepts it.

> 
> 
> 
> Best Regards
> Ulf Samuelsson

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Will Wagner                                     will_wagner at carallon.com
Senior Project Engineer                  Office Tel: +44 (0)20 7371 2032
Carallon Ltd, Studio G20, Shepherds Building, Rockley Rd, London W14 0DA
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[Buildroot] Best way to add custom step

[Ulf Samuelsson]

>>> I need to add a custom step to my build process after the linux image is 
>>> built into the binaries directory. I was wondering about what was the 
>>> best way to go about this.
>>>
>>> I could add my changes to the top level makefile or to the 
>>> target\linux\Makefile.in file. Is one way better than the other? Is 
>>> there a better way of doing this?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>> 
>> 
>> If it is board specific, then it makes more sense to put it
>> in target/device and let the target depend on the linux binary.
> 
> Thanks, after looking at it some more I realised this.
> 
>> 
>> What is the custom  step?
> 
> Need to wrap the kernel image with some extra bytes that include crc and 
> size so that nandboot accepts it.
> 
>> 


Any plans to build NAND boot within Buildroot?

What is NAND boot?

Best Regards
Ulf Samuelsson