From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from rv-out-0506.google.com (rv-out-0506.google.com [209.85.198.238]) by ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8F5C8DDEEE for ; Fri, 4 Jul 2008 09:59:54 +1000 (EST) Received: by rv-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id f6so1025174rvb.9 for ; Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:59:53 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <27dfa3d0807031659n4a03dd63i4793c3231d224ae6@mail.gmail.com> Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 08:59:53 +0900 From: "Daniel Stonier" To: "Brian Silverman" Subject: Re: Full Linux distributions In-Reply-To: <486D32A7.7080007@conceptxdesign.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 References: <486D27B9.8090308@conceptxdesign.com> <486D32A7.7080007@conceptxdesign.com> Cc: linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org List-Id: Linux on Embedded PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , On 04/07/2008, Brian Silverman wrote: > > Thanks for your response... > > Leon Woestenberg wrote: > > - is binary compatible with the PPC405. 440, and Freescale 85xx cores. > > binary compatible? You mean it can build binaries for those cores? > > What I meant (but said poorly) was that it has pre-compiled binaries. But > its fine if I can build it under cygwin. And I am thinking that I may drop > the cygwin requirement, because its painful to do linux builds under it. > > My preference is to use OpenEmbedded and do so under a Linux host > system (any will do). > As I don't want to be tied to a certain host OS, Emdebian or > Gentoo-Embedded are no-go for me. > > I have used tools and rootfs systems like crosstool, buildroot, LFS before. > > There is also LTIB by Freescale, tried that? > > I need to look closer at LITB - but I was guessing it didn't have PPC4xx > support. > > Thanks! > -- > Brian Silverman > Concept X, LLC I've been using the ELDK for an amcc440EP ppc board. It's turned out to be rather convenient, especially when running a networked environment. The guy who primarily maintains it is very helpful also.