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termcap but apparently termcap is obsolete and is replaced by ncurses.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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next 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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