[uClibc-cvs] CVS uClibc/docs/uclibc.org
CVS User andersen
andersen at codepoet.org
Wed Jan 12 07:52:52 UTC 2005
Update of /var/cvs/uClibc/docs/uclibc.org
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Modified Files:
FAQ.html news.html oldnews.html toolchains.html
Log Message:
Update docs for release
--- /var/cvs/uClibc/docs/uclibc.org/FAQ.html 2004/12/27 19:43:31 1.32
+++ /var/cvs/uClibc/docs/uclibc.org/FAQ.html 2005/01/12 07:52:50 1.33
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
You will need to have your own uClibc toolchain. A toolchain consists
of <a href="http://sources.redhat.com/binutils/">GNU binutils</a>,
<a href="http://gcc.gnu.org/">the gcc compiler</a>, and uClibc, all
- built to produce binaries linked with uClibc for your target system.
+ built to produce binaries for your target system linked with uClibc.
You can build your own native uClibc toolchain using the
<a href="/cgi-bin/cvsweb/buildroot/">uClibc buildroot system</a>.
@@ -314,17 +314,13 @@
without needing to compile your own toolchain or anything, you can grab a
pre-compiled uClibc development system. These are currently available for
- <a href="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/uclibc/root_fs_i386.bz2">i386</a>,
- <a href="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/uclibc/root_fs_powerpc.bz2">powerpc</a>,
- <a href="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/uclibc/root_fs_arm.bz2">arm</a>,
- <a href="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/uclibc/root_fs_mips.bz2">mips</a>,
- <a href="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/uclibc/root_fs_mipsel.bz2">mipsel</a>, and
- <a href="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/uclibc/root_fs_sh4.bz2">sh4</a>.
-
- <p>
-
- Each of these uClibc development systems was created using
- <a href="/cgi-bin/cvsweb/buildroot/">buildroot</a>.
+ <a href="http://www.uclibc.org/downloads/root_fs_arm.ext2.bz2">arm</a>,
+ <a href="http://www.uclibc.org/downloads/root_fs_armeb.ext2.bz2">armeb</a>,
+ <a href="http://www.uclibc.org/downloads/root_fs_i386.ext2.bz2">i386</a>,
+ <a href="http://www.uclibc.org/downloads/root_fs_mips.ext2.bz2">mips</a>,
+ <a href="http://www.uclibc.org/downloads/root_fs_mipsel.ext2.bz2">mipsel</a>,
+ <a href="http://www.uclibc.org/downloads/root_fs_powerpc.ext2.bz2">powerpc</a>, and
+ <a href="http://www.uclibc.org/downloads/root_fs_sh4.ext2.bz2">sh4</a>.
<p>
@@ -335,11 +331,18 @@
<p>
- This should be pretty much everything you need to get started building your
- own applications with uClibc. Once you download one of these systems, you
- can then boot into it, loop mount it, dd it to a spare drive and use a tool
- such as resize2fs to make it fill a partition... Whatever works best for
- you.
+ Each of these uClibc development systems was created using
+ <a href="/cgi-bin/cvsweb/buildroot/">buildroot</a>, specifically,
+ <a href="http://www.uclibc.org/downloads/buildroot.tar.bz2">buildroot.tar.bz2</a>
+ along with <a href="http://www.uclibc.org/downloads/buildroot-sources">these sources</a>.
+
+ <p>
+
+ These development systems should provide pretty much everything you need to get
+ started building your own applications with uClibc. Once you download one of
+ these systems, you can then boot into it, loop mount it, dd it to a spare drive
+ and use a tool such as resize2fs to make it fill a partition... Whatever works
+ best for you.
<p>
The quickest way to get started using a root_fs image (using the i386
--- /var/cvs/uClibc/docs/uclibc.org/news.html 2004/04/20 18:51:24 1.14
+++ /var/cvs/uClibc/docs/uclibc.org/news.html 2005/01/12 07:52:50 1.15
@@ -3,122 +3,37 @@
<ul>
- <li> <b>20 April 2004, uClibc 0.9.26 based Debian uwoody</b>
+ <li> <b>12 January 2005, uClibc 0.9.27 Released</b>
<br>
- CodePoet Consulting (i.e. Erik) is pleased to announce the immediate
- availability of an x86 port of Debian woody compiled with uClibc 0.9.26.
- This was originally announced a couple of months ago, but has been updated
- a few times since to correct several small problems. If you want an easy
- way to start building your own uClibc based applications, this is it. This
- even supports building your own packages using 'apt-get', and using
- 'apt-get' to install already compiled packages from uclibc.org. You can
- find Erik's uwoody distribution <a
- href="http://www.uclibc.org/dists/">uwoody distribution here</a>. Assembling
- this Debian/uClibc system required a <em>lot</em> of work, so if you
- think this is the coolest thing since the invention of water, feel free to
- <a href="http://uclibc.org/FAQ.html#support">let us know</a>.
-
-
- <p>
- <li> <b>3 January 2004, uClibc 0.9.26 Released</b>
- <br>
-
- CodePoet Consulting is sorry to announce there was a pthread bug that
- slipped though our extensive testing and was only noticed a few hours after
- the previous release. As a result, we are now releasing uClibc 0.9.26
- which fixes this bug, and is otherwise identical to the previous release.
-
- <p>
-
- This release remains binary compatible with uClibc 0.9.21-25, as long as
- you take care to avoid any configuraton changes that will break things.
- Please be aware we <b>will</b> break binary compatibilty in the upcoming
- 0.9.27 release to implement a few necessary changes we have been
- postponing. That will hopefully be the last ABI change before we freeze
- the ABI for the upcoming 1.0.x stable uClibc series.
-
- <p>
-
- As usual, the
- <a href="http://www.uclibc.org/downloads/Changelog">Changelog</a>,
- <a href="http://www.uclibc.org/downloads/Changelog.full">detailed changelog</a>,
- and <a href="http://www.uclibc.org/downloads/uClibc-0.9.26.tar.bz2">source code for this release</a>
- are available <a href="http://www.uclibc.org/downloads/">here</a>.
-
-
- <li> <b>3 January 2004, uClibc 0.9.25 Released</b>
- <br>
-
- CodePoet Consulting is pleased to announce the immediate availability of
- uClibc 0.9.25. This contains many bug fixes and cleanups, and is
- recommended for anyone using uClibc. This release remains binary
- compatible with uClibc 0.9.21-24 (as long as you take care to avoid any
- configuraton changes that will break things). We <b>were</b> planning to break
- binary compatibilty in this release, but decided to hold those changes so
- we could push out a bugfix release.
+ This has been a long time in the making... Release highlights:
+ <ul>
+ <li> New stdio implementation
+ <li> New optimized string functions
+ <li> Major improvements to the shared lib loader
+ <li> Shared libraries work properly on powerpc
+ <li> Debugging works on mips
+ <li> New architectures: frv, nios, nios2, bfin
+ <li> Linux 2.6.x kernel support
+ <li> Lots and lots of bug fixes
+ </ul>
<p>
- Please be aware we <b>will</b> break binary compatibilty in the upcoming
- 0.9.26 release to implement a few changes we have been postponing. That
- will hopefully be the last ABI change before we freeze the ABI for the
- upcoming 1.0.x stable uClibc series.
+ This release is NOT binary compatible with uClibc 0.9.26 or any earlier
+ release, so be prepared to recompile your software if you are still using
+ an old version of uClibc.
<p>
As usual, the
<a href="http://www.uclibc.org/downloads/Changelog">Changelog</a>,
<a href="http://www.uclibc.org/downloads/Changelog.full">detailed changelog</a>,
- and <a href="http://www.uclibc.org/downloads/uClibc-0.9.25.tar.bz2">source code for this release</a>
+ and <a href="http://www.uclibc.org/downloads/uClibc-0.9.27.tar.bz2">source code for this release</a>
are available <a href="http://www.uclibc.org/downloads/">here</a>.
- <p>
- <li> <b>19 December 2003, dev systems updated to uClibc 0.9.24</b>
- <br>
-
- Current uClibc development systems have been posted for
- <a href="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/uclibc/root_fs_i386.bz2">i386</a>,
- <a href="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/uclibc/root_fs_powerpc.bz2">powerpc</a>,
- <a href="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/uclibc/root_fs_arm.bz2">arm</a>,
- <a href="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/uclibc/root_fs_mips.bz2">mips</a>,
- <a href="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/uclibc/root_fs_mipsel.bz2">mipsel</a>, and
- <a href="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/uclibc/root_fs_sh4.bz2">sh4</a>.
- The powerpc dev system mostly works, but there are still some
- problems with the shared library loader that have not yet been resolved.
- Details on what these are and how to use them can be found in the
- <a href="/FAQ.html#dev_systems">FAQ</a>
-
-
- <p>
- <li> <b>15 December 2003, uClibc 0.9.24 Released</b>
- <br>
-
- CodePoet Consulting is pleased to announce the immediate availability of
- uClibc 0.9.24. This contains various minor updates and fixes for a few
- silly configuration problems. Arm users should notice a speed increase
- since some arm optimized string functions have been added. And several
- bugs have been fixed.
-
- <p>
-
- This release continues to be binary compatible with uClibc 0.9.21 to 0.9.23
- -- as long as you pick compatible configuration options. The next release
- will <b>not</b> be binary compatible. We've been saving up a few needed
- changes that will be going into the next release, so while you will not
- need to recompile all your applications and libraries just yet, keep in
- mind we will have a flag day soon...
-
- <p>
-
- As usual, the
- <a href="http://www.uclibc.org/downloads/Changelog">Changelog</a>,
- <a href="http://www.uclibc.org/downloads/Changelog.full">detailed changelog</a>,
- and <a href="http://www.uclibc.org/downloads/uClibc-0.9.24.tar.bz2">source code for this release</a>
- are available <a href="http://www.uclibc.org/downloads/">here</a>.
-
<p> <li> <b>Old News</b>
<br>
<a href="/oldnews.html">Click here to read older news</a>
--- /var/cvs/uClibc/docs/uclibc.org/oldnews.html 2004/01/03 11:17:11 1.2
+++ /var/cvs/uClibc/docs/uclibc.org/oldnews.html 2005/01/12 07:52:50 1.3
@@ -4,6 +4,120 @@
<ul>
+ <li> <b>20 April 2004, uClibc 0.9.26 based Debian uwoody</b>
+ <br>
+
+ CodePoet Consulting (i.e. Erik) is pleased to announce the immediate
+ availability of an x86 port of Debian woody compiled with uClibc 0.9.26.
+ This was originally announced a couple of months ago, but has been updated
+ a few times since to correct several small problems. If you want an easy
+ way to start building your own uClibc based applications, this is it. This
+ even supports building your own packages using 'apt-get', and using
+ 'apt-get' to install already compiled packages from uclibc.org. You can
+ find Erik's uwoody distribution <a
+ href="http://www.uclibc.org/dists/">uwoody distribution here</a>. Assembling
+ this Debian/uClibc system required a <em>lot</em> of work, so if you
+ think this is the coolest thing since the invention of water, feel free to
+ <a href="http://uclibc.org/FAQ.html#support">let us know</a>.
+
+
+ <p>
+ <li> <b>3 January 2004, uClibc 0.9.26 Released</b>
+ <br>
+
+ CodePoet Consulting is sorry to announce there was a pthread bug that
+ slipped though our extensive testing and was only noticed a few hours after
+ the previous release. As a result, we are now releasing uClibc 0.9.26
+ which fixes this bug, and is otherwise identical to the previous release.
+
+ <p>
+
+ This release remains binary compatible with uClibc 0.9.21-25, as long as
+ you take care to avoid any configuraton changes that will break things.
+ Please be aware we <b>will</b> break binary compatibilty in the upcoming
+ 0.9.27 release to implement a few necessary changes we have been
+ postponing. That will hopefully be the last ABI change before we freeze
+ the ABI for the upcoming 1.0.x stable uClibc series.
+
+ <p>
+
+ As usual, the
+ <a href="http://www.uclibc.org/downloads/Changelog">Changelog</a>,
+ <a href="http://www.uclibc.org/downloads/Changelog.full">detailed changelog</a>,
+ and <a href="http://www.uclibc.org/downloads/uClibc-0.9.26.tar.bz2">source code for this release</a>
+ are available <a href="http://www.uclibc.org/downloads/">here</a>.
+
+
+ <li> <b>3 January 2004, uClibc 0.9.25 Released</b>
+ <br>
+
+ CodePoet Consulting is pleased to announce the immediate availability of
+ uClibc 0.9.25. This contains many bug fixes and cleanups, and is
+ recommended for anyone using uClibc. This release remains binary
+ compatible with uClibc 0.9.21-24 (as long as you take care to avoid any
+ configuraton changes that will break things). We <b>were</b> planning to break
+ binary compatibilty in this release, but decided to hold those changes so
+ we could push out a bugfix release.
+
+ <p>
+
+ Please be aware we <b>will</b> break binary compatibilty in the upcoming
+ 0.9.26 release to implement a few changes we have been postponing. That
+ will hopefully be the last ABI change before we freeze the ABI for the
+ upcoming 1.0.x stable uClibc series.
+
+ <p>
+
+ As usual, the
+ <a href="http://www.uclibc.org/downloads/Changelog">Changelog</a>,
+ <a href="http://www.uclibc.org/downloads/Changelog.full">detailed changelog</a>,
+ and <a href="http://www.uclibc.org/downloads/uClibc-0.9.25.tar.bz2">source code for this release</a>
+ are available <a href="http://www.uclibc.org/downloads/">here</a>.
+
+
+ <p>
+ <li> <b>19 December 2003, dev systems updated to uClibc 0.9.24</b>
+ <br>
+
+ Current uClibc development systems have been posted for
+ <a href="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/uclibc/root_fs_i386.bz2">i386</a>,
+ <a href="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/uclibc/root_fs_powerpc.bz2">powerpc</a>,
+ <a href="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/uclibc/root_fs_arm.bz2">arm</a>,
+ <a href="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/uclibc/root_fs_mips.bz2">mips</a>,
+ <a href="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/uclibc/root_fs_mipsel.bz2">mipsel</a>, and
+ <a href="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/uclibc/root_fs_sh4.bz2">sh4</a>.
+ The powerpc dev system mostly works, but there are still some
+ problems with the shared library loader that have not yet been resolved.
+ Details on what these are and how to use them can be found in the
+ <a href="/FAQ.html#dev_systems">FAQ</a>
+
+
+ <p>
+ <li> <b>15 December 2003, uClibc 0.9.24 Released</b>
+ <br>
+
+ CodePoet Consulting is pleased to announce the immediate availability of
+ uClibc 0.9.24. This contains various minor updates and fixes for a few
+ silly configuration problems. Arm users should notice a speed increase
+ since some arm optimized string functions have been added. And several
+ bugs have been fixed.
+
+ <p>
+
+ This release continues to be binary compatible with uClibc 0.9.21 to 0.9.23
+ -- as long as you pick compatible configuration options. The next release
+ will <b>not</b> be binary compatible. We've been saving up a few needed
+ changes that will be going into the next release, so while you will not
+ need to recompile all your applications and libraries just yet, keep in
+ mind we will have a flag day soon...
+
+ <p>
+
+ As usual, the
+ <a href="http://www.uclibc.org/downloads/Changelog">Changelog</a>,
+ <a href="http://www.uclibc.org/downloads/Changelog.full">detailed changelog</a>,
+ and <a href="http://www.uclibc.org/downloads/uClibc-0.9.24.tar.bz2">source code for this release</a>
+ are available <a href="http://www.uclibc.org/downloads/">here</a>.
<li> <b>13 November 2003, uClibc 0.9.23 Released</b>
<br>
--- /var/cvs/uClibc/docs/uclibc.org/toolchains.html 2003/12/11 07:16:11 1.1
+++ /var/cvs/uClibc/docs/uclibc.org/toolchains.html 2005/01/12 07:52:50 1.2
@@ -2,51 +2,91 @@
<h3>Toolchains</h3>
-To use uClibc, you need to have a toolchain, which is composed
-of <a href="http://sources.redhat.com/binutils/">binutils</a>,
-<a href="http://gcc.gnu.org/">gcc</a>, and of course uClibc.
-
+To use uClibc, you need to have a toolchain. A toolchain consists
+of <a href="http://sources.redhat.com/binutils/">GNU binutils</a>,
+<a href="http://gcc.gnu.org/">the gcc compiler</a>, and uClibc, all
+built to produce binaries for your target system linked with uClibc.
+You can build your own native uClibc toolchain using the
+<a href="/cgi-bin/cvsweb/buildroot/">uClibc buildroot system</a>.
+
+<p>
+To build your own uClibc toolchain, follow the following simple
+steps:
<ul>
+ <li> Point your web browser <a href="/cgi-bin/cvsweb/buildroot/">here</a>,
+ <li> Click on "Download tarball"
+ <li> Unpack the tarball on your Linux system somewhere
+ <li> Edit the Makefile as needed if you wish to change anything.
+ <li> run 'unset CC'. Then run 'unset CXX'. Some Linux systems
+ (i.e. Gentoo) set variables such as 'CC' in the system environment
+ which really messes things up when cross compiling.
+ <li> run 'make menuconfig'
+ <li> Select the things you want to build. If you <em>only</em> want a
+ toolchain, leave everything except the toolchain disabled.
+ <li> save your buildroot configuration.
+ <li> run 'make'
+ <li> go eat a nice loose meat sandwich, drink a pop, call a friend,
+ play a video game, and generally find something to do. While you
+ are waiting, buildroot will download all the needed source code and
+ then compile things up for you.
+ <li> You should now have a shiny new toolchain, and maybe even a shiny
+ new uClibc based root filesystem or development system, depending on
+ the options you selected.
+</ul>
+
+
- <li>You can build your own
- <a href="/cgi-bin/cvsweb/toolchain/gcc-3.3.x/">uClibc toolchain</a>
- using this to automagically download all the needed source code
- and compile everything for you.
- <p>
-
- <li>Steven J. Hill has kindly provided
- <a href="ftp://ftp.realitydiluted.com/linux/MIPS/toolchains">RPMs and SRPMs</a>
- with toolchains for mips.
- <p>
-
- <li>You can compile your own uClibc development system using
- <a href="/cgi-bin/cvsweb/buildroot/">buildroot</a>.
- <p>
-
- <li>Prebuilt uClibc development systems for
- <a href="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/uclibc/root_fs_i386.bz2">i386</a>
- and
- <a href="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/uclibc/root_fs_arm.bz2">arm</a>
- and
- <a href="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/uclibc/root_fs_mipsel.bz2">mipsel</a>
- are available and contain complete native gcc 3.3.2 toolchains. These
- are development systems are ext2 filesystems that runs natively on the
- specified architecture. They contain all the development software you
- need to build your own uClibc applications, including bash, coreutils,
- findutils, diffutils, patch, sed, ed, flex, bison, file, gawk, tar,
- grep gdb, strace, make, gcc, g++, autoconf, automake, ncurses, zlib,
- openssl, openssh perl, and more. And of course, everything is
- dynamically linked against uClibc. By using a uClibc only system, you
- can avoid all the painful cross-configuration problems that have made
- using uClibc somewhat painful in the past. If you want to quickly get
- started with testing or using uClibc you should give these images a
- try. You can loop mount them and then chroot into them. You can boot
- into them using user-mode Linux. You can even 'dd' them to a spare
- partition and use resize2fs to make them fill the drive, and then boot
- into them. Whatever works for you.
- <p>
+<p>
+
+If you want to be <em>really</em> lazy and start using uClibc right away
+without needing to compile your own toolchain or anything, you can grab a
+pre-compiled uClibc development system. These are currently available for
+
+<a href="http://www.uclibc.org/downloads/root_fs_arm.ext2.bz2">arm</a>,
+<a href="http://www.uclibc.org/downloads/root_fs_armeb.ext2.bz2">armeb</a>,
+<a href="http://www.uclibc.org/downloads/root_fs_i386.ext2.bz2">i386</a>,
+<a href="http://www.uclibc.org/downloads/root_fs_mips.ext2.bz2">mips</a>,
+<a href="http://www.uclibc.org/downloads/root_fs_mipsel.ext2.bz2">mipsel</a>,
+<a href="http://www.uclibc.org/downloads/root_fs_powerpc.ext2.bz2">powerpc</a>, and
+<a href="http://www.uclibc.org/downloads/root_fs_sh4.ext2.bz2">sh4</a>.
+
+<p>
+
+These are bzip2 compressed ext2 filesystems containing all the development
+software you need to build your own uClibc applications, including: bash, awk,
+make, gcc, g++, autoconf, automake, ncurses, zlib, openssl, openssh, gdb,
+strace, busybox, GNU coreutils, GNU tar, GNU grep, etc.
+
+<p>
+
+Each of these uClibc development systems was created using
+<a href="/cgi-bin/cvsweb/buildroot/">buildroot</a>, specifically,
+<a href="http://www.uclibc.org/downloads/buildroot.tar.bz2">buildroot.tar.bz2</a>
+along with <a href="http://www.uclibc.org/downloads/buildroot-sources">these sources</a>.
+
+<p>
+
+These development systems should provide pretty much everything you need to get
+started building your own applications with uClibc. Once you download one of
+these systems, you can then boot into it, loop mount it, dd it to a spare drive
+and use a tool such as resize2fs to make it fill a partition... Whatever works
+best for you.
+
+<p>
+The quickest way to get started using a root_fs image (using the i386
+platform as an example) is:
+<ul>
+ <li>Download root_fs_i386.bz2 from kernel.org</li>
+ <li>bunzip2 root_fs_i386.bz2</li>
+ <li>mkdir root_fs</li>
+ <li>su root</li>
+ <li>mount -o loop root_fs_i386 root_fs</li>
+ <li>chroot root_fs /bin/su -</li>
</ul>
+Type "exit" to end the chroot session and return to your host system.
+<p>
+
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