calling all (any?) buildroot on OSX experienced types ...

[Tha D0od]

I tried to build a generic uclibc anything from buildroot using my fiance's 
iBook.  I had to install the developer tools (it's on the install DVD, if 
it's not hidden in your Applications folder) to get the tools needed on to 
the system.  After that, I'm sorry to say, it was no dice.

It didn't bother me enough to look more in to it, since I had more than a 
few x86 systems I could play with to make my toolchains.  I had some 
GNU/Linux live CDs that I was playing with that detected the hardware 
properly enough to get me in to X or a command prompt.  They both had 
compilation tools built in, if you want to try that route.  One was a Ubuntu 
CD, the other was a Linux From Scratch CD.

The compilation/configuring is straightforward once you get in to it.  You 
pick your processor (ppc), then, you can manually choose your packages, or 
you can pick one of the generic options that picks the packages for you.

Hope this helps!


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>To: uclibc at uclibc.org
>Subject: calling all (any?) buildroot on OSX experienced types ...
>Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2006 19:24:47 -0800
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>hi all,
>
>new here (been saying that a lot today ... )
>
>i'm interested in building firmware & packages for the Linksys WRT54GS 
>router + Sveasoft
>firmware -- requiring a mipsel/uclibc toolchain.
>
>i'd like to build it ON my osx 10.4.4 box.  which, iiuc, means i have to 
>build the uclibc
>buildroot cross-compiler.
>
>now, in principle, this seems like a simple thing, but i've been bouncing 
>all over creation
>looking for others of like mind/experience. alas, no luck, as yet ...
>
>that said, #uclibc suggested that i try THIS list as "there is a person or 
>two on the list iirc
>who uses OS X w/buildroot".
>
>so, my first request:
>
>IF YOU ARE OUT THERE ... (i.e., someone who's built an OSX->mipsel/uclibc 
>toolchain) I'd like to
>chat, and perhaps get a few pointers.
>
>so far, i've got buildroot checked out, as well as the Linksys firmware 
>source, and am idly
>wondering whether/how to configure the buildroot compile correctly ...
>
>so, for now,
>
>            ANYBODY HOME?
>
>thx!
>
>cheers,
>
>richard
>
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