Bering-uClibc 5.x - Developer Guide - Building a Distribution
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Introduction
The term "Distribution" is used to refer to a version-numbered Release of Bering-uClibc 5.x - either a Beta or a "full" Release.
Few Developers will prepare formal Releases but it can be useful to understand the steps required and where all of the pieces come from.
Download the Sources
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Build the Toolchain
Run the following command from the buildtool root directory:
./buildtool.pl build toolchain
Build the Packages
Run the following command from the buildtool root directory:
tools/buildall.sh
Check for errors by viewing the HTML report generated as /tmp/DD.MM.YYYY/build.html where DD.MM.YYYY is a datestamp, for example 13.02.2011.
Build the lwp Packages
buildlwp.sh is a shell script, that generates the (standard) lwp files for the webconf Package. The files has been downloaded and extracted into the path source/lwp.
The script builds the lwp files in the package directory, named *.lwp.
./buildlwp.sh
Build the Images
Run the following command from the buildtool root directory
fakeroot ./buildimage.pl -image-type=imgtype --kernel-arch=karch --variant=serial
Substitute imgtype and karch and variant as appropriate. For example:
fakeroot ./buildimage.pl -image-type=isolinux --kernel-arch=i686 --variant=vga
The disk Image files are generated in the image directory.
Upload the Distribution to the SourceForge File Download Area
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