[ELDK] Changing kernel in ELDK-4.2

Robert Iakobashvili coroberti at gmail.com
Mon Sep 1 13:51:30 CEST 2008


On Mon, Sep 1, 2008 at 1:45 PM, Wolfgang Denk <wd at denx.de> wrote:

>
> > In some cases, we might need to put to the rootfs
> > /lib/modules/kernel-<version>
> > the modules. How to handle it better, to pass some path to make install?
>
> This is already supported by the standard kernel Makefile. Try:
>
> $ make INSTALL_MOD_PATH=/opt/eldk/<your_arch> modules_install


Sure, just missed it.


>
> > Yet another issue will be to cut the size of rootfs by removing some
> > packages.
> > How to handle it within the ELDK framework.
>
> You  don't  build  root  file  systems  by  taking   a   full-feldged
> distribution  and  removing parts.


Sure.


> You can use the included SELF images as a starting point; see
> http://www.denx.de/wiki/DULG/RootFileSystemDesignAndBuilding


The instructions look great.

The package logic tempts to make some sort of automation to bring
a package to the SEFT starting point.

What is an appropriate way to add a package (with its dependences)
to SEFT?

<http://www.denx.de/wiki/DULG/RootFileSystemDesignAndBuilding>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Wolfgang Denk
>
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-- 
Truly,
Robert


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