[ELDK] No uImage in build images directory
Larry Baker
baker at usgs.gov
Thu Aug 22 09:30:09 CEST 2013
Detlev,
On Aug 21, 2013, at 2:37 AM, Detlev Zundel wrote:
> Hi Larry,
>
> [...]
>
>> Also, it would be nice to know how to wipe out the build tree but
>> preserve the sources that have already been downloaded. It took hours
>> to download all the source files again because I do not know how to
>> separate the local download cache from the build tree.
>
> This is the reason for the existance of /opt/eldk/downloads directory
> and the usage of it in our prepared configuration files. If you do not
> erase this directory, _all_ downloads will be preserved. (You actually
> also need to archive this alongside your git repo for future builds as
> packages on the internet can disappear over time. The live555 library
> is a very nasty example of this, as they keep only _one single_ version
> on the net[1]).
>
I have learned more about the Yocto/ELDK directories layout and I now realize what you have described.
It seems to still take several hours to build my image. I mistakenly thought the downloads were being repeated.
Thank you for your assistance.
> Cheers
> Detlev
>
> [1] http://www.live555.com/liveMedia/public/
>
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Larry Baker
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