Re: [gentoo-embedded] PPC embedded base package

[Quentin Arce]

One thing you may want to keep in mind when building
your system is to make sure all bins are stripped. 
Also, some embedded companies have tools which
determine which libs are being used on the system and
remove all others from the final image.  Just to
squeeze that last bit of space out.

Also, don't forget to remove all other un-needed
files.  Like /var/db, all man, etc.

Q


--- Anthony Russello <arussello@××××××.com> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I'm working on a base layout for an embedded system
> based on the
> Freescale 8241 chip, and was wondering what might be
> available in the
> world of gentoo for that purpose.
>
> Here are the requirements we've laid out:
>
> Read/write /etc (jffs2 filesystem)
> /var is a ramdisk, /tmp is a symlink to /var/tmp
> / is read only otherwise (cramfs filesystem)
>
> As far as apps, we basically just need:
>
> boa
> busybox
> samba 2.2.x (samba 3 requires additional libraries
> in the final image)
> sysvinit
> sqlite
> quota-tools
> sys-utils
> e2fsprogs
>
> Now, we created one a while back using an axis chip,
> and they had a full
> development package that we just modified as needed.
>  In the end we
> wound up with an image that had about 2 MB left over
> of the eight.
> RIght now, we're kind of starting fresh with an 8241
> based system, so I
> wanted to get some input on what recommendations you
> might have.
>
> I've already been playing around with a custom thing
> from the ground up.
> But just in case, I'd like to see if there is
> something else we could
> look into.
>
> I've been using gentoo for quite some time now
> (since the 1.4 days) but
> I haven't been following the gentoo embedded list
> for the most part.
>
> Cheers,
> Anthony
>
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