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On 12/06/14 13:38, meino.cramer@×××.de wrote: |
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> Hi, |
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> recently I bought a great little Linux board: Arietta G25 |
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> (http://www.acmesystems.it/arietta) |
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> Since I like Gentoo I installed it instead of the provided Debian |
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> system. The system I used to compile the kernel is -- of course -- a |
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> Gentoo -- Linux PC. |
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Fantastic effort there Meino! |
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Ok, so looking here: |
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http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/base/embedded/ |
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I cannot determine who is the one to contact to |
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get this offering of current information, correctly |
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formatted to be included in the "boards" section |
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of the gentoo embedded handbook? |
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Next point, Meino has offered up a great bit of information |
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that surely does not belong in the Gentoo embedded handbook, |
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but is a great resource to encourage others how to go about |
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hacking away at a gentoo embedded project. So I think the |
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original email can be listed somewhere for others newer to |
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embedded gentoo hacking, as an example. Where would this |
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be placed? Linked to the handbook as "references" or "notes" or |
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"appendix 1" or such? |
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Also, if there is a format we want folks to follow should the |
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gentoo embedded project page have a suggested format to follow? |
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Many of those listing in the board section merely contain: |
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1. Board specifications |
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2. /proc/cpuinfo |
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Maybe the full possible format (optional for the contributor) |
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could have these additional categories: |
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make.conf |
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bootstrap/init details |
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installed packages |
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cross compiling details |
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Native compiling details |
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Special code/hacks included |
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(such as netconsole.c) |
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Libraries |
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ulibC, musl, bionic, glibc |
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languages |
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Added hardware, such as a relay board to |
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power up and down other electronics as an example. |
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So, being a long time reader of gentoo embedded, I understand that |
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most folks in the gentoo-embedded-project space, are busy and have |
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a very deep and strong background in embedded linux. I also understand |
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that they do not need a robustly maintained gentoo-embedded-handbook. |
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But, if we are to encourage others to learn and develop into strong |
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gentoo-embedded hackers, then we should provide a pathway for their |
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needs. Expanding the scope of the gentoo-embedded-manual or creating |
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an ancillary document, with many more simplified steps, would be |
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an excellent first step to revitalizing gentoo-embedded, imho. |
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Personally, I'd like to see what the 64Bit arm devs have in mind for |
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the Gentoo embedded handbook, or as a minimized full (stage?) offering? |
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I've just been waiting for 64Bit arm boards to come down a bit in |
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price; ymmv. |
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I will defer to the leadership decision of the gentoo-embedded-project |
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team. |
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sincerely, |
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James Horton |
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