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ispiam wrote: |
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> Hello all, |
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> Our platform is a PC/104 (x86) with additional boards (analog and digital |
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> I/O, serial ports, ethernet, etc.) |
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> We are thinking of using gentoo as OS. Do you know what are the |
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> advantages/disadvantages of using this Linux distribution over the others? |
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> (Suse, Ubuntu, Redhat, etc.) any recommendation for an embedded OS? |
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Well of course gentoo is very customizable. You should decide if you |
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want to use uclibc or glibc (Depending on your RAM, Flash/Disk |
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storrage). Other distros AFIK don't have the option to use uclibc. |
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Perhaps you should read: |
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http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/base/embedded/handbook/ |
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http://gentoo-wiki.com/TinyGentoo |
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http://gentoo-wiki.com/Embedded_Gentoo |
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Another option is to roll your own with buildroot, and if you want |
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"packages" use ipkg. |
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> And if so, what development tools should I use to develop my applications? |
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Gcc, and make.? :-) |
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Some people like eclipse. |
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> Thank you in advance! |
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