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Hello everyone, |
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I am proud to announce the official Embedded Gentoo Project is getting |
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close to being able to integrate improvements to provide "one-step" |
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cross-compiling toolchain installation. This includes enhancements to |
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gcc-config and the core toolchain ebuilds, with only some portage |
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enhancements waiting to be implemented before final integration. |
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I recently completed updating the project's documentation to reflect the |
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current state of affairs for cross-compiling, finished writing a new |
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section to cover uClibc, and added a project roadmap to give a big |
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picture view of where we are and where we are headed. Even after this |
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revision, these pages remain far from complete but should give an idea |
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for the knowledgable about where we are headed. |
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Because this project will be an extensive, ongoing effort requiring |
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changes throughout the entire tree, I have organized a number of |
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resources to help foster and encourage community participation. These |
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currently include: |
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1) A new wiki - The "full" announcement of this new resource should have |
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found its way to you before this one. Presently, this contains the full |
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documentation for the Embedded Gentoo Project and the roadmap of our |
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current and planned activities: |
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http://wiki.dev.gentoo.org/gentoo/moin.cgi/EmbeddedGentoo |
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2) gentoo-embedded mailing list - now available for ongoing discussion |
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about scaling Gentoo down into memory or space restricted devices (e.g. |
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laptops and handhelds), cross-compiling, uClibc, and all other related |
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issues. |
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3) #gentoo-embedded on IRC - the developers (and many users) working on |
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the projects meet almost daily in IRC to hash out the ongoing details. |
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If you want to help get things sorted out, please join us on |
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irc.freenode.net in #gentoo-embedded to join the fun. |
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In the next few days, I will begin posting additional announcements on |
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the gentoo-embedded mailing list to provide further information and |
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details in order to provoke further discussion about project's goals, |
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design, and current implementation. Subscribe today or miss out on all |
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the fun and excitement. |
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This project's course is not set in stone and the short-term roadmap |
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changes often, depending on present involvement. Due to recent growing |
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participation, the roadmap now reflects the broader efforts and |
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resources active on the project. I look forward to seeing everyone |
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interested but not yet involved to start contributing to the project. |
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Feedback is both desired and expected; however, please trim any replies |
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to this post so they go to the gentoo-embedded list ONLY. |
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Cheers, |
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Zach Welch |
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Gentoo Embedded Lead |
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Superlucidity Services |
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