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2011-10-10 10:46:39 +02:00
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About Buildroot
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2012-12-29 05:42:28 +01:00
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Buildroot is a tool that simplifies and automates the process of
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building a complete Linux system for an embedded system, using
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cross-compilation.
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In order to achieve this, Buildroot is able to generate a
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cross-compilation toolchain, a root filesystem, a Linux kernel image
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and a bootloader for your target. Buildroot can be used for any
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combination of these options, independently (you can for example use
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an existing cross-compilation toolchain, and build only your root
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filesystem with Buildroot).
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Buildroot is useful mainly for people working with embedded systems.
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Embedded systems often use processors that are not the regular x86
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processors everyone is used to having in his PC. They can be PowerPC
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processors, MIPS processors, ARM processors, etc.
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Buildroot supports numerous processors and their variants; it also
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comes with default configurations for several boards available
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off-the-shelf. Besides this, a number of third-party projects are based on,
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2012-11-27 12:59:16 +01:00
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or develop their BSP footnote:[BSP: Board Support Package] or
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SDK footnote:[SDK: Software Development Kit] on top of Buildroot.
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