Re: Updated sources

Thanks Erik. I have been using the familiar build tree from the Git
repository, but for some reason I had the idea that these sources were
frozen with those in the current stable version. Not sure where I got
that.

I know that OE uses monotone for updating the tree; the familiar tree is
not like that, correct?

Thanks,

Travis

On Mon, 2007-02-12 at 20:49 -0800, Erik Hovland wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 12, 2007 at 10:28:49PM -0600, Travis Stratman wrote:
> > My understanding is that the OE tree is in sync with the stable (0.8.4)
> > release, and that the "cutting-edge" (testing) sources are available
> > through CVS. Is this correct, or is there a way to get a "testing" OE
> > tree?
>
> There is a familiar git tree that was a fork of OE. It is the only known
> tree for building packages for familiar. OE has gone their own way and
> have newer versions of bitbake, base packages, gpe and Opie. Enough
> changes have been made that they do not cross-pollinate as well as they
> once did. Having said that, the two trees largely support the same
> iPAQs.
>
> If you want to build packages for familiar, use the tree that is in the
> git repository on handhelds.org.
>
> > I am seeing a few minor issues (such as synchronization / timing
> > messages after coming out of suspend, and some boot messages) that I
> > suspect have probably already been fixed in newer kernel versions that
> > have not yet been released yet. I assume that getting a (patched)
> > kernel from CVS and building it would be the way to take care of this as
> > well? If not, then this would be the newest source to look at to try
> > and fix the issues?
>
> The kernel source is indeed in cvs on handhelds.org. If you want to get
> a new kernel, that is where you should get it from. And you should just
> need to copy and update the bb recipes in the familiar tree to be able
> to make new packages. Because of changes between kernel versions you
> might want to check with the hx4700 porting folk as to which kernel
> version is probably the most stable.
>
> E
>
Received on Tue Feb 13 2007 - 08:10:49 EST