Re: [iPAQ] Native Compilation

On Tue, 19 Sep 2000, Paul Coates wrote:

>
> I've finally got a serial cradle (10 weeks after getting my iPAQ) and
> plan to install Linux in the next few days, I'll probably wait for
> v0.16. I don't fancy using the Skiff cluster to do development
> (downloading stuff over my modem) I would prefer to do native
> compilation.
>
> Are there any plans to create a package containing just development
> tools, compiler, debugger, etc. that could be unpacked onto a
> microdrive so the microdrive could be used for development then
> finished apps copied over to flash later.
>
> Paul

Hi Paul, you can do this using a debian-arm image, and then installing
whatever packages you want from debian-arm. I'll write up some docs on how
to do this (it isn't all that difficult, but getting some things tweaked
right can be a pain). I'm waiting for my microdrive to show up to see what
kind of speedups I can get with compiling locally instead of over
NFS.. the only problem with a microdrive is that you lose (fast) network
access; maybe when the USB support is finished this won't be as much of
a problem.

        - Vlad
Received on Tue Sep 19 18:07:46 2000