[oe] BSP advice

[Philip Balister]

On 03/18/2012 04:36 PM, R U Local wrote:
> Dear List,
> 
> Is it possible to build an Angstrom rootfs without building x-load, u-boot
> and kernel image?
> 
> We have a new development that uses an AM3517 based unit.
> 
> The SDK comes with pre-patched source code for x-load, u-boot and kernel.
> There are also compiled binary images.
> 
> To get things working quickly I'd like to build a rootfs with our software
> and dependent packages and use the supplied binaries during installation.
> 
>  
> 
> Would setting ASSUME_PROVIDED in the machine BSP achieve this? 

How are you going to handle the kernel modules?

Build something close and ignore the packages you do not need :)

Philip