Re: [Ltib] LTIB for Raspberry Pi

[Mike Goins]

On Sat, Oct 6, 2012 at 3:01 AM, Sean Malloy <address@hidden> wrote:
> Stuart -
>
> I've uploaded a small change that I'm calling rc5.  This builds a more
> recent kernel with RPi patches obtained from
> http://github.com/raspberrypi/linux than the one I had been using.
>
> I have not modified the core code to get a tarball or RPM from an arbitrary
> URL yet as I'm not sure that's the direction you want to go.
>
> If you are still planning on merging my changes into the repository this
> weekend, I would be fine with you adding a README.RPI file directing the
> users to download the toolchain from
> https://github.com/downloads/midnightyell/RPi-LTIB/raspberrypi-tools-9c3d7b6-1.i386.rpm
> instead of it coming from the gpp.
>
> Please let me know if you have any questions.

I'm planning to test the new patch today and get it posted.  Since the
toolchain is off-gpp, much like the others, and the sudo "fixed", I
don't expect any issues.



> As usual, my packages, diffs, etc. may be found here:
> https://drive.google.com/#folders/0B5oPSqrs5WbUNndYZ0pxTm10NkE
>
> Rob Bishop - one of the RPi designers - is in town Saturday, and I'm signed
> up to talk about what I've done with LTIB for the Pi after his speech.  I
> plan on saying that the PI will be supported in the LTIB trunk "shortly".
> I'm looking forward to it :)
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 1:58 PM, Sean Malloy <address@hidden> wrote:
>>>
>>> I think the best thing to do is to add a mechanism to LTIB so that you
>>> can specify a direct download URL for the toolchain.
>>
>>
>> I have uploaded the toolchain RPM to
>> https://github.com/downloads/midnightyell/RPi-LTIB/raspberrypi-tools-9c3d7b6-1.i386.rpm
>>
>> Personally, I'm fond of the idea of anytime LTIB sees a Source: link in a
>> spec file that starts with http[s]://, it should attempt a wget on the URL
>> if the file is not found in the gpp, lpp, or ldirs.
>>
>> That would solve this problem nicely.
>>
>> Objections?
>>
>> --
>> Sean C. Malloy
>> address@hidden
>>
>
>
>
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> Sean C. Malloy
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