-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Robert Michel schreef: > Salve Koen! > > On Thu, 16 Nov 2006, Koen Kooi wrote: >> As indicated before, openmoko won't use apt, but ipkg. > > Ok - so I asked myself why ipkg and not apt. > http://www.handhelds.org/hypermail/familiar/129/12970.html > gaves the answer that ipkg will use less memory on the mobil. > I love to be able to use one tool on diverent devices and plattforms > so my first reaction on this info was :(
Ipkg is *the* standard for embedded devices. Look at openwrt, the sharp zaurus or the angstrom distribution. We can argue about ipkg's bugs later :) > Second, I still have the open question if ipkg on Neo1973 could > let me use the normal .deb packets from the debian mirrors, or > comes the need with ipkg to convert every packet? No, openmoko uses a different ABI (softfpa instead of hardfpa, although I'm hoping for EABI) as debian, so .debs from debian/ARM wouldn't run. As a side note, .debs are the same as .ipks, both are ar-wrapped tarballs with control information. ipkg can install .debs (compiled with the right ABI) and dpkg can install ipks (again, compiled with the right abi). regards, Koen -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (Darwin) iD8DBQFFXN2KMkyGM64RGpERAl58AJ4w9f2rHufjiG3WNo/lYmrpCu/7JwCbBUvk VgzxubMrpe5v7lL23RArWAY= =aMEL -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ OpenMoko community mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openmoko.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/community
