Detlev, On Aug 21, 2013, at 2:37 AM, Detlev Zundel wrote:
> Hi Larry, > > [...] > >> Also, it would be nice to know how to wipe out the build tree but >> preserve the sources that have already been downloaded. It took hours >> to download all the source files again because I do not know how to >> separate the local download cache from the build tree. > > This is the reason for the existance of /opt/eldk/downloads directory > and the usage of it in our prepared configuration files. If you do not > erase this directory, _all_ downloads will be preserved. (You actually > also need to archive this alongside your git repo for future builds as > packages on the internet can disappear over time. The live555 library > is a very nasty example of this, as they keep only _one single_ version > on the net[1]). > I have learned more about the Yocto/ELDK directories layout and I now realize what you have described. It seems to still take several hours to build my image. I mistakenly thought the downloads were being repeated. Thank you for your assistance. > Cheers > Detlev > > [1] http://www.live555.com/liveMedia/public/ > > -- > I object to doing things that computers can do. -- Olin Shivers > -- > DENX Software Engineering GmbH, MD: Wolfgang Denk & Detlev Zundel > HRB 165235 Munich, Office: Kirchenstr.5, D-82194 Groebenzell, Germany > Phone: (+49)-8142-66989-40 Fax: (+49)-8142-66989-80 Email: [email protected] Larry Baker US Geological Survey 650-329-5608 [email protected] _______________________________________________ eldk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.denx.de/mailman/listinfo/eldk
