Hi Guillermo, On Wednesday 07 May 2014 10:32:14 Guillermo Rodriguez Garcia wrote: > 2014-05-07 10:03 GMT+02:00 Juergen Borleis <[email protected]>: > >> [...] > >> > >> But this is where it starts to get confusing. I don't quite understand > >> the difference between the "BSP" and the "platform". > > > > The board support package (BSP) defines an application. And an > > application > > I guess this is where most of the confusion is coming from. For me the > concept of a "BSP" (board support package) has nothing to do with > applications.
Maybe your understanding of a "BSP" is more a "platform" in our meaning. The "platform" brings in all the hardware specific details. The BSP (or "PTXdist project") composes all required components to make a specific application run on a specific platform. > [...] > Yes several times, it explains how things work, but not always what's > the rationale behind the design (which is sometimes also helpful) Sure. Comments and ideas what is missing are always welcome. Regards, Juergen -- Pengutronix e.K. | Juergen Borleis | Linux Solutions for Science and Industry | http://www.pengutronix.de/ |
