Thanks Gavin, that clears up a lot of things for me :-) On Nov 14, 2007 4:48 PM, Gavin Lambert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Quoth David van Geest: > > 1. What are the options for including custom user software on the board? > > > Is it necessary to re-compile the kernel with your app included every > time > > > you make a change to your program(s)? > > Depends on how you've written the program :) > > For compiled-in-kernel changes, yes, you'll need to rebuild the kernel > (obviously). > > For kernel modules, you can rmmod the old module and insmod the new one. > > For user apps, you can just run the new app from a different location. > > For these last two, you'll obviously need some other means to get the > updated software onto your board. The easiest way to do this is with a > network connection and TFTP/FTP; another option would be to use a network > share. When using (T)FTP you'll only be able to upload to ramdisk (ramfs) > folders, so you can't replace anything that relies on a hard-coded path. > > > _______________________________________________ > uClinux-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.uclinux.org/mailman/listinfo/uclinux-dev > This message was resent by [email protected] > To unsubscribe see: > http://mailman.uclinux.org/mailman/options/uclinux-dev >
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