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authorBernhard Reutner-Fischer <rep.dot.nop@gmail.com>2008-08-21 12:42:39 +0000
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@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ have additions to this FAQ document, we would love to add them,
16<li><a href="#arch">Which architectures does BusyBox run on?</a></li> 16<li><a href="#arch">Which architectures does BusyBox run on?</a></li>
17<li><a href="#libc">Which C libraries are supported?</a></li> 17<li><a href="#libc">Which C libraries are supported?</a></li>
18<li><a href="#commercial">Can I include BusyBox as part of the software on my device?</a></li> 18<li><a href="#commercial">Can I include BusyBox as part of the software on my device?</a></li>
19<li><a href="#external">Where can I find other small utilities since busybox does not include the features I want?</a></li></li> 19<li><a href="#external">Where can I find other small utilities since busybox does not include the features I want?</a></li>
20<li><a href="#demanding">I demand that you to add &lt;favorite feature&gt; right now! How come you don't answer all my questions on the mailing list instantly? I demand that you help me with all of my problems <em>Right Now</em>!</a></li> 20<li><a href="#demanding">I demand that you to add &lt;favorite feature&gt; right now! How come you don't answer all my questions on the mailing list instantly? I demand that you help me with all of my problems <em>Right Now</em>!</a></li>
21<li><a href="#helpme">I need help with BusyBox! What should I do?</a></li> 21<li><a href="#helpme">I need help with BusyBox! What should I do?</a></li>
22<li><a href="#contracts">I need you to add &lt;favorite feature&gt;! Are the BusyBox developers willing to be paid in order to fix bugs or add in &lt;favorite feature&gt;? Are you willing to provide support contracts?</a></li> 22<li><a href="#contracts">I need you to add &lt;favorite feature&gt;! Are the BusyBox developers willing to be paid in order to fix bugs or add in &lt;favorite feature&gt;? Are you willing to provide support contracts?</a></li>
@@ -40,23 +40,25 @@ have additions to this FAQ document, we would love to add them,
40<ol> 40<ol>
41 <li><a href="#goals">What are the goals of busybox?</a></li> 41 <li><a href="#goals">What are the goals of busybox?</a></li>
42 <li><a href="#design">What is the design of busybox?</a></li> 42 <li><a href="#design">What is the design of busybox?</a></li>
43 <li><a href="#source">How is the source code organized?</a></li> 43 <li><a href="#source">How is the source code organized?</a>
44 <ul> 44 <ul>
45 <li><a href="#source_applets">The applet directories.</a></li> 45 <li><a href="#source_applets">The applet directories.</a></li>
46 <li><a href="#source_libbb">The busybox shared library (libbb)</a></li> 46 <li><a href="#source_libbb">The busybox shared library (libbb)</a></li>
47 </ul> 47 </ul>
48 </li>
48 <li><a href="#optimize">I want to make busybox even smaller, how do I go about it?</a></li> 49 <li><a href="#optimize">I want to make busybox even smaller, how do I go about it?</a></li>
49 <li><a href="#adding">Adding an applet to busybox</a></li> 50 <li><a href="#adding">Adding an applet to busybox</a></li>
50 <li><a href="#standards">What standards does busybox adhere to?</a></li> 51 <li><a href="#standards">What standards does busybox adhere to?</a></li>
51 <li><a href="#portability">Portability.</a></li> 52 <li><a href="#portability">Portability.</a></li>
52 <li><a href="#tips">Tips and tricks.</a></li> 53 <li><a href="#tips">Tips and tricks.</a>
53 <ul> 54 <ul>
54 <li><a href="#tips_encrypted_passwords">Encrypted Passwords</a></li> 55 <li><a href="#tips_encrypted_passwords">Encrypted Passwords</a></li>
55 <li><a href="#tips_vfork">Fork and vfork</a></li> 56 <li><a href="#tips_vfork">Fork and vfork</a></li>
56 <li><a href="#tips_short_read">Short reads and writes</a></li> 57 <li><a href="#tips_short_read">Short reads and writes</a></li>
57 <li><a href="#tips_memory">Memory used by relocatable code, PIC, and static linking.</a></li> 58 <li><a href="#tips_memory">Memory used by relocatable code, PIC, and static linking.</a></li>
58 <li><a href="#tips_kernel_headers">Including Linux kernel headers.</a></li> 59 <li><a href="#tips_kernel_headers">Including Linux kernel headers.</a></li>
59 </ul> 60 </ul>
61 </li>
60 <li><a href="#who">Who are the BusyBox developers?</a></li> 62 <li><a href="#who">Who are the BusyBox developers?</a></li>
61 </ul> 63 </ul>
62</ol> 64</ol>
@@ -376,7 +378,7 @@ within each applet. More build coverage testing.</p></li>
376</p> 378</p>
377 379
378<hr /> 380<hr />
379<h2><a name="backporting">I'm using an ancient version from the dawn of time and something's broken. Can you backport fixes for free?</h2> 381<h2><a name="backporting">I'm using an ancient version from the dawn of time and something's broken. Can you backport fixes for free?</a></h2>
380 382
381<p>Variants of this one get asked a lot.</p> 383<p>Variants of this one get asked a lot.</p>
382 384
@@ -385,7 +387,7 @@ and we're happy to respond to our users' needs. But if you're coming to the
385list for free tech support we're going to ask you to upgrade to a current 387list for free tech support we're going to ask you to upgrade to a current
386version before we try to diagnose your problem.</p> 388version before we try to diagnose your problem.</p>
387 389
388<p>If you're building BusyBox 0.50 with uClibc 0.9.19 and gcc 0.9.26 there's a 390<p>If you're building BusyBox 0.50 with uClibc 0.9.19 and gcc 1.27 there's a
389fairly large chance that whatever problem you're seeing has already been fixed. 391fairly large chance that whatever problem you're seeing has already been fixed.
390To get that fix, all you have to do is upgrade to a newer version. If you 392To get that fix, all you have to do is upgrade to a newer version. If you
391don't at least _try_ that, you're wasting our time.</p> 393don't at least _try_ that, you're wasting our time.</p>
@@ -775,9 +777,9 @@ successor to ibcs2: <a href="http://www.telly.org/86open/">the 86open
775project</a>. That project disbanded in 1999 with the endorsement of an 777project</a>. That project disbanded in 1999 with the endorsement of an
776existing standard: Linux ELF binaries. Since then, the major players at the 778existing standard: Linux ELF binaries. Since then, the major players at the
777time (such as <a 779time (such as <a
778href=http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/aix/products/aixos/linux/index.html>AIX</a>, <a 780href="http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/aix/products/aixos/linux/index.html">AIX</a>, <a
779href=http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/ds/linux_interop.jsp#3>Solaris</a>, and 781href="http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/ds/linux_interop.jsp#3">Solaris</a>, and
780<a href=http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/03/17/linuxapps.html>FreeBSD</a>) 782<a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/03/17/linuxapps.html">FreeBSD</a>)
781have all either grown Linux support or folded.</p> 783have all either grown Linux support or folded.</p>
782 784
783<p>The major exceptions are newcomer MacOS X, some embedded environments 785<p>The major exceptions are newcomer MacOS X, some embedded environments