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authorEric Andersen <andersen@codepoet.org>2004-09-02 23:03:25 +0000
committerEric Andersen <andersen@codepoet.org>2004-09-02 23:03:25 +0000
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Based on patches from Mike Frysinger, add insmod support for
sparc and ia64 (itanium). Also, reorganize the insmod architecture support code to be alphasorted and less messy. Update the readme to list current insmod arch support.
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33 33
34 BusyBox in general will build on any architecture supported by gcc. It has 34 BusyBox in general will build on any architecture supported by gcc. It has
35 a few specialized features added for __sparc__ and __alpha__. insmod 35 a few specialized features added for __sparc__ and __alpha__. insmod
36 functionality is currently limited to x86, ARM, SH3/4, powerpc, m68k, 36 functionality is currently limited to ARM, CRIS, H8/300, x86, ia64,
37 MIPS, cris, and v850e. 37 x86_64, m68k, MIPS, PowerPC, S390, SH3/4/5, Sparc, v850e, and x86_64
38 for 2.4.x kernels. For 2.6.x kernels
38 39
39Supported C Libraries: 40Supported C Libraries:
40 41
41 glibc-2.0.x, glibc-2.1.x, glibc-2.2.x, glibc-2.3.x, uClibc. People 42 uClibc and glibc are supported. People have been looking at newlib and
42 are looking at newlib and diet-libc, but consider them unsupported, 43 diet-libc, but they are currently considered unsupported, untested, or
43 untested, or worse. Linux-libc5 is no longer supported -- you 44 worse. Linux-libc5 is no longer supported -- you should probably use uClibc
44 should probably use uClibc instead if you want a small C library. 45 instead if you want a small C library.
45 46
46Supported kernels: 47Supported kernels:
47 48
48 Full functionality requires Linux 2.2.x or better. A large fraction of the 49 Full functionality requires Linux 2.2.x or better. A large fraction of the
49 code should run on just about anything. While the current code is fairly 50 code should run on just about anything. While the current code is fairly
50 Linux specific, it should be fairly easy to port the majority of the code 51 Linux specific, it should be fairly easy to port the majority of the code
51 to, say, FreeBSD or Solaris, or Mac OS X, or even Windows (if you are into 52 to support, say, FreeBSD or Solaris, or Mac OS X, or even Windows (if you
52 that sort of thing). 53 are into that sort of thing).
53 54
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