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MTD utils are available from [http://git.infradead.org/mtd-utils.git MTD utils git]. You can get them by | MTD utils are available from [http://git.infradead.org/mtd-utils.git MTD utils git]. You can get them by | ||
| − | * | + | * using gitweb "snapshot" feature (use "snapshot" link at latest commit at the right side) |
| − | * | + | * using [http://git.or.cz/ git] |
| − | git pull git://git.infradead.org/mtd-utils.git mtd-utils | + | git pull git://git.infradead.org/mtd-utils.git mtd-utils |
Compiling MTD utils depend on [http://www.zlib.net/ zlib] and [http://www.oberhumer.com/opensource/lzo/download/ LZO]. Download latest archives using the given links. For this example we use | Compiling MTD utils depend on [http://www.zlib.net/ zlib] and [http://www.oberhumer.com/opensource/lzo/download/ LZO]. Download latest archives using the given links. For this example we use | ||
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Note: If you use other cross compiler, replace tool chain prefix ''arm-none-linux-gnueabi-'' below by prefix of your (cross-) toolchain. | Note: If you use other cross compiler, replace tool chain prefix ''arm-none-linux-gnueabi-'' below by prefix of your (cross-) toolchain. | ||
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| + | ==Preparation== | ||
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| + | In this example, we use | ||
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| + | /home/user/mtd | ||
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| + | as base directory. This example assumes you are in this directory and the above three source .tar.gz files are located here, too. | ||
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| + | To not pollute the host file system, we install build results in local subdirectory: | ||
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| + | > mkdir install | ||
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| + | should result in /home/user/mtd/install (replace this with your real path below) | ||
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| + | ==zlib== | ||
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| + | > tar xfj zlib-1.2.3.tar.bz2 | ||
| + | > cd zlib-1.2.3/ | ||
| + | zlib-1.2.3> ./configure --prefix=/home/user/mtd/install | ||
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| + | Edit resulting Makefile, e.g. | ||
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| + | zlib-1.2.3> emacs Makefile | ||
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| + | and add toolchain prefix ''arm-none-linux-gnueabi-'' to gcc, ar and ranlib. Then you should be ready to compile: | ||
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| + | zlib-1.2.3> make | ||
| + | zlib-1.2.3> make install | ||
| + | zlib-1.2.3> cd .. | ||
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| + | Result should be zlib.a in install/lib directory and zlib's headers in install/include. If this was successful, remove build directory: | ||
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| + | > rm -rf zlib-1.2.3 | ||
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| + | ==lzo== | ||
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| + | > tar xfz lzo-2.03.tar.gz | ||
| + | > cd lzo-2.03/ | ||
| + | lzo-2.03 > ./configure --host=arm-none-linux-gnueabi --prefix=/home/user/mtd/install | ||
| + | lzo-2.03 > make | ||
| + | lzo-2.03 > make install | ||
| + | lzo-2.03 > cd .. | ||
| + | > rm -rf lzo-2.03 | ||
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| + | Result should be liblzo2.a in install/lib directory and lzo's headers in install/include/lzo. | ||
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| + | ==mtd-utils== | ||
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| + | tbd. | ||
Revision as of 15:50, 6 October 2008
This article is about (cross-) compiling MTD-Utils. MTD-Utils(MTD == memory technology device) are user space tools to work with MTD kernel subsystem. As these tools are often necessary to write embedded file system to MTD (NOR/NAND) devices and there are some dependencies, we briefly describe here how to cross compile them.
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Source and dependencies
MTD utils are available from MTD utils git. You can get them by
- using gitweb "snapshot" feature (use "snapshot" link at latest commit at the right side)
- using git
git pull git://git.infradead.org/mtd-utils.git mtd-utils
Compiling MTD utils depend on zlib and LZO. Download latest archives using the given links. For this example we use
- zlib-1.2.3.tar.bz2
- lzo-2.03.tar.gz
- mtd-utils.git-snapshot-20081004.tar.gz
Cross compile
As example for cross compilation, we use CodeSourcery ARM tool chain as popular for BeagleBoard.
Note: If you use other cross compiler, replace tool chain prefix arm-none-linux-gnueabi- below by prefix of your (cross-) toolchain.
Preparation
In this example, we use
/home/user/mtd
as base directory. This example assumes you are in this directory and the above three source .tar.gz files are located here, too.
To not pollute the host file system, we install build results in local subdirectory:
> mkdir install
should result in /home/user/mtd/install (replace this with your real path below)
zlib
> tar xfj zlib-1.2.3.tar.bz2 > cd zlib-1.2.3/ zlib-1.2.3> ./configure --prefix=/home/user/mtd/install
Edit resulting Makefile, e.g.
zlib-1.2.3> emacs Makefile
and add toolchain prefix arm-none-linux-gnueabi- to gcc, ar and ranlib. Then you should be ready to compile:
zlib-1.2.3> make zlib-1.2.3> make install zlib-1.2.3> cd ..
Result should be zlib.a in install/lib directory and zlib's headers in install/include. If this was successful, remove build directory:
> rm -rf zlib-1.2.3
lzo
> tar xfz lzo-2.03.tar.gz > cd lzo-2.03/ lzo-2.03 > ./configure --host=arm-none-linux-gnueabi --prefix=/home/user/mtd/install lzo-2.03 > make lzo-2.03 > make install lzo-2.03 > cd .. > rm -rf lzo-2.03
Result should be liblzo2.a in install/lib directory and lzo's headers in install/include/lzo.
mtd-utils
tbd.
