Re: [Gumstix-users] compiling software for factory images

[Dave H. <dhy...@gm...>]

Hi Colin,

On 6/3/06, Colin Sauze <cj...@ab...> wrote:
> I have a gumstix running an image I downloaded (subversion r773) and its
> working fine and doing nearly everything I need. I also have a buildroot
> which I compiled myself from version 994, however the 2.6.15 kernel
> doesn't like my wireless card and i've not got the time to try and solve
> that issue right now. If I try to run anything compiled with this
> buildroot on my gumstix I just get a segmentation fault.

Yep - If you use revisions greater than 773 on the gumstix, you need
to make sure that you flash the whole enchilada. Programs built with a
toolchain > 773 will just segfault when run on a gumstix with a 773
file system on it.

> How do I get my PC to compile software which is compatible with this
> version? Do I just checkout version 773 of the buildroot and compile that?

Yep.

> Is there a pre-built toolchain available which will work?

Not that I'm aware of.

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Dave Hylands
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