Re: [coLinux-devel] Colinux for Linux beginners?

[Dan A. <da...@gm...>]

On Mon, Feb 02, 2004 at 12:00:07AM +0800, HandWatch, Inc. wrote:
> I believe Colinux is a very good tool for Linux beginner like me.  However, having colinux compiled correctly isn't a beginner's task.  I've been scrapping my hair off and tried the following.  Just can't get it right.  Can someone lend a hand?
> 
> 1. Setup cygwin.
> 2. Get colinux source code 20040131.
> 3. Get Linux kernel 2.4.24 source code.
> 4. Apply colinux patch to the kernel.
> 5. Use .config in colinux source code to compile the kernel.
> 6. Then...?
> 7. What about cross-compiler?  Do we need to patch it, too?
> 8. How to run colinux daemon?

You also need a Linux machine to compile vmlinux. cygwin gcc isn't 
fit for that task, and making the Linux build system work with
a i686-linux-pc cross compiler is not easy.

The plan is to make coLinux compilation be entirely contained in 
one Linux box using the cygwin cross compiler, without the Windows 
DDK and without cygwin.

This way, once you got an initial version of coLinux running, you
would be able to compile it under itself. coLinux distributions
could come with the source along with a cross compiler already 
ready inside :)

-- 
Dan Aloni
da...@gm...