[yocto] couple questions about toolchains from QS manual
Richard Purdie
richard.purdie at linuxfoundation.org
Fri Jul 15 07:25:12 PDT 2011
On Fri, 2011-07-15 at 10:15 -0400, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> (look on the bright side -- eventually, after many, many patches, i
> will have nothing left to whine about.)
:)
> from quick start manual, i notice that all toolchain tarballs have
> "sdk" in the filename, whereas the actual downloads have "gmae". a
> simple textual fix, i'm assuming. (what means "gmae"?)
GMAE = GNOME Mobile and Embedded
think cut down GNOME.
> more significantly, QS manual states that toolchains "should" be
> installed under /opt/poky. "should" is a loaded word -- it implies a
> recommendation for some benefit but not an actual requirement. and
> installing it there requires the reader to have root privilege,
> something to be avoided if at all possible.
>
> can someone clarify the "shouldness" or "mustness" of toolchain
> installation under /opt/poky?
At this point its a requirement, we'd like to relax that but it isn't
possible right now.
Cheers,
Richard
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