README
1Buildroot is a simple, efficient and easy-to-use tool to generate embedded
2Linux systems through cross-compilation.
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4The documentation can be found in docs/manual. You can generate a text
5document with 'make manual-text' and read output/docs/manual/manual.text.
6Online documentation can be found at http://buildroot.org/docs.html
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8To build and use the buildroot stuff, do the following:
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101) run 'make menuconfig'
112) select the target architecture and the packages you wish to compile
123) run 'make'
134) wait while it compiles
145) find the kernel, bootloader, root filesystem, etc. in output/images
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16You do not need to be root to build or run buildroot. Have fun!
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18Buildroot comes with a basic configuration for a number of boards. Run
19'make list-defconfigs' to view the list of provided configurations.
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21Please feed suggestions, bug reports, insults, and bribes back to the
22buildroot mailing list: buildroot@buildroot.org
23You can also find us on #buildroot on OFTC IRC.
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25If you would like to contribute patches, please read
26https://buildroot.org/manual.html#submitting-patches
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