Re: Re: [ECOS] Creating customised packages for eCos

["Kaustubh Purandare" <kaustubh_purandare at rediffmail dot com>]

Thanks for the tip Andrew.


On Fri, 01 Mar 2002 Andrew Lunn wrote :
>On Fri, Mar 01, 2002 at 04:19:11AM -0000, Kaustubh  Purandare 
>wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > Is it possible to create my own package other than the 
>standard
> > packages provided by eCos. ?
> >
> > If yes what is the procedure or where can I find the 
>information
> > about it?
>
>Yes, you can make your own packages. Being a bit of a hacker, i 
>tend
>not to read the documentation unless i really have to :-)
>
>When i created a new package, i used the same directory layout as 
>any
>other package. ie
>
>net/openssl/current/{src|include|doc|cdl}
>
>Probably the cdl file is the most difficult. I copied one from 
>another
>package and the edited it suit my needs. This is one place 
>reading the
>manual was useful. General cdl concepts are well documented. Then 
>you
>need to edit the ecos.db file. Again i just used another entry as 
>a
>template.
>
>At this point you should be able to do ecosconfig add mypkg
>
>and then fixes all the errors in the cdl :-(
>
>I guess the last stage is to build an .epk. This is file for
>distribution which contains the package plus other bits and 
>bobs
>needed for someone to install your package into your tree. 
>Building
>and .epk file is documented.
>
>Probably the most useful documentation is "The eCos Components
>Writer's Guide".
>
>          Andrew
>
>
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