| There's a great deal of excitement surrounding the use of
Linux in embedded systems -- for everything from cell phones
to car ABS systems and water-filtration plants -- but not a
lot of practical information. Building Embedded Linux
Systems offers an in-depth, hard-core guide to putting
together embedded systems based on Linux.
Updated for the latest version of the Linux kernel, this new
edition gives you the basics of building embedded Linux
systems, along with the configuration, setup, and use of
more than 40 different open source and free software
packages in common use. The book also looks at the strengths
and weaknesses of using Linux in an embedded system, plus a
discussion of licensing issues, and an introduction to
real-time, with a discussion of real-time options for Linux.
This indispensable book features arcane and previously
undocumented procedures for:
Building your own GNU development toolchain
Using an efficient embedded development framework
Selecting, configuring, building, and installing a
target-specific kernel
Creating a complete target root filesystem
Setting up, manipulating, and using solid-state storage
devices
Installing and configuring a bootloader for the target
Cross-compiling a slew of utilities and packages
Debugging your embedded system using a plethora of tools and
techniques
Using the uClibc, BusyBox, U-Boot, OpenSSH, thttpd, tftp,
strace, and gdb packages
By presenting how to build the operating system components
from pristine sources and how to find more documentation or
help, Building Embedded Linux Systems greatly simplifies the
task of keeping complete control over your embedded
operating system.
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Published by: O'REILLY & ASSOCIATES