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Roll Your Own Embedded Linux System with Buildroot

Issue 206

From Issue #206
June 2011

Aug 31, 2011  By Alexander Sirotkin
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The time between getting a new piece of hardware and seeing a first shell prompt can be one of the most frustrating experiences for embedded Linux developers. Buildroot can help reduce your frustration.

Resources

FemtoLinux: femtolinux.com

uClinux: www.uclinux.org

uClibc: www.uclibc.org

Buildroot: buildroot.uclibc.org

OpenEmbedded: www.openembedded.org

Alexander (Sasha) Sirotkin has been an active Linux user and developer for more then 15 years. One of the projects he's worked on is FemtoLinux, which improves performance on low-end embedded systems and eases porting from legacy RTOSes. He lives in Tel-Aviv, Israel, and can be reached at “sasha AT femtolinux.com”.

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