[Peeweelinux] project status

Ed Anuff [email protected]
Tue, 26 Nov 2002 15:40:06 -0800


I don't know much about the sourceforge system that peeweelinux is hosted
on, but might that be a way of getting some of these efforts coordinated?

Ed

----- Original Message -----
From: "Stefan Willmert" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 7:20 AM
Subject: RE: [Peeweelinux] project status


> Hello,
> I've used PWL to initially create our embedded system. Because it wasn't
> updated though, I made my own custom scripts with updated kernel,
libraries,
> etc, and built an install for my purposes.
>
> I don't have much freetime either, but would be happy to contribute what i
> can to the advancement of PWL. If someone wants to take the lead, and
> organize the necessary changes, please let me know how i can help.
>
> -stefan willmert
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Adi Linden
> Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 9:12 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Peeweelinux] project status
>
>
> Hi,
>
> You're asking a difficult question. I have a list of things I'd like to do
> with PeeWeeLinux. Perhaps the most significant is to build a dedicated
> build environment that one chroots into for building PeeWeeLinux binaries.
> This would be part of the source distribution. The idea is to make
> PeeWeeLinux independent of the underlying Linux distribution and version.
> Now the binaries were linked against the existing system libraries, then
> the binaries will be linked against PeeWeeLinux libraries.
>
> Beyond that, I think 2.4.x kernal is need in addition to what's there and
> some of the binaries need to be updated. With the above environment and
> proper scripting it should be pretty easy to rebuild all of the
> PeeWeeLinux packages automatically. A big improvement when it comes to
> updating libraries. That might even allow for a PeeWeeLinuxLite version,
> linked against ulibc...
>
> Right now my problem is time. I mentioned the above before and hoped long
> time ago to have time to work on PeeWeeLinux again. My job has not brought
> any new embedded Linux projects as I hoped, instead im very busy building
> a satellite network. What little time I have left is mostly spend with
> family. What I need is a couple of weeks or so of uncommited evenings to
> get the basics of the ground. I am now hoping for that break to come
> shortly after Christmas, all the things that keep me busy now should be
> wrapped up then.
>
> I open to input, if anyone wants to contribute and make these things
> happen, I'd love to assist in any way I can to get things integrated
> smoothly and take PeeWeeLinux to the next level.
>
> Adi
>
> On Mon, 25 Nov 2002, Ricardo Trindade wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I've been using peewee for a while now, and I'm very happy with it. I
> > tried several embedded linux distros, and I found peewee the best. So
> > thanks Adi.
> >
> > However peewee hasn't been maintained for a while now, so I'm wondering
if
> > there is a project roadmap, what's the status, etc..
> >
> > Can you give some pointers Adi ?
> >
> > thanks
>
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