Re: would be desirable to have a live-cd-bb osmocom

Hi Lokkju and others, On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 12:56:38AM -0700, Lokkju Brennr wrote: That is not that easy. You will first need to package a cross-toolchain, and then include the source code for at least the OsmocomBB firmware. Also, how to cleanly handle the libosmocore cross-compilation in a debian package is probably not that simple. For OpenBSC, packaging stuff is easy and fine. But OsmocomBB, it is an entirely different story. I think there's no alternative to simply include the git repository and have people compile the specific branches they want, with manual TX enabling, etc. The other issue with distributing a live CD with lots of exceutable code is of course license compliance. This means at least for all GPL/LGPL/AGPL licensed code, the complete corresponding source code has to be offered and made available. I don't think so. Especially for the host, you have so many things that play into the picture (architecture, libraries/versions, host CPU architecture, ...) I've recently posted a call for a dpkg package maintainer. This would be a start for libosmocore, openbsc, openggsn, etc. Next steps would be: * package a suitable cross-toolchain * make osmocom-bb host programs use the libosmocore on the host * create a package for the cross-compiled (target) libosmocore * provide an apt repository of all the packages (and source packages) Creating the Live CD is the easiest and last step. Please don't start with the last step before the preconditions are met. -- - Harald Welte <laforge(a)gnumonks.org> http://laforge.gnumonks.org/ ============================================================================ "Privacy in residential applications is a desirable marketing option." (ETSI EN 300 175-7 Ch. A6)