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authorYann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998@anciens.enib.fr>2007-07-17 21:49:43 (GMT)
committerYann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998@anciens.enib.fr>2007-07-17 21:49:43 (GMT)
commit8c23854de216c425e91b9367986f9d63f2d8290e (patch)
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parentd5db172ef497472211ba081b70b2c8aad8ccbd89 (diff)
Re-order and rework a bit docs/overview.txt. Plus a typo fix.
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@@ -90,8 +90,14 @@ ____________________________
Configuring crosstool-NG /
_________________________/
-crosstool-NG is configured the same way you configure your Linux kernel: by
-using a curses-based menu. It is assumed you now how to handle this.
+crosstool-NG is configured by a configurator presenting a menu-stuctured set of
+options. These options let you specify the way you want your toolchain built,
+where you want it installed, what architecture and specific processor it
+will support, the version of the components you want to use, etc... The
+value for those options are then stored in a configuration file.
+
+The configurator works the same way you configure your Linux kernel.It is
+assumed you now how to handle this.
To enter the menu, type:
ct-ng menuconfig
@@ -126,13 +132,15 @@ Interesting config options |
---------------------------*
CT_LOCAL_TARBALLS_DIR:
- If you already have sone tarballs in a direcotry, enter it here. That will
+ If you already have some tarballs in a direcotry, enter it here. That will
speed up the retrieving phase, where crosstool-NG would otherwise download
those tarballs.
CT_PREFIX_DIR:
This is where the toolchain will be installed in (and for now, where it
- will run from).
+ will run from). Common use it to add the target triplet in the directory
+ path, such as (see above):
+ /opt/x-tools/${CT_TARGET}
CT_TARGET_VENDOR:
An identifier for your toolchain, will take place in the vendor part of the
@@ -186,12 +194,6 @@ ________________________
Running crosstool-NG /
_____________________/
-crosstool-NG is configured by a configurator presenting a menu-stuctured set of
-options. These options let you specify the way you want your toolchain built,
-where you want it installed, what architecture and specific processor it
-will support, the version of the components you want to use, etc... The
-value for those options are then stored in a configuration file.
-
To build the toolchain, simply type:
ct-ng build