From 3d055ece4e70f08f55ce40f49d0f022eac104bcd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Johns Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2016 17:38:32 +1100 Subject: RSB: Fix the history. --- rsb/history.rst | 24 ------------------------ rsb/source-builder.rst | 18 +++++++++--------- 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 rsb/history.rst diff --git a/rsb/history.rst b/rsb/history.rst deleted file mode 100644 index eb2c216..0000000 --- a/rsb/history.rst +++ /dev/null @@ -1,24 +0,0 @@ -.. comment SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-SA-4.0 - -.. comment COPYRIGHT (c) 2012 - 2016. -.. comment Chris Johns - -History -####### - -The RTEMS Source Builder is a stand alone tool based on another tool called the -'SpecBuilder'. The SpecBuilder was written for the RTEMS project to give me a -way to build tools on hosts that did not support RPMs. At the time the RTEMS -tools maintainer only used spec files to create various packages. This meant I -had either spec files, RPM files or SRPM files. The RPM and SPRM files where -useless because you needed an 'rpm' type tool to extract and manage them. There -are versions of 'rpm' for a number of non-RPM hosts however these proved to be -in various broken states and randomly maintained. The solution I settled on was -to use spec files so I wrote a Python based tool that parsed the spec file -format and allowed me to create a shell script I could run to build the -package. This approach proved successful and I was able to track the RPM -version of the RTEMS tools on a non-RPM host over a number of years. however -the SpecBuilder tool did not help me build tools or other packages not related -to the RTEMS project where there was no spec file I could use so I needed -another tool. Rather than start again I decided to take the parsing code for -the spec file format and build a new tool called the RTEMS Source Builder. diff --git a/rsb/source-builder.rst b/rsb/source-builder.rst index add2dc6..ef5ba61 100644 --- a/rsb/source-builder.rst +++ b/rsb/source-builder.rst @@ -141,16 +141,16 @@ The RTEMS Source Builder is a stand alone tool based on another tool called the for the RTEMS project to provide Chris with a way to build tools on hosts that did not support RPMs. At the time the RTEMS tools maintainer only supported *spec* files and these files held all the vital configuration data needed to -create suitable tool sets. Available SRPM and *spec* files by themselves where -useless because a suitable ``rpm`` tool to use them was needed. At the time -available versions of ``rpm`` for a number of non-RPM hosts were broken and -randomly maintained. The solution Chris settled on was to use the *spec* files -and write to a Python based tool that parsed the *spec* file format creating a -shell script that could be run to build the package. The approach proved -successful and Chris was able to track the RPM version of the RTEMS tools on a -non-RPM host for a number of years. +create suitable tool sets. The available SRPM and *spec* files by themselves +where of little use because a suitable ``rpm`` tool was needed to use them. At +the time the available versions of ``rpm`` for a number of non-RPM hosts were +broken and randomly maintained. The solution Chris settled on was to use the +*spec* files and to write a Python based tool that parsed the *spec* file +format creating a shell script that could be run to build the package. The +approach proved successful and Chris was able to track the RPM version of the +RTEMS tools on a non-RPM host for a number of years. The *SpecBuilder* tool did not build tools or packages unrelated to the RTEMS -project where no suitable *spec* file was available so another tool was +Project where no suitable *spec* file was available so another tool was needed. Rather than start again Chris decided to take the parsing code for the *spec* file format and build a new tool called the RTEMS Source Builder. -- cgit v1.2.3