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@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +RTEMS Tools From Source +----------------------- + +The RTEMS Source Builder is a tool to aid building packages from source used by +the RTEMS project. It helps consolidate the details you need to build a package +from source in a controlled and verifiable way. The tool is aimed at developers +of software who use tool sets for embedded type development and is not limited +to building just for RTEMS. Embedded development typically uses cross-compiling +tool chains, debuggers, and debugging aids. Together we call these a 'tool +set'. The RTEMS Source Builder is not limited to this role but designed to fit +with-in this specific niche. It can be used outside of the RTEMS project and we +welcome this happening in other open source or commercial projects. + +The project is part of the RTEMS Project. See http://www.rtems.org/ for +details. The master repositiory is +http://git.rtems.org/rtems-source-builder.git/. + +Documentation is in the 'doc' directory and available as HTML at +http://www.rtems.org/ftp/pub/rtems/people/chrisj/source-builder/source-builder.html. + +Contributions, suggestions, and bug reports are welcome. + +Chris Johns +chrisj@rtems.org diff --git a/doc/source-builder.txt b/doc/source-builder.txt index ca81e61..f70823c 100644 --- a/doc/source-builder.txt +++ b/doc/source-builder.txt @@ -14,15 +14,15 @@ Chris Johns <chrisj@rtems.org> RTEMS Tools From Source ----------------------- -The RTEMS Source Builder is a tool to aid building packages from source. It is -not a package manager. It helps consolidate the details you need to build a -package from source in a controlled and verifiable way. The tool is aimed at -developers of software who use tool sets for embedded type -development. Embedded development typically uses cross-compiling tool chains, -debuggers, and debugging aids. Together we call these a 'tool set'. The RTEMS -Source Builder is not limited to this role but designed to fit with-in this -specific niche. It can be used outside of the RTEMS project and we welcome this -happening in other open source or commercial projects. +The RTEMS Source Builder is a tool to aid building packages from source used by +the RTEMS project. It helps consolidate the details you need to build a package +from source in a controlled and verifiable way. The tool is aimed at developers +of software who use tool sets for embedded type development and is not limited +to building just for RTEMS. Embedded development typically uses cross-compiling +tool chains, debuggers, and debugging aids. Together we call these a 'tool +set'. The RTEMS Source Builder is not limited to this role but designed to fit +with-in this specific niche. It can be used outside of the RTEMS project and we +welcome this happening in other open source or commercial projects. The RTEMS Source Builder is typically used to build a set of tools or a 'build set'. A 'build set' is a collection of packages and a package is a specific |