From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 29604 invoked by alias); 30 Dec 2013 22:58:57 -0000 Mailing-List: contact crossgcc-help@sourceware.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: crossgcc-owner@sourceware.org Received: (qmail 29543 invoked by uid 89); 30 Dec 2013 22:58:56 -0000 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Virus-Found: No X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=0.8 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_ENVFROM_END_DIGIT,FREEMAIL_FROM,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,SPAM_SUBJECT1,SPF_PASS autolearn=no version=3.3.2 X-HELO: mail-wg0-f41.google.com Received: from mail-wg0-f41.google.com (HELO mail-wg0-f41.google.com) (74.125.82.41) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.93/v0.84-503-g423c35a) with (AES128-SHA encrypted) ESMTPS; Mon, 30 Dec 2013 22:58:55 +0000 Received: by mail-wg0-f41.google.com with SMTP id y10so14442049wgg.4 for ; Mon, 30 Dec 2013 14:58:52 -0800 (PST) X-Received: by 10.194.119.132 with SMTP id ku4mr21905578wjb.51.1388444332024; Mon, 30 Dec 2013 14:58:52 -0800 (PST) Received: from ymorin.is-a-geek.org (ks3095497.kimsufi.com. [94.23.60.27]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id d2sm72150728wik.11.2013.12.30.14.58.49 for (version=TLSv1 cipher=RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Mon, 30 Dec 2013 14:58:51 -0800 (PST) Received: by ymorin.is-a-geek.org (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Mon, 30 Dec 2013 23:58:48 +0100 Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2013 22:58:00 -0000 From: "Yann E. MORIN" To: Mau Z Cc: crossgcc@sourceware.org Subject: Re: Q: whald should I give my "customers" ? Message-ID: <20131230225848.GB3472@free.fr> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2012-12-30) X-IsSubscribed: yes X-SW-Source: 2013-12/txt/msg00045.txt.bz2 Mau, All, On 2013-12-31 00:41 +0200, Mau Z spake thusly: > So, I had built a tool chain. > Now, I have used it to create an image (root file system). > Let's suppose that everything went OK, and all is good. Yes, let's suppose that! ;-) > Now, my "customers" are a group of application developers, which need > the tool chain. > They work on a different site, so I must somehow "deliver" the newly > created toolchain. > > The do not need the toolchain o the target, just on the development > host (their desktops). > > What should I give them ? > 1) Simply, the "x-tools" directory (300 MB) ? > 2) Simply, the "x-tools/i686-zm-linux-gnu/bin" directory (21 MB) ? > 3) any other suggestion ? 3) any other suggestion: the "x-tools/i686-zm-linux-gnu: directory as a whole. ;-) > Are there instruction/advices that I should give them ? do's and don'ts ? Do's: ensure all your 'users' will have a decent distro so the toolchain runs on their machines. Alternatively, use yourself a distro that is as old as the older distro your users may use. Do's: if your 'users' distro are very disparate, you may want to build a statically-linked toolchain, see: Toolchain options ---> [ ] Build Static Toolchain Do's: preferably install the toolchain in /opt/x-tools/${CT_TARGET} (or any other generic location) rather than in your home. This is not strictly required, since toolchains generated with ct-ng are relocatable, but cleaner nonetheless. Dont's: expect no problem! :-p > Is there a good or bad way to "deliver" the newly created toolchain ? The simplest is just to create a tarball of your x-tools/i686-zm-linux-gnu directory, and distribute that. Tell your 'users' to extract it wherever they want, and export PATH="...../i686-zm-linux-gnu/bin:${PATH}" Note that, if your 'users' are not in the same legal entity as you are, then you do have some obligations due to the licensing terms og the different tools you are using (GPLv2+, GPLv3+, LGPLv2.1+, and maybe others), since you are in fact distributing the toolchain. Be sure to understand that! ;-) Regards, Yann E. MORIN. -- .-----------------.--------------------.------------------.--------------------. | Yann E. MORIN | Real-Time Embedded | /"\ ASCII RIBBON | Erics' conspiracy: | | +33 662 376 056 | Software Designer | \ / CAMPAIGN | ___ | | +33 223 225 172 `------------.-------: X AGAINST | \e/ There is no | | http://ymorin.is-a-geek.org/ | _/*\_ | / \ HTML MAIL | v conspiracy. | '------------------------------^-------^------------------^--------------------' -- For unsubscribe information see http://sourceware.org/lists.html#faq