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git-svn-id: svn://svn.rockbox.org/rockbox/trunk@3892 a1c6a512-1295-4272-9138-f99709370657
2003-07-26 15:55:46 +00:00
apps Allow older versions of plugins to run so long as plugin api struct changes don't break backwards compatibility. Also added call to retrieve the portion of plugin buffer that is not being used by plugin. 2003-07-25 23:04:59 +00:00
CVSROOT Added module 'shortcuts' for simpler checkout. 2002-12-12 12:22:44 +00:00
docs more heroes join the pact! 2003-07-25 08:15:51 +00:00
firmware Setting the lowest mic gain no longer turns off the mic (bug #774349) 2003-07-22 18:34:23 +00:00
gdb Port A inits for cold-start capability 2003-06-29 21:57:20 +00:00
tools Magnus Holmgren's patch #708098 that makes bmp2rb insensitive to endianess 2003-05-21 06:31:44 +00:00
uisimulator Build the rockbox icon into executable 2003-07-26 15:55:46 +00:00
www Added links to the bleeding edge win32 simulator, since it now works 2003-07-26 15:52:26 +00:00

               __________               __   ___.
     Open      \______   \ ____   ____ |  | _\_ |__   _______  ___
     Source     |       _//  _ \_/ ___\|  |/ /| __ \ /  _ \  \/  /
     Jukebox    |    |   (  <_> )  \___|    < | \_\ (  <_> > <  <
     Firmware   |____|_  /\____/ \___  >__|_ \|___  /\____/__/\_ \
                       \/            \/     \/    \/            \/

Build Your Own Rockbox

1. Check out 'rockbox' from CVS (or extract a downloaded archive). You
   want to check out 'rockbox-devel' instead if you want the simulator
   code too (for trying out things on host before making target tests).

   (For more information about the simulator, read UISIMULATOR.)

   $ cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.rockbox.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/rockbox login 
   $ cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.rockbox.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/rockbox co rockbox

     or

   $ tar xzf rockbox.tar.gz

2. Create a build directory, preferably in the same directory as the firmware/
   and apps/ directories. This is where all generated files will be written.

   $ cd rockbox
   $ mkdir build
   $ cd build

4. In your build directory, run the 'tools/configure' script and enter what
   target you want to build for and if you want a debug version or not (and a
   few more questions). It'll prompt you. The debug version is for making a
   gdb version out of it. It is only useful if you run gdb towards your target
   Archos.

   $ ../tools/configure

5. *ploink*. Now you have got a Makefile generated for you.

6. Make sure you have sh-elf-gcc and siblings in the PATH. Make sure that you
   have 'perl' in your PATH too.

   $ which sh-elf-gcc
   $ which perl

7. Run 'make' and soon the necessary pieces from the firmware and the apps
   directories have been compiled, linked and scrambled for you.

   $ make

8. Copy the archos.mod or ajbrec.ajz file to your archos, reboot it and
   *smile*.  Recent Rockbox versions need no reboots, just PLAY a new rockbox
   version and that'll be loaded and replace the currently running version.

   $ mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/archos
   $ cp ajbrec.ajz /mnt/archos
   $ umount /mnt/archos

Whenever the tools/configure script gets updated, you can make your makefile
updated too by running 'tools/configure update'.

If you want to build for more than one target, just create several build
directories and create a setup for each target:

   $ mkdir build-fmrecorder
   $ cd build-fmrecorder
   $ ../tools/configure

   $ mkdir build-player
   $ cd build-player
   $ ../tools/configure

Questions anyone? Ask on the mailing list. We'll be happy to help you!