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Daniel Stenberg c2bf5dfe12 For target builds, make the ELF files depend on its object file, but also on the generic codec lib and the specific codec lib for each particular codec. (Initial take, may need to adjusting to get optimal) git-svn-id: svn://svn.rockbox.org/rockbox/trunk@6905 a1c6a512-1295-4272-9138-f99709370657		2005-06-28 22:14:02 +00:00
apps	For target builds, make the ELF files depend on its object file, but also	2005-06-28 22:14:02 +00:00
bootloader	iRiver: The hard drive power is now OFF by default	2005-06-02 21:40:52 +00:00
CVSROOT	bootbox is not a module	2005-06-22 20:07:45 +00:00
docs	Add make install step - still quite outdated, but at least what's there is more correct now.	2005-06-26 22:47:19 +00:00
firmware	Moved the codec and plugin buffer sizes to the config-*.h files instead of	2005-06-27 21:23:03 +00:00
flash	fix for Ondio	2005-06-22 07:19:55 +00:00
fonts	I'll commit a working version now, then...	2005-04-15 01:03:00 +00:00
gdb	Port A inits for cold-start capability	2003-06-29 21:57:20 +00:00
tools	moved and renamed the codecs, gave the codecs a new extension (.codec),	2005-06-22 19:41:30 +00:00
uisimulator	Core functions taking advantage of the new, optimised lcd_hline() and lcd_vline() functions. Some cleanup.	2005-06-25 00:28:09 +00:00
www	Music on iRiver	2005-06-05 23:19:31 +00:00

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               __________               __   ___.
     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@www.rockbox.org:/cvsroot/rockbox login 
   $ cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@www.rockbox.org:/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

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