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Date: Sat, 01 May 2010 04:38:52 -0400
From: "David H. Lynch Jr." <dhlii@dlasys.net>
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To: Stefan Lippers-Hollmann <s.L-H@gmx.de>
CC: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: ar9170-fw
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On 04/30/2010 09:23 PM, Stefan Lippers-Hollmann wrote:
> Hi
>
> I assume your host's /bin/sh is not bash.
>    
ubuntu default

ls -al /bin/sh
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 2010-04-02 01:25 sh -> dash

I have bumped into similar problems with buildroot.

Is there a serious downside to linking /bin/sh to bash ?

> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> ar9170.fw: fix bashisms while building the cross toolchain.
>
> Signed-off-by: Stefan Lippers-Hollmann<s.l-h@gmx.de>
>
> --- a/toolchain/Makefile
> +++ b/toolchain/Makefile
> @@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ src/newlib-$(NEWLIB_VER): src/$(NEWLIB_T
>
>   src/gcc-$(GCC_VER): src/$(GCC_TAR) src/newlib-$(NEWLIB_VER)
>   	tar -C src -xjf $<
> -	ln -s $(BASEDIR)/src/newlib-$(NEWLIB_VER)/{newlib,libgloss} $@
> +	ln -s $(BASEDIR)/src/newlib-$(NEWLIB_VER)/newlib $@
> +	ln -s $(BASEDIR)/src/newlib-$(NEWLIB_VER)/libgloss $@
>
>   binutils: src/binutils-$(BINUTILS_VER)
>   	mkdir -p build/binutils
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> While you're at it, I'd suggest to bump the versions for the required
> cross-build environment as well, as it noticably improves stability of the
> firmware images built by it (still not perfectly, but better).
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> ar9170.fw: update cross-toolchain.
>
> Updating the toolchain improves stability of the built firmware images
> significantly.
>
> * gcc-4.4.4
> * binutils-2.20.1
> * newlib 1.18.0
>
> Signed-off-by: Stefan Lippers-Hollmann<s.l-h@gmx.de>
>
> --- a/toolchain/Makefile
> +++ b/toolchain/Makefile
> @@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
> -BINUTILS_VER=2.19.1
> +BINUTILS_VER=2.20.1
>   BINUTILS_URL=http://mirrors.kernel.org/gnu/binutils/binutils-$(BINUTILS_VER).tar.bz2
>   BINUTILS_TAR=binutils-$(BINUTILS_VER).tar.bz2
>
> -NEWLIB_VER=1.17.0
> +NEWLIB_VER=1.18.0
>   NEWLIB_URL=ftp://sources.redhat.com/pub/newlib/newlib-$(NEWLIB_VER).tar.gz
>   NEWLIB_TAR=newlib-$(NEWLIB_VER).tar.gz
>
> -GCC_VER=4.3.3
> +GCC_VER=4.4.4
>   GCC_URL=http://mirrors.kernel.org/gnu/gcc/gcc-$(GCC_VER)/gcc-core-$(GCC_VER).tar.bz2
>   GCC_TAR=gcc-core-$(GCC_VER).tar.bz2
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Regards
> 	Stefan Lippers-Hollmann
>    


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