Category Archives: compiling

Creating a sandbox or jail for cross-compiling

When cross-compiling dynamic libraries like GTK+ we normally have a couple of issues that complicate the compilation and later the execution of apps that depend on those libraries. First, we have to be very careful with the includes -I and libraries -L paths since they must point to the target, otherwise we risk to overwrite… Read More: Creating a sandbox or jail for cross-compiling »

Installing STLinux2.3 in Ubuntu 9.04

The installation of STLinux in a Debian-based distribution doesn’t seem to be straight-forward because STLinux uses RPM as package manager whereas Ubuntu uses Debian’s DPKG. These package managers are completely different and incompatible, but you can have both installed on the same host and therefore STLinux installed on Ubuntu. For installing SLinux2.3 you’ll have to… Read More: Installing STLinux2.3 in Ubuntu 9.04 »

TdT commits their latest enigma2 patch for the sh4 arch

Team DuckTales has good news again! They have just sent a patch to the enigma2-devel mailing list that includes the complete change-diff of the enigma2 port for the sh4-based boxes. Some of the most relevant parts are: Implementation of servicemp3.cpp using their eplayer2 instead of gstreamer tuxtext port for the stmfb framebuffer CAM handling Two… Read More: TdT commits their latest enigma2 patch for the sh4 arch »