Tag Archives: cross-compiling

Cross-compiling LibGTop2

When you have a Linux embedded system and you’re programming in C (that is quite common), sometimes you need to calculate inside a program the resources usage for a given process ID such as CPU or memory; or in general you could need to know the network bandwith or the list of mounted devices. The… Read More »

Cross-compiling udev

udev is the device manager for the Linux 2.6 kernel series. It takes care of handling all the devices in /dev, such as adding/removing devices, and loading firmware when a driver asks for it. Compiling and installing udev is a straight-forward procedure, but you need to pay attention to it’s requirements. The README file inside… Read More »