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--- devdoc:documentation [2020/04/10 16:38]
abelbeck [First Build]
+++ devdoc:documentation [2020/04/17 14:07]
abelbeck [Linux Build System]
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 The AstLinux Development Environment (ADE) is maintained in a repository on GitHub using subversion (SVN) or GIT.
-AstLinux is cross-compiled, generating target images for both i586 and x86_64 CPU architectures, using a custom maintained version of [[https://buildroot.org|Buildroot]].
+AstLinux is cross-compiled, generating target images for x86_64 CPU architectures, using a custom maintained version of [[https://buildroot.org|Buildroot]].
 ===== Linux Build System =====
 Building AstLinux requires using some version of Debian/Ubuntu or RHEL/CentOS Linux. It is recommended using a version of these distros in a Virtual Machine (VM). A 64-bit, x86_64 build system is required.
-Using a Virtual Machine is common practice, typical recommended configuration:
+Using a Virtual Machine is suggested, typical recommended configuration:
   * 64 GB Storage
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   * 1-2 CPU Cores
-Linux Build Systems known to work:
+Linux Build Systems known to work (must be x86_64):
-  * CentOS 7 - x86_64 - //(used for official releases)//
+  * CentOS 7 - //(used for official releases)//
-  * Debian 9 - x86_64
+  * Debian 9
-  * Debian 10 - x86_64
+  * Debian 10
-  * Ubuntu 14.04 - x86_64
+  * Ubuntu 14.04
-  * Ubuntu 16.04 - x86_64
+  * Ubuntu 16.04
 !!Tip ->!! Use a somewhat older LTS (Long Term Support) Linux distro in a VM, that will be the most compatible with our version of Buildroot.
 !!Tip ->!! Use a "Minimal Install" of your Linux distro, dedicated to building AstLinux.
+!!Tip ->!! To run Debian 10 in a LXC container on Proxmox 6, you need to enable "Nesting" under "Options/Features", otherwise you'll end up getting "Permission denied" errors when starting several services (e.g. apache2, ntp).
 ===== Prerequisites =====
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   ./scripts/build
-Many board types use the same i586 toolchain, so after ''./scripts/build geni586'' completes you can issue ''./scripts/build geni586-serial'' (or any other i586 board type) and it will take less than a minute to create the new build for that board type.  This is also true for board types use the same x86_64 toolchain.
+All board types use the same x86_64 toolchain, so after ''./scripts/build genx86_64'' completes you can issue ''./scripts/build genx86_64-serial'' and it will take less than a minute to create the new build for that board type.
-Of special note, there are three kernel configurations supported.
+Of special note, there are two kernel configurations supported.
-For 32-bit SMP kernel builds: (boards with i586 multi-core or single-core processors)
-  project/astlinux/geni586/linux-smp.config
 For 64-bit SMP kernel builds: (boards with x86_64 multi-core processors)