[uClinux-dev] BusyBox issues

[Robert S. Grimes]

Hi,

I'm not sure, but it seems BusyBox is difficult to build.  I don't 
really know what is going on, but here's my experience so far.

The first time I attempted to build uClinux (uClinux-dist-20070130, 
target board M5329EVB, ColdFire 5329), I selected a goodly number of 
BusyBox "commands".  It would not build, seeming to fail during 
linking.  So I reconfigured without it, and it all built fine.

Then, I needed insmod, which seems to only ,be in BusyBox.  I added it, 
selecting insmod (and I think find) and it built properly this time.  
Later, I added some more, and then it would not build again!

So, I removed BusyBox, built the uClinux image just fine.  Then, I 
reconfigured to include it, and just insmod, and it built again.

I wish I wrote down the errors, but I recall they were of the form 
'main_more not found' (or perhaps 'more_main'?).  Others include 
main_ls, main_ls, main_mv (or again, the other order?).  So I'm 
wondering: is there some sort of conflict between BusyBox "commands" and 
their "standalone" equivalents?  Or am I missing something?  It seems 
building BusyBox is rather fragile, but I think it is something I'm 
doing wrong - is that right?

Thanks, all!
-Bob