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authorFrancis Rowe <info@gluglug.org.uk>2014-11-25 02:32:35 +0000
committerFrancis Rowe <info@gluglug.org.uk>2014-11-25 03:26:53 +0000
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libreboot_bin.tar.xz: Include utils as statically linked binaries
This means that the user does not have to install build dependency or build from source anymore.
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@@ -122,6 +122,10 @@
&quot;BUC&quot; means &quot;<b>B</b>ack<b>u</b>p <b>C</b>ontrol&quot; (it's a register) and &quot;TS&quot; means &quot;<b>T</b>op <b>S</b>wap&quot;
(it's a status bit). Hence &quot;bucts&quot; (BUC.TS). TS 1 and TS 0 corresponds to bucts 1 and bucts 0.
</p>
+
+ <p>
+ If you have the binary release archive, you'll find executables under ./bucts/. Otherwise if you need to build from source, continue reading.
+ </p>
<p>
First, <a href="#build_dependencies">install the build dependencies</a>.
@@ -150,6 +154,12 @@
Flashrom source code is included in libreboot_src.tar.gz and libreboot_bin.tar.gz.<br/>
<b>If you downloaded from git, follow <a href="#build_meta">#build_meta</a> before you proceed.</b>
</p>
+
+ <p>
+ If you are using the binary release archive, then there are already binaries included
+ under ./bin/. The flashing scripts will try to choose the correct one for you. Otherwise
+ if you wish to re-build flashrom from source, continue reading.
+ </p>
<p>
First, <a href="#build_dependencies">install the build dependencies</a>.
@@ -422,6 +432,13 @@
<p>You don't need to do much, as there are scripts already written for you that can build everything automatically.</p>
<p>
+ You can build libreboot from source on a 32-bit (i686) or 64-bit (x86_64) system. Recommended (if possible): x86_64.
+ On a ThinkPad T60, you can replace the CPU (Core 2 Duo T5600, T7200 or T7600. T5600 recommended) for 64-bit support.
+ On an X60s, you can replace the board with one that has a Core 2 Duo L7400 (you could also use an X60 Tablet board with the same CPU).
+ On an X60, you can replace the board with one that has a Core 2 Duo T5600 or T7200 (T5600 is recommended).
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
First, <a href="#build_dependencies">install the build dependencies</a>.
</p>
<p>
@@ -453,6 +470,22 @@
</p>
<p>
+ If you are building on an i686 host, this will include statically linked 32-bit binaries in the binary release archive that you created,
+ for: <b>nvramtool, cbfstool, bucts, flashrom</b>.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ If you are building on an x86_64 host, this will include statically linked 32- and 64-bit binaries for <b>cbfstool</b> and <b>nvramtool</b>, while <b>flashrom</b>
+ and <b>bucts</b> will be included only as 64-bit statically linked binaries. <b>To include a statically linked flashrom and bucts for i686, you
+ will need to build them on a chroot, a virtual machine or a real 32-bit system. You can find the build dependencies for these packages listed in deps-*</b>
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ If you are building 32-bit binaries on a live system or chroot (for flashrom/bucts), you can use the following to statically link them:<br/>
+ $ <b>make SHARED=0 CC='gcc -static'</b>
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
You'll find that the files libreboot_bin.tar.xz and libreboot_src.tar.xz have been created.
</p>
@@ -479,8 +512,8 @@
</p>
<p>
- Build cbfstool:<br/>
- $ <b>./builddeps-cbfstool</b>
+ Binaries for cbfstool are provided (built from libreboot_src) statically linked under cbfstool/ and the <b>addseabios</b>
+ script (see below) will try to automatically select the right one to use.
</p>
<p>