[Buildroot] Buildroot on Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Peter Korsgaard
peter at korsgaard.com
Mon Jan 18 20:15:37 UTC 2021
>>>>> "Christian" == Christian Stewart <christian at paral.in> writes:
> Hi all,
> Windows Subsystem for Linux 1.0 runs a userspace without a kernel, and
> 2.0 runs a full Linux Kernel inside a VM.
> SkiffOS, using Buildroot, now supports WSL with the "virt/wsl" package.
> This could be extracted from Skiff and submitted to mainline Buildroot
> as a "board" configuration as well.
> https://github.com/skiffos/SkiffOS/tree/master/configs/virt/wsl
> The Buildroot system works as expected in the WSL environment. The
> buildroot output tar.gz can be imported directly into WSL 2.0. WSL 1.0
> requires using the WSL-DistroLauncher project to load the distribution
> via a Windows Appx.
> This is an interesting way to use Buildroot under Windows.
Cute. Besides the fact that you are booting a (heavily patched) Linux
kernel, is there any specific advantages to just creating a docker
container or a classic VM from a Buildroot build?
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Bye, Peter Korsgaard
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