svn commit: branches/busybox_scratch: docs/busybox.net

aldot at busybox.net aldot at busybox.net
Wed Jun 21 18:55:18 UTC 2006


Author: aldot
Date: 2006-06-21 11:55:16 -0700 (Wed, 21 Jun 2006)
New Revision: 15466

Log:
- adjust docs to take CONFIG_BUSYBOX_EXEC_PATH into account.


Modified:
   branches/busybox_scratch/INSTALL
   branches/busybox_scratch/docs/busybox.net/FAQ.html


Changeset:
Modified: branches/busybox_scratch/INSTALL
===================================================================
--- branches/busybox_scratch/INSTALL	2006-06-21 18:48:06 UTC (rev 15465)
+++ branches/busybox_scratch/INSTALL	2006-06-21 18:55:16 UTC (rev 15466)
@@ -32,8 +32,10 @@
 programs by that name.  Supplying an empty command path (as above) means
 the only commands busybox can find are the built-in ones.
 
-(Note that the standalone shell currently requires /proc/self/exe to
-launch new applets.)
+Note that the standalone shell requires CONFIG_BUSYBOX_EXEC_PATH
+to be set appropriately, depending on whether or not /proc/self/exe is
+available or not. If you do not have /proc, then point that config option
+to the location of your busybox binary, usually /bin/busybox.
 
 Configuring Busybox:
 ====================

Modified: branches/busybox_scratch/docs/busybox.net/FAQ.html
===================================================================
--- branches/busybox_scratch/docs/busybox.net/FAQ.html	2006-06-21 18:48:06 UTC (rev 15465)
+++ branches/busybox_scratch/docs/busybox.net/FAQ.html	2006-06-21 18:55:16 UTC (rev 15466)
@@ -87,9 +87,13 @@
     the command line "PATH= ./busybox ash".  This will blank your command path
     and run busybox as your command shell, so the only commands it can find
     (without an explicit path such as /bin/ls) are the built-in busybox ones.
-    This is another good way to see what's built into busybox.  (Note that the
-    standalone shell is dependent on the existence of /proc/self/exe, so before
-    using it in a chroot environment you must mount /proc.)
+    This is another good way to see what's built into busybox.
+    Note that the standalone shell requires CONFIG_BUSYBOX_EXEC_PATH
+    to be set appropriately, depending on whether or not /proc/self/exe is
+    available or not. If you do not have /proc, then point that config option
+    to the location of your busybox binary, usually /bin/busybox.
+    (So if you set it to /proc/self/exe, and happen to be able to chroot into
+    your rootfs, you must mount /proc beforehand.)
 </p>
 
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