[uClibc] self hosting uclibc

Rogelio M.Serrano Jr. rogelio at smsglobal.net
Thu Jul 8 13:14:06 UTC 2004


> 
> Yes, perl can be built. Be careful only on one thing: do you really 
> need
> the latest version of perl. If yes, some patching may be needed, as 
> perl
> and uclibc developments are not always in sync. Choose 5.005_03: it is
> most of the time sufficient. If you must upgrade, try 5.6 rather than
> the latest. My 2c opinion though. Opinions may differ :-o
> And of course try to just do a "make miniperl" and move it to /usr/bin
> in the root_fs. It'll be less bloated, but not fully functional (with
> regards to advanced perl packages).

that makes sense my previous attempts almost worked but miniperl will 
do fine its just for building gcc which requires it. the main focus of 
my system is gnustep and objc. im trying to minimize the unix part and 
grow the Openstep part.






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