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doc/Loadtools-on-GTA0x article added, replacing the corresponding section
of the old loadtools/README file
author | Mychaela Falconia <falcon@freecalypso.org> |
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date | Fri, 19 May 2017 06:57:19 +0000 |
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--- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/doc/Loadtools-on-GTA0x Fri May 19 06:57:19 2017 +0000 @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +FreeCalypso loadtools are currently a part of FC host tools, but they used to +be a separate package. In those days that separate package of loadtools could +be built in two ways: + +1) One could compile and install loadtools on a general-purpose host system + such as a GNU/Linux PC or laptop, and then potentially use them to operate + on multiple Calypso targets of different kinds. + +2) One could compile loadtools to run on the application processor of a + smartphone such as Openmoko GTA0x, in which case it makes no sense for that + special build of loadtools to support any target other than the specific + modem in that smartphone. + +Loadtools can be built with compalstage support excluded and with +GTA0x-specific modem power control included instead. This build will still +include a bunch of functions of no relevance to GTA0x, but oh well.. + +To build loadtools for the GTA0x AP, you'll need to make the following +modifications to loadtools/Makefile: + +* Change the CC= line to point to the appropriate cross-compiler (which you'll + need to provide yourself). + +* Change the CFLAGS= line: add the right options to target the ARM920T core in + the GTA0x AP (e.g., -march=armv4t -mtune=arm920t), and add -DGTA0x_AP_BUILD + to enable some code that makes sense only when running on the GTA0x AP. + +* Change the PROGS= line to not build fc-compalram or fc-buzplay: the latter + utilities are not applicable to GTA0x. + +* Change EXTRA_OBJ= from listing compalload.o to listing compaldummy.o and + gtapower.o instead. + +See loadtools/gta-ap-build.sed for an example.