VMEbus isn't really a hardware reference platform, per se, but based on Eurocard physical standards, the level of compatibility among multiple vendors qualifies it for the label.
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We talk about the kernel build system and makefiles shortly.
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Throughout this book, three dots preceding any path are used to indicate whatever path it might take on your system to reach the top-level Linux source tree.
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Executable and Linking Format, a de-facto standard format for binary executable files.
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The linker script file has a peculiar syntax. The details can be found in the documentation for the GNU linker.
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Not all these makefiles are directly involved in building the kernel. Some, for example, build documentation files.
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Incremental linking is a technique used to generate an object module that is intended to be linked again into another object. In this way, unresolved symbols that remain after incremental linking do not generate errorsthey are resolved at the next link stage.
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As mentioned, you can use the configuration editor of your choice, such as make xconfig or make menuconfig.
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Better yet, make a backup copy of your .config file.
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We have intentionally removed many options under ARM system type and Intel IXP4 xx Implementation Options to fit the picture on the page.
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In actuality, the kernel build system is very complicated, but most of the complexity is cleverly hidden from the average developer. As a result, it is relatively easy to add, modify, or delete configurations without having to be an expert.
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Always assume that features advance faster than the corresponding documentation, so treat the docs as a guide rather than indisputable facts.
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The kernel image is nearly always stored in compressed format, unless boot time is a critical issue. In this case, the image might be called uImage, a compressed vmlinux file with a U-Boot header. See Chapter 7,'Bootloaders.'
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The term piggy was originally used to describe a 'piggy-back' concept. In this case, the binary kernel image is piggy-backed onto the bootstrap loader to produce the composite kernel image.
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Not to be confused with the bootloader, a bootstrap loader can be considered a second-stage loader, where
