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20 years ago

Compiling mkfs.jffs2

Hello All, I am having a little problem compiling the source code for mkfs.jffs2 in the nios 2 ide. I downloaded the source from psyent.com and everytime I try to compile the source, the IDE c...
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20 years ago

Hi flong,

> Why dont I have to cross compile. THis program does run on NIOS right,

> so doesnt that mean cross compiling?

It _can_ run under uclinux -- but it's normally used on a development host to create

the jffs2 file system image that gets programmed into flash.

BTW: You should probably build the tool on a unix host (linux, solaris) -- under cygwin

the file permissions (most notably the execute bits) don't get set.

Regards,

--Scott