On Fri August 17 2012 13:50:25 Patrick Dickey wrote: > I'm looking for information about what distributions people are using, > and how they go about testing their code. The reason is, I'm running > Ubuntu for my main distribution, and it seems like I'll have to go > through a lot of hoops in order to compile and test changes to the > kernel. I realize that I could probably just use the media_build tree, > and add the changes there. But, I'd prefer to go the same route that > the majority of the developers here do. > > So, my questions are these: > > 1. Do you use a specific distribution for development, or a roll your > own (like Linux from Scratch)? I used LFS a long time ago. It's great to learn how a linux system is put together, but it takes way too much time to upgrade. I've used several distros in the past but I'm now running aptosid, which is a rolling Debian sid distro. But I do build my own kernel. > 2. If you use a distribution, which one? > 3. Do you do your development on physical computers or on virtual > machines (or both)? Physical for the most part. > 4. Do you have a machine that's dedicated to development, or is it one > that you use for other things? Both. I use my main PC for development, but I also have more specialized PCs to test certain things. > 5. Do you use a newer computer, or older computer for development? (or > both) I tend to upgrade to something faster every so often :-) > For anyone using the media_build tree (instead of the media_git tree): > > Are you able to seamlessly implement changes that are in the media_git > tree files to the media_build tree, or do you have to make changes in > order to get them to compile? > Are your files able to be implemented into the media_git tree > seamlessly, or do you have to make changes to get them to compile? If you have to make changes, let me know. It should be seamless. Occasionally things break with media_build if new code is merged in media-git, but I try to be on top of it. > If you're able to use the media_build tree, and the changes you make can > be implemented in the media_git tree without hassle, I may go that route > instead. > > I downloaded a Slackware DVD, as it appears to be one that you can "roll > your own kernel" without too much of a hassle. But, I want to get > people's opinions before I start. Generally, building your own kernel isn't that hard. Figuring it out tends to be a one-time job. But if you just touch media drivers and do not intend to do any work elsewhere in the kernel, then media_build should work well. Regards, Hans -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-media" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
