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authorMarc Kleine-Budde <mkl@pengutronix.de>2008-04-12 12:06:30 +0000
committerMarc Kleine-Budde <mkl@pengutronix.de>2008-04-12 12:06:30 +0000
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* uclibc.in, uclibc.make:
cleaned up thread_db installation git-svn-id: https://svn.pengutronix.de/svn/ptxdist/trunks/ptxdist-trunk@7950 33e552b5-05e3-0310-8538-816dae2090ed
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diff --git a/rules/uclibc.in b/rules/uclibc.in
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--- a/rules/uclibc.in
+++ b/rules/uclibc.in
@@ -16,7 +16,15 @@ config UCLIBC_LIBC
depends on UCLIBC
prompt "Install libc on the target"
help
- The C library
+ Any Unix-like operating system needs a C library:
+ the library which defines the "system calls" and
+ other basic facilities such as open, malloc, printf,
+ exit...
+
+ The uClibc library is used as the C library in the
+ GNU system and embedded systems with the Linux kernel.
+
+ Better not turn this option off..
config UCLIBC_CRYPT
bool
@@ -51,7 +59,18 @@ config UCLIBC_PTHREAD
depends on UCLIBC_LIBC
prompt "Install libpthread on the target"
help
- The posix threads library
+ If at least one application on the target uses threads when executed
+ this library will be required.
+
+config UCLIBC_THREAD_DB
+ bool
+ depends on UCLIBC_LIBC
+ prompt "Install libthread_db on the target"
+ help
+ If at least one application on the target uses threads when executed
+ and you are going to debug this application (also remotely!), this
+ library will be required. You can omit this library, if you never
+ intend to debug multithread application on your target.
config UCLIBC_RESOLV
bool