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knc1 · 05-08-2012, 08:32 AM

The situation does make a person want to replace the entire mess.

@GM: Have you had a chance to check into Mer?
http://merproject.org/
http://wiki.merproject.org/wiki/Main_Page

They are making arm v6l code releases:
http://releases.merproject.org/relea...mv6l/packages/
Those releases run on the Raspberry Pi:
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-17190918
And others:
http://releases.merproject.org/releases/latest/builds/

They are making the entire project available as a "build system".
http://wiki.merproject.org/wiki/FakeOBS

I have not had time to do more than a quick read, not had time to try the builder.
Something I would want to do before even considering: "can it be ported to the Kindle display?" question.

Edit: 5/9/2012
I am taking a closer look at that project.
When they say: "large download" they mean it - about 7Gbyte to clone the repositories.

Edit: 5/10/2012
May well be an "all powerful" distribution builder but the learning curve is far too steep for this old man's mind.

05-08-2012, 08:32 AM	#4
knc1 Going Viral Posts: 17,212 Karma: 18210809 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Central Texas Device: No K1, PW2, KV, KOA	The situation does make a person want to replace the entire mess. @GM: Have you had a chance to check into Mer? http://merproject.org/ http://wiki.merproject.org/wiki/Main_Page They are making arm v6l code releases: http://releases.merproject.org/relea...mv6l/packages/ Those releases run on the Raspberry Pi: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-17190918 And others: http://releases.merproject.org/releases/latest/builds/ They are making the entire project available as a "build system". http://wiki.merproject.org/wiki/FakeOBS I have not had time to do more than a quick read, not had time to try the builder. Something I would want to do before even considering: "can it be ported to the Kindle display?" question. Edit: 5/9/2012 I am taking a closer look at that project. When they say: "large download" they mean it - about 7Gbyte to clone the repositories. Edit: 5/10/2012 May well be an "all powerful" distribution builder but the learning curve is far too steep for this old man's mind. Last edited by knc1; 05-10-2012 at 08:07 AM.