merge of 190ba6d987a58bb9185b18f91b075113f31cbae0

     and e28d190b53d034845e4ae2fce2648104676a571b

4 files changed, 7 insertions, 16 deletions

diff --git a/conf/distro/slugos.conf b/conf/distro/slugos.conf
index fa74e3965c..bbacf49aa2 100644
--- a/conf/distro/slugos.conf
+++ b/conf/distro/slugos.conf
@@ -139,11 +139,15 @@ SLUGOS_EXTRA_RDEPENDS ?= ""
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # PACKAGE VERSION CONTROL
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Select the correct versions of the compiler tools (note that there
-# is also some selection in machine/${MACHINE}.conf)
+# Define how to bootstrap the system - we need cross compilers.  It is also
+# necessary to define which gets generated first, glibc or the kernel, and
+# this is done by selecting the provider of libc (in this case it needs the
+# kernel, so there has to be a non-libc gcc to build the kernel!)
 PREFERRED_PROVIDERS += "virtual/${TARGET_PREFIX}gcc-initial:gcc-cross-initial"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDERS += "virtual/${TARGET_PREFIX}gcc:gcc-cross"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDERS += "virtual/${TARGET_PREFIX}g++:gcc-cross"
+PREFERRED_PROVIDERS += "virtual/${TARGET_PREFIX}libc-for-gcc:glibc"
+# Select 2.6 versions of the depmod support
 PREFERRED_PROVIDERS += "virtual/${TARGET_PREFIX}depmod:module-init-tools-cross"
 
 # compiler/binary/library versions (unslung uses different ones so these
diff --git a/conf/machine/include/ixp4xx.conf b/conf/machine/include/ixp4xx.conf
index 19a2ee0141..7239d59076 100644
--- a/conf/machine/include/ixp4xx.conf
+++ b/conf/machine/include/ixp4xx.conf
@@ -172,7 +172,3 @@ PREFERRED_VERSION_ipkg-native ?= "0.99.154"
 SERIAL_CONSOLE = "115200 ttyS0"
 KERNEL_CONSOLE = "ttyS0,115200n8"
 USE_VT = "0"
-
-# Always add the LEFIXUP - if desired this can be removed for a specific board
-# if that board has an LE boot loader and therefore does not require it.
-IXP4XX_LEFIXUP = "1"
diff --git a/conf/machine/nas100d.conf b/conf/machine/nas100d.conf
index a628841878..41836c3272 100644
--- a/conf/machine/nas100d.conf
+++ b/conf/machine/nas100d.conf
@@ -4,8 +4,5 @@
 
 include conf/machine/include/ixp4xx.conf
 
-# The correct settings for the NAS100D board:
+# TEMPORARY: fixup the command line for nas100d builds
 CMDLINE_ROOT = "root=/dev/mtdblock2 rw rootfstype=jffs2 mem=64M@0x00000000 init=/linuxrc"
-# This following means the kernel will only run on a NAS100D board:
-IXP4XX_SUFFIX = "${MACHINE}${ARCH_BYTE_SEX}"
-IXP4XX_MACHID = "865"
diff --git a/conf/machine/nslu2.conf b/conf/machine/nslu2.conf
index 96b9e37ce0..b00f8a520c 100644
--- a/conf/machine/nslu2.conf
+++ b/conf/machine/nslu2.conf
@@ -3,9 +3,3 @@
 #@DESCRIPTION: Machine configuration for the Linksys NSLU2 product
 
 include conf/machine/include/ixp4xx.conf
-
-# The correct settings for the NSLU2 board:
-CMDLINE_ROOT = "root=/dev/mtdblock4 rw rootfstype=jffs2 mem=32M@0x00000000 init=/linuxrc"
-IXP4XX_SUFFIX = "${MACHINE}${ARCH_BYTE_SEX}"
-# This following means the kernel will only run on a NSLU2:
-IXP4XX_MACHID = "597"