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diff --git a/docs/usermanual/chapters/comparing.xml b/docs/usermanual/chapters/comparing.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..1347010977 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/usermanual/chapters/comparing.xml @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<chapter id="chapter_comparing"> + <title>Comparing</title> + + <section id="comparing_buildroot"> + <title>buildroot</title> + + <para>Writing of <application>BitBake</application> recipes is more easy + and more intuitive than writing Makefiles while providing higher + flexibility. This allows you to tweak specific recipes for your very + special needs and to add new recipes very fast. You can build toolchains, + Software Distribution Kits (SDKs), complete Distributions or just single + packages. The flexibility of OpenEmbedded allows you to reuse the once + written recipes for many different purposes. OpenEmbedded provides + everything buildroot will be able to provide. But in contrast to buildroot + OpenEmbedded will allow you to achieve what you really want to achieve. + You can add new package formats, new filesystems, new output formats + easily. OpenEmbedded will suit your need.</para> + </section> + + <section id="comparing_crosstool"> + <title>crosstool</title> + + <para>Crosstool allows to create toolchains for you. It can only create + the initial toolchain for you. It will not compile other needed libraries + or applications for you, it will not be able to track dependencies or to + package them properly. OpenEmbedded supports all configurations crosstool + supports. You can start to create toolchains with OpenEmbedded, then as + your needs grow create a more complete SDK from already present base + libraries and applications and if you recognize you need to have packages + for the target you have them almost built already.</para> + </section> + + <section id="comparing_handmade"> + <title>handmade</title> + + <para>Cross-compilation is a tough business. It is not that + cross-compiling is hard itself but many people misuse the buildsystem they + use to build their software. This will lead to a variety of issues you can + run into. This can be failing tests on configuration because of executing + cross compiled binaries or crashes at run-time due wrong sizes of basic + types. When utilizing OpenEmbedded you avoid searching for patches at many + different places and will be able to get things done more quickly. + <application>OpenEmbedded</application> allows you to choose from a pool + of ready to use software packages.</para> + + <para>OpenEmbedded will create complete flashable images using different + output formats and filesystems. This allows you to create complete and + specialized distributions easily.</para> + </section> +</chapter>
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