Buildroot Cross Compilation Example for the Raspberry Pi

Table of Contents

1. About The Project
2. Getting Started
3. Buildroot Tips

About The Project

This project shows how to cross compile an application for a custom linux image built with buildroot.

Getting Started

Getting the code

git clone --recursive https://github.com/ts-manuel/rpi-buildroot-cross-compile.git

Compinig

./setup.sh
./build.sh

Buildroot Tips

Buildroot Folder Structure

Folder	Description
buildroot/output/host/	where host tools are copied after building
buildroot/output/build/	where pakages are downloaded and builded
buildroot/output/images/	where images are copied after building

Usefull Comands

make list-defconfigs    # Lists all the available configurations
make list-defconfigs    # Writes the defconfig file ignoring defaults