1999-10-05 16:24:54 +00:00
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Please see the LICENSE file for copyright information.
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1999-11-18 00:19:26 +00:00
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BusyBox is a suite of "tiny" Unix utilities in a multi-call binary. It
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provides a pretty complete POSIX environment in a very small package.
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Just add a kernel, "ash" (Keith Almquists tiny Bourne shell clone), and
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an editor such as "elvis-tiny" or "ae", and you have a working system.
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Busybox was begun to support the Debian Rescue/Install disks, but it
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also makes an excellent environment for any small or embedded system.
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2000-04-13 01:18:56 +00:00
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As of version 0.20 there is a version number. : ) Also as of version 0.20, BB
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is now modularized to easily allow you to build only the BB parts you need,
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thereby reducing binary size. To turn off unwanted Busybox components, simply
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edit the file busybox.def.h and comment out the parts you do not need using C++
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style (//) comments.
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1999-11-18 00:19:26 +00:00
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After the build is complete a busybox.links file is generated which is
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then used by 'make install' to create symlinks to the busybox binary
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for all compiled in functions. By default, 'make install' will place
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the symlink forest into `pwd`/_install unless you have defined the
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PREFIX environment variable (i.e. make PREFIX="/tmp/foo" install)
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1999-11-18 00:19:26 +00:00
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Please feed suggestions, bug reports, insults, and bribes back to:
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Erik Andersen
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<andersen@lineo.com>
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1999-12-11 23:25:59 +00:00
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<andersee@debian.org>
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1999-12-11 04:16:51 +00:00
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<blatent plug>
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Many thanks to go to Lineo for paying me to work on busybox.
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</blatent plug>
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