[okl4-developer] how to ... add soft /sdk ? (nb)

[Geoffrey Lee]

On Mon, May 05, 2008 at 06:10:32PM +0200, Antonin SUBTIL wrote:
> Hello,
> 

Hi Antonin

> 
> I've seen you've put OKLinux apart form OKL4 itself in 2.1.

Yes, that is correct.

> 
> I've understood you need to create some elf of OKL4, some elf of software,
> merge them and then you've got an image to boot. Is that it? Is merging
> mandatory? (I mean, can I have a bootable OKL4 and then put some extra
> software like OKLinux or other OS wihout merging in a single elf image?)

Most loaders assume a single bootable image.  Yet inside the single
bootable image for OKL4 it contains several distinct and separate
applications.  By loading a single image it ensures that the images
are loaded and decoded properly.  Certain bootloaders can deal with
multiple boot images, such as grub, but that is an exception.

> 
> Is there any SDK to build some OS A on top of OKL4 API without "seeing it"
> (I mean, just having OKL4 binaries in the worst case) ?

There is currently no such SDK for OKL4.  This is something that would
be quite desirable but personally I cannot commit to a timeframe if and
when it might be available.  Others might have a better idea.

> 
> Is there any way to create some OS A on OKL4 when working on OKLinux on OKL4
> ?
> 

OK Linux is currently dependent on the Iguana API so any such OS you
build on top of OKL4 will have to include Iguana.  In this case it is 
possible for your custom applications to co-exist with OK Linux.

	-gl