[ptxdist] Proper way to modify an ETC file

[ptxdist] Proper way to modify an ETC file

[Jerry Kirk]

Within my embedded project I'd like to modify Busybox's FTPD command to allow 
more general access to the filesystem. I'm not quite sure the right way to do 
this. I've been considering

1. A local "patch" to the busybox file that gets copied
2. A new package that runs SED and modifies the busybox file in /etc or copies 
a new file into the root

What is the right way to make local changes for my project to the root 
filesystem of the embedded system?



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Re: [ptxdist] Proper way to modify an ETC file

[Michael Olbrich]

On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 05:21:15PM +0000, Jerry Kirk wrote:
> Within my embedded project I'd like to modify Busybox's FTPD command to allow 
> more general access to the filesystem. I'm not quite sure the right way to do 
> this. I've been considering
> 
> 1. A local "patch" to the busybox file that gets copied
> 2. A new package that runs SED and modifies the busybox file in /etc or copies 
> a new file into the root
> 
> What is the right way to make local changes for my project to the root 
> filesystem of the embedded system?

Which file do you want to modify? /etc/inetd.conf.d/ftpd? You can provide a
local version for this in your BSP: projectroot/etc/inetd.conf.d/ftpd

$ ptxdist drop busybox targetinstall
4 ptxdist go
[...]

Take a look at the quickstart manual[1]. This and more is described there.

Michael

[1] http://www.pengutronix.de/software/ptxdist/appnotes/OSELAS.BSP-Pengutronix-Generic-arm-Quickstart.pdf

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