Re: Q: whald should I give my "customers" ?

[Mau Z <zmau1962 at gmail dot com>]

Thanks.

On Tue, Dec 31, 2013 at 12:58 AM, Yann E. MORIN <yann.morin.1998@free.fr> wrote:
> Mau, All,
>
> On 2013-12-31 00:41 +0200, Mau Z spake thusly:
>> So, I had built a tool chain.
>> Now, I have used it to create an image (root file system).
>> Let's suppose that everything went OK, and all is good.
>
> Yes, let's suppose that! ;-)
>
>> Now, my "customers" are a group of application developers, which need
>> the tool chain.
>> They work on a different site, so I must somehow "deliver" the newly
>> created toolchain.
>>
>> The do not need the toolchain o the target, just on the development
>> host  (their desktops).
>>
>> What should I give them ?
>>    1) Simply, the "x-tools" directory (300 MB) ?
>>    2) Simply, the "x-tools/i686-zm-linux-gnu/bin" directory (21 MB) ?
>>    3) any other suggestion ?
>
> 3) any other suggestion:
>     the "x-tools/i686-zm-linux-gnu: directory as a whole.
>
> ;-)
>
>> Are there instruction/advices that I should give them ? do's and don'ts ?
>
> Do's: ensure all your 'users' will have a decent distro so the toolchain
> runs on their machines. Alternatively, use yourself a distro that is as
> old as the older distro your users may use.
>
> Do's: if your 'users' distro are very disparate, you may want to build a
> statically-linked toolchain, see:
>     Toolchain options  --->
>         [ ] Build Static Toolchain
>
> Do's: preferably install the toolchain in /opt/x-tools/${CT_TARGET}
> (or any other generic location) rather than in your home. This is not
> strictly required, since toolchains generated with ct-ng are
> relocatable, but cleaner nonetheless.
>
> Dont's: expect no problem! :-p
>
>> Is there a good or bad way to "deliver" the newly created toolchain ?
>
> The simplest is just to create a tarball of your x-tools/i686-zm-linux-gnu
> directory, and distribute that. Tell your 'users' to extract it wherever
> they want, and export PATH="...../i686-zm-linux-gnu/bin:${PATH}"
>
> Note that, if your 'users' are not in the same legal entity as you are,
> then you do have some obligations due to the licensing terms og the
> different tools you are using (GPLv2+, GPLv3+, LGPLv2.1+, and maybe
> others), since you are in fact distributing the toolchain. Be sure to
> understand that! ;-)
>
> Regards,
> Yann E. MORIN.
>
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