Buildroot Base Project Template
This is an example based project template for buildroot. It uses an br2-external configuration file storage and the official buildroot repository as a git submodule. Scripts are provided to make it easy to perform a build, save configuration, or start the build using qemu.
Installing Dependencies
Run ./install_ubuntu.sh to install any dependencies. This should work on Ubuntu or on the
vagrant container referenced on the Buildroot Manual startup
page.
Building
Run ./build.sh to build the image. This script is currently hard-coded to use an x86_64 default
build target config. The config will only be updated when the .config file does not exist. When pulling
in configuration changes, delete the buildroot/.config file before running the build script. This will require
a complete rebuild.
Starting Qemu
Typically you will want to open a new screen. session using screen -S qemu or similar before starting
QEMU. Then from this screen session, run ./start_qemu.sh.
To detach, use Ctrl-a d.
You can reconnect to this screen later using screen -r qemu.
When you want to stop the qemu target, use pkill qemu
Saving Configs
When you make changes to buildroot configuration files, run ./save_configs.sh to export these configurations to
the br2-external tree for commit.