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-OpenADK - A GNU/Linux construction kit
-======================================
+OpenADK - An embedded Linux construction kit
+============================================
-This is a menu based buildsystem for your home made embedded Linux system.
+This is a menu based buildsystem for your embedded Linux system.
-Before you can start you need to install some tools:
-- bash
+Before you can start you need to install some software:
- gcc or clang
- g++ or clang++
- binutils
-- GNU make
+- make
- tar
- gzip
-- wget
-- libc headers
-- ncurses5 headers
-- zlib headers
- perl
+- curl or wget
+- git
+- strings
+- c library headers
+- ncurses library and header
+- zlib library and header
-There is a check for the required versions of these tools in advance, though.
-(to re-issue the checks, use "make prereq").
+There is a check for the required versions of these software in advance, though.
+Most of the needed software for the build process to succeed will
+be compiled before the target build starts.
Please use "make menuconfig" to choose your target architecture and
embedded system and configure like you want to.
-Simply running 'make' will build the firmware for your embedded system. The
+Simply running 'make' will build the firmware for your embedded system. The
buildsystem will download all sources, build the toolchain, the kernel and all
applications.