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The buildroot process can take a large amount of time to build, depending on available system resources.  Note that if any changes occur in the config file, it is recommended to clean the build tree and start the process over. A build ccache is not enabled by default, but can be to help speed up repeated builds. See the [https://buildroot.org/downloads/manual/manual.html#ccache Buildroot manual] for more information about ccache and Buildroot.
The buildroot process can take a large amount of time to build, depending on available system resources.  Note that if any changes occur in the config file, it is recommended to clean the build tree and start the process over. A build ccache is not enabled by default, but can be to help speed up repeated builds. See the [https://buildroot.org/downloads/manual/manual.html#ccache Buildroot manual] for more information about ccache and Buildroot.


Once it is finished building, Buildroot will output a filesystem tarball to "output/images/rootfs.tar.xz".  This file can be used with [[#Installing Buildroot|Installing Buildroot]] in lieu of the tarball provided on our FTP site.
Once it is finished building, Buildroot will output a filesystem tarball to <source inline>buildroot/output/images/rootfs.tar.xz</source>.  This file can be used with [[#Installing Buildroot|Installing Buildroot]] in lieu of the tarball provided on our FTP site.

Revision as of 17:23, 3 September 2021

At this point, the default configuration can be modified if desired:

make menuconfig

And finally, start the build process:

make


The buildroot process can take a large amount of time to build, depending on available system resources. Note that if any changes occur in the config file, it is recommended to clean the build tree and start the process over. A build ccache is not enabled by default, but can be to help speed up repeated builds. See the Buildroot manual for more information about ccache and Buildroot.

Once it is finished building, Buildroot will output a filesystem tarball to buildroot/output/images/rootfs.tar.xz. This file can be used with Installing Buildroot in lieu of the tarball provided on our FTP site.