I’m historically not one for regular updates to my personal site. I focus my time on scalable cloud architecture and development, which leaves time for family and not much else. Site updates and self promotion usually take a back seat. It’s time for an update, and maybe a little self promotion.
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Embedded Linux platforms frequently use .ipk package files. I have had a need to install specific packages (usually from a Yocto build) during development and testing. It is helpful to know all the dependencies of a package in advance, making it easier to copy all the needed packages to the test environment at one time. Here is how to view dependencies of ipk files.
ar p <file>.ipk control.tar.gz | tar Oxz | grep DependsExample:
ar p qtdeclarative_5.11.3+git0+e3c0bb7811-r0_armv7at2hf-neon.ipk control.tar.gz | tar Oxz | grep DependsResults in:
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.28), libgcc1 (>= 8.2.0), libstdc++6 (>= 8.2.0), qtbase (>= 5.11.3+git0+08de243eaa)I am now an official "talent" (their word, not mine) on Braintrust. I looked into other freelance platforms, and Braintrust to me is the most interesting.
There are multiple descriptions of how to add kernel modules to the kernel configuration in the Yocto build. These don’t work in the Toradex 3.0 BSP layer, which is what we are using at the time of this writing.
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