> > [installing packages on slackware w/o rpm package manager] > > ../configure <options you want/need> > > make install > <snip> > > ...but this requires a compiler.... > > Yes, and herein lies another one of those tradeoffs. The C libraries > for linux are huge! I initially wanted to have the compiler and all > of the necessary libs to intall packages, but it will consume almost > as much disk space as my whole OS runtime environment! Here's what I am planning to do on my wearable (assuming I ever get the money together to start): 1. Build a small distro like you have, except mine will be LFS (linuxfromscratch), because I'm a sick bastard. 2. Install all my development tools on a seperate, hot swappable, external drive. (Jaz, zip, cd, etc etc etc) 3. Create appropriate symlinks, mount points, path settings, etc on my main drive, so compiling will be transparant when I have the external storage hooked up, and give a big pile of errors when I don't :) I am hoping that this will be feasable; having built the system from scratch myself I will most likely have a better idea what is where, etc, so I won't have as much trouble getting this working. My design in progress is changing constantly, but I figure now's as good a time as any to lay down my basic plan for my wearable and see what everyone thinks: Core: MZ104 from tri-m. The power consumption kicks ass, its got barely enuff power, I think, to squeeze out some MP3 playing capability. HMD: Hacked Canon GT-270. These things have a great resolution, at only 3w power consumption, hopefully that will go down even more when I hack off one of the displays. Hopefully I will be able to make it covert Input: wireless RF keyboard hacked to chord using linux kernel driver Sound: USB audio. Only need to have it hooked up when I specifically want it (read: mp3's). This should save on power. Network: Hmm, I'm still working on this one... I need the equivalent of an orinico gold wavelan card, but I would prefer to see if I can get away without adding a PCMCIA board. External storage: Probably USB based, again not sure. Power: good ole NP960's Drive: Microdrive. I am still a bit confused, but from what I understand, this can be connected to IDE ports as well as CF, with the proper adaptor, right? Well that's all thats popping into my head at the moment, but I am sure I will come up with some more as time goes by, and I also change my mind about once a week. -- Subscription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with subject of "subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" toWear-Hard Mailing List Archive (searchable): http://wearables.blu.org please, Please, *PLEASE* don't subscribe through a forward/false domain
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