busybox 官方： Frequently Asked Questions

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Frequently Asked Questions

This is a collection of some of the more frequently asked questions about Busybox. Some of the questions even have answers. If you have additions/corrections to this document, we would love to add them.

General questions

1. What is Busybox?
2. How can I get started using Busybox?
3. How do I configure Busybox?
4. How do I build Busybox with a cross-compiler?
5. How do I build a Busybox-based system?
6. Which Linux kernel versions are supported?     << kernel versions
7. Which architectures does Busybox run on?
8. Which C libraries are supported?      << C libraries & versions
9. Where can I find other small utilities since Busybox does not include the features I want?
10. I demand that you to add <favorite feature> right now! How come you don't answer all my questions on the mailing list instantly? I demand that you help me with all of my problems Right Now!
11. I need help with Busybox! What should I do?
12. I need you to add <favorite feature>! Are the Busybox developers willing to be paid in order to fix bugs or add in <favorite feature>? Are you willing to provide support contracts?
13. Can I include Busybox as part of the software on my device?
14. I want to use Busybox as part of the Linux-based firmware for a new device. Will it create any license issues in future?

Troubleshooting

1. I think I found a bug in Busybox! What should I do?!
2. I have trouble installing Busybox on my phone!
3. I'm using an ancient version from the dawn of time and something's broken. Can you backport fixes for free?
4. Busybox init isn't working!
5. I am observing a bug in BusyBox on an obscure platform. Help.
6. Why do I keep getting "sh: can't access tty; job control turned off" errors? Why doesn't Control-C work within my shell?
7. sed "/CONFIG_FOO/s/.*/CONFIG_FOO=y/" -i .config; make; does not enable applet foo
8. I installed a package on my Busybox system and now nothing works!
9. I selected "standalone shell" option and now I have problems

Misc. questions

1. How do I change the time zone in Busybox?

Programming questions

1. What are the goals of Busybox?
2. What is the design of Busybox?
3. How is the source code organized?
   • The applet directories
   • The Busybox shared library (libbb)
4. I want to make Busybox even smaller, how do I go about it?
5. Adding an applet to Busybox
6. What standards does Busybox adhere to?
7. Portability
8. Tips and tricks
   • Encrypted Passwords
   • Fork and vfork
   • Short reads and writes
   • Memory used by relocatable code, PIC, and static linking
   • Including Linux kernel headers
9. Who are the Busybox developers?