RFC: "Crochet" build tool

[Warner Losh]

On Mar 26, 2013, at 1:38 PM, Adrian Chadd wrote:
> NanoBSD isn't specifically x86 only.
> 
> The startup script stuff is x86 only.

Well, it is MBR specific...

> The build/installworld part of nanobsd can be refactored out and made
> platform portable.

It already is.

> The UFS image building part can be refactored out and made platform portable.

It has been waiting for Brooks' new install/metadata stuff. Once that's integrated with makefs, it will be easy to move to using this new functionality.

Native builds already kinda work...

> The startup script stuff can be refactored out and made platform portable.
> 
> The disk image stuff can be refactored out and made platform portable.

It already is refactored, the different images just need to be written.

> These aren't unsolvable problems. :-)

Warner