Newbie mkxfs question

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Hi,

I plan to use command line (instead of IDE) to make the bsp image file
system. Where may I get more information about how to use “mkefs”, “mkifs”
and “mkxfs”?

Thanks.

Reagrds,
Mei

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Mei-Jen Chen <mchen@birinc.com> wrote:

Hi,

I plan to use command line (instead of IDE) to make the bsp image file
system. Where may I get more information about how to use “mkefs”, “mkifs”
and “mkxfs”?

You should read the Building Embedded Systems guide, as well as the entries
for mkifs and mkefs in the Utilities Reference.

Note that mkxfs is the binary for both mkifs and mkefs. Don’t invoke
mkxfs directly.

Steve Reid stever@qnx.com
TechPubs (Technical Publications)
QNX Software Systems

3

Thanks!
Since we have an IDE project which can build our own BSP already, is there
any “short cut” which I can convert the information from IDE project so I
don’t need to modify the build file manually in order to call “mkifs” to
get the same image file system?

Regards,
Mei






“Steve Reid” <stever@sreid.ott.qnx.com> wrote in message
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Mei-Jen Chen <> mchen@birinc.com> > wrote:
Hi,

I plan to use command line (instead of IDE) to make the bsp image file
system. Where may I get more information about how to use “mkefs”, “mkifs”
and “mkxfs”?

You should read the Building Embedded Systems guide, as well as the entries
for mkifs and mkefs in the Utilities Reference.

Note that mkxfs is the binary for both mkifs and mkefs. Don’t invoke
mkxfs directly.

Steve Reid > stever@qnx.com
TechPubs (Technical Publications)
QNX Software Systems

4

Hi,

Which version of the IDE are you using? If it is 6.3.0 unfortunately
there is no easy way, as the IDE saves the equivalent of the build file
in an xml format which is incompatible with mkifs.

If you are using something other that 6.3.0 it may be possible.

–Chris

Mei-Jen Chen wrote:

Thanks!
Since we have an IDE project which can build our own BSP already, is there
any “short cut” which I can convert the information from IDE project so I
don’t need to modify the build file manually in order to call “mkifs” to
get the same image file system?

Regards,
Mei






“Steve Reid” <> stever@sreid.ott.qnx.com> > wrote in message
news:d55ua0$p6r$> 1@inn.qnx.com> …

Mei-Jen Chen <> mchen@birinc.com> > wrote:

Hi,

I plan to use command line (instead of IDE) to make the bsp image file
system. Where may I get more information about how to use “mkefs”, “mkifs”
and “mkxfs”?

You should read the Building Embedded Systems guide, as well as the entries
for mkifs and mkefs in the Utilities Reference.

Note that mkxfs is the binary for both mkifs and mkefs. Don’t invoke
mkxfs directly.

Steve Reid > stever@qnx.com
TechPubs (Technical Publications)
QNX Software Systems