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It is impossible for Slackware ARM to support each ARM device out of the box. Unlike in the x86 world where one Kernel can be used for all machines, in the ARM world we need one kernel per ARM architecture (hence why Slackware ARM has two kernel packages - one for the ' | It is impossible for Slackware ARM to support each ARM device out of the box. Unlike in the x86 world where one Kernel can be used for all machines, in the ARM world we need one kernel per ARM architecture (hence why Slackware ARM has two kernel packages - one for the ' | ||
- | One of the easiest ways to check whether your device has any semblance of Linux community support is to check whether Debian | + | One of the easiest ways to check whether your device has any semblance of Linux community support is to check whether Debian |
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+ | //Q. Why does Slackware ARM support device X but not Y? // | ||
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+ | A. This question is often asked in reference to the Raspberry Pi, which by far has the most wide spread mind share. | ||
+ | Slackware ARM is developed by [[http:// | ||
+ | In addition, the devices targeted for " | ||
+ | The Slackware ARM community fills in gaps where there is demand. | ||
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A. Slackware ARM used ScratchBox back in 2002 to originally build the first batch of packages in order to bootstrap the port, and some effort was made in producing scripts to help setup a Slackware-like environment. However, this work was abandoned shortly after the port was able to be self supporting. | A. Slackware ARM used ScratchBox back in 2002 to originally build the first batch of packages in order to bootstrap the port, and some effort was made in producing scripts to help setup a Slackware-like environment. However, this work was abandoned shortly after the port was able to be self supporting. | ||
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+ | ==== 3rd party SlackBuild scripts ==== | ||
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+ | //Q. As a maintainer of SlackBuild scripts, how can I differentiate between Slackware 14.2 (Software Floating Point) and Slackware 15.0 (Hardware Floating Point) and greater? | ||
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+ | A. [[http:// | ||
==== Cross compiling software ==== | ==== Cross compiling software ==== |