README

This document describes the Board Support Package (BSP) that is freely available for developers that wants to build software for Microchip switch products.

Audience

This material is targeting engineers integrating Microchip switches and the associated SW.

A Linux based development environment is assumed and the user should also be familiar with normal application development under Linux before reading this.

Readers guide

The BSP is based on Buildroot, which is a simple, efficient and easy-to-use tool to generate embedded Linux systems through cross-compilation.

It uses the Linux Kconfig configuration system, allowing easy selection of system content. The Makefile will include a .config file generated by Kconfig. The content of this file will determine what should be built.

It is relatively easy from there to add your own programs so your entire build process is automated.

Home website : http://www.buildroot.net/

The Buildroot user manual can help you better understand how Buildroot works.

Microchip has added packages, patches, setup, and configuration to work with Microchip provided software that is not included in mainline buildroot.