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diff --git a/www/about.html b/www/about.html index 333e1fae..c0511889 100755 --- a/www/about.html +++ b/www/about.html @@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ compliance, but isn't quite the same thing). Click for <p>Toybox has configurable levels of functionality, and should scale from tiny embedded systems up to full general purpose desktop and development -environments. The author plans to run it on his laptop, and the -<a href=/code/firmware>Firmware Linux</a> project is trying to get a complete +environments. The author plans to install it on his Android phone in +place of Toolbox, and the +<a href=/aboriginal>Aboriginal Linux</a> project is trying to get a complete Linux system to rebuild itself from source code using toybox.</p> <p>Toybox is <a href=license.html>released under a simple 2-clause BSD-style @@ -26,26 +27,17 @@ executable.</p> <p>The current list of commands implemented by toybox is at the top of the <a href=news.html>news page</a>. That list is updated when new commands -go in.</p> +go in. The list of commands yet to implement for the 1.0 release is in the +<a href=todo.txt>todo list</a>.</p> <p>In general, configuring toybox for "defconfig" enables all the commands compete enough to be useful. Configuring "allyesconfig" enables partially implemented commands as well.</p> -<p>The following commands are incomplete, but demonstrate some basic -functionality: bzcat/bunzip2, help, mke2fs, sh/toysh, mdev.</p> - -<p>The following are partially implemented commands that don't actually do -anything yet: mke2fs.</p> - -<p>Several toybox commands can do things other vesions can't. For example:</p> - -<p>The toybox "df" isn't confused by initramfs the way other df implementations +<p>Several toybox commands can do things other vesions can't. For example +the toybox "df" isn't confused by initramfs the way other df implementations are. If initramfs is visible, df shows it like any other mount point.</p> -<p>The toybox "touch" command has a -l option to set the length of a file. -This can truncate a file, or create completely sparse files.</p> - <b><h3>Command Shell</h3></b> <p>The Toybox Shell (toysh) aims to be a reasonable bash replacement. It implements the "sh" and "toysh" commands, plus the built-in commands "cd" and @@ -53,7 +45,7 @@ implements the "sh" and "toysh" commands, plus the built-in commands "cd" and <p>The following additional commands may be built into the shell (but not as separate executables): cd, exit, if, while, for, function, fg, bg, jobs, source, -<a href="http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/utilities/alias.html">alias</a>, +<a href="http://opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/alias.html">alias</a>, export, set, unset, read, trap, and exec. (Note: not done yet.)</p> </ul> @@ -62,17 +54,18 @@ export, set, unset, read, trap, and exec. (Note: not done yet.)</p> <p>The toybox <a href=todo.txt>todo list</a> mentions many potential commands which may be added to this project. (Whether that file is readable by anybody -but the project's maintainer is open to debate.)</p> +but the project's maintainer is open to debate.) The roadmap wiki in the +nav bar has a more human readable version.</p> <p>The criteria for a toybox 1.0 release is that a system built from just the -Linux kernel, toybox, uClibc, and a compiler (such as tinycc) can rebuild -itself from source code.</p> +Linux kernel, toybox, C library (such as uClibc), and a compiler (such as +tinycc) can rebuild itself from source code.</p> <b><h3>Relevant Standards</h3></b> <p>Most commands are implemented according to -<a href=http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/idx/utilities.html>The -Single Unix Specification version 3</a> where applicable. This does not mean +<a href=http://opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/idx/utilities.html>The +Single Unix Specification version 4</a> where applicable. This does not mean that Toybox is implementing every SUSv3 utility: some such as SCCS and ed are obsolete, while others such as c99 are outside the scope of the project. Toybox also isn't implementing full internationalization support: it should be @@ -84,8 +77,9 @@ obeyed.)</p> <p>The other major sources of commands are the Linux man pages, and testing the behavior of existing commands (although not generally looking at their -source code). SUSv3 does not include many basic commands such as "mount", -"init", and "mke2fs", which are kind of nice to have.</p> +source code), including the commands in Android's toolbox. SUSv4 does not +include many basic commands such as "mount", "init", and "mke2fs", which are +kind of nice to have.</p> <b><h2><a name="downloads" />Download</h2></b> @@ -98,7 +92,7 @@ an archive of the appropriate version. Click versions ("tip" is the current development version).</p> <p>The maintainer's <a href=/notes.html>development log</a> and the project's -<a href=http://www2.them.com:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/toybox>mailing +<a href=http://lists.landley.net/listinfo.cgi/toybox-landley.net>mailing list</a> are also good ways to track what's going on with the project.</p> <b><h2><a name="toycans" />What's the toybox logo image?</h2></b> diff --git a/www/header.html b/www/header.html index dfca6e5d..8c9d3646 100644 --- a/www/header.html +++ b/www/header.html @@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ <li><a href="design.html">Design Docs</a></li> <li><a href="code.html">Source walkthrough</a></li> <li><a href="todo.txt">TODO list</a></li> + <li><a href="http://elinux.org/Busybox_replacement">Wiki/roadmap</a></li> </ul> <b>Download</b> <ul> |