Rolling Your Own Embedded Linux Distribution

This document summarizes a presentation about constructing an embedded Linux operating system using minimal software components. It discusses using the Linux kernel along with the smaller uClibc library instead of the larger GNU C library. It notes that the GNU C library can take up over half the space of an entire embedded Linux system image. The origins of the uClibc library are described, noting that it was improved and maintained to provide a smaller alternative library suitable for embedded Linux systems.