WHY 2 PACKAGES? In this project there are 2 type of packages:

• Complete
• Naked

They are all based on gentoo embedded project(thx gentoo.org) and a little tweaked
BTW: IT USES LINUX KERNEL 2.4 series... it's much faster than the 2.6 one.

Complete stand for "complete enviroment" (unbelivable!!) it contains a baselayout, a gcc compiler, ulibc libs, all system packages, a small number of other useful packages... and yes... a kernel (already tested with Soekris 4501) and it's sources.
NOTE: This enviroment is not intended to go directly on the embedded device This enviroment is intended to be used in a chroot jail (on a x86 system) or under a x86 emulator (on other hw architecture) for preparing the true small enviroment that will fit onto the embedded hw.

1. untar the complete.tbz2 in a blank directory
2. chroot into the directory
3. prepare the system like:
   • Upgrading to newer version
   • Installing needed software (Gentoo Style!)
   • Configuring all that you need
   • If you want re-config and recompile the kernel
   • Whatever you want... don't put limit to your mind
4. Removing unneeded stuff, like kernel sources, C compilers, distfiles...
5. Exit chroot
6. Copy the entire directory into the Compact Flash drive!
8. Install Grub on the MBR of flash card
9. READY!! Plug the CF into the embedded and power it on!!

This is a simple explanation, is not inteded to be a howto!

Naked stands for the result of the previus procedure described up here!
naked.tbz2 contains a READY TO INSTALL enviroment to put on the CF (note that in this case you'll not will be able to compile further packages, but you can however install binary packages!)
Copy the content of the package in the CF and install Grub into the CF boot sector... Nothin' more.