Crate ostool 

ostool

A comprehensive toolkit for operating system development.

ostool provides utilities for building, running, and debugging operating systems, with special support for embedded systems and bootloader interaction.

Features

• Build System: Cargo-based build configuration with customizable options
• QEMU Integration: Easy QEMU launching with various architectures support
• U-Boot Support: Serial communication and file transfer via YMODEM
• TFTP Server: Built-in TFTP server for network booting
• Menu Configuration: TUI-based configuration editor (like Linux kernel’s menuconfig)
• Serial Terminal: Interactive serial terminal for device communication

Modules

• build - Build system configuration and Cargo integration
• ctx - Application context and state management
• menuconfig - TUI-based menu configuration
• run - QEMU, TFTP, and U-Boot runners
• sterm - Serial terminal implementation
• utils - Common utilities and helper functions

Example

// ostool is primarily used as a CLI tool
// See the binary targets for usage examples

Re-exports

pub use jkconfig::cursive;

Modules

build

Build system configuration and Cargo integration.

ctx

Application context and state management. Application context and state management.

menuconfig

TUI-based menu configuration system.

run

Runtime execution modules for QEMU, TFTP, and U-Boot.

sterm

Serial terminal implementation.

utils

Common utilities and helper functions. Common utilities and helper functions.