[PATCH/RFC] Add cmd_wrap_dts rules to arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile

Mark A. Greer mgreer at mvista.com
Sat Jan 13 08:48:35 EST 2007


On Fri, Jan 12, 2007 at 01:50:59PM -0600, Jon Loeliger wrote:
> On Wed, 2007-01-10 at 18:40, Mark A. Greer wrote:
> > On Thu, Oct 19, 2006 at 12:51:56PM -0700, Mark A. Greer wrote:
> > > On Thu, Oct 19, 2006 at 09:03:18AM -0500, Jon Loeliger wrote:
> > > > So, like, the other day "Mark A. Greer" mumbled:
> > > > > 
> > > > > This would be used by the sandpoint, say, by adding the following rules
> > > > > to the Makefile in the appropriate places:
> > > > > 
> > > > > 	$(obj)/zImage.sandpoint: vmlinux $(wrapperbits)
> > > > > 		$(call cmd,wrap_dts,sandpoint)
> > > > > 
> > > > > 	$(obj)/zImage.initrd.sandpoint: vmlinux $(wrapperbits)
> > > > > 		$(call cmd,wrap_dts_initrd,sandpoint)
> > > > > 
> > > > > and:
> > > > > 
> > > > > 	image-$(CONFIG_SANDPOINT)               += zImage.sandpoint
> > > > > 
> > > > > Comments?
> > > > 
> > > > Isn't there a way to do this without hardcoding the
> > > > platform name in the makefiles directly?  I fear for
> > > > the one-per-platform effect that is yet to come with
> > > > the conversion of many of the legacy boards.
> > 
> > Okay, its been a while so let's see if anyone remembers and/or cares
> > anymore.  :)
> 
> We care.  We care deeply.  We've just all been on vacation. :-)
> 
> Scott Wood (here) has recently pushed around a patch
> internally that is very similar and much more comprehensive,
> though I confess I've not really studied it.  He mumbled
> something about prepping it to send out when he gets back.
> And I think that will be Monday.

Okay, that would be great.  Thanks for the heads up.

Mark



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