[Skiboot] [PATCH 2/2] external/opal-prd: Use opal-prd as version prefix

Stewart Smith stewart at linux.vnet.ibm.com
Tue Dec 1 17:48:41 AEDT 2015


Cédric Le Goater <clg at fr.ibm.com> writes:
> On 11/24/2015 04:52 AM, Stewart Smith wrote:
>> Jeremy Kerr <jeremy.kerr at au1.ibm.com> writes:
>>>> So have we started using OPAL_PRD_VERSION in some distros ? 
>>>> If not, what would be the reason, the event, to disconnect 
>>>> from the skiboot version ? 
>>>>
>>>> The skiboot place is nicely maintained and quite comfy. 
>>>
>>> I agree, but this should only change the prefix that we add in front of
>>> the version number, and shouldn't disconnect the versions from those
>>> used in skiboot.
>>>
>>> Cyril, could you add a little explanation to this change?
>> 
>> I can too - the make_version script now just replaces the prefix, so it
>> shows up as "opal-prd-5.1.11" rather than "skiboot-5.1.11"
>
> This is a bit out of topic but are there still plans to make a
> package with just a skiboot.lid. That might be of some use now 
> that qemu supports the powernv plateform. 

Yes... I should get right on that now... unless you want to do it? :)



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