[U-Boot-Users] Simple definition of a new board

[U-Boot-Users] Simple definition of a new board

[Ulf Samuelsson]

Is it OK/possible to add a new board, by just doing a new "<board>.h"
file and a modification of the Makefile?

An example of use would be to have a board with different memory
types and each <board>.h would be used to tell where the U-boot
environment variables are.

The AT91SAM9260EK has both dataflash and NAND flash
and some would like to put the environment in NAND flash
and others in the dataflash.

Best Regards
Ulf Samuelsson

[U-Boot-Users] Simple definition of a new board

[Wolfgang Denk]

In message <45A2C0AD.2030505@atmel.com> you wrote:
> Is it OK/possible to add a new board, by just doing a new "<board>.h"
> file and a modification of the Makefile?

Yes.

> An example of use would be to have a board with different memory
> types and each <board>.h would be used to tell where the U-boot
> environment variables are.

You might even use just one board.h file and different make targets
which provide an additional #define that you can evaluate.

Just don't add to much of "scripting" to the  Makefile;  I  am  still
agry  with  myself  that  I agreed to such a mess like the TQM82xx_??
configurations.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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