[U-Boot-Users] Proposal for a make option to include an additional stand alone program directory

[David Hawkins <dwh@ovro.caltech.edu>]

Hi Wolfgang,

>> This sounds like a good idea. I am developing a custom MPC8349E
>> board that I'll submit a U-Boot patch for when its done.
>> I also plan to build a test-suite that executes as a u-boot
>> stand-alone application. Its not clear to me that such a test
>> suite should also be added into the U-Boot source, since its
>> board-specific; more so than whatever changes to the current
> 
> If you are willing to release your code under GPL, it  is  definitely
> welcome  to  be added to the U-Boot source tree. In cases whwere this
> code is board-specific it makes sense to add it to the specfic  board
> directory. Thi shas been done before in similar cases.
> 
>> I figured I'd submit the board support patch, and then just
>> maintain the test-suite locally, with an email reference in a
>> u-boot README to anyone who wanted to get access to the
>> test-suite code. Of course, if lots of people build test
>> suites using U-Boot, and there is common code, I'd be happy
>> to use it. I just haven't looked for it in the source yet.
> 
> There are several test utilities, but no general infrastructure yet.

Ok, good to know. That is the direction I will go once I get
back to the software design. I need to get the hardware done
first :)

Dave