[Buildroot] [PATCH v3] New package: linux-firmware

[Yegor Yefremov <yegor_sub1@visionsystems.de>]

Am 26.01.2012 14:55, schrieb Gustavo Zacarias:
> On 2012-01-26 10:44, Yegor Yefremov wrote:
>> Am 26.01.2012 13:47, schrieb Gustavo Zacarias:
>>> On 2012-01-26 09:43, Peter Korsgaard wrote:
>>>
>>>> Agreed, except you should use a loop and install -D, so subdirs are
>>>> supported.
>>>>
>>>> E.G.
>>>>
>>>>         for i in $(LINUX_FIRMWARE_FILES); do \
>>>>           $i(INSTALL) -m 0644 -D $(@D)/$$i $(TARGET_DIR)/lib/firmware/$$i; \
>>>>         done
>>>
>>> Also LINUX_FIRMWARE_FILES_$(CONFIG_FIRMWARE_XXXX) += file1 file2 could be used with $(LINUX_FIRMWARE_FILES_y) to make it even shorter.
>> How can I use it exactly? Can provide an example?
>>
>> Yegor
>
> Something like...
>
> LINUX_FIRMWARE_FILES_$(BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FIRMWARE_TI_WL127X) += ti-connectivity/TIInit_7.2.31.bts
> LINUX_FIRMWARE_FILES_$(BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FIRMWARE_TI_WL128X) += ti-connectivity/TIInit_7.2.31.bts
>
> define LINUX_FIRMWARE_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
>   for i in $(LINUX_FIRMWARE_FILES_y); do \
>     $(INSTALL) -m 0644 -D $(@D)/$$i $(TARGET_DIR)/lib/firmware/$$i; \
>   done
> endef
>
> Since LINUX_FIRMWARE_FILES_$(CONFIG_OPTION) evals to LINUX_FIRMWARE_FILES_y if it's set and just LINUX_FIRMWARE_FILES_ if not so it get filled up pretty nicely. Look at the lm-sensors package for an example.

Thanks. I understand now.

Another question: what to do with symlinks?

rt3070.bin -> rt2870.bin
rt3090.bin -> rt2860.bin

Yegor