From: Peter Korsgaard <peter@korsgaard.com>
To: buildroot@busybox.net
Subject: [Buildroot] [PATCH] configs/avenger96_defconfig: add support for Arrow Avenger96 board
Date: Sun, 07 Feb 2021 23:12:50 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <871rdry1b1.fsf@dell.be.48ers.dk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87blcvy715.fsf@tarshish> (Baruch Siach's message of "Sun, 07 Feb 2021 22:09:10 +0200")
>>>>> "Baruch" == Baruch Siach <baruch@tkos.co.il> writes:
> Hi Bartosz,
> On Sun, Feb 07 2021, Bartosz Bilas wrote:
>> On 2/7/21 6:00 PM, Baruch Siach wrote:
>>> On Sun, Feb 07 2021, Yann E. MORIN wrote:
>>>> On 2021-02-07 18:09 +0200, Baruch Siach spake thusly:
>>>>> On Sun, Feb 07 2021, Peter Korsgaard wrote:
>>>>> + $ sudo dd if=output/images/sdcard.img of=/dev/sdX
>>>>> Maybe warn that this overwrites data on the SD card.
>>>> As far as I could see, we don't do that in any of the 72 readme.txt we
>>>> already have...
>>> $ git grep WARNING -- board/
>>> ...
>>> board/chromebook/elm/readme.txt:WARNING: make sure there is nothing important on that card,
>>> board/chromebook/snow/readme.txt:WARNING: make sure there is nothing important on that card,
>>> board/engicam/geam6ul/readme.txt:*** WARNING! This will destroy all the card content. Use with care! ***
>>> ...
>>>
>> Is not that obvious that dd will overwrite the data? Imo it's superfluous
>> information at all.
> It might be obvious to you. Many newcomers don't know what dd is, or how
> filesystem works. A warning can't hurt.
Indeed. I don't have a problem adding a oneliner warning. It doesn't
hurt, and it might indeed help stop someone from losing data.
--
Bye, Peter Korsgaard
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-02-07 22:12 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-02-07 15:55 [Buildroot] [PATCH] configs/avenger96_defconfig: add support for Arrow Avenger96 board Peter Korsgaard
2021-02-07 16:09 ` Baruch Siach
2021-02-07 16:52 ` Yann E. MORIN
2021-02-07 17:00 ` Baruch Siach
2021-02-07 17:52 ` Bartosz Bilas
2021-02-07 20:09 ` Baruch Siach
2021-02-07 20:44 ` Yann E. MORIN
2021-02-07 22:12 ` Peter Korsgaard [this message]
2021-02-07 21:49 ` Peter Korsgaard
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