[Buildroot] [PATCH 7/7] sam-ba: new package with host variant only

[Arnout Vandecappelle <arnout@mind.be>]

On Friday 13 January 2012 09:25:45 Thomas Petazzoni wrote:
> Le Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:13:13 +0100,
> Arnout Vandecappelle <arnout@mind.be> a ?crit :
> 
> >  Buildroot is missing post-image scripting in general.  You will
> > typically want to package the kernel and rootfs in a compressed and
> > signed image that can be distributed and installed on the target.  Or
> > during development, you would like to untar it to the nfsroot.
> 
> For one project, I have added a post-image script hook, like we have
> for post-build. I've used it to generate a firmware image in a special
> format, bundling the kernel image and the root filesystem image.
> 
> Does it make sense to submit such a feature?

 It most certainly does.

 Myself, I have already created six scripts like that...  So I guess I'm
better placed to refactor some commonalities out of them :-)  Now if I only
had the time to do it... (I'm still catching up on the buildroot mailing list
of end of December...)

 Regards,
 Arnout

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