From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Andi Shyti Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2016 03:03:03 +0900 Subject: [Buildroot] [PATCH 1/2] package: add Odroid BL bootloader binaries In-Reply-To: <20160626221048.02818b93@free-electrons.com> References: <1466950062-31783-1-git-send-email-andi@etezian.org> <1466950062-31783-2-git-send-email-andi@etezian.org> <20160626221048.02818b93@free-electrons.com> Message-ID: <20160627180303.GL424@jack.zhora.eu> List-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: buildroot@busybox.net Hi Thomas, > > The above files are provided by the hardkernel u-boot from > > > > https://github.com/hardkernel/u-boot/tree/odroidxu3-v2012.07 > > So the source code for those binary files is not available at all? Unfortunately not, it is not even available to me :( > > +config BR2_PACKAGE_ODROID_XU_BL > > + bool "odroid-xu-bl" > > depends on BR2_arm > > would be good to have here OK. > Also, I think this package should be included in the Bootloaders menu > rather than the firmware menu. Maybe we should name it > odroid-xu-bootloader or odroid-xu-boot so that it is clear what it does. OK. > > +ODROID_XU_BL_VERSION = odroidxu3-v2012.07 > > +ODROID_XU_BL_SITE = $(call github,hardkernel,u-boot,$(ODROID_XU_BL_VERSION)) > > It's a bit annoying that we end up downloading an entire U-Boot source > tree, and in fact not use it except for those 3 files. > > In fact, why don't you simply build this U-Boot version with the U-Boot > package that already exists in Buildroot, and then use: It is indeed annoying: I don't like the idea of 1. downloading two u-boot 2. download u-boot for just two files. But, on the other hand, I don't like the hardkernel u-boot either. I think it's old, ugly and too hacky; as a buildroot user, I would like as much as I can to use mainline software. Besides, the cool thing of this board is that it is well supported both from the Linux Kernel and u-boot. How about creating a new repository with just these three files? If it sounds good, I will check with the licensing, even though I don't thing it will be a problem. Thanks a lot, Andi