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From: olof@lixom.net (Olof Johansson)
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2013 08:00:44 -0800
Subject: [RFC] Kbuild support for ARM FIT images
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On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 07:37:10PM -0600, Joel A Fernandes wrote:
> Any comments on this approach? Is it better to merge mkfitsrc.sh with
> mkuboot.sh?

I know this was discussed quite extensively yesterday, but here is my take on
it:

Given the recent complications from multiplatform, we really saw a strong
reason to _not_ do the final boot wrapping in the kernel build system.
Produce the zImage and the DTB files, and have a surrounding script that
bundles the two in a format that your particular device needs.

Most distros have scripts to handle the "make install" step of a kernel build.
That's where this belongs, not in the actual build step.


-Olof