* [U-Boot] Standalone API
2010-11-07 20:44 ` Andrew Holt
@ 2010-11-07 21:36 ` Dennis Ruffer
2010-11-07 22:17 ` Peter Tyser
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From: Dennis Ruffer @ 2010-11-07 21:36 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: u-boot
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Holt (SE) [mailto:andrew.holt at electrans.com]
> Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2010 12:44 PM
> To: Dennis Ruffer
> Cc: 'U-Boot List'
> Subject: Re: [U-Boot] Standalone API
>
> Hi,
>
> I hadn't, but I will, Thanks.
>
> I did find include/exports.h
That's where the document points you to anyway.
> Another question would be, I guess exports.h holds a subset of routines
> that 'could' be called by a standalone. Is there a list of potential
> candidates ?
If it's not in exports.h you can't call it, but you can add anything that
follows the rules.
> Can you give me any guidance with regard to implementing the U-Boot API
> on SuperH ?
Not really. I'm working on ARM and I haven't even written a standalone
program myself yet. I've simply looked at it enough to have a good idea how
to do it and I was working with a standalone program that someone else had
written which didn't use any calls into uboot. So, I know it's possible.
> What are the licences implications of a standalone calling these things
> ?
I'm not a lawyer, but I imagine that if you call u-boot routines, you still
have to comply with their license.
> Thanks for your help, it's good to know there is somebody out there :)
My impression is that most are in the far east, so I suspected you might not
get many replies until tomorrow.
I'm not really one of the official maintainers, but they might be able to
help you on a SuperH.
DaR
> Regards,
> Andrew
>
> On 7 Nov 2010, at 15:53, Dennis Ruffer wrote:
>
> >> From: u-boot-bounces at lists.denx.de [mailto:u-boot-
> >> bounces at lists.denx.de] On Behalf Of Andrew Holt (SE)
> >> Is there a list, or header file containing prototypes of the U-Boot
> >> facilities that a standalone can make use of ? If so can somebody
> >> please direct me to it
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> Andrew
> >> P.S. Also can somebody just responds anyway as a test. I'm not sure
> >> that my messages are getting out there.
> >
> > Did you read doc/README.standalone?
> >
> > DaR
> >
> >
>
> =============================
> Andrew Holt
> Senior Software Engineer
>
> Email: andrew.holt at electrans.com
>
> Questions are a burden to others; answers a prison for oneself.
> =============================
>
>
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* [U-Boot] Standalone API
2010-11-07 20:44 ` Andrew Holt
2010-11-07 21:36 ` Dennis Ruffer
@ 2010-11-07 22:17 ` Peter Tyser
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From: Peter Tyser @ 2010-11-07 22:17 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: u-boot
On Sun, 2010-11-07 at 20:44 +0000, Andrew Holt (SE) wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I hadn't, but I will, Thanks.
>
> I did find include/exports.h
>
> Another question would be, I guess exports.h holds a subset of routines that 'could' be called by a standalone. Is there a list of potential candidates ?
>
> Can you give me any guidance with regard to implementing the U-Boot API on SuperH ?
>
> What are the licences implications of a standalone calling these things ?
>
> Thanks for your help, it's good to know there is somebody out there :)
Its worth mentioning there are 2 external application interfaces, the
older "Standalone Application" described in doc/README.standalone, and
newer "Standalone API" described in api/README. I don't use the
interfaces for non-GPL code or with the SuperH, so can't provide much
input on the above questions.
Best,
Peter
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