From: Jerry Van Baren <gvb.uboot@gmail.com>
To: u-boot@lists.denx.de
Subject: [U-Boot] [PATCH] Improve U-Boot Porting Guide in the README
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:42:59 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20090716004258.GA16844@cideas.com> (raw)
Update for...
* BDI2000 -> BDI3000 (BDI2000 is obsolete).
* Add a line to read the doc/README.* files
* Fix coding standard violations
Signed-off-by: Gerald Van Baren <vanbaren@cideas.com>
---
Dear Wolfgang,
I was looking at the Porting Guide and realized it needed some updating.
Thanks,
gvb
README | 60 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------
1 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)
diff --git a/README b/README
index de700bd..ca415d3 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -3992,15 +3992,15 @@ U-Boot Porting Guide:
list, October 2002]
-int main (int argc, char *argv[])
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
sighandler_t no_more_time;
- signal (SIGALRM, no_more_time);
- alarm (PROJECT_DEADLINE - toSec (3 * WEEK));
+ signal(SIGALRM, no_more_time);
+ alarm(PROJECT_DEADLINE - toSec (3 * WEEK));
if (available_money > available_manpower) {
- pay consultant to port U-Boot;
+ Pay consultant to port U-Boot;
return 0;
}
@@ -4008,35 +4008,47 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
Subscribe to u-boot mailing list;
- if (clueless) {
- email ("Hi, I am new to U-Boot, how do I get started?");
- }
+ if (clueless)
+ email("Hi, I am new to U-Boot, how do I get started?");
while (learning) {
Read the README file in the top level directory;
- Read http://www.denx.de/twiki/bin/view/DULG/Manual ;
+ Read http://www.denx.de/twiki/bin/view/DULG/Manual;
+ Read applicable doc/*.README;
Read the source, Luke;
+ /* find . -name "*.[chS]" | xargs grep -i <keyword> */
}
- if (available_money > toLocalCurrency ($2500)) {
- Buy a BDI2000;
- } else {
+ if (available_money > toLocalCurrency ($2500))
+ Buy a BDI3000;
+ else
Add a lot of aggravation and time;
- }
-
- Create your own board support subdirectory;
- Create your own board config file;
-
- while (!running) {
- do {
- Add / modify source code;
- } until (compiles);
- Debug;
- if (clueless)
- email ("Hi, I am having problems...");
+ if (a similar board exists) { /* hopefully... */
+ cp -a board/<similar> board/<myboard>
+ cp include/configs/<similar>.h include/configs/<myboard>.h
+ } else {
+ Create your own board support subdirectory;
+ Create your own board include/configs/<myboard>.h file;
+ }
+ Edit new board/<myboard> files
+ Edit new include/configs/<myboard>.h
+
+ while (!accepted) {
+ while (!running) {
+ do {
+ Add / modify source code;
+ } until (compiles);
+ Debug;
+ if (clueless)
+ email("Hi, I am having problems...");
+ }
+ Send patch file to the U-Boot email list;
+ if (reasonable critiques)
+ Incorporate improvements from email list code review;
+ else
+ Defend code as written;
}
- Send patch file to Wolfgang;
return 0;
}
--
1.6.3.3
next reply other threads:[~2009-07-16 0:42 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-07-16 0:42 Jerry Van Baren [this message]
2009-07-16 19:46 ` [U-Boot] [PATCH] Improve U-Boot Porting Guide in the README Wolfgang Denk
2009-07-16 22:44 ` Brent Cook
2009-07-17 5:38 ` Wolfgang Denk
2009-07-17 12:23 ` Jerry Van Baren
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