[U-Boot] [PATCH] Fix all linker scripts for older binutils versions (pre-2.16)

Wolfgang Denk
2009-08-17T19:31:30Z

Dear Mike,

In message <200908171514.54018.vapier@gentoo.org> you wrote:
>
> > Mike, I am aware that Blackfin is already using the C preprocessor to
> > generate it's linker scripts. I guess this step can now be folded into
> > this general mechanism. Do you want to provide such a patch, or shall
> > I do it?
>
> toolchains that are older than binutils-2.17 wont work with the Blackfin port,
> so compatibility with pre-2.16 isnt something this port needs to worry about

Agreed, but the cpp step is now _always_ performed, and in your case
twice - first in your board directory, and then again by the top level
Makefile. You could save the local run now.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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