[U-Boot] u-boot-imx: tags

[U-Boot] u-boot-imx: tags

[Ruud Commandeur]

Hi everyone,

A few weeks ago I cloned the u-boot-imx git and was able to build u-boot
for the mx28evk without problems. Just great, but I was wondering how to
tell which u-boot version would be the best to pick. Is it just "the
latest and greatest", or is there also some release-scheme like for the
kernel, with mainline or stable versions that will be maintained?

Now I have "U-Boot 2013.01-10534-gbec0160-dirty". I did take a look at
the tags, but the latest one is for 2009.08. For the regular u-boot,
tags seem to be more recent.

Thanks,

Ruud

[U-Boot] u-boot-imx: tags

[Wolfgang Denk]

Dear Ruud Commandeur,

In message <15AE5A936F5E3A42A9144E66875A0A89308A42@server1-derijp.CLB-Benelux.lokaal> you wrote:
> 
> A few weeks ago I cloned the u-boot-imx git and was able to build u-boot
> for the mx28evk without problems. Just great, but I was wondering how to
> tell which u-boot version would be the best to pick. Is it just "the
> latest and greatest", or is there also some release-scheme like for the
> kernel, with mainline or stable versions that will be maintained?

The U-Boot release cycle is documented here:

http://www.denx.de/wiki/U-Boot/ReleaseCycle

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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[U-Boot] u-boot-imx: tags

[Stefano Babic]

On 22/03/2013 13:36, Ruud Commandeur wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> 
> A few weeks ago I cloned the u-boot-imx git and was able to build u-boot
> for the mx28evk without problems. Just great, but I was wondering how to
> tell which u-boot version would be the best to pick. Is it just "the
> latest and greatest", or is there also some release-scheme like for the
> kernel, with mainline or stable versions that will be maintained?
> 
> Now I have "U-Boot 2013.01-10534-gbec0160-dirty". I did take a look at
> the tags, but the latest one is for 2009.08. For the regular u-boot,
> tags seem to be more recent.

u-boot-imx has the last merged patches for i.MX development, that are
not yet merged into u-boot mainline, but they will be in a short time.
But if you really want to stick with a tag, you should get your sources
from u-boot mainline.

Regards,
Stefano Babic

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