[U-Boot-Users] printf and MPC8540

Wolfgang Denk
2005-06-01T21:05:31Z

In message <429DFA57.525E61FF@vollmann.ch> you wrote:
>
> Wolfgang Denk wrote:
> > It is nearly always a bad idea to use
> > old versions for current work.
>
> Normally, it is a bad idea to use the latest CVS source for
> important work. Instead, you normally use the latest official
> release. Is this different for U-Boot?

For any _current_ work you really better use current sources, i. e.
top of tree. So far (*), U-Boot gets release only very infrequently.
If you stick with a "release" version you will have serious problems
at the time when you try to get your patches merged into the official
source tree.

So if you start any new project I really recommend not only to start
with top of tree, but also to update your sources regularly.

(*) This will hopefully change Really Soon Now.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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