[U-Boot] File name substitution in linker scripts

[Wolfgang Denk]

Dear Stefan Roese,

In message <200910261549.05545.sr at denx.de> you wrote:
> I'm wondering if and how it's possible to use a "variable" file name for 
> inclusion in a linker script. Reason for this is the consolidation of the 
> ppc4xx linker scripts, where some boards (PPC440) include a board specific 
> file (e.g. board/amcc/canyonlands/init.o) into the section "bootpg":

All linker scripts are run through the C preprocessor...

>   .bootpg RESET_VECTOR_ADDRESS - 0xffc :
>   {
>     cpu/ppc4xx/start.o	(.bootpg)
>     board/amcc/canyonlands/init.o	(.bootpg)
>   }
> 
> Is there a way to write something like this:
> 
>   .bootpg RESET_VECTOR_ADDRESS - 0xffc :
>   {
>     cpu/ppc4xx/start.o	(.bootpg)
>     board/$(BOARDDIR)/init.o	(.bootpg)
>   }

Eventually

	board/CONFIG_HOSTNAME/init.o  (.bootpg)

might work (untested).

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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