[U-Boot-Users] [PATCH] make MAKEALL more immune to mergeconflicts

[Grant Likely]

On 8/9/07, David Saada <David.Saada at ecitele.com> wrote:
> Furthermore, Wolfgang may disagree here, but I really think that only
> reference boards (i.e. boards needed for evaluation of processors etc.)
> should be merged into U-boot's main stream repository. Our boards are just
> variations of the Freescale reference boards, and I guess that's the same
> for many other boards by other companies. I wouldn't want to see ALL these
> boards merged into U-boot. Of course that if one finds a problem, or have an
> improvement, one's expected to send a patch to the proper place (as I did
> with the 83xx Makefile). Needless to say that the boards' code should be
> published due to GPL terms, but again - don't think it should be in the main
> U-boot repository.

I disagree.  :-)  I think you're opinions makes the assumption that
u-boot is a product.  It is not; it is a process.  What I mean here is
that our primary goal is to continually develop the best bootloader.
The exact set of boards that compiles out of the box is a secondary
objective.  Your argument is that if it's not a generally available
board, then it is uninteresting.  That viewpoint makes sense if you
view u-boot as a thing that you take, modify and ship (ie. a product
which you consume).

However, the u-boot project is about the *process* of developing the
end product.  It involves understanding how u-boot is being used in
real-world scenarios.  It involves recognizing patterns in the code
and consolidating on common patterns.  We *NEED* real world board
ports to have a better understanding of how to improve u-boot.  My
view is exactly the opposite; obscure boards are not uninteresting,
they are extremely interesting.

> If you agree with me, then my suggestion would spare you the pain of merging
> the names of your boards (again - the ones that are either not ready for
> upstream merging, or the ones that are not supposed to go to U-boot's repos)
> into MAKEALL.
> Best regards,
> David.
>
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