[U-Boot-Users] u-boot README file

[T Ziomek]

On Thu, 1 Nov 2007, Jerry Van Baren wrote:
>
> T Ziomek wrote:
>> On Wed, 31 Oct 2007, Bruce Adler wrote:
>>> I'm trying to make sense out of this sentence in the README file:
>>>
>>>  Please note that the environment is read-only as long as the monitor
>>>  has been relocated to RAM and a RAM copy of the environment has been
>>>  created;
>>> 
>>> the phrase "as long as" don't make sense to me in that sentence
>>> I think it should say "until" instead of "as long as"
>>> IOW, it should read:
>>>
>>>  ... is read-only until the monitor has been relocated to RAM ...
>>> 
>>> does anyone disagree?
>> 
>> My guess is that sentence is intended to convey that changes to a RAM copy
>> of the environment are not persistent (will not be preserved across resets
>> / power cycles).
>> 
>> Tom
>
> While your point is also true, I agree with Bruce WRT the line in question.

I wasn't saying it was well-phrased, whatever the meaning.  Either way it
could be clarified.  On the other hand, the correct clarification depends on
the original intent...

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