[U-Boot] [PATCH 0/5] ixp/npe: Move conditional compilation to Makefile

[Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD]

> > diff --git a/cpu/ixp/npe/Makefile b/cpu/ixp/npe/Makefile
> > index 25117d7..aa664a1 100644
> > --- a/cpu/ixp/npe/Makefile
> > +++ b/cpu/ixp/npe/Makefile
> > @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ LOCAL_CFLAGS  += -I$(TOPDIR)/cpu/ixp/npe/include -DCONFIG_IXP425_COMPONENT_ETHDB
> >  CFLAGS  += $(LOCAL_CFLAGS)
> >  HOST_CFLAGS  += $(LOCAL_CFLAGS)
> >  
> > -COBJS := npe.o \
> > +COBJS-$(CONFIG_IXP4XX_NPE) := npe.o \
> >  	miiphy.o \
> >  	IxOsalBufferMgt.o \
> >  	IxOsalIoMem.o \
> 
> Given the fact that we don't have the needed npe files in the U-Boot
> source tree, and that nobodu can legally include this because of the
> licensing issues, should we not rather remove that code alltogether?
the FW files can not be include IIRC

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