[U-Boot] U-Boot v2010.12 released - Merge Window OPEN
Wolfgang Denk
wd at denx.de
Wed Jan 26 08:38:01 CET 2011
Dear Alexander Holler,
In message <4D3F679F.6060406 at ahsoftware.de> you wrote:
>
> > Patches welcome...
>
> I don't have a script or similiar which tests which boards does compile,
Yes, you do. It's called MAKEALL and comes for free with the U-Boot
code. Actually it is required to be run before submitting any patch.
Didn't you read the documentation? ;-)
> if fail then echo "#error $board doesn't compile since $(date)"
> >>include/configs/board.h
>
> to such a script should do the trick.
There are many reasons why boards do not build, or cause warnings, so
you at least need to inspect and manually filter such a list.
> I think this will cost less time than removing these boards (with the
> next release) and will give people more time to implement the necessary
> changes. When those sources get removed, it will be more work to get
> them in back, therefore I would prefer to leave such boards in the repo
> for some more time.
Removing is simple, and the only proven way to clean up old mess.
I see no reason to keep dead, unmaintained code in U-Boot for too
long.
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk
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