[U-Boot] [PATCH] tools: make it possible to build tools unconfigured

Ilya Yanok yanok at emcraft.com
Sun Jun 19 19:55:13 CEST 2011


Hi Mike,

thanks for your comments.

On 18.06.2011 23:03, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> i think you'll need to split this up in logical sep changesets since you are 
> fixing different problems.

Ok, will do.

>> Things changed:
>>  - config.mk   disable 'ld script not found error' in case if we are
>> building tools only.
> 
> i dont like copying & pasting the same logic in multiple places.  this is how 
> code rots and bug fixes diverge.

Agreed. How should I fix this?

> considering LDSCRIPT/CONFIG_SYS_LDSCRIPT only get used by the top level u-boot 
> file, and only when the system is configured, i wonder if we shouldnt just rip 
> it out of config.mk and into the top level Makefile.
> 
> let's see what Scott thinks ...

I see. Let's wait for Scott's comments then.

>>  - tools/Makefile put common/env_embedded.o and envcrc.o to object list
>> conditionally. This fixes errors during dependency generation.
> 
> pretty sure this breaks board builds.  if the only thing this fixes is a

I'm sorry but I can't see how this can break the builds. Could you
please be more specific? I've tried to build some boards, it actually
works...

> harmless warning when generating dependency files, then i say ignore it.  
> after all, this is how it has always worked in the past and no one really 
> cared.

Yep, they are harmless but they are not warnings but rather scary errors
actually. ;) I think it's better to fix them.

Regards, Ilya.


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