[U-Boot] API available to standalone program

[Wolfgang Denk]

Dear Scott Anderson,

In message <CAFrkK5t+fvyPUwxHwcxvx2ujOt5edbSWcLek3S84TDc7kzfQtw at mail.gmail.com> you wrote:
> 
> >Why would you want to do that?  Why not just compile your code as part
> >of U-Boot?
> 
> Unfortunately this is not an option for me as i am creating a solution for
> video processing which has IP that relates only to this solution. I am very
> happy to contribute back to u-boot for any u-boot related functions however
> want to retain IP for my specific product solution.
...
> This approach is understandable, thank you for explaining the reasoning.
> It appears that for my solution i will need to write my own drivers or use an
> operating system which does not impose GPL in this way.

Indeed that sounds like the best approach - U-Boot is a boot loader,
and even if it is pretty powerful, it has never been intended as an
execution environment for complex application code.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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