[U-Boot] RFC: Alternative command name for 'tftpput'

[Simon Glass]

Hi Joe,

On 30 May 2017 at 13:38, Joe Hershberger <joe.hershberger at ni.com> wrote:
> On Mon, May 22, 2017 at 6:55 AM, Stefan Roese <sr at denx.de> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm stumbling again over a problem introduced with the "tftpput"
>> command and its naming, as it breaks some of the old scripts that
>> I and others still use. As you know, when this command is enabled
>> (which I find quite useful from time to time), "tftp" can't be
>> used any more as an shorthand for "tftpboot".
>>
>> What do others feel about this naming? Would it be acceptable, if
>> I post a patch to rename this "tftpput" command into something
>> else (e.g. netput, ethput, ...)? Or perhaps its possible to add
>> an alias for the "tftpboot" command as "tftp", allowing the
>> usage of all 3 commands:
>>
>> tftpboot:       TFTP get
>> tftp:           TFTP get
>> tftpput:        TFTP put
>
> I'd be fine with a tftp command. Ideally we would then get rid of or
> phase out tftpput and instead have a "tftp put" sub-command.
>
> No idea if there are now scripts that use tftpput that we want to
> avoid breaking, or is it new enough / development-focused enough that
> it's unlikely.

I think it is unlikely.

Regards,
Simon