Re: [U-Boot] [PATCH] Improve U-Boot Porting Guide in the README

On Wednesday 15 July 2009 07:42:59 pm Jerry Van Baren wrote:

Update for...

• BDI2000 -> BDI3000 (BDI2000 is obsolete).
• Add a line to read the doc/README.* files
• Fix coding standard violations

Signed-off-by: Gerald Van Baren vanbaren@cideas.com

Dear Wolfgang,

I was looking at the Porting Guide and realized it needed some updating.

This is hilarious, though I am curious what the real-world analog to 'return 0;' is :)

- Brent

Thanks, gvb

README | 60 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------ 1 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README b/README index de700bd..ca415d3 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -3992,15 +3992,15 @@ U-Boot Porting Guide: list, October 2002]

-int main (int argc, char *argv[]) +int main(int argc, char *argv[]) { sighandler_t no_more_time;

• signal (SIGALRM, no_more_time);
• alarm (PROJECT_DEADLINE - toSec (3 * WEEK));

• signal(SIGALRM, no_more_time);

• alarm(PROJECT_DEADLINE - toSec (3 * WEEK));

  if (available_money > available_manpower) {

• pay consultant to port U-Boot;
  

• Pay consultant to port U-Boot;
  

  return 0; }

@@ -4008,35 +4008,47 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])

Subscribe to u-boot mailing list;

• if (clueless) {

• email ("Hi, I am new to U-Boot, how do I get started?");
  

• }

• if (clueless)

• email("Hi, I am new to U-Boot, how do I get started?");
  
  

  while (learning) { Read the README file in the top level directory;

• Read http://www.denx.de/twiki/bin/view/DULG/Manual ;
  

• Read http://www.denx.de/twiki/bin/view/DULG/Manual;
  

• Read applicable doc/*.README;
  

  Read the source, Luke;

• /* find . -name "*.[chS]" | xargs grep -i <keyword> */
  

  }

• if (available_money > toLocalCurrency ($2500)) {

• Buy a BDI2000;
  

• } else {

• if (available_money > toLocalCurrency ($2500))

• Buy a BDI3000;
  

• else Add a lot of aggravation and time;

• }

• Create your own board support subdirectory;

• Create your own board config file;

• while (!running) {

• do {
  

• 	Add / modify source code;
  

• } until (compiles);
  

• Debug;
  

• if (clueless)
  

• 	email ("Hi, I am having problems...");
  

• if (a similar board exists) { /* hopefully... */

• cp -a board/<similar> board/<myboard>
  

• cp include/configs/<similar>.h include/configs/<myboard>.h
  

• } else {

• Create your own board support subdirectory;
  

• Create your own board include/configs/<myboard>.h file;
  

• }
• Edit new board/<myboard> files
• Edit new include/configs/<myboard>.h
• while (!accepted) {

• while (!running) {
  

• 	do {
  

• 		Add / modify source code;
  

• 	} until (compiles);
  

• 	Debug;
  

• 	if (clueless)
  

• 		email("Hi, I am having problems...");
  

• }
  

• Send patch file to the U-Boot email list;
  

• if (reasonable critiques)
  

• 	Incorporate improvements from email list code review;
  

• else
  

• 	Defend code as written;
  

  }

• Send patch file to Wolfgang;

  return 0;

}