Robert Schwebel wrote:
On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 10:42:08AM -0400, Mike Frysinger wrote:
U-Boot-v2 is used here to do real work in our projects. If it isn't what you need, it is perfectly fine if you ignore it.
my concern isnt really narrow to the Blackfin port. i was using it as a practical example. we've talked about v2 in the past as the answer to many of our problems and so we dont bother doing it in v1. but that approach looks to be wrong as v2 is of little practical importance. instead we should be doing what Jean-Christophe is doing: poaching good ideas until we get to the point where v2 can simply die.
If you mean "you" while saying "we", then yes, it may be correct that this is your plan. "We" don't have any plans to let v2 die.
Should we be mindful of the future? But not at the expense of the moment. Be mindful of the living Force, my young Padawan.
rsc
To quote Yogi Berra, "When you come to a fork in the road... take it."[1]
Maybe V1 lives on. Maybe V1 runs out of gas, gets overwhelmed by legacy, and V2 becomes the continuing u-boot (think linux's ppc -> powerpc). Maybe the two will meet up again at the far side of the circle.
Regardless, you have a choice. You can and should pick the branch that best solves your problem. Viva la OSS!
Best regards, gvb
[1] Legend has it, Yogi was giving directions to his house which was on a circular road, so it really *didn't* matter which fork you took.