Signed-off-by: Luca Ceresoli luca.ceresoli@comelit.it --- Cross-compiling fw_{print,set}env has caused people to waste a lot of time: - http://www.mail-archive.com/u-boot@lists.denx.de/msg42317.html - http://www.mail-archive.com/u-boot@lists.denx.de/msg39735.html - http://www.mail-archive.com/u-boot@lists.denx.de/msg48945.html - http://www.mail-archive.com/u-boot@lists.denx.de/msg49057.html so at least let's have it documented.

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diff --git a/tools/env/README b/tools/env/README index 91e679a..d5f228f 100644 --- a/tools/env/README +++ b/tools/env/README @@ -2,6 +2,12 @@ This is a demo implementation of a Linux command line tool to access the U-Boot's environment variables.

+In the current version, there is an issue in cross-compilation. +In order to cross-compile fw_printenv, run + make HOSTCC=<your CC cross-compiler> env +in the root directory of the U-Boot distribution. For example, + make HOSTCC=arm-linux-gcc env + For the run-time utiltity configuration uncomment the line #define CONFIG_FILE "/etc/fw_env.config" in fw_env.h.