[U-Boot] question about selecting a stable U-Boot source code package
Hi, experts:
How to select a stable uboot source code for developing a commercial product?
There are so many official release package, such as:
u-boot-2012.04.tar.bz2
u-boot-2012.10.tar.bz2
u-boot-2013.04.tar.bz2
u-boot-2013.07.tar.bz2
...
So, how to identify which package is more stable than another package?!
For PandaBoard (TI Company):
It seems TI selected u-boot-2012.10.tar.bz2 as its code base.
Best wishes,
Dear TigerLiu,
In message FE7ADED5C2218B4786C09CD97DC4C49F9EB556@exchbj02.viatech.com.bj you wrote:
How to select a stable uboot source code for developing a commercial product?
Just use the latest offical release (unless there are specific reasons not to).
So, how to identify which package is more stable than another package?!
U-Boot provides bug fixes to releases when really needed. Usually this is not the case. Exceptions were v2009.11.1, v2012.04.01, and v2013.01.01. IN all other cases, the release is "stable" enough.
For PandaBoard (TI Company):
It seems TI selected u-boot-2012.10.tar.bz2 as its code base.
But the latest release. v2013.07 also supports it so why would you got for a version that is already 9 months old?
Just use v2013.07.
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk
Hi, Denk: Thanks for your answer! I got it!
But the latest release. v2013.07 also supports it so why would you got for a version that is already 9 months old?
TI has a website for a blaze arm product: http://omapworld.com/blaze.html I download a uboot code from there, then found its code base is 2012.10.tar.bz2 .
Best wishes,
Dear TigerLiu@viatech.com.cn,
In message FE7ADED5C2218B4786C09CD97DC4C49F9EB5AC@exchbj02.viatech.com.bj you wrote:
But the latest release. v2013.07 also supports it so why would you got for a version that is already 9 months old?
TI has a website for a blaze arm product: http://omapworld.com/blaze.html I download a uboot code from there, then found its code base is 2012.10.tar.bz2 .
Well, vendor tress are usually based on old (read: obsolete) versions. Usually they are OK for a quick evaluation, but not usable for any real life projects.
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk
Hi, Denk: Does every stable released u-boot code package have a fixed bug list doc? Or have a release note describing this release version's feature?
Best wishes,
Dear TigerLiu@viatech.com.cn,
In message FE7ADED5C2218B4786C09CD97DC4C49F9EB64D@exchbj02.viatech.com.bj you wrote:
Hi, Denk: Does every stable released u-boot code package have a fixed bug list doc?
Not as a separate document. But you can see from thie git history of changes what has been changed/added/fixed.
Or have a release note describing this release version's feature?
Release notes get posted here on this mailing list. You can find them in the archives.
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk
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