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author | Jerry Van Baren <gvb.uboot@gmail.com> | 2009-07-15 20:42:59 -0400 |
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committer | Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de> | 2009-07-16 21:45:51 +0200 |
commit | 6c3fef28b9fff0d7f3fa4c51c3ee0ae8c2a3b043 (patch) | |
tree | 3e6274989945199318f827e22544bad742d0de6b /README | |
parent | 7d4450a9773673052fcd7fdf0a4a88c089126ac1 (diff) | |
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Improve U-Boot Porting Guide in the README
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 BDI3000 (BDI2000 is obsolete).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>
Diffstat (limited to 'README')
-rw-r--r-- | README | 60 |
1 files changed, 36 insertions, 24 deletions
@@ -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; } |