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author | Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli <GNUtoo@cyberdimension.org> | 2021-01-07 00:56:11 +0100 |
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committer | Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli <GNUtoo@cyberdimension.org> | 2021-07-05 20:17:21 +0200 |
commit | 89ab0d27c99ce4899829ab45001c0955db1149ab (patch) | |
tree | 9735cdba5977682103614a1c99992f1c1009bed7 /libre/uboot4extlinux-sunxi/uboot4extlinux-sunxi.install | |
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libre: uboot4extlinux-sunxi: lower maintenance costs
- We can now do cross builds of u-boot:
- We can now more easily work on the package as we don't need
an ARM computer for that anymore.
- It also enable people already using Parabola on x86 to more
easily install, test, or repair u-boot for an ARM computer
as users can simply install it on microSD cards without
needing to use ARM chroots.
- There is now an install script to install u-boot:
- It makes things easier for users as it is more similar to
grub-install than dd commands.
- It also does many checks at the same time to avoid data loss.
- The commands to split packages are now shared between all
package_ functions. This lower maintenance.
- How to add a new board has been made more clear.
Comparison with other distributions (for consistency):
- u-boot doesn't have anything to handle the installation and
update of u-boot binaries if UEFI is not used.
- Debian has an u-boot-install-sunxi script which handles way more
cases than what I wrote (it even handles GPT and so on and even
has a manual), but there seems to be no tools to update u-boot.
- Openembedded doesn't seem to have anything special in
the u-boot recipe in openembedded-core
Signed-off-by: Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli <GNUtoo@cyberdimension.org>
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diff --git a/libre/uboot4extlinux-sunxi/uboot4extlinux-sunxi.install b/libre/uboot4extlinux-sunxi/uboot4extlinux-sunxi.install deleted file mode 100644 index 46f8304cd..000000000 --- a/libre/uboot4extlinux-sunxi/uboot4extlinux-sunxi.install +++ /dev/null @@ -1,35 +0,0 @@ -flash_instructions() { - echo "# dd if=/boot/u-boot/images/u-boot-sunxi-with-spl.bin of=/dev/mmcblk0 bs=1024 seek=8" -} - -extlinux_warning() { - echo "==> WARNING: Remember to set up your kernels in /boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf" -} - -flash_uboot() { - root=$(mount | awk '/ on \/ / { print $1; }') - if [[ $root =~ ^/dev/mmcblk.*$ ]]; then - root=${root:0:12} - echo "A new U-Boot version needs to be flashed onto $root." - echo "Do you want to do this now? [y|N]" - read -r shouldwe - if [[ $shouldwe =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then - dd if=/boot/u-boot/images/u-boot-sunxi-with-spl.bin of=$root bs=1024 seek=8 - else - echo "You can do this later by running:" - flash_instructions - fi - else - echo "Flash the new U-Boot version onto your boot device. For example:" - flash_instructions - fi - extlinux_warning -} - -post_install() { - flash_uboot -} - -post_upgrade() { - flash_uboot -} |