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2021-07-05libre: uboot4extlinux-sunxi: lower maintenance costsDenis 'GNUtoo' Carikli
- 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>