[OE-core] [PATCH][V2] u-boot: state the MACHINE when skipping u-boot

Laszlo Papp lpapp at kde.org
Thu Aug 1 11:18:41 UTC 2013


On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 11:56 AM, Burton, Ross <ross.burton at intel.com> wrote:

> On 1 August 2013 11:50, Laszlo Papp <lpapp at kde.org> wrote:
> > Speaking of gerrit terms: I would prefer that you didn't submit this.
> >
> > I would like it to be more specific. If it cannot be more specific, it
> > should provide further information to get more specific information.
> Note,
> > machine configuration can be the command line as well, so this would
> still
> > be vague.
>
> It cannot be more specific without dumping the entire machine
> configuration, which won't help because a variable is *not* set.
>

No no, it could print out the concrete file to look up, not just a name.
Besides, I would probably even print a warning about the entry point and
load address not set.


> By "machine configuration can be in the command line" do you mean
> MACHINE=foo?  And if so, why does that mean the statement is vague?
>

Well, you could place a warning for instance when it is set to the same as
in the config file. That is probably not what the user intended.
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