[OE-core] [PATCH] u-boot: Add mkenvimage tool

[Stefano Babic]

On 15/11/18 06:05, Alexey Brodkin wrote:
> Hi Khem,
> 
> On Wed, 2018-11-14 at 20:57 -0800, Khem Raj wrote:
>> On Wed, Nov 14, 2018 at 8:00 PM Alexey Brodkin
>> <alexey.brodkin at synopsys.com> wrote:
>>> This utility is used for creation of images containing
>>> usable in run-time U-Boot environment.
>>>
>>> As of today this utility is added per-board like here [1]
>>> for Intel Edison board, here [2] for Altera's SoCFPGA and
>>> I may guess there're others so instead of adding another one for
>>> ARC why don't we package it for each and everyone.
>>>
>>> [1] 
>>> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__git.yoctoproject.org_cgit_cgit.cgi_meta-2Dintel-2Dedison_tree_meta-2Dintel-2Dedison-2Dbsp_recipes-2Dbsp_u-2Dboot_u-2Dboot-2Dtools-5F2014.04.bb&d=DwIBaQ&c=DPL6_X_6JkXFx7AXWqB0tg&r=lqdeeSSEes0GFDDl656eViXO7breS55ytWkhpk5R81I&m=U0I6P-1P3vft6mR4soZ9Y6ptJqYWloOoS0ogvO2Rzv4&s=WEknmJT4TnByCWMMzh4D-2sDrYv5_kx2V1Qk8SYtJY8&e=
>>> [2] 
>>> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_kraj_meta-2Daltera_blob_master_recipes-2Dbsp_u-2Dboot_u-2Dboot-2Dmkenvimage-5Fv2016.11.bb&d=DwIBaQ&c=DPL6_X_6JkXFx7AXWqB0tg&r=lqdeeSSEes0GFDDl656eViXO7breS55ytWkhpk5R81I&m=U0I6P-1P3vft6mR4soZ9Y6ptJqYWloOoS0ogvO2Rzv4&s=OiXy88hL3o5z9JN0O88EUo3ttvvgFQnC2LnDc_xhGyY&e=
>>
>> If this is applicable/works for all u-boot based machines then I think it makes
>> sense to have it on OE-core.
> 
> Well "mkenvimage" is one of standard U-Boot tools so it has nothing
> specific for any architecture or board whatsoever.
> 
> It is not used that often as "mkimage" probably because people
> mostly depends on default U-Boot env settings which are compiled-in
> U-Boot binary with help of CONFIG_EXTRA_ENV_SETTINGS="..."
> but IMHO it is rather useful as we may prepare fine-tuned environment
> setups for a particular use-case from pure text-based input.

It is useful, but I think it is better to include it into current recipe
(as Martin suggest) instead of adding a new one.

Stefano

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