[LinuxBIOS] PATCH][LAR] Allow user to specify pathnames for create and add
Jordan Crouse
jordan.crouse at amd.com
Thu Jul 12 01:50:10 CEST 2007
On 12/07/07 01:36 +0200, Peter Stuge wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 11, 2007 at 12:22:27PM -0600, Jordan Crouse wrote:
> > This patch allows you to specify an arbitrary filename as well as a
> > pathname for files in create & add mode in the following manner:
>
> Another great idea!
>
>
> > ./lar -a my.lar ../sources/vsa.bin:vsa
>
> I don't like having all this information (algo too) in-band with the
> filename.. I don't know a nice way to do it for when adding many
> files at once though. :\ I was thinking about a "lar script" that
> would say what goes where with what algo but it would be nice to not
> have to go there.
I was definately thinking about going that direction. In fact, I talked
to Stefan about it at OLS. It wouldn't really have to be a script -
Stefan has been thinking about creating a MANIFEST file when we extract
the LAR that lists the blobs and where they are located - we could use
the exact same format on the input side too:
--------------------------------------------
# MANIFEST
# Filename pathname algorithm
/root/my.payload normal/payload lzma
...
bootblock bootblock -
---------------------------------------------
(As an example). This might actually be better for buildROM - then each
target that builds a blob for the LAR would just echo the line into this
file - thats probably cleaner then something ugly like
LAR_BLOBS += $(SOURCE_DIR)/$(GEODE_VSA):vsa
Which is what I'm doing now.
Jordan
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Jordan Crouse
Systems Software Development Engineer
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
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