[coreboot] Miniboot

Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko phcoder at gmail.com
Wed Mar 26 08:08:57 CET 2014


On 26.03.2014 00:33, The Gluglug wrote:
> --> alternatively:
> ship coreboot without anything in src/mainboard.
> have git repositories for each vendor/mainboard.
> user downloads what they need, and a default .config for the board of
> their choosing.
> 
Git is developpement tree, not user-fetch tree. It's optimized for devs.
If you feel like sth optimized for users is needed, feel free to create
an interface you want that would piggyback on top of official git.
> On 25/03/14 23:29, The Gluglug wrote:
>> This is focussed on users (non-developers).
> 
>> Most coreboot users only have perhaps a few machines that they are 
>> building for. Maybe even just one.
> 
>> Yet they are downloading the entire coreboot source tree and
>> selecting which board they want, configuring it, etc.
> 
>> My idea: --> a small set of source files (such as from
>> src/mainboard/vendor/board) --> a script (perhaps a simple git
>> checkout) which fetches the needed parts of the source from the
>> main branch, for building that board --> default/"sane"
>> configurations pre-defined for that board.
> 
>> Advantages: --> less headache for developers (user already has most
>> of what they need, less likely to request support) --> less to
>> download (less waiting required, especially for people with slow
>> connections)
> 
>> Essentially, I have in mind a more "modular" coreboot.
> 
> 


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