u-boot.git/tools/binman/README, branch v2021.04

binman: Update the TODO list

2021-01-30T21:25:41Z

Two of the items have been completed and I thought of another one. Update the list. Signed-off-by: Simon Glass

binman: Support compression of sections

2020-10-29T20:42:59Z

With the previous changes, it is now possible to compress entire sections. Add some tests to check that compression works correctly, including updating the metadata. Also update the documentation. Signed-off-by: Simon Glass

binman: Drop CheckEntries()

2020-10-29T20:42:59Z

This method introduces a separation between packing and checking that is different for sections. In order to handle compression properly, we need to be able to deal with a section's size being smaller than the uncompressed size of its contents. It is easier to make this work if everything happens in the Pack() method. The only real user of CheckEntries() is entry_Section and it can call it directly. Drop the call from 'control' and handle it locally. Signed-off-by: Simon Glass

binman: Drop the Entry.CheckSize() method

2020-10-29T20:42:59Z

This is only used by entry_Section and that class already calls it. Avoid calling it twice. Also drop it from the documentation. Signed-off-by: Simon Glass

binman: Expand docs and test for alignment

2020-10-29T20:42:59Z

Alignment does form part of the entry once the image is written out, but within binman the entry contents does not include the padding. Add documentation to make this clear, as well as a test. Signed-off-by: Simon Glass

binman: Expand docs and test for padding

2020-10-29T20:42:59Z

Padding becomes part of the entry once the image is written out, but within binman the entry contents does not include the padding. Add documentation to make this clear, as well as a test. Signed-off-by: Simon Glass

binman: Support help messages for missing blobs

2020-09-22T18:54:13Z

When an external blob is missing it can be quite confusing for the user. Add a way to provide a help message that is shown. Signed-off-by: Simon Glass Signed-off-by: Alper Nebi Yasak

binman: Document how CROSS_COMPILE, CC, HOSTCC etc. are used in README

2020-09-22T18:54:13Z

Explain that binman interprets these environment variables in the "External tools" section to run target/host specific versions of the tools, and add a new section on how to use CROSS_COMPILE to run the tests on non-x86 machines. Signed-off-by: Alper Nebi Yasak Reviewed-by: Simon Glass

Makefile: Rename ALL-y to INPUTS-y

2020-07-29T01:30:39Z

When binman is in use, most of the targets built by the Makefile are inputs to binman. We then need a final rule to run binman to produce the final outputs. Rename the variable to indicate this, and add a new 'inputs' target. Signed-off-by: Simon Glass Reviewed-by: Bin Meng

cosmetic: Fix spelling and whitespace errors

2019-12-03T13:43:23Z

Signed-off-by: Thomas Hebb