[Buildroot] [PATCH] Create /boot/uImage symlink to the currentkernel image

[Thiago A. Corrêa]

On Jan 4, 2008 11:45 AM, Ulf Samuelsson <ulf at atmel.com> wrote:
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>
>
> | Hi,
> |
> |   A while ago, the kernel naming have been changed to include $(DATE)
> | which makes it annoying to keep track. This patch adds an option to
> | the Advanced Kernel option to create an /boot/uImage symbolic link to
> | the built kernel. Please consider applying, this really improves
> | usability, if this naming scheme is to be kept.
> |
> | Kind Regards,
> |    Thiago A. Correa
> |
>
> Looking at your patch, I see that we are talking about two different things.
> There is a feature to copy the linux kernel to /tftpboot directory,
> which I thought you were referring to, but If you want the kernel inside
> the root file system, then would it not make more sense to do:
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> -  cp -dpf $(LINUX26_KERNEL) $(TARGET_DIR)/boot/$(LINUX26_KERNEL_NAME)
> +  cp -dpf $(LINUX26_KERNEL) $(TARGET_DIR)/boot/$(BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FORMAT)
>
> where BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FORMAT could be
> uImage, bzImage, vmlinux etc.
>
> Best Regards
> Ulf Samuelsson
>

Yes, that was the previous behavior, although perhaps not exactly the
same code, I haven't checked the svn logs to see how it was before.
Anyway, since I'm not sure why it changed in the first place, I
suggested the symlinking as an option.

Regards,
   Thiago A. Correa