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PATCH New Peter Seiderer 3 participants 4 messages Dec 8, 2015 – Dec 29, 2015

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Broadcom BCM2711/BCM2835 Arm architecture Broadcom BCM281XX/BCM11XXX/BCM216XX Arm architecture
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PATCH 1/1 bcm2835: new package

Signed-off-by Peter Seiderer <[email protected]>
---
 package/Config.in            |  1 +
 package/bcm2835/Config.in    | 10 ++++++++++
 package/bcm2835/bcm2835.hash |  2 ++
 package/bcm2835/bcm2835.mk   | 13 +++++++++++++
 4 files changed, 26 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 package/bcm2835/Config.in
 create mode 100644 package/bcm2835/bcm2835.hash
 create mode 100644 package/bcm2835/bcm2835.mk
package/Config.in +1 -0
index bdc3063..8bf4048 100644
@@ -860,6 +860,7 @@ menu "Graphics"
 endmenu
 
 menu "Hardware handling"
+	source "package/bcm2835/Config.in"
 	source "package/c-periphery/Config.in"
 	source "package/ccid/Config.in"
 	source "package/dtc/Config.in"
package/bcm2835/Config.in new file +10 -0
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..50ec3dd
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_BCM2835
+	bool "bcm2835"
+	help
+	  C library for Broadcom BCM 2835 as used in Raspberry Pi.
+	  It provides access to GPIO and other IO functions on the
+	  Broadcom BCM 2835 chip, allowing access to the GPIO pins
+	  on the 26 pin IDE plug on the RPi board so you can control
+	  and interface with various external devices.
+
+	  http://www.airspayce.com/mikem/bcm2835
package/bcm2835/bcm2835.hash new file +2 -0
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b725f5
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Locally computed:
+sha256 0317e23a29b4a9923c57c1b0fb7403adce10aa05e263af0bc20ffe026f78767c bcm2835-1.48.tar.gz
package/bcm2835/bcm2835.mk new file +13 -0
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28755c3
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+################################################################################
+#
+# bcm2835
+#
+################################################################################
+
+BCM2835_VERSION = 1.48
+BCM2835_SITE = http://www.airspayce.com/mikem/bcm2835
+BCM2835_LICENSE = GPLv2+
+BCM2835_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
+BCM2835_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
+
+$(eval $(autotools-package))
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PATCH 1/1 bcm2835: new package

Peter, All,

On 2015-12-08 22:23 +0100, Peter Seiderer spake thusly:

Quoted 29 lines
Signed-off-by Peter Seiderer <[email protected]>
---
 package/Config.in            |  1 +
 package/bcm2835/Config.in    | 10 ++++++++++
 package/bcm2835/bcm2835.hash |  2 ++
 package/bcm2835/bcm2835.mk   | 13 +++++++++++++
 4 files changed, 26 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 package/bcm2835/Config.in
 create mode 100644 package/bcm2835/bcm2835.hash
 create mode 100644 package/bcm2835/bcm2835.mk
package/Config.in +1 -0
index bdc3063..8bf4048 100644
@@ -860,6 +860,7 @@ menu "Graphics"
 endmenu
 
 menu "Hardware handling"
+	source "package/bcm2835/Config.in"
 	source "package/c-periphery/Config.in"
 	source "package/ccid/Config.in"
 	source "package/dtc/Config.in"
package/bcm2835/Config.in new file +0 -0
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..50ec3dd

package/bcm2835/Config.in line 2

Quoted 2 lines
package/bcm2835/Config.in new file +2 -0
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_BCM2835
+	bool "bcm2835"

Even though there is not much ARM specific in this package (I checked, it builds fine on x86_64 at least), I still believe this package should be available only for ARM, so maybe add;

depends on BR2_arm

Otherwise, I still amazed at how much length RPi people ar eready to go to make things totally different from what is traditionally done.

bcm2835 is directly poking in the memory/regiters to toggle/read GPIOs, when there is a prefectly working kernel driver that abstracts all of that...

Sigh...

Regards,
Yann E. MORIN.

Quoted 42 lines
package/bcm2835/Config.in new file +8 -0
+	help
+	  C library for Broadcom BCM 2835 as used in Raspberry Pi.
+	  It provides access to GPIO and other IO functions on the
+	  Broadcom BCM 2835 chip, allowing access to the GPIO pins
+	  on the 26 pin IDE plug on the RPi board so you can control
+	  and interface with various external devices.
+
+	  http://www.airspayce.com/mikem/bcm2835
package/bcm2835/bcm2835.hash new file +2 -0
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b725f5
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Locally computed:
+sha256 0317e23a29b4a9923c57c1b0fb7403adce10aa05e263af0bc20ffe026f78767c bcm2835-1.48.tar.gz
package/bcm2835/bcm2835.mk new file +13 -0
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28755c3
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+################################################################################
+#
+# bcm2835
+#
+################################################################################
+
+BCM2835_VERSION = 1.48
+BCM2835_SITE = http://www.airspayce.com/mikem/bcm2835
+BCM2835_LICENSE = GPLv2+
+BCM2835_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
+BCM2835_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
+
+$(eval $(autotools-package))
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PATCH 1/1 bcm2835: new package

Hello Yann,

Quoted 39 lines · Yann E. MORIN

Peter, All,

On 2015-12-08 22:23 +0100, Peter Seiderer spake thusly:

Quoted 29 lines
Signed-off-by Peter Seiderer <[email protected]>
---
 package/Config.in            |  1 +
 package/bcm2835/Config.in    | 10 ++++++++++
 package/bcm2835/bcm2835.hash |  2 ++
 package/bcm2835/bcm2835.mk   | 13 +++++++++++++
 4 files changed, 26 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 package/bcm2835/Config.in
 create mode 100644 package/bcm2835/bcm2835.hash
 create mode 100644 package/bcm2835/bcm2835.mk
package/Config.in +1 -0
index bdc3063..8bf4048 100644
@@ -860,6 +860,7 @@ menu "Graphics"
 endmenu
 
 menu "Hardware handling"
+	source "package/bcm2835/Config.in"
 	source "package/c-periphery/Config.in"
 	source "package/ccid/Config.in"
 	source "package/dtc/Config.in"
package/bcm2835/Config.in new file +0 -0
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..50ec3dd

package/bcm2835/Config.in line 2

Quoted 2 lines
package/bcm2835/Config.in new file +2 -0
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_BCM2835
+	bool "bcm2835"

Even though there is not much ARM specific in this package (I checked, it builds fine on x86_64 at least), I still believe this package should be available only for ARM, so maybe add;

Quoted 1 line

depends on BR2_arm

O.k., will do... (best would be a depend on RPi..., but I would like to group wiringpi, bcm2835 (and maybe pigpio (still unfinished patch pending)) under a common heading/subsection)

Quoted 9 lines

Otherwise, I still amazed at how much length RPi people ar eready to go to make things totally different from what is traditionally done.

bcm2835 is directly poking in the memory/regiters to toggle/read GPIOs, when there is a prefectly working kernel driver that abstracts all of that...

Sigh...

I agree completely ;-), maybe I should put a big fat warning too the help text....

Regards,
Peter

Quoted 47 lines

Regards,
Yann E. MORIN.

Quoted 42 lines
package/bcm2835/Config.in new file +8 -0
+	help
+	  C library for Broadcom BCM 2835 as used in Raspberry Pi.
+	  It provides access to GPIO and other IO functions on the
+	  Broadcom BCM 2835 chip, allowing access to the GPIO pins
+	  on the 26 pin IDE plug on the RPi board so you can control
+	  and interface with various external devices.
+
+	  http://www.airspayce.com/mikem/bcm2835
package/bcm2835/bcm2835.hash new file +2 -0
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b725f5
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Locally computed:
+sha256 0317e23a29b4a9923c57c1b0fb7403adce10aa05e263af0bc20ffe026f78767c bcm2835-1.48.tar.gz
package/bcm2835/bcm2835.mk new file +13 -0
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28755c3
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+################################################################################
+#
+# bcm2835
+#
+################################################################################
+
+BCM2835_VERSION = 1.48
+BCM2835_SITE = http://www.airspayce.com/mikem/bcm2835
+BCM2835_LICENSE = GPLv2+
+BCM2835_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
+BCM2835_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
+
+$(eval $(autotools-package))
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PATCH 1/1 bcm2835: new package

In reply to Peter Seiderer

Peter,

Quoted 10 lines · Peter Seiderer
Signed-off-by Peter Seiderer <[email protected]>
---
 package/Config.in            |  1 +
 package/bcm2835/Config.in    | 10 ++++++++++
 package/bcm2835/bcm2835.hash |  2 ++
 package/bcm2835/bcm2835.mk   | 13 +++++++++++++
 4 files changed, 26 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 package/bcm2835/Config.in
 create mode 100644 package/bcm2835/bcm2835.hash
 create mode 100644 package/bcm2835/bcm2835.mk

I've applied after doing a few changes:

[Thomas:
- addition of 'depends on BR2_arm' as suggested by Yann.
- addition of a comment in the Config.in help text that says that this library is a pure abomination.
- fix the hash, since apparently upstream changes the released tarballs after they are published.
- fix license, it's GPLv2, not GPLv2+.]

If you could contact upstream to tell them to not change their tarballs after they are published, it would be good. I had to change the hash because yours wasn't matching the tarball I could download today, even if the version hasn't changed.

Thanks!

Thomas

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