is barebox meant to be the next generation of u-boot?
i just want to clarify the direction of barebox -- is it meant to
eventually supplant u-boot? i ask since i want to know if it's not worth investing much more time in u-boot (v1) if things are eventually going to switch over to barebox.
specifically, i want to use it on my beagleboard, so i "git" checked
out the source for barebox, configured it for the beagle, built it with the denx "arm-linux-" toolchain and it booted. i haven't got any further than that so far but that's all i was after -- just getting it to boot to the barebox prompt.
at this point, if barebox is merely *adequate* to do what i want and
supports booting my beagleboard fully, is there any reason i don't just move to it entirely, knowing it does what i need and it's only going to get better? thanks.
rday
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i just want to clarify the direction of barebox -- is it meant to
eventually supplant u-boot? i ask since i want to know if it's not worth investing much more time in u-boot (v1) if things are eventually going to switch over to barebox.
When starting the activities, we had the intention to be a next generation technology project, being part of the u-boot project. However, things didn't seem to have progressed into that direction over the last two years, so we had to move on. We have a new name for the project now, which does already give the project a better exposure in the community.
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specifically, i want to use it on my beagleboard, so i "git" checked
out the source for barebox, configured it for the beagle, built it with the denx "arm-linux-" toolchain and it booted. i haven't got any further than that so far but that's all i was after -- just getting it to boot to the barebox prompt.at this point, if barebox is merely *adequate* to do what i want and
supports booting my beagleboard fully, is there any reason i don't just move to it entirely, knowing it does what i need and it's only going to get better? thanks.
If it boots and has everything you need, why not?
However, any contribution is welcome.
rsc
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