RE: [ECOS] missing component in repository

["Trenton D. Adams" <tadams at theone dot dnsalias dot com>]

So then what's going on with the ecos.db file?  It appears to be trying
to use both drivers, is that right?

Sorry for the trouble!  I'm not going to use it at the moment, but I may
build my own redboot with it so I still need to know.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary Thomas [mailto:gthomas@redhat.com] 
> Sent: December 6, 2001 11:31 AM
> To: Trenton D. Adams
> Cc: eCos Discussion
> Subject: RE: [ECOS] missing component in repository
> 
> 
> Replies to the list, please :-)
> 
> On Thu, 2001-12-06 at 11:20, Trenton D. Adams wrote:
> > Oh, ok, great, so I'm a moron now, thanks! ;)
> > 
> 
> Just not used to CVS, I'm sure.
> 
> > What's the difference between the two drivers?
> 
> The old driver was very Cirrus Logic EDB7xxx specific.  The new driver
> is generic, and indeed, now shared/used by a number of other 
> platforms.
> 
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: ecos-discuss-owner@sources.redhat.com 
> > > [mailto:ecos-discuss-owner@sources.redhat.com] On Behalf Of 
> > > Gary Thomas
> > > Sent: December 6, 2001 11:19 AM
> > > To: Trenton D. Adams
> > > Cc: eCos Discussion
> > > Subject: Re: [ECOS] missing component in repository
> > > 
> > > 
> > > You need to update your CVS completely.
> > >   cvs -q update -d -P
> > > 
> > > If you don't have the '-d', new directories like the
> > > one for the 8900 ethernet won't get copied.
> > > 
> > > On Thu, 2001-12-06 at 11:04, Trenton D. Adams wrote:
> > > > I've been out of the loop for quite awhile now because we 
> > > switched to
> > > > another project for awhile.  I did a cvs update today, and 
> > > something is
> > > > amiss.
> > > > 
> > > > Hardware selection: warning
> > > >     The target specification lists a package
> > > > `CYGPKG_DEVS_ETH_CL_CS8900A' which is not present in 
> the component
> > > > repository.
> > > > 
> > > > I have the following two entry in the ecos.db
> > > > 
> > > > package CYGPKG_DEVS_ETH_CL_CS8900A {
> > > > 	alias 		{ "Cirrus Logic CS8900A ethernet driver"
> > > > cs8900a_eth_driver }
> > > > 	hardware
> > > > 	directory	devs/eth/cl/cs8900a
> > > > 	script		cl_cs8900a_eth_drivers.cdl
> > > >         description     "Ethernet driver for Cirrus 
> Logic CS8900A
> > > > controller."
> > > > }
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > target edb7xxx {
> > > >         alias		{ "Cirrus Logic EDB7xxx 
> > > development board"
> > > > edb7211 eb7xxx eb7211 }
> > > > 	packages	{ CYGPKG_HAL_ARM
> > > >                           CYGPKG_HAL_ARM_EDB7XXX
> > > >                     CYGPKG_DEVS_PCMCIA_EDB7XXX
> > > > 			  CYGPKG_DEVS_ETH_ARM_EDB7XXX
> > > >                           CYGPKG_DEVS_ETH_CL_CS8900A
> > > > 	                  CYGPKG_IO_SERIAL_ARM_EDB7XXX
> > > > 			  CYGPKG_DEVS_FLASH_EDB7XXX
> > > >         }
> > > >         description "
> > > > The edb7xxx target provides the packages needed to run 
> eCos on the
> > > > Cirrus Logic EDB7xxx development boards."
> > > >     }
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Now from what I understand, there never was anything called
> > > > CYGPKG_DEVS_ETH_CL_CS8900A when I was last using the 
> repository.  I
> > > > looked in "devs/eth" and there is no "cl" directory which 
> > > is what this,
> > > > apparently, new driver is supposed to exist.  Why wouldn't 
> > > I get updated
> > > > with this?  Does this replace the old 
> CYGPKG_DEVS_ETH_ARM_EDB7XXX?
> > > > 
> > > > Can I ignore the warning?  I don't think so since the
> > > > CYGPKG_DEVS_ETH_CL_CS8900A package is in the edb7xxx target.
> > > > 
> > > > Can I simply remove the CYGPKG_DEVS_ETH_CL_CS8900A?
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Trenton D. Adams
> > > > Extreme Engineering
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> > > > 
> > > > Phone: 403 640 9494 ext-208
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> > > > 
> > > > http://www.extremeeng.com
> > > 
> > > 
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