RE: [ECOS] missing component in repository

[Gary Thomas <gthomas at redhat dot com>]

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
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> > > 
> > > Phone: 403 640 9494 ext-208
> > > Fax: 403 640 9599
> > > 
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> > 
> >