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Re: Re: PC targets and ethernet
On Thu, 2004-08-12 at 02:49, John Dallaway wrote:
> Hi Andrew
>
> Andrew Lunn wrote:
>
> >>>Question: Why should hardware packages not be removable?
> >>
> >>This was a design decision intended to prevent users from modifying
> >>their configuration to such an extent that it was effectively targetting
> >>a different board. The eCos Configuration Tool uses the selected
> >>"Hardware Template" (target) for more than just package selection. For
> >>example, the "Run Tests" feature requires knowledge of the selected board.
> >
> > OK.
> >
> > This leads to the counter question. Is ecosconfig broken? Should it
> > also not allow hardware targets to be removed?
>
> ecosconfig has no need to impose the restriction detailed above. It
> could be argued that the GUI and CLUI tools should be consistent in this
> respect. However, there may be objections to imposing such a restriction
> on ecosconfig users.
Perhaps devices like this (which may or not be present) should just not
be marked as "hardware" in the database. Would that not work?
--
Gary Thomas <gary@mlbassoc.com>
MLB Associates
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