buildroot/boot/syslinux/Config.in, branch 2017.02.2

syslinux: build with the target toolchain

2017-04-24T09:48:21+00:00

Until now, the host toolchain was used to build syslinux, as it was not possible to build a 32-bit syslinux with a x86-64 toolchain. However, syslinux requires gnu-efi, and gnu-efi is built using the target toolchain. Mixing different toolchains doesn't work well, so this commit changes the syslinux package to use the target toolchain for syslinux as well. This is made possible by patches 0003-Fix-ldlinux.elf-Not-enough-room-for-program-headers-.patch and 0004-memdisk-Force-ld-output-format-to-32-bits.patch. Since syslinux also contains some utilities that have to run on the host, those have to continue being built with the host toolchain, which requires patch 0005-utils-Use-the-host-toolchain-to-build.patch. Patch 0006-lzo-Use-the-host-toolchain-for-prepcore.patch is about building prepcore, another utility with the host toolchain as it is required at build-time. This was tested using a Buildroot's built x86_64 toolchain, and checked that the output binaries are 32-bits. It was tested as well if they actually boot on hardware. Signed-off-by: Benoît Allard Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni (cherry picked from commit 6e432d5ecb46959f3c27dbbca48e41512bb40a70) Signed-off-by: Peter Korsgaard

syslinux: Allow to build multiple flavors simultaneously

2016-04-18T21:41:37+00:00

This becomes handy when building hybrid images that needs to be able to boot in MBR and GPT mode. Signed-off-by: Benoît Allard Tested-by: Matt Weber Reviewed-by: Matt Weber Reviewed-by: Arnout Vandecappelle (Essensium/Mind) Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni

boot/syslinux: add option to install c32 modules

2014-05-03T20:05:06+00:00

[Peter: reworded comment slightly] Signed-off-by: "Yann E. MORIN" Cc: Romain Naour Signed-off-by: Peter Korsgaard

boot/syslinux: add an option to install a MBR blob

2014-05-03T20:00:00+00:00

This MBR blob will look for an active partition, and boot the bootcode present in that partition. This can be used to boot an extlinux-prepared partition. Signed-off-by: "Yann E. MORIN" Cc: Thomas Lundquist Cc: Frank Hunleth Tested-by: Frank Hunleth Tested-by: Romain Naour Signed-off-by: Peter Korsgaard

boot/syslinux: add option to install the EFI image

2014-05-03T19:57:40+00:00

syslinux can now also build an EFI application. If the target is 64-bit, we build the 64-bit EFI app, otherwise we build the 32-bit EFI app. Signed-off-by: "Yann E. MORIN" Cc: Frank Hunleth Tested-by: Frank Hunleth Tested-by: Romain Naour Signed-off-by: Peter Korsgaard

boot/syslinux: rewrite options prompts

2014-05-03T19:36:33+00:00

Rewrite the options prompt in preparation to adding a new type of image to install. Add help entries to each option, too. Signed-off-by: "Yann E. MORIN" Cc: Frank Hunleth Tested-by: Frank Hunleth Tested-by: Romain Naour Signed-off-by: Peter Korsgaard

boot/syslinux: make the sub-options a choice

2014-05-03T19:35:41+00:00

Currently it is possible to choose either, both or none of the pxelinux or isolinux images. But it does not make sense to build none or both, as we need at least one to boot the target, and the target can not use more than one. So, we need one and only one image to be selected at once. Signed-off-by: "Yann E. MORIN" Cc: Thomas Lundquist Cc: Frank Hunleth Cc: Arnout Vandecappelle Tested-by: Frank Hunleth Tested-by: Romain Naour Signed-off-by: Peter Korsgaard

boot/syslinux: needs an ia32-capable compiler

2014-05-03T19:30:58+00:00

The pxelinux and isolionux images are 32-bit binaries, so we need a compiler that can generate them (ie. a compiler that understands -m32). Signed-off-by: "Yann E. MORIN" Cc: Frank Hunleth Cc: Arnout Vandecappelle Tested-by: Frank Hunleth Tested-by: Romain Naour Signed-off-by: Peter Korsgaard

Config.in files: use if/endif instead of 'depends on' for main symbol

2013-12-25T11:21:39+00:00

In the Config.in file of package foo, it often happens that there are other symbols besides BR2_PACKAGE_FOO. Typically, these symbols only make sense when foo itself is enabled. There are two ways to express this: with depends on BR2_PACKAGE_FOO in each extra symbol, or with if BR2_PACKAGE_FOO ... endif around the entire set of extra symbols. The if/endif approach avoids the repetition of 'depends on' statements on multiple symbols, so this is clearly preferred. But even when there is only one extra symbol, if/endif is a more logical choice: - it is future-proof for when extra symbols are added - it allows to have just one strategy instead of two (less confusion) This patch modifies the Config.in files accordingly. Signed-off-by: Thomas De Schampheleire Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni

syslinux: add upstream URL

2012-03-29T20:21:43+00:00

Signed-off-by: Peter Korsgaard