Re: [PATCH]: grub: Allow to control objcopy '-B' argument from foo.rmk files.

[David Miller]

From: Robert Millan <address@hidden>
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:29:10 +0200

> On Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 01:08:31AM -0700, David Miller wrote:
>> index 7dfb854..b4f1353 100644
>> --- a/conf/i386-pc.rmk
>> +++ b/conf/i386-pc.rmk
>> @@ -17,26 +17,31 @@ pkglib_IMAGES = boot.img diskboot.img kernel.img 
>> pxeboot.img lnxboot.img \
>>  boot_img_SOURCES = boot/i386/pc/boot.S
>>  boot_img_ASFLAGS = $(COMMON_ASFLAGS)
>>  boot_img_LDFLAGS = $(COMMON_LDFLAGS) $(TARGET_IMG_LDFLAGS) -Wl,-Ttext,7C00
>> +boot_img_IMG_FMT = binary
> 
> Wait, isn't raw format implicit in the _img_ part of the variable name?
> 
> If it was ELF, we'd have boot_elf_..., right?

We have "images" which match the foo_img_* pattern, modules,
scripts, and "everything else" which we call programs and
the foo_elf_* rules match.

Feel free to double-check my attempted interpretation of the
code in genmk.rb

Really, I am pretty sure this is the best way to handle this.