[Buildroot] [PATCH] configs/avenger96_defconfig: add support for Arrow Avenger96 board

Peter Korsgaard peter at korsgaard.com
Sun Feb 7 22:12:50 UTC 2021


>>>>> "Baruch" == Baruch Siach <baruch at tkos.co.il> writes:

 > Hi Bartosz,
 > On Sun, Feb 07 2021, Bartosz Bilas wrote:
 >> On 2/7/21 6:00 PM, Baruch Siach wrote:
 >>> On Sun, Feb 07 2021, Yann E. MORIN wrote:
 >>>> On 2021-02-07 18:09 +0200, Baruch Siach spake thusly:
 >>>>> On Sun, Feb 07 2021, Peter Korsgaard wrote:
>>>>> +  $ sudo dd if=output/images/sdcard.img of=/dev/sdX
 >>>>> Maybe warn that this overwrites data on the SD card.
 >>>> As far as I could see, we don't do that in any of the 72 readme.txt we
 >>>> already have...
 >>> $ git grep WARNING -- board/
 >>> ...
 >>> board/chromebook/elm/readme.txt:WARNING: make sure there is nothing important on that card,
 >>> board/chromebook/snow/readme.txt:WARNING: make sure there is nothing important on that card,
 >>> board/engicam/geam6ul/readme.txt:*** WARNING! This will destroy all the card content. Use with care! ***
 >>> ...
 >>> 
 >> Is not that obvious that dd will overwrite the data? Imo it's superfluous
 >> information at all.

 > It might be obvious to you. Many newcomers don't know what dd is, or how
 > filesystem works. A warning can't hurt.

Indeed. I don't have a problem adding a oneliner warning. It doesn't
hurt, and it might indeed help stop someone from losing data.

-- 
Bye, Peter Korsgaard



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