[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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