On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 12:31 PM, Jerry Van Baren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Luigi 'Comio' Mantellini wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > > > this patch adds the lzma support with the following constraints: > > > > - it doesn't install the LZMA SDK files. I provide the import_lzma.sh > > script to import the needs file from a lzma sdk release > > - the imported lzma sdk files are _not touched_ > > - the lzma support is enabled defining the CONFIG_LZMA define > > - I haven't tested this patch > > - Use this patch at your own risk > > > > The patch creates: > > > > - the lib_lzma directory with the import_lzmasdk.sh script and a simple > > front-end to LzmaDecode() fuction > > - the include/lzma directory with some include files to use in the > > U-Boot code > > > > modifies: > > > > - common/do_bootm.c file > > - common/image.c file > > - include/image.h file > > > > Please read the lib_lzma/README.txt file. > > > > Luigi > > Hi Luigi, > > I have a stupid question in return: why do we want lzma (7zip) added to > u-boot? The linux/uboot world is dominated by gzip. I realize 7zip has > advantages over gzip albeit incremental, not revolutionary IIRC. > > I am not aware of proposals or implementations of kernels compressed > with lzma (could well be my ignorance). Adding more code for minimal > benefits is a hard sell (we already have plenty of bloat :-O). > > Best regards, > gvb > >
Would be great if it's being used for squashfs-lzma support. Thanks Donald ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;164216239;13503038;w?http://sf.net/marketplace _______________________________________________ U-Boot-Users mailing list U-Boot-Users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/u-boot-users
