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From: Andrew Turner <andrew@fubar.geek.nz>
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Subject: Re: Port: U-Boot for BeagleBone
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On Fri, 17 May 2013 16:22:56 -0400
Tim Kientzle <kientzle@freebsd.org> wrote:

> I'm trying to move the actual building of boot loaders out of Crochet
> and into FreeBSD ports.
> 
> Here's the first attempt at such a port (many thanks to Diane Bruce
> for patiently tutoring me through this):
> 
>  http://people.freebsd.org/~kientzle/u-boot-beaglebone.tgz
> 
> I'd appreciate any feedback:
>  * Can you build this?
>  * Suggestions for improving it?

Could you try installing devel/cross-binutils and devel/cross-gcc using
TGTARCH=arm and TGTABI=none-eabi and using these to build u-boot? It
would mean the user doesn't need to have xdev set up.

Andrew