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Julius Werner 6fc334d6b6 Makefile: Change $(generic-deps) to order-only prerequisite
Turns out making the compilation of every single source file depend on
the auto-generated build.h in CL:219170 wasn't really such a great idea
for incremental builds. Who would've thought.

However, it's still undesirable that individual Makefiles for sources
that actually include build.h need to add that dependency manually.
Therefore, this patch fixes the issue by using $(generic-deps) as an
order-only prerequisites in rules. This kind of prerequisite is still
made before the target if it doesn't exist, but it is not automatically
updated based on the timestamp. Also removed some additional manual
build.h dependencies that I must somehow overlooked in the old patch.

The files that actually include build.h still get it as a normal
prerequisite through the automatic dependency rule in <filename>.d that
is created by GCC's -MMD option. $(generic-deps) only solves the
chicken-and-egg problem of where build.h comes from in fresh/cleaned
build directories that don't have any .d dependency files yet.

BUG=chrome-os-partner:32622
TEST=Manually did an incremental build with a single changed file.
Confirmed that actual build.h dependencies (id.bootblock.o, console.*.o)
were still remade, but not all other coreboot sources.

Change-Id: I5a830aae6b17dd7d4061a577fd2410b678d6f1f0
Signed-off-by: Julius Werner <jwerner@chromium.org>
Reviewed-on: https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/221470
Reviewed-by: Aaron Durbin <adurbin@chromium.org>
2014-10-04 03:10:51 +00:00
configs configs: Remove CONFIG_CONSOLE_PRERAM_BUFFER_SIZE 2014-10-03 09:09:44 +00:00
documentation sconfig: rename lapic_cluster -> cpu_cluster 2013-02-14 07:07:20 +01:00
payloads libpayload: EHCI: Support root-hub TT feature 2014-10-02 18:24:26 +00:00
src Makefile: Change $(generic-deps) to order-only prerequisite 2014-10-04 03:10:51 +00:00
util urara: use proper SOC name 2014-09-30 01:53:48 +00:00
.gitignore rmodules: add support for rmodtool 2014-03-31 22:25:57 +00:00
COMMIT-QUEUE.ini COMMIT-QUEUE.ini: Add documentation. 2013-11-01 14:08:42 +00:00
COPYING update license template. 2006-08-12 22:03:36 +00:00
Makefile Makefile: Change $(generic-deps) to order-only prerequisite 2014-10-04 03:10:51 +00:00
Makefile.inc New mechanism to define SRAM/memory map with automatic bounds checking 2014-10-03 09:09:36 +00:00
PRESUBMIT.cfg chromeos: Add PRESUBMIT.cfg 2013-05-01 14:31:10 -07:00
README Update README with newer version of the text from the web page 2011-06-15 10:16:33 +02:00
toolchain.inc arch/mips: Add base MIPS architecture support 2014-09-01 11:05:57 +00:00

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coreboot README
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coreboot is a Free Software project aimed at replacing the proprietary BIOS
(firmware) found in most computers.  coreboot performs a little bit of
hardware initialization and then executes additional boot logic, called a
payload.

With the separation of hardware initialization and later boot logic,
coreboot can scale from specialized applications that run directly
firmware, run operating systems in flash, load custom
bootloaders, or implement firmware standards, like PC BIOS services or
UEFI. This allows for systems to only include the features necessary
in the target application, reducing the amount of code and flash space
required.

coreboot was formerly known as LinuxBIOS.


Payloads
--------

After the basic initialization of the hardware has been performed, any
desired "payload" can be started by coreboot.

See http://www.coreboot.org/Payloads for a list of supported payloads.


Supported Hardware
------------------

coreboot supports a wide range of chipsets, devices, and mainboards.

For details please consult:

 * http://www.coreboot.org/Supported_Motherboards
 * http://www.coreboot.org/Supported_Chipsets_and_Devices


Build Requirements
------------------

 * gcc / g++
 * make

Optional:

 * doxygen (for generating/viewing documentation)
 * iasl (for targets with ACPI support)
 * gdb (for better debugging facilities on some targets)
 * ncurses (for 'make menuconfig')
 * flex and bison (for regenerating parsers)


Building coreboot
-----------------

Please consult http://www.coreboot.org/Build_HOWTO for details.


Testing coreboot Without Modifying Your Hardware
------------------------------------------------

If you want to test coreboot without any risks before you really decide
to use it on your hardware, you can use the QEMU system emulator to run
coreboot virtually in QEMU.

Please see http://www.coreboot.org/QEMU for details.


Website and Mailing List
------------------------

Further details on the project, a FAQ, many HOWTOs, news, development
guidelines and more can be found on the coreboot website:

  http://www.coreboot.org

You can contact us directly on the coreboot mailing list:

  http://www.coreboot.org/Mailinglist


Copyright and License
---------------------

The copyright on coreboot is owned by quite a large number of individual
developers and companies. Please check the individual source files for details.

coreboot is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL).
Some files are licensed under the "GPL (version 2, or any later version)",
and some files are licensed under the "GPL, version 2". For some parts, which
were derived from other projects, other (GPL-compatible) licenses may apply.
Please check the individual source files for details.

This makes the resulting coreboot images licensed under the GPL, version 2.