Improve U-Boot Porting Guide in the README

Update for...
* BDI2000 -> BDI3000 (BDI2000 is obsolete).
* Add a line to read the doc/README.* files
* Fix coding standard violations

Signed-off-by: Gerald Van Baren <vanbaren@cideas.com>

diff --git a/README b/README
index de700bd747559895d82f51dbe34aac6435d26a01..ca415d38b1f7f3c41e54653331a4ba9b4f4a30a1 100644 (file)
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -3992,15 +3992,15 @@ U-Boot Porting Guide:
 list, October 2002]
 
 
-int main (int argc, char *argv[])
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
        sighandler_t no_more_time;
 
-       signal (SIGALRM, no_more_time);
-       alarm (PROJECT_DEADLINE - toSec (3 * WEEK));
+       signal(SIGALRM, no_more_time);
+       alarm(PROJECT_DEADLINE - toSec (3 * WEEK));
 
        if (available_money > available_manpower) {
-               pay consultant to port U-Boot;
+               Pay consultant to port U-Boot;
                return 0;
        }
 
@@ -4008,35 +4008,47 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
 
        Subscribe to u-boot mailing list;
 
-       if (clueless) {
-               email ("Hi, I am new to U-Boot, how do I get started?");
-       }
+       if (clueless)
+               email("Hi, I am new to U-Boot, how do I get started?");
 
        while (learning) {
                Read the README file in the top level directory;
-               Read http://www.denx.de/twiki/bin/view/DULG/Manual ;
+               Read http://www.denx.de/twiki/bin/view/DULG/Manual;
+               Read applicable doc/*.README;
                Read the source, Luke;
+               /* find . -name "*.[chS]" | xargs grep -i <keyword> */
        }
 
-       if (available_money > toLocalCurrency ($2500)) {
-               Buy a BDI2000;
-       } else {
+       if (available_money > toLocalCurrency ($2500))
+               Buy a BDI3000;
+       else
                Add a lot of aggravation and time;
-       }
-
-       Create your own board support subdirectory;
 
-       Create your own board config file;
-
-       while (!running) {
-               do {
-                       Add / modify source code;
-               } until (compiles);
-               Debug;
-               if (clueless)
-                       email ("Hi, I am having problems...");
+       if (a similar board exists) {   /* hopefully... */
+               cp -a board/<similar> board/<myboard>
+               cp include/configs/<similar>.h include/configs/<myboard>.h
+       } else {
+               Create your own board support subdirectory;
+               Create your own board include/configs/<myboard>.h file;
+       }
+       Edit new board/<myboard> files
+       Edit new include/configs/<myboard>.h
+
+       while (!accepted) {
+               while (!running) {
+                       do {
+                               Add / modify source code;
+                       } until (compiles);
+                       Debug;
+                       if (clueless)
+                               email("Hi, I am having problems...");
+               }
+               Send patch file to the U-Boot email list;
+               if (reasonable critiques)
+                       Incorporate improvements from email list code review;
+               else
+                       Defend code as written;
        }
-       Send patch file to Wolfgang;
 
        return 0;
 }