From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 18560 invoked by alias); 9 Jul 2004 15:11:55 -0000 Mailing-List: contact ecos-discuss-help@ecos.sourceware.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: ecos-discuss-owner@ecos.sourceware.org Received: (qmail 18525 invoked from network); 9 Jul 2004 15:11:54 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO mx-nyc.paetec.net) (66.153.50.66) by sourceware.org with SMTP; 9 Jul 2004 15:11:54 -0000 Received: from dtcnt40s4.dtccom.com ([66.153.88.146]) by mx-nyc.paetec.net (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i69FBomZ005585; Fri, 9 Jul 2004 11:11:50 -0400 (EDT) Received: by DTCNT40S4 with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) id <31Q48X99>; Fri, 9 Jul 2004 11:07:46 -0400 Message-ID: From: "Doyle, Patrick" To: "'Volker Kamp'" , ecos-discuss@sources.redhat.com Date: Fri, 09 Jul 2004 15:11:00 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Subject: RE: [ECOS] Self extracting target installer X-SW-Source: 2004-07/txt/msg00134.txt.bz2 > -----Original Message----- > From: Volker Kamp [mailto:vk@volkerkamp.com] > Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 11:10 AM > To: ecos-discuss@sources.redhat.com > Subject: AW: [ECOS] Self extracting target installer > > What about using a scriptable terminal program like ZOC? You > can control all > the action within a script: typing, downloading, checking > replys etc. It > would save a lot of work. > Or use "expect" on linux. > Regards, > Volker > I thought of that too -- either approach requires a certain amount of development time (to get the script right, to handle error cases, etc...) The self extracting installer is more attractive to me because 1) I can give manufacturing a single, revision controlled, file and know that everything they produce will be identical (if I've done my job right). 2) Id the intaller does not depend upon a ROM monitor for anything, it could even upgrade RedBoot from the default one that is preprogrammed in flash. (Yes, I could write the script to load/download a RAM based RedBoot, download the new ROM based RedBoot, etc...., but if I write a general installer, it can do all of that). --wpd Patrick Doyle DSP Design Engineer (603) 546-2179 This communication is from DTC Communications, Inc. and is intended to be confidential and solely for the use of the persons or entities addressed above. If you are not an intended recipient, be aware that the information contained herein may be protected from unauthorized use by privilege or law, and any copying, distribution, disclosure, or other use of this information is prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please contact the sender by return e-mail or telephone the above number immediately and delete or destroy all copies. Thank you for your cooperation. -- Before posting, please read the FAQ: http://ecos.sourceware.org/fom/ecos and search the list archive: http://ecos.sourceware.org/ml/ecos-discuss