[Bug 2072490] Re: [needs-packaging] U-Boot for Microchip PIC64GX

[Heinrich Schuchardt]

Hello Steve,

thanks for reviewing.

As mentioned above I have already repackaged as u-boot-
pic64gx_2024.06-0ubuntu0.22.4.1~ppa1 as Microchip created a tag
v2024.06.

v2024.06 is a version number chosen by Microchip which is not related to
the upstream U-Boot version numbering scheme. Actually it is based on
upstream v2023.07. Once the Microchip has upstreamed the U-Boot code we
will put the binaries in u-boot-microchip built from the u-boot source
package.

The file drivers/dma/MCD_tasks.c was introduced in 2008 with commit
11865ea844e7 ("ColdFire: Add MCF547x_8x dma code - 1") by employees of
the copyright holding company. In this commit it was already marked as
GPL-2-or-later. I cannot see any tort in distributing a GPLed file in
our orig.tar.xz which we do not compile. In upstream U-Boot the file was
removed since due to obsolescence.

Best regards

Heinrich

** Changed in: ubuntu
       Status: Incomplete => New

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Title:
  [needs-packaging] U-Boot for Microchip PIC64GX

Status in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  We want to support the upcoming Microchip PIC64GX board. Unfortunately
  upstreaming of U-Boot has not started yet. Due to the number of
  differences between our U-Boot 2024.01 and the vendor U-Boot it is not
  trivial to add board support to our existing U-Boot. The best interim
  solution is packaging the vendor U-Boot. Once upstreaming has occurred
  we can sun-set the vendor U-Boot package and replace it by the u-boot-
  microchip package.

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