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Bug#594878: flash-kernel: please add mv78xx0 support



* Steve McIntyre <steve@einval.com> [2010-09-23 13:31]:
> debian/flash-kernel-installer.postinst, the comment on the default
> case in write_to_flash() seems backwards to me:
>    # Assume that we write to flash for all other devices
>    *)
>        return 0

I believe shell is different to C in this regard but afaict the
existing code works fine.

> In debian/flash-kernel-installer.isinstallable, what does
> "ininstallable" mean? That the flash-kernel package should be
> installed? I'm looking for the archdetect code now so I can test it on
> the hardware to see what's returned.

returning a zero value in isinstallable means that the menu item will
be displayed in d-i.  If it's non-zero, flash-kernel will not show up
in the installer menu, even if the udeb is installed.
-- 
Martin Michlmayr
http://www.cyrius.com/



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