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| author | Francis Rowe <info@gluglug.org.uk> | 2015-04-04 21:47:29 (EDT) |
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| committer | Francis Rowe <info@gluglug.org.uk> | 2015-04-04 21:47:29 (EDT) |
| commit | 1d1105519f60b6bfc3f0c7ce34c8776c200b7df2 (patch) | |
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diff --git a/docs/release.html b/docs/release.html index 7ecf083..0bd8c6f 100644 --- a/docs/release.html +++ b/docs/release.html @@ -346,6 +346,19 @@ <h3>Build system</h3> <ul> + <li> + <b><u><i>HIGH PRIORITY!</i></u></b> All parts of libreboot that download + non-intergrated parts (coreboot/grub/memtest/bucts/flashrom) rely on only a single + repository link, which means single-point-of-failure. Make them fall back on alternative + (backup) repositories if the main ones are down. + <ul> + <li>The coreboot one also cherry picks patches from review.coreboot.org (gerrit), but coreboot.org + is sometimes down. When that happens, libreboot cannot be built from git. + The solution is to directly include those patches that are used, as patch/diff files + under <i>resources/libreboot/patch/, instead of cherry picking from gerrit + (but still include a commented-out link to the gerrit patch that the diff file came from)</i></li> + </ul> + </li> <li><b><u><i>HIGH PRIORITY!</i></u></b> <b>Make memtest86+ build using coreboot's own crossgcc toolchain. Currently, memtest86+ doesn't even work at all when cross-compiled using the toolchain in x86-64 trisquel7</b></li> <li> |