Some users of the barebox_update command forget to erase the external
barebox environment after updating the barebox. Using an old barebox
environment leads to various problems if there were major changes.
So add a gentle reminder after the successful update.
Signed-off-by: Stefan Christ <s.christ@xxxxxxxxx>
---
v2: Add explanation howto to clean up the environment
---
common/bbu.c | 9 ++++++++-
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/common/bbu.c b/common/bbu.c
index 7fb154a..d23b864 100644
--- a/common/bbu.c
+++ b/common/bbu.c
@@ -113,8 +113,15 @@ int barebox_update(struct bbu_data *data)
if (ret == -EINTR)
printf("update aborted\n");
- if (!ret)
+ if (!ret) {
printf("update succeeded\n");
+ if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ENV_HANDLING)) {
+ printf("You maybe want to erase the barebox environment now.\n");
+ printf("After booting the flashed barebox you can use\n");
+ printf(" $ saveenv -z; loadenv\n");
+ printf("to do that.\n");
+ }
+ }
return ret;
}
--
1.9.1
_______________________________________________
barebox mailing list
barebox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/barebox
