[PATCH] scripts: bareboxenv: add erase hint if build as host-tool
Marco Felsch
m.felsch at pengutronix.de
Fri Aug 6 02:33:37 PDT 2021
The bareboxenv behviour is different if used as host-tool. As host-tool
the erase is skipped which can confuse the user. Add a help note as hot
fix. In the long term we should add the host-tool erase support as well.
Signed-off-by: Marco Felsch <m.felsch at pengutronix.de>
---
scripts/bareboxenv.c | 6 ++++++
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
diff --git a/scripts/bareboxenv.c b/scripts/bareboxenv.c
index bdff644335..f1706a5e17 100644
--- a/scripts/bareboxenv.c
+++ b/scripts/bareboxenv.c
@@ -98,6 +98,12 @@ static void usage(char *prgname)
printf( "Usage : %s [OPTION] DIRECTORY FILE\n"
"Load a barebox environment sector into a directory or\n"
"save a directory into a barebox environment sector\n"
+#ifndef __BAREBOX__
+ "\n"
+ "Attention:\n"
+ "Depending on your environment backend storage you need to\n"
+ "erase FILE before you save the new environment.\n"
+#endif
"\n"
"options:\n"
" -s save (directory -> environment sector)\n"
--
2.30.2
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