Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 07:31:17 -0600 From: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> To: Rebecca Cran <rebecca@bluestop.org> Cc: "Rodney W. Grimes" <freebsd-rwg@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net>, Konstantin Belousov <kostikbel@gmail.com>, "freebsd-arch@freebsd.org" <arch@freebsd.org>, FreeBSD Hackers <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Adding a new efi-update-loader script: need help understanding Makefile.inc1 for "make installworld" Message-ID: <CANCZdfok-ySHK_1Y32sg7Oz7jFjZTDX3nvr=2a_eodjd1j5U2Q@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <0828a41a-c25d-37a2-25b3-82c35c9a5c5d@bluestop.org> References: <201903260621.x2Q6L4x7083615@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net> <0828a41a-c25d-37a2-25b3-82c35c9a5c5d@bluestop.org>
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On Tue, Mar 26, 2019, 3:33 AM Rebecca Cran <rebecca@bluestop.org> wrote: > On 3/26/19 12:21 AM, Rodney W. Grimes wrote: > > > > > The current BTX 1.1 is bit rot, that value has not changed in ages > > and tells me nothing about what boot code I am running, why do we > > even output it? > > > Sure, but the fact it shows up as "FreeBSD/amd64 EFI loader, Revision > 1.1" in "strings /boot/loader.efi" shows one way we could easily embed a > useful version number. > It's the useful part that I objected to. We wanted to do it, but haven't for the last 20 years of trying. I doubt we'll do any better in the future, especially with the repeatable build stuff closing many doors of trying to automate it. Warner >
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