Suggestion

[Chris Johns]

On 2020-02-29 04:18, Amar Takhar wrote:
> On 2020-02-28 09:25 -0700, Gedare Bloom wrote:
>>>
>> If there is enough work, and the work can be suitably identified, then
>> it can also be a possible GSoC. There are also other possibilities to
>> improve our existing Python code bases to adhere to some proposed
>> Python coding conventions, which could make a nice GSoC effort to
>> ensure it is done iteratively and carefully without breaking things.
>>
>> If that is of interest, we can find more information, but you can also
>> search the archives last 3-4 months about Python.
> 
> There are for sure other tools that need updating to run with Python 3.7 I ran
> into several while working with Chris to setup hardware CI testing using the
> BBB.
> 
> The process...is not pleasant.  Lots of obtuse references and difficult items to
> find to figure out how to get this all working.
> 
> Having said that, he did share some work with me that helped out immensely.  I
> think a part of this project could be to turn this work into a Python utility to
> allow easily building images with u-boot and FDT.

I have started on a tool like this. It is rtems-boot-image. It handles 
one of the hard parts, creating an image on a number of host machines. 
It can be updated to do more and handle a few other things.

> Part of this would also be a tutorial for new users to go and set up a BBB and
> RPI for testing and running using this new tool and getting the new tftp proxy
> and ser2net working in conjunction.

Yes, I would like to have this done.

> This would be a very close or near similar setup to any other BSP and is
> something that RTEMS sorely lacks.
> 
> It all makes sense and isn't too bad once it's setup but but the current motto
> for new users is arcane.  I think what Gedare mentioned and this  would be an
> excellent GSoC project for anyone who only really needs knowledge in Python.
> 
> Part of this tutorial would involve ASCII screen captures as well as during this
> process there are expected and unexpected behaviours that are best seen
> visually.

Yeap.

Chris