question about modifying BSP

[Joel Sherrill]

Gerald Needell wrote:
> 
> OK - time for me to admit my complete ignorance and ask for some basic
> help. I want to make some changes to the BSP code. In particular I want
> to modify start.S - How do I do this in so I can test it in  a "local"
> framework. that is. I don't want to rebuilt rtems and replace teh
> existin start.o until I get it right. Have I missed some critical part
> of the documentation, or is this not really covered anywhere?

This is a hard file to replace outside the tree because the bsp_specs
reference it.

I have used a hack in the past where I call a single C routine
from the start.S (boot_card) and I provide that routine myself.
It can do minimal initialization of a serial port and push a few 
characters out.

I only do this when starting a BSP.  For other mods, I build
usually enable maintainer mode and build from the top.  If
I have compile problems on a single file, I go down to that directory
in the build tree to do makes.

> - Thanks - Jerry
> 
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