Subject: Re: [PPC BOOT] Create otheros.bld next to specified output file, not in $object directory.

From: Geoff Levand <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 02 Dec 2007 19:33:50 -0800

David Woodhouse wrote:
> The bootwrapper script currently generates an 'otheros.bld' file in
> addition to the file specified by the -o option, when asked to build a
> wrapper for PS3.
> 
> It should do that in the same directory as the output, not the directory
> where the wrapper objects are kept (which might potentially not be
> writable when the script runs).

Seems reasonable for installs from read-only media.

> Arguably, the 'otheros.bld' ought to be created with the filename
> specified as the -o argument. But that's a more intrusive change.

Yes, I think it makes sense.  ps3-flash-util can handle any file
name, so there is no real reason to have it named otheros.bld.

> Signed-off-by: David Woodhouse <[email-masked]>

Acked-by: Geoff Levand <[email-masked]>