On Sunday 31 May 2009, Zach Welch wrote:
> 
> > What I would like to see is that we push funky rules into board/target 
> > config
> > files and keep the reset_config implementation as simple as possible.

One reason I dislike that model is the knowledge that
configuration/installation errors are one of the top
causes of pain with *any* software package.

Making configuration more complex ("funky" conditional
rules certainly do that) guarantees more such errors.


> > There are pieces missing today, such as the board/target config files
> > ability to detect capabilities in the interface.
> 
> It seems simpler for the authors of the interfaces and boards files to
> simply declare what the hardware can do, and OpenOCD should work out the
> best capabilities to use.  That seems simpler for script authors than
> trying make them detect things in the configuration files.  Or am I
> missing something here?

I can't see that you're missing anything.


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