On Saturday 24 October 2009 17:47:27 Peter Tyser wrote: > Wolfgang Denk wrote: > > Peter Tyser wrote: > >> If the 'buf' parameter is a non-0-length string, its contents will be > >> edited. Previously, the initial value of 'buf' was ignored and the > >> user entered its contents from scratch. > > > > What is the purpose of this modification? Are you fixing a bug (which > > one?) or implementing an extension (which one) or what? > > This change was necessary to add a new "editenv" command. This change > allows the readline() function to edit a string instead of just enter > one from scratch. In theory this feature could be used for other areas > of U-Boot in the future, but at this point the only user of it would be > the "editenv" command which I submitted a patch for. If the 'editenv' > patch is rejected, I don't mind this one being rejected too.
+1 from me for new "editenv" :) -mike
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