@@ -691,6 +691,16 @@ Not all properties can be provided this way. Only some entries support it,
typically for filenames.
+External tools
+--------------
+
+Binman can make use of external command-line tools to handle processing of
+entry contents or to generate entry contents. These tools are executed using
+the 'tools' module's Run() method. The tools generally must exist on the PATH,
+but the --toolpath option can be used to specify additional search paths to
+use. This option can be specified multiple times to add more than one path.
+
+
Code coverage
-------------
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ def ParseArgs(argv):
default=False, help='run tests')
parser.add_option('-T', '--test-coverage', action='store_true',
default=False, help='run tests and check for 100% coverage')
+ parser.add_option('--toolpath', type='string', action='append',
+ help='Add a path to the directories containing tools')
parser.add_option('-u', '--update-fdt', action='store_true',
default=False, help='Update the binman node with offset/size info')
parser.add_option('-v', '--verbosity', default=1,
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ def Binman(options, args):
try:
tools.SetInputDirs(options.indir)
tools.PrepareOutputDir(options.outdir, options.preserve)
+ tools.SetToolPaths(options.toolpath)
state.SetEntryArgs(options.entry_arg)
# Get the device tree ready by compiling it and copying the compiled
Sometimes tools used by binman may not be in the normal PATH search path, such as when the tool is built by the U-Boot build itself (e.g. mkimage). Provide a way to specify an additional search path for tools. The flag can be used multiple times. Update the help to describe this option. Signed-off-by: Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org> --- Changes in v2: None tools/binman/README | 10 ++++++++++ tools/binman/cmdline.py | 2 ++ tools/binman/control.py | 1 + 3 files changed, 13 insertions(+)