[bug#45020] [PATCH 0/2] image: Add system field.

[Mathieu Othacehe <othacehe@gnu.org>]

Hey,

> I understand the need for an easier way to create images.  However, I
> feel like <image> is the wrong place for ‘system’ and ‘target’: the
> image format, conceptually, has nothing to do with whether we’re
> cross-compiling, compiling for a specific system, etc.

On the one hand, I agree that adding "system" and "target" to <image>,
so that they can override the corresponding arguments doesn't feel
nice. On the other hand, I think that dealing with system/target is too
low level for most users.

When using Yocto, Buildroot or even OpenWrt, you say "build me an image
for that board/machine" and not, "build me an image for that board by
cross-compiling to this mysterious triplet".

If the user selects the image type "pine64" or "novena", it's obvious
that the image has to be built for ARM, so I think it makes sense to
hardcode it somewhere. The <image> record might not be the right
location for that information but I cannot think of another one.

Maybe someone else?

Thanks,

Mathieu