tools/env: allow overwrite of ethaddr on default

[karo-tx-uboot.git] / tools / env / README

diff --git a/tools/env/README b/tools/env/README
index 91e679a3247b974b9ad8459ae50b62fcdd80fcd3..3f0d77e2aad76527e9b630f818a61cede0138cbf 100644 (file)
--- a/tools/env/README
+++ b/tools/env/README
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 This is a demo implementation of a Linux command line tool to access
 the U-Boot's environment variables.
 
+In the current version, there is an issue in cross-compilation.
+In order to cross-compile fw_printenv, run
+    make HOSTCC=<your CC cross-compiler> env
+in the root directory of the U-Boot distribution. For example,
+    make HOSTCC=arm-linux-gcc env
+
 For the run-time utiltity configuration uncomment the line
 #define CONFIG_FILE  "/etc/fw_env.config"
 in fw_env.h.
@@ -28,9 +34,6 @@ following lines are relevant:
 #define DEVICE2_ESIZE     0x4000
 #define DEVICE2_ENVSECTORS     2
 
-Current configuration matches the environment layout of the TRAB
-board.
-
 Un-define HAVE_REDUND, if you want to use the utlities on a system
 that does not have support for redundant environment enabled.
 If HAVE_REDUND is undefined, DEVICE2_NAME is ignored,