8347e2c85d
be a bit less pedantic about if else clauses. leave the
big ones still with then on separate lines, where else
is specified.
also unroll a few condensed code lines where i missed
a few.
sloccount 2303 in lbmk. that's still only slightly bigger
than libreboot 20260907 which was 2180, and still much
smaller than libreboot 20230625 which was 3322.
this is *without* the condensed codelines, so now the only
thing that's reduced is the overall amount of logic present
in the build system.
and i should clarify that lbmk is presently much more powerful
than both of those two versions (20160907/20230625).
the 2016 one is useful for comparison historically, since that
was the last major version of libreboot prior to the great
second coming of leah in 2021; and the 2023 june release was
basically the last one before the great audits of 2023 to
2025 began.
not to brag (not much anyway), but all of this means that lbmk
is an insanely efficient build system, considering all the
features it has and what it does.
i unrolled the condensed code style in lbmk, making the scripts
a lot easier to read, because i received complainst about the
condensed style previously used; nicholas chin and alper nebi
yasak both told me that it sucked, and riku viitanen had hinted
at that same fact several months prior.
so hopefully now, lbmk is a bit nicer. those and other people
often find it challenging to challenge me because for reason
they assume i'll get upset and fly off the handle, but it's the
opposite. i want constant criticism, so that i know to improve!
Signed-off-by: Leah Rowe <leah@libreboot.org>
Libreboot
Documentation: libreboot.org
Support: #libreboot on
Libera IRC
Libreboot provides libre boot firmware on supported motherboards. It replaces proprietary vendor BIOS/UEFI implementations, by
- Using coreboot to initialize the hardware (e.g. memory controller, CPU, etc.) while minimizing unwanted functionality (e.g. backdoors such as the Intel Management Engine)
- ... which runs a payload such as SeaBIOS, GRUB, or U-Boot
- ... which loads your operating system's boot loader (BSD and Linux-based systems are supported).
Why use Libreboot, and what is coreboot?
A lot of users who use libre operating systems still use proprietary boot firmware, which often contain backdoors and bugs, hampering user freedom and right to repair.
coreboot provides libre boot firmware by initializing the hardware then running a payload. However, coreboot is notoriously difficult to configure and install for most non-technical users, requiring detailed technical knowledge of hardware.
Libreboot solves this by being a coreboot distribution (in the same way that Alpine Linux is a Linux distribution). It provides a fully automated build system that downloads and compiles pre-configured ROM images for supported motherboards, so end-users could easily fetch images to flash onto their devices.
Libreboot also produces documentation aimed at non-technical users and excellent user support via IRC.
Contribute
You can check bugs listed on the bug tracker.
You may use Codeberg pull requests to send patches with bug fixes or other improvements. This repository hosts the code for the main build system. The website lives in a separate repository.
Development is also done on the IRC channel.
License for this README
It's just a README file. It is released under Creative Commons Zero, version 1.0.