package/simicsfs: remove package

Buildroot currently packages version 1.18 of simics, which is quite
out of date, and does not compile with Linux 4.12+. The latest package
v1.22 supports recent kernels, however that is not publicly available
anymore like the older versions.

In fact Simics is now moving away from the simicsfs kernel module, as
the kernel module has required too much maintenance work. Users should
move to the new user mode Simics agent instead. Therefore, we drop the
corresponding package from Buildroot.

Signed-off-by: Bin Meng <bmeng.cn@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com>
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Bin Meng
2017-08-30 08:55:25 -07:00
committed by Thomas Petazzoni
parent 2a27294e9a
commit 20db09895d
6 changed files with 13 additions and 28 deletions

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@@ -145,6 +145,19 @@ endif
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comment "Legacy options removed in 2017.08"
config BR2_PACKAGE_SIMICSFS
bool "simicsfs support removed"
select BR2_LEGACY
help
Support for simicsfs kernel driver that provides access to a
host computer's local filesystem when the target is
executing within a SIMICS simulation has been removed.
Simics is now moving away from the simicsfs kernel module,
as the kernel module has required too much maintenance
work. Users should move to the user mode Simics agent
instead.
config BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION_2_26_X
bool "binutils version 2.26 support removed"
select BR2_LEGACY