cmake: support versioning of board
This commit introduces support for versioning of boards.
The existing board handling is limited in such a way that it is not
possible to support a specific board in multiple variants.
This commit introduces versioning of board revisions so that it is
possible to support minor variations to a board without having to
defining a completely new board.
This can be done by adding a revision.cmake file in the board folder:
boards/<arch>/<board-dir>/revision.cmake
Depending on the revision format chosen, additional configuration files
for each revision available must also be added, those have the form:
boards/<arch>/<board-dir>/<board>_<revision>.conf
Examples:
boards/<arch>/<board-dir>/<board>_defconfig: Common board settings
Revision format: MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH
boards/<arch>/<board-dir>/<board>_0_5_0.conf: Revision 0.5.0
boards/<arch>/<board-dir>/<board>_1_0_0.conf: Revision 1.0.0
boards/<arch>/<board-dir>/<board>_1_5_0.conf: Revision 1.5.0
Revision format: LETTER
boards/<arch>/<board-dir>/<board>_A.conf: Revision A
boards/<arch>/<board-dir>/<board>_B.conf: Revision B
The `board_check_revision` function is available in `extensions.cmake`
to facilitate board revision handling in `revision.cmake`.
User select the board revision using: `-DBOARD=<board>@<revision>`, as
example `-DBOARD=plank@0.5.0`.
If a shield, test, sample, or application needs to specify DTS overlay
or Kconfig fragments, this can be done by adding revision specific
configuration files in the sample/test/shield folder, like this:
<shield/sample-path>/boards/<board>.conf
<shield/sample-path>/boards/<board>_<revision>.conf
or if there is there is only a need for adjusting on a given board
revision:
<shield/sample-path>/boards/<board>_<revision>.conf
Similar for DTS overlay files:
<shield-path>/boards/<board>.overlay
<shield-path>/boards/<board>_<revision>.overlay
or:
<shield-path>/boards/<board>_<revision>.conf
For test/samples/apps:
<sample-path>/<board>.overlay
<sample-path>/<board>_<revision>.overlay
or:
<sample-path>/<board>_<revision>.overlay
Signed-off-by: Torsten Rasmussen <Torsten.Rasmussen@nordicsemi.no>
Signed-off-by: Martí Bolívar <marti.bolivar@nordicsemi.no>
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