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board.mk

@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ BOARDCPPSRC =  $(BOARD_DIR)/board_configuration.cpp
 
 BOARDINC += $(BOARD_DIR)/generated/controllers/generated
 
+# todo: do we even need this DFIRMWARE_ID?
 DDEFS += -DFIRMWARE_ID=\"XXX\"
+# todo: use meta-info.txt
 SHORT_BOARD_NAME=XXX
 
 # reduce memory usage monitoring

generate-meta-data.sh

@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-export META_OUTPUT_ROOT_FOLDER=../../../generated/
-
-cd ext/rusefi/firmware/
-
-bash gen_config_board.sh ../../.. XXX

manual-generate-meta-data.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+#
+# while recommended best option is to rely on GitHub Actions we can also code-generate locally using this script
+# open issue is GitHub Action should be invoking this script in order to reduce existing code duplication
+#
+
+export META_OUTPUT_ROOT_FOLDER=../../../generated/
+
+cd ext/rusefi/firmware/
+
+# todo: use meta-info.txt
+bash gen_config_board.sh ../../.. XXX

meta-info.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# todo: find a way for build-firmware.yaml to consume this file? maybe the other way around?
+shortBoardName=XXX