Based on patch by Mike Frysinger, 20 Jun 2006

Modifications are based on the linux kernel approach and
support two use cases:

  1) Add O= to the make command line
  'make O=/tmp/build all'

  2) Set environement variable BUILD_DIR to point to the desired location
  'export BUILD_DIR=/tmp/build'
  'make'

The second approach can also be used with a MAKEALL script
'export BUILD_DIR=/tmp/build'
'./MAKEALL'

Command line 'O=' setting overrides BUILD_DIR environent variable.

When none of the above methods is used the local build is performed and
the object files are placed in the source directory.

  - fix problems with examples/stubs.c for GCC >= 3.4
  - fix problems with gd initialization

* Enable FAT filesystem support for HMI10 board

Add Nios GDB/JTAG Console support:
- Add stubs to support gdb via JTAG.
- Add support for console over JTAG.
- Minor cleanup.

  Add support for the Xilinx ML300 platform

* Patch by Stephan Linz, 17 Feb 2004:
  Fix watchdog support for NIOS

* Patch by Josh Fryman, 16 Feb 2004:
  Fix byte-swapping for cfi_flash.c for different bus widths

* Patch by Jon Diekema, 14 Jeb 2004:
  Remove duplicate "FPGA Support" notes from the README file

1: - board/altera/common/flash.c:flash_erase():
     o allow interrupts befor get_timer() call
     o check-up each erased sector and avoid unexpected timeouts
   - board/altera/dk1c20/dk1s10.c:board_early_init_f():
     o enclose sevenseg_set() in cpp condition
   - remove the ASMI configuration for DK1S10_standard_32 (never present)
   - fix some typed in mistakes in the NIOS documentation
2: - split DK1C20 configuration into several header files:
     o two new files for each NIOS CPU description
     o U-Boot related part is remaining in DK1C20.h
3: - split DK1S10 configuration into several header files:
     o two new files for each NIOS CPU description
     o U-Boot related part is remaining in DK1S10.h
4: - Add support for the Microtronix Linux Development Kit
     NIOS CPU configuration at the Altera Nios Development Kit,
     Stratix Edition (DK-1S10)
5: - Add documentation for the Altera Nios Development Kit,
     Stratix Edition (DK-1S10)
6: - Add support for the Nios Serial Peripharel Interface (SPI)
     (master only)
7: - Add support for the common U-Boot SPI framework at
     RTC driver DS1306

  before we can access it; add delay in case we are faster (with no
  CF card inserted)

* Cleanup of some init functions

* Make sure SCC Ethernet is always stopped by the time we boot Linux
  to avoid Linux crashes by early packets coming in.

* Accelerate flash accesses on LWMON board by using buffered writes

- more documentation for NIOS port
- new struct nios_pio_t, struct nios_spi_t
- Reconfiguration for NIOS Development Kit DK1C20:
  o move board related code from board/dk1c20
    to board/altera/dk1c20
  o create a new common source path board/altera/common
    and move generic flash access stuff into it
  o change/expand configuration file DK1C20.h
- Add support for NIOS Development Kit DK1S10
- Add status LED support for NIOS systems
- Add dual 7-segment LED support for Altera NIOS DevKits

* Minor code cleanup (coding style)

* Patch by Reinhard Meyer, 30 Dec 2003:
  - cpu/mpc5xxx/fec.c: added CONFIG_PHY_ADDR, added CONFIG_PHY_TYPE,
  - added CONFIG_PHY_ADDR to include/configs/IceCube.h,
  - turned debug print of PHY registers into a function (called in two places)
  - added support for EMK MPC5200 based modules

* Fix MPC8xx PLPRCR_MFD_SHIFT typo

* Add support for TQM866M modules

* Fixes for TQM855M with 4 MB flash (Am29DL163 = _no_ mirror bit flash)

* Fix a few compiler warnings