[syslinux] tftp-hpa enhancement

[Mickey Malone]

hpa,

Attached is the patch file that moves most of the info/error messages to stderr. If - is ever given 
at the end of a get command, we will assume stdout instead of a file.

This only works if - is used with -c. 

If it is ever used without -c, then - is the file name keeping the same functionality that exists today.

This is how it would be used:
tftp -m binary 127.0.0.1 69 -c get initramfs - | gzip -dc | cpio -id

It can be tested by getting the same file using both methods and running a checksum against them:
tftp -m binary 127.0.0.1 69 -c get testfile file1
tftp -m binary 127.0.0.1 69 -c get testfile - > file2

md5sum file1 && md5sum file2

Pass: if they match.

--
Mickey
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On Jan 29, 2012, at 3:56 PM, H. Peter Anvin wrote:

> On 01/29/2012 12:53 PM, Mickey Malone wrote:
>> The existing code does not support it from my initial tests. It just saves the output off to a file called "-".
>> 
>> I will look into this. Keeping that convention is cleaner.
>> 
>> How do you feel about moving all error/info output to stderr? 
>> 
>> This will leave stdout clean, which is needed if the data is being streamed to stdout or else it will get dirty.
>> 
> 
> Yes, please make sure stdout is clean, at least when run with -c.
> 
> 	-hpa
> 
> -- 
> H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
> I work for Intel.  I don't speak on their behalf.
>