Northeastern-Electric-Racing / Northeastern-Electric-Racing/Odysseus

Allow headers in rpi-dtloader

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Description

Observed Behavior

Rpi dtloader cannot compile overlays with header files included.

Expected Behavior

This works.

Steps to Reproduce
  1. Try adding a header
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Research direction

Start by locating the rpi-dtloader entry point and reproducing the reported failure with a device-tree overlay that includes a header file. Trace how overlay sources are compiled, then verify that an overlay containing a header compiles successfully.

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Assessment

Tech stack
raspberry-pi, shell
Domain
build-system, embedded-iot
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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