Historically, sunxi-tools was a Linux-only toolchain. However, thanks to community efforts (and libusb), Windows binaries are now available. Here is why you might prefer this over the OEM tools:
Updating source code to include the O_BINARY flag when opening files to prevent data corruption caused by Windows' handling of line endings.
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. Without this flag, Windows may incorrectly process line endings, leading to slightly different binary sizes and corrupted script.bin files that the board will reject. or a guide on flashing U-Boot