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| author | Alexander Mukhin <alexander.i.mukhin@gmail.com> | 2017-09-14 17:47:42 +0300 |
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| committer | Arnout Vandecappelle (Essensium/Mind) <arnout@mind.be> | 2017-09-24 14:43:37 +0200 |
| commit | 48934ed0a97b7baee7ad8fbfb19e449024cdda9d (patch) | |
| tree | 07d142284b8936694eedd5b0b05ca30ac17323ff | |
| parent | d51c1e0861d65d131ea70691f2ff9de5b7c07955 (diff) | |
| download | buildroot-48934ed0a97b7baee7ad8fbfb19e449024cdda9d.tar.gz buildroot-48934ed0a97b7baee7ad8fbfb19e449024cdda9d.zip | |
docs: clarify <packagename>_PATCH behaviour
Reiterate once more that <packagename>_PATCH variable can point
to an arbitrary URL, not just to a path relative to <packagename>_SITE.
While we're at it, also explain that the patch should be added to the
.hash file.
Signed-off-by: Alexander Mukhin <alexander.i.mukhin@gmail.com>
[Arnout: add sentence about .hash file.]
Signed-off-by: Arnout Vandecappelle (Essensium/Mind) <arnout@mind.be>
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/manual/patch-policy.txt | 11 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/docs/manual/patch-policy.txt b/docs/manual/patch-policy.txt index e1df8b003f..e704a0d3f3 100644 --- a/docs/manual/patch-policy.txt +++ b/docs/manual/patch-policy.txt @@ -19,9 +19,14 @@ global patch directory. ==== Downloaded If it is necessary to apply a patch that is available for download, then add it -to the +<packagename>_PATCH+ variable. It is downloaded from the same site -as the package itself. It can be a single patch, or a tarball containing a -patch series. +to the +<packagename>_PATCH+ variable. If an entry contains +://+, +then Buildroot will assume it is a full URL and download the patch +from this location. Otherwise, Buildroot will assume that the patch should be +downloaded from +<packagename>_SITE+. It can be a single patch, +or a tarball containing a patch series. + +Like for all downloads, a hash should be added to the +<packagename>.hash+ +file. This method is typically used for packages from Debian. |
