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author | Yann E. MORIN <yann.morin.1998@free.fr> | 2015-12-22 22:22:01 +0100 |
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committer | Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com> | 2015-12-22 22:39:26 +0100 |
commit | 217493eef8624b220e62ea39a8ddddc8678f6700 (patch) | |
tree | 0eded115fdf78b29042983277219f3fbd021a847 /docs/manual | |
parent | 8ef62b996b9f2fa04d907885b16ae7caa199c617 (diff) | |
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docs/manual: document the new kconfig-package variable
The previous patch introduced the new FOO_KCONFIG_DEFCONFIG variable
to specify a defconfig rule rather than a (def)config file.
Add this to the manual.
Also document the pre-existing FOO_KCONFIG_FILE for which the
explanations were missing altogether.
Signed-off-by: "Yann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998@free.fr>
Cc: Sam Bobroff <sam.bobroff@au1.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com>
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diff --git a/docs/manual/adding-packages-kconfig.txt b/docs/manual/adding-packages-kconfig.txt index 17f91e3f2d..3290024b09 100644 --- a/docs/manual/adding-packages-kconfig.txt +++ b/docs/manual/adding-packages-kconfig.txt @@ -46,6 +46,16 @@ This snippet creates the following make targets: and ensures that the source configuration file is copied to the build directory at the right moment. +There are two options to specify a configuration file to use, either ++FOO_KCONFIG_FILE+ (as in the example, above) or +FOO_KCONFIG_DEFCONFIG+. +It is mandatory to provide either, but not both: + +* +FOO_KCONFIG_FILE+ specifies the path to a defconfig or full-config file + to be used to configure the package. + +* +FOO_KCONFIG_DEFCONFIG+ specifies the defconfig 'make' rule to call to + configure the package. + In addition to these minimally required lines, several optional variables can be set to suit the needs of the package under consideration: |