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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/manual/adding-packages-generic.txt | 11 |
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diff --git a/docs/manual/adding-packages-generic.txt b/docs/manual/adding-packages-generic.txt index 0e111e1199..a08283c5a3 100644 --- a/docs/manual/adding-packages-generic.txt +++ b/docs/manual/adding-packages-generic.txt @@ -317,11 +317,12 @@ information is (assuming the package name is +libfoo+) : the package source code. Buildroot copies the contents of the source directory into the package's build directory. -* +LIBFOO_GIT_SUBMODULES+, when +LIBFOO_SITE_METHOD=git+, will create - an archive with the git submodules in the repository. - Note that we try not to use such git submodules when they contain - bundled libraries, in which case we prefer to use those libraries - from their own package. +* +LIBFOO_GIT_SUBMODULES+ can be set to +YES+ to create an archive + with the git submodules in the repository. This is only available + for packages downloaded with git (i.e. when + +LIBFOO_SITE_METHOD=git+). Note that we try not to use such git + submodules when they contain bundled libraries, in which case we + prefer to use those libraries from their own package. * +LIBFOO_STRIP_COMPONENTS+ is the number of leading components (directories) that tar must strip from file names on extraction. |
