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diff --git a/docs/manual/adding-board-support.txt b/docs/manual/adding-board-support.txt index 88fd290f6b..f6d74ae1f4 100644 --- a/docs/manual/adding-board-support.txt +++ b/docs/manual/adding-board-support.txt @@ -1,12 +1,13 @@ // -*- mode:doc; -*- // vim: set syntax=asciidoc: -[[customize-store-board-support]] -== Creating your own board support +[[adding-board-support]] +== Adding support for a particular board -Creating your own board support in Buildroot allows users of a -particular hardware platform to easily build a system that is known to -work. +Buildroot contains basic configurations for several publicly available +hardware boards, so that users of such a board can easily build a system +that is known to work. You are welcome to add support for other boards +to Buildroot too. To do so, you need to create a normal Buildroot configuration that builds a basic system for the hardware: toolchain, kernel, bootloader, @@ -34,4 +35,4 @@ configuration or patches specific to your target platform. To do so, create a directory +board/<manufacturer>+ and a subdirectory +board/<manufacturer>/<boardname>+. You can then store your patches and configurations in these directories, and reference them from the main -Buildroot configuration. +Buildroot configuration. Refer to xref:customize[] for more details. |
