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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/manual/customize-outside-br.txt | 10 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/docs/manual/customize-outside-br.txt b/docs/manual/customize-outside-br.txt index 585eedffef..7498940948 100644 --- a/docs/manual/customize-outside-br.txt +++ b/docs/manual/customize-outside-br.txt @@ -30,18 +30,18 @@ there is no need to pass +BR2_EXTERNAL+ at every +make+ invocation. It can however be changed at any time by passing a new value, and can be removed by passing an empty value. -The +BR2_EXTERNAL+ path can be either an absolute or a relative path, +*Note:* the +BR2_EXTERNAL+ path can be either an absolute or a relative path, but if it's passed as a relative path, it is important to note that it -is interpreted relatively to the main Buildroot source directory, not +is interpreted relative to the main Buildroot source directory, *not* the Buildroot output directory. Some examples: ----- - buildroot/ $ make BR2_EXTERNAL=../foobar menuconfig + buildroot/ $ make BR2_EXTERNAL=/path/to/foobar menuconfig ----- -Starting from now on, external definitions from the +../foobar+ +Starting from now on, external definitions from the +/path/to/foobar+ directory will be used: ----- @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ directory will be used: We can switch to another external definitions directory at any time: ----- - buildroot/ $ make BR2_EXTERNAL=../barfoo xconfig + buildroot/ $ make BR2_EXTERNAL=/where/we/have/barfoo xconfig ----- Or disable the usage of external definitions: |
