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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/manual/customize-outside-br.txt | 9 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/docs/manual/customize-outside-br.txt b/docs/manual/customize-outside-br.txt index 56c2c8ada6..70efabe228 100644 --- a/docs/manual/customize-outside-br.txt +++ b/docs/manual/customize-outside-br.txt @@ -120,7 +120,8 @@ Since it is possible to use multiple br2-external trees at once, this and is used when displaying information about a br2-external tree (e.g. above the list of defconfig files, or as the prompt in the menuconfig); as such, it should relatively brief (40 chars is probably a good upper - limit). + limit). The description is available in the +BR2_EXTERNAL_$(NAME)_DESC+ + variable. Examples of names and the corresponding +BR2_EXTERNAL_$(NAME)_PATH+ variables: @@ -130,6 +131,12 @@ variables: In the following examples, it is assumed the name to be set to +BAR_42+. +.Note: +Both +BR2_EXTERNAL_$(NAME)_PATH+ and `BR2_EXTERNAL_$(NAME)_DESC` are + available in the Kconfig files and the Makefiles. They are also + exported in the environment so are available in post-build, post-image + and in-fakeroot scripts. + ===== The +Config.in+ and +external.mk+ files Those files (which may each be empty) can be used to define package |
