buildroot/docs/manual/adding-packages-generic.txt, branch 2017.08

manual: patches are not applied for SITE_METHOD = local

2017-07-09T15:25:48+00:00

We had several remarks on the mailing list of users that were surprised that patches were not applied for packages whose SITE_METHOD is local. So document this. Note that for OVERRIDE_SRCDIR itself it is already documented: When Buildroot finds that for a given package, an _OVERRIDE_SRCDIR has been defined, it will no longer attempt to download, extract and patch the package. Instead, it will directly use the source code available in in the specified directory. Signed-off-by: Arnout Vandecappelle (Essensium/Mind) Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni

manual: add documentation about DL_DIR

2017-07-04T15:19:08+00:00

And at the same time don't encourage use of BR2_DL_DIR Signed-off-by: Maxime Hadjinlian Acked-by: Yann E. MORIN Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni

docs/manual: refer to SPDX License List

2017-04-01T13:11:18+00:00

We want to use SPDX short identifier for license string as much as possible. So refer to SPDX license list and use SPDX short identifier for license strings in documentation. Also remove License abbreviations that we have. Signed-off-by: Rahul Bedarkar [Thomas: take into account suggestions from Arnout.] Acked-by: Arnout Vandecappelle (Essensium/Mind) Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni

docs/manual: suggest 'YES' as the value for LIBFOO_GIT_SUBMODULES

2017-02-07T13:47:04+00:00

The manual mentions LIBFOO_GIT_SUBMODULES but does not tell what value it should have. The implementation only checks whether the variable is non-empty, but we should suggest a specific value to avoid people wondering what they have to set, and to try setting weird values. Signed-off-by: Luca Ceresoli Cc: Baruch Siach Cc: Ricardo Herrero Signed-off-by: Peter Korsgaard

docs/manual: fix FOO_PKGDIR name and definition

2016-12-02T20:40:36+00:00

Change "foo" references to "libfoo" in section that defines variables explicitly stated to relate to a "libfoo" package. Signed-off-by: Danomi Manchego Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni

docs/manual: Document the variable $(PKG)_DL_OPTS

2016-08-23T12:59:01+00:00

This adds a description of the optional variable $(PKG)_DL_OPTS. When it is set, this option passes additional options to the downloader. Signed-off-by: Romain Perier Reviewed-by: "Yann E. MORIN" Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni

docs/manual: use TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS in generic-package tutorial

2016-07-25T20:49:04+00:00

TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS is preferred over manually using CC and LD. Signed-off-by: Sergio Prado Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni

docs/manual: document FOO_GIT_SUBMODULE

2016-07-03T09:19:50+00:00

[Peter: fix typo as noticed by Samuel] Signed-off-by: "Yann E. MORIN" Cc: Peter Korsgaard Signed-off-by: Peter Korsgaard

core/pkg-generic: add support for package-defined help

2016-06-07T19:36:04+00:00

Add a package-variable to store the package-specific make rules. Although this variable would be seldom used, we still document it. However, we make sure the documentation explicitly states that this variable should not be used (if it needs to be, the submitter of a package will be told so during reviews). Signed-off-by: "Yann E. MORIN" Cc: Arnout Vandecappelle Cc: Thomas Petazzoni Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni

docs/manual: document format for specifying licenses

2016-03-06T20:52:57+00:00

Signed-off-by: Rahul Bedarkar [Thomas: minor tweaks for clarity.] Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni