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docs/manual/ccache-support.txt: expand explanation about ccache cache location

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The manual explanation seemed to imply that the cache is always in
~/.buildroot-ccache/, but it's just the default value. Clarify this
point.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@bootlin.com>
Signed-off-by: Yann E. MORIN <yann.morin.1998@free.fr>
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Thomas Petazzoni 2022-07-27 20:48:48 +02:00 committed by Yann E. MORIN
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@ -15,10 +15,12 @@ speed up the build process.
+Enable compiler cache+ in +Build options+. This will automatically +Enable compiler cache+ in +Build options+. This will automatically
build +ccache+ and use it for every host and target compilation. build +ccache+ and use it for every host and target compilation.
The cache is located in +$HOME/.buildroot-ccache+. It is stored The cache is located in the directory defined by the +BR2_CCACHE_DIR+
outside of Buildroot output directory so that it can be shared by configuration option, which defaults to
separate Buildroot builds. If you want to get rid of the cache, simply +$HOME/.buildroot-ccache+. This default location is outside of
remove this directory. Buildroot output directory so that it can be shared by separate
Buildroot builds. If you want to get rid of the cache, simply remove
this directory.
You can get statistics on the cache (its size, number of hits, You can get statistics on the cache (its size, number of hits,
misses, etc.) by running +make ccache-stats+. misses, etc.) by running +make ccache-stats+.