Document the new generic package infrastructure, and how target/host
packages are handled, both for the generic package infrastructure and
the autotools package infrastructure.
This documentation replaces the documentation that used to be present
at the top of Makefile.autotools.in. Both tutorial and reference
documentation are provided.
Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com>
This wasn't menitioned in the documentation as noticed by
Grant Edwards <grant.b.edwards@gmail.com>.
Signed-off-by: Peter Korsgaard <jacmet@sunsite.dk>
Reported by Gordon Smith on the ml.
The mailing list archives are accessed through lists.busybox.net since
the move to osuosl. Adapt the google search box to match.
Signed-off-by: Peter Korsgaard <jacmet@sunsite.dk>
A lot of people complain that the root filesystem generated by
Buildroot doesn't work because it lacks the device files. This is
because they use output/target/ instead of one of the images.
Therefore, insist in the documentation on this point. Even though I'm
unsure if users really read the documentation :-)
Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com>
Invert the BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_HIDE_OTHERS option to use positive logic,
renaming it to _SHOW_OTHERS.
Positive logic is simpler to understand, and it makes all{,package}config
do the right thing.
Signed-off-by: Peter Korsgaard <jacmet@sunsite.dk>
As discussed earlier on the mailing list. It simplifies code, gives more
sensible error message on typos and makes the defconfigs easier to find
for users.
Furthermore, update documentation to match.
Signed-off-by: Peter Korsgaard <jacmet@sunsite.dk>
* Remove the huge section describing the design of the removed
"project" feature
* Update all references to the output directory hierarchy to match
the new one
* Add new sections on how to rebuild single packages and how to
create board support
* Other updates, clarifications, reorganizations
Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com>
* Add the section describing the project feature to the table of
contents
* Change the formatting of titles in the section on the project
feature
* Mention that the section on project feature is obsolete since the
feature has now been implemented
* Remove the duplication about two different sections documenting
basically the same thing : how to use the Buildroot toolchain.
