From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: by yocto-www.yoctoproject.org (Postfix, from userid 118) id 704CEE003FA; Fri, 18 Jul 2014 12:09:59 -0700 (PDT) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on yocto-www.yoctoproject.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham version=3.3.1 X-Spam-HAM-Report: * -0.0 RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE RBL: Sender listed at http://www.dnswl.org/, no * trust * [208.80.204.84 listed in list.dnswl.org] * -1.9 BAYES_00 BODY: Bayes spam probability is 0 to 1% * [score: 0.0000] Received: from smtp484.redcondor.net (smtp484.redcondor.net [208.80.204.84]) by yocto-www.yoctoproject.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A1384E00342 for ; Fri, 18 Jul 2014 12:09:55 -0700 (PDT) Received: from astoria.ccjclearline.com ([64.235.106.9]) by smtp484.redcondor.net ({c48374e7-08df-40d9-a0de-96cc9883a037}) via TCP (outbound) with ESMTPS id 20140718190953884 for ; Fri, 18 Jul 2014 19:09:53 +0000 X-RC-FROM: X-RC-RCPT: Received: from [99.240.204.5] (port=50059 helo=crashcourse.ca) by astoria.ccjclearline.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1X8DXQ-0002AF-Hq for yocto@yoctoproject.org; Fri, 18 Jul 2014 15:09:48 -0400 Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2014 15:09:45 -0400 (EDT) From: "Robert P. J. Day" X-X-Sender: rpjday@localhost To: Yocto discussion list Message-ID: User-Agent: Alpine 2.11 (LFD 23 2013-08-11) MIME-Version: 1.0 X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - astoria.ccjclearline.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - yoctoproject.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - crashcourse.ca X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: X-MAG-OUTBOUND: ccj.redcondor.net@64.235.106.9/32 Subject: does/should the kernel dev manual explain FILESOVERRIDES? X-BeenThere: yocto@yoctoproject.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussion of all things Yocto Project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2014 19:09:59 -0000 Content-Type: MULTIPART/MIXED; BOUNDARY="8323328-1635230442-1405710588=:11069" --8323328-1635230442-1405710588=:11069 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=KOI8-R Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT currently perusing the yocto kernel dev guide -- nowhere near finished but a quick search shows no mention of the use of OVERRIDES in the context of FILESEXTRAPATHS, which i think is potentially useful. i think that's covered in the dev manual, but i don't think it would hurt to repeat it in the kernel manual specifically for kernel work. as a live example, i've been perusing the meta-fsl-arm layer, and here's a sample kernel recipe directory layout: [linux-imx-2.6.35.3]$ tree . imx23evk defconfig imx28evk defconfig mx5 defconfig mxs-duart-use-ttyAMA-for-device-name.patch perf-avoid-use-sysroot-headers.patch i think throwing in an example like that would be useful. rday -- ======================================================================== Robert P. J. Day Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA http://crashcourse.ca Twitter: http://twitter.com/rpjday LinkedIn: http://ca.linkedin.com/in/rpjday ======================================================================== --8323328-1635230442-1405710588=:11069--