From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Yann E. MORIN Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2020 09:30:12 +0100 Subject: [Buildroot] [PATCH 1/1] docs/manual: dependency documentation updates In-Reply-To: References: <20191016175545.12855-1-danwalkes@trellis-logic.com> <20191231171217.GA3519@scaer> Message-ID: <20200102083012.GT3519@scaer> List-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: buildroot@busybox.net Dan, All, On 2020-01-01 17:41 -0700, Dan Walkes spake thusly: > I noticed a typo in the modified version at [1] and nightly page at [2] > "When a pacjage listed in FOO_DEPENDENCIES is rebuilt or removed" > should be > "When a package listed in FOO_DEPENDENCIES is rebuilt or removed" Fixed, thank you! Regards, Yann E. MORIN. > [1]: https://git.buildroot.net/buildroot/commit/docs/manual/rebuilding-packages.txt?id=05d4ce444580ae54107f3f990e2902169e943d30 > [2]: http://nightly.buildroot.org/manual.html > > Do you want me to submit a new patch for this? > > > On Tue, Dec 31, 2019 at 10:12 AM Yann E. MORIN wrote: > > > > Dan, All, > > > > On 2019-10-16 11:55 -0600, Dan Walkes spake thusly: > > > Update dependency documentation to detail the order-only relationship > > > associated with the DEPENDENCIES variable. See the thread at [1] for > > > details. > > > > > > [1] http://lists.busybox.net/pipermail/buildroot/2019-October/262685.html > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Dan Walkes > > > > Applied to master, after a slight rephrasing, and a bit of indentation > > fixup. Thanks. > > > > Regards, > > Yann E. MORIN. > > > > > --- > > > docs/manual/adding-packages-generic.txt | 8 +++++--- > > > docs/manual/rebuilding-packages.txt | 10 ++++++++++ > > > 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) > > > > > > diff --git a/docs/manual/adding-packages-generic.txt b/docs/manual/adding-packages-generic.txt > > > index b402767b05..af94f5b1ec 100644 > > > --- a/docs/manual/adding-packages-generic.txt > > > +++ b/docs/manual/adding-packages-generic.txt > > > @@ -358,9 +358,11 @@ not and can not work as people would expect it should: > > > * +LIBFOO_DEPENDENCIES+ lists the dependencies (in terms of package > > > name) that are required for the current target package to > > > compile. These dependencies are guaranteed to be compiled and > > > - installed before the configuration of the current package starts. In > > > - a similar way, +HOST_LIBFOO_DEPENDENCIES+ lists the dependencies for > > > - the current host package. > > > + installed before the configuration of the current package starts. > > > + However, modifications to configuration of these dependencies will > > > + not force a rebuild of the current package. In a similar way, > > > + +HOST_LIBFOO_DEPENDENCIES+ lists the dependencies for the current > > > + host package. > > > > > > * +LIBFOO_EXTRACT_DEPENDENCIES+ lists the dependencies (in terms of > > > package name) that are required for the current target package to be > > > diff --git a/docs/manual/rebuilding-packages.txt b/docs/manual/rebuilding-packages.txt > > > index 6faa67adcb..326cd1fe82 100644 > > > --- a/docs/manual/rebuilding-packages.txt > > > +++ b/docs/manual/rebuilding-packages.txt > > > @@ -65,6 +65,16 @@ can help you understand how to work with Buildroot: > > > there is no need for a full rebuild: a simple +make+ invocation > > > will take the changes into account. > > > > > > + * When a +FOO_DEPENDENCIES+ package is rebuilt or removed, the package > > > ++foo+ is not automatically rebuilt. For example, if a package +bar+ is > > > +listed in +FOO_DEPENDENCIES+ with +FOO_DEPENDENCIES = bar+ and the > > > +configuration of the +bar+ package is changed, the configuration > > > +change would not result in a rebuild of package +foo+ automatically. > > > +In this scenario, you may need to either rebuild any packages in your > > > +build which reference +bar+ in their +DEPENDENCIES+, or perform a > > > +full rebuild to ensure any +bar+ dependent packages are > > > +up to date. > > > + > > > Generally speaking, when you're facing a build error and you're unsure > > > of the potential consequences of the configuration changes you've > > > made, do a full rebuild. If you get the same build error, then you are > > > -- > > > 2.17.1 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > buildroot mailing list > > > buildroot at busybox.net > > > http://lists.busybox.net/mailman/listinfo/buildroot > > > > -- > > .-----------------.--------------------.------------------.--------------------. > > | Yann E. 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