From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Mike Sander Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:33:40 -0400 Subject: [Buildroot] buildroot snapshot In-Reply-To: <00d201c8d5d2$0328e7c0$0a0514ac@atmel.com> References: <485C6383.8010806@ripnet.com> <48607D5C.2040002@ripnet.com> <00d201c8d5d2$0328e7c0$0a0514ac@atmel.com> Message-ID: <4861A074.90700@ripnet.com> List-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: buildroot@busybox.net Ulf Samuelsson wrote: > Mike Sander wrote: > >> Thiago A. Corr?a wrote: >> >>>> I guess I am looking for confirmation that the snapshot contains >>>> specific versions of packages and patches, and these same ones will >>>> be used even if the snapshot is run at a later date. >>>> >>>> >>> Yes. Although sometimes packages vanish from their download sites for >>> whatever reason. In that case, you might be forced to bump versions >>> or update URLs in .mk files. That's unavoidable, unless you >>> save/mirror your download folder. >>> >>> >>> >> Thank You for the confirmation. Good point about specific bits >> disappearing. I'll be sure to archive these. >> >> As we move from development to production stability and repeatability >> become more critical. >> >> I have also been thinking about this in the context of "what if one of >> my development boxes dies?" ... what do I need to do to get back to a >> working system. >> > > Backups ;-) > > > If you are using a vanilla buildroot without modifications, you > can download the latest svn or you can download a previous version > of buildroot (read subversion documentation to find out how) > > It is highly unlikely that a default configuration will be OK for you. > You should write down which version of buildroot you are using, > and you need to store somewhere the configuration you are using > and any modifications to the buildroot tree. > > Periodically backing up the source tarballs may be helpful. > > No I'm not using a vanilla buildroot anymore. Backing up modified bits & backing up tarballs... all good ideas. Thank You for the tips. Mike >> Regards, >> >> Mike >> >>> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- >>> Scanned with Copfilter Version 0.84beta3a (P3Scan 2.2.1) >>> AntiSpam: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 >>> by Markus Madlener @ http://www.copfilter.org >>> >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> buildroot mailing list >> buildroot at uclibc.org >> http://busybox.net/mailman/listinfo/buildroot >> > > Best Regards > Ulf Samuelsson > > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > Scanned with Copfilter Version 0.84beta3a (P3Scan 2.2.1) > AntiSpam: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 > by Markus Madlener @ http://www.copfilter.org > >