[Buildroot] [PATCH] linux: add option to get sources from custom directory

[Arnout Vandecappelle <arnout@mind.be>]

On 12/12/12 11:14, Richard Braun wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 10:54:18AM +0100, Thomas Petazzoni wrote:
>> On the other side, Linux, and bootloaders, are kind of special packages
>> in that very often people will have to work on them, and making this
>> easier might be useful.
>
> The fact that the kernel is clearly separate from the other packages in
> menuconfig, and that it already provides several ways of fetching the
> source makes it hard for most people to think of the override mechanism.
> On the other hand, the fact that it's handled almost like any other
> package makes this hack extremely easy and safe to implement. I don't
> see a reason not to provide this fetching method if the others aren't
> also reconsidered (otherwise I wouldn't have bothered sending it
> anyway).

  I agree. I think that if we provide several methods of downloading in 
the menuconfig, then all SITE_METHODs should ideally be supported. In 
particular svn is probably also of interest to some people.

  Regards,
  Arnout


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