[Buildroot] [PATCH] Add local directory for non-public packages

[Buildroot] [PATCH] Add local directory for non-public packages

[Ulf Samuelsson]

This adds a "buildroot/local" directory.
The structure of "local" is the same as that of "packages"
but the contents of "local" is never
intended to be merged upstream.

It allows simple maintenance of those application
since you only need to move the local directory from
one version of buildroot to a newer.

Best Regards
Ulf Samuelsson



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[Buildroot] [PATCH] Add local directory for non-public packages

[Erik Andersen]

On Tue Jan 23, 2007 at 11:58:40PM +0100, Ulf Samuelsson wrote:
> This adds a "buildroot/local" directory.
> The structure of "local" is the same as that of "packages"
> but the contents of "local" is never
> intended to be merged upstream.
> 
> It allows simple maintenance of those application
> since you only need to move the local directory from
> one version of buildroot to a newer.
> 
> Best Regards
> Ulf Samuelsson

See package/customize/ which tries to do the same thing.

If you think perhaps package/customize/ should be renamed
or better documented I'm open to that.  Adding a second
directory doing the same thing however seems unwise.


 -Erik

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[Buildroot] [PATCH] Add local directory for non-public packages

[Ulf Samuelsson]

Erik Andersen wrote:
> On Tue Jan 23, 2007 at 11:58:40PM +0100, Ulf Samuelsson wrote:
>> This adds a "buildroot/local" directory.
>> The structure of "local" is the same as that of "packages"
>> but the contents of "local" is never
>> intended to be merged upstream.
>>
>> It allows simple maintenance of those application
>> since you only need to move the local directory from
>> one version of buildroot to a newer.
>>
>> Best Regards
>> Ulf Samuelsson
>
> See package/customize/ which tries to do the same thing.
>

Package "customize" *copies* things into the file system
I think this is useful if you want to have things like
web pages into the root system.

"local" is for "building" packages which should be in the file system,
but may be of a prorprietary nature, or for testing purpose or whatever.

The purpose is mainly easy maintenance.
Anything in local could be in "packages", but since
it is never going into the mainstream,
so you have to update those packages every time
you update the buildroot.

By definition, this is the only patch for "local" there will ever be.
Anything going into mainstream buildroot should go into "packages"


> If you think perhaps package/customize/ should be renamed
> or better documented I'm open to that.  Adding a second
> directory doing the same thing however seems unwise.
>
>
> -Erik

Best Regards,
Ulf Samuelsson
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[Buildroot] [PATCH] Add local directory for non-public packages

[Thomas Lundquist]

On Wed, Jan 24, 2007 at 02:13:17AM +0100, Ulf Samuelsson wrote:
> 
> "local" is for "building" packages which should be in the file system,
> but may be of a prorprietary nature, or for testing purpose or whatever.

I'd be very happy if this patch was included.




Thomas.

[Buildroot] [PATCH] Add local directory for non-public packages

[Daniel Laird]

Erik Andersen wrote:
> 
> On Tue Jan 23, 2007 at 11:58:40PM +0100, Ulf Samuelsson wrote:
>> This adds a "buildroot/local" directory.
>> The structure of "local" is the same as that of "packages"
>> but the contents of "local" is never
>> intended to be merged upstream.
>> 
>> It allows simple maintenance of those application
>> since you only need to move the local directory from
>> one version of buildroot to a newer.
>> 
>> Best Regards
>> Ulf Samuelsson
> 
> See package/customize/ which tries to do the same thing.
> 
> If you think perhaps package/customize/ should be renamed
> or better documented I'm open to that.  Adding a second
> directory doing the same thing however seems unwise.
> 
> 
>  -Erik
> 
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> 
I too would be very happy to see this patch go in.  It means buildroot can
be a more generic build system allowing people to easily move from version
to version.  But also allows people to use it to build their own packages
that are not going to be ever part of the open-source world, or are so
specialised as to be of limited use to the main buildroot community.
Dan
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[Buildroot] [PATCH] Add local directory for non-public packages

[Daniel Laird]

Do you need to patch the top level Config.in to include local/Config.in? I
think this is needed for the menuconfig stuff.

Cheers
Dan
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[Buildroot] [PATCH] Add local directory for non-public packages

[Ulf Samuelsson]

Daniel Laird wrote:
> Do you need to patch the top level Config.in to include
> local/Config.in? I think this is needed for the menuconfig stuff.

True.

>
> Cheers
> Dan

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Ulf Samuelsson
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[Buildroot] [PATCH] Add local directory for non-public packages

[Ulf Samuelsson]

ons 2007-01-24 klockan 03:37 -0800 skrev Daniel Laird:
> 
> 
> Erik Andersen wrote:
> > 
> > On Tue Jan 23, 2007 at 11:58:40PM +0100, Ulf Samuelsson wrote:
> >> This adds a "buildroot/local" directory.
> >> The structure of "local" is the same as that of "packages"
> >> but the contents of "local" is never
> >> intended to be merged upstream.
> >> 
> >> It allows simple maintenance of those application
> >> since you only need to move the local directory from
> >> one version of buildroot to a newer.
> >> 
> >> Best Regards
> >> Ulf Samuelsson
> > 
> > See package/customize/ which tries to do the same thing.
> > 
> > If you think perhaps package/customize/ should be renamed
> > or better documented I'm open to that.  Adding a second
> > directory doing the same thing however seems unwise.
> > 
> > 
> >  -Erik
> > 
> > --
> > Erik B. Andersen             http://codepoet-consulting.com/
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> > 
> > 
> I too would be very happy to see this patch go in.  It means buildroot can
> be a more generic build system allowing people to easily move from version
> to version.  But also allows people to use it to build their own packages
> that are not going to be ever part of the open-source world, or are so
> specialised as to be of limited use to the main buildroot community.
> Dan


Here is an updated patch which includes the local/Config.in.
As I explained in the previous Email, the "package/customize"
and "local" have two distinct functions.
If you move up "buildroot/package/customize" to "buildroot/customize"
and make the "Config.in" and "customize.mk" empty,
then that would be ok as well.



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[Buildroot] [PATCH] Add local directory for non-public packages

[Lars Munch]

Hi Ulf

On Wed, Jan 24, 2007 at 04:02:02PM +0100, Ulf Samuelsson wrote:
> Here is an updated patch which includes the local/Config.in.
> As I explained in the previous Email, the "package/customize"
> and "local" have two distinct functions.
> If you move up "buildroot/package/customize" to "buildroot/customize"
> and make the "Config.in" and "customize.mk" empty,
> then that would be ok as well.
[snip]

I really like this idea of having a directory for "local" packages, but I
think it would be nice to take it a step further and make it possible to
set the directory where the "local" packages are located. Then it will be
possible to have your "local" packages out of the buildroot tree.

Just my 2 cent.

-- Lars Munch

[Buildroot] [PATCH] Add local directory for non-public packages

[Ulf Samuelsson]

Lars Munch wrote:
> Hi Ulf
> 
> On Wed, Jan 24, 2007 at 04:02:02PM +0100, Ulf Samuelsson wrote:
>> Here is an updated patch which includes the local/Config.in.
>> As I explained in the previous Email, the "package/customize"
>> and "local" have two distinct functions.
>> If you move up "buildroot/package/customize" to "buildroot/customize"
>> and make the "Config.in" and "customize.mk" empty,
>> then that would be ok as well.
> [snip]
> 
> I really like this idea of having a directory for "local" packages,
> but I think it would be nice to take it a step further and make it
> possible to set the directory where the "local" packages are located.
> Then it will be possible to have your "local" packages out of the
> buildroot tree. 
> 

Not a bad idea!


> Just my 2 cent.
> 
> -- Lars Munch

Best Regards,
Ulf Samuelsson

[Buildroot] [PATCH] Add local directory for non-public packages

[iks hefem]

+1 for me

> > Then it will be possible to have your "local" packages out of the
> > buildroot tree.
> >
>
> Not a bad idea!
>

[Buildroot] [PATCH] Add local directory for non-public packages

[MikeW]

Daniel Laird <danieljlaird@...> writes:

> 
> I too would be very happy to see this patch go in.  It means buildroot can
> be a more generic build system allowing people to easily move from version
> to version.  But also allows people to use it to build their own packages
> that are not going to be ever part of the open-source world, or are so
> specialised as to be of limited use to the main buildroot community.
> Dan

All that's missing now is a menuconfig option to allow use
of an external toolchain ...

Cheers,
MikeW

PS hi to 225/810 guys Dan !