[Buildroot] User-space packages - Staging_Dir or Target_Dir

[Daniel Frey <dmfrey+linux@gmail.com>]

Do I need to explicitly copy what I install into the staging dir into the
root dir in order for the new libraries to be included in the resulting
image?

I have seen this done in the xml2 makefile and I wasn't sure if it was
needed for every package.

Dan

>On Wed, Aug 22, 2007 at 07:47:59PM -0400, Daniel Frey wrote:
>>When constructing my make files for my packages in the package/, what is
the
>>suggested installation directory, TARGET_DIR or STAGING_DIR?
>>
>>Some of the included packages install them to STAGING_DIR.  The
>>Documentation on the buildroot website has them installed in the
TARGET_DIR.
>>
>>Is there a correct way, or preferred way?
>
>Depends :)
>
>Files that go straight to the target have to me installed to the
>TARGET_DIR. Intermediate files (prerequisites of stuff that will be on
>the target like helper libraries, headers, etc) have to live in
>STAGING_DIR. Sometimes only a small fraction of files in the staging_dir
>is needed in the real target, so they are copied selectively.
>
>HTH,
>Bernhard
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