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+// -*- mode:doc -*- ;
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+[[make-tips]]
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+'make' tips
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+-----------
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+
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+Because Buildroot is a set of Makefiles and patches, there are few
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+things useful to know, such as:
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+
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++make *config+ commands offer a search tool. Read the help message in
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+the different frontend menu to know how to use it:
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+
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+* in _menuconfig_, search tool is called by pressing +/+;
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+* in _xconfig_, search tool is called by pressing +ctrl+ + +f+.
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+
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+The result of the search show the help message of the matching items.
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+
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+Display all command executed by make:
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+
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+--------------------
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+ $ make V=0|1 <target>
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+--------------------
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+
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+Display all available targets:
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+
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+--------------------
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+ $ make help
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+--------------------
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+
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+Note that some settings in the +.config+ file may hide some targets:
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+
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+* +busybox-menuconfig+ depends on whether +busybox+ is enabled or not
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+ in the +Package selection+ menu
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+* +linux-menuconfig+ and +linux-savedefconfig+ depend on whether
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+ +linux+ is enabled or not
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+* +uclibc-menuconfig+ depends on whether the toolchain uses the
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+ Buildroot internal toolchain backend or not
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+* +ctng-menuconfig+ depends on whether the toolchain uses the
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+ crosstool-NG backend or not
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+* +barebox-menuconfig+ and +barebox-savedefconfig+ depend on whether
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+ +barebox+ bootloader is enabled or not
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+
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+Delete all build products (including build directories, host, staging
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+and target trees, the images and the toolchain):
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+
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+--------------------
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+ $ make clean
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+--------------------
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+
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+Delete all build products as well as the configuration:
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+
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+--------------------
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+ $ make distclean
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+--------------------
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+
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+Note that if +ccache+ is enabled, running +make clean|distclean+ does
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+not empty the cache of compiler used by Buildroot. To delete it, refer
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+to xref:ccache[].
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