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@@ -53,30 +53,32 @@ system is based on hand-written Makefiles or shell scripts.
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37: $(eval $(generic-package))
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37: $(eval $(generic-package))
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-The Makefile begins on line 6 to 8 with metadata information: the
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+The Makefile begins on line 6 to 10 with metadata information: the
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version of the package (+LIBFOO_VERSION+), the name of the
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version of the package (+LIBFOO_VERSION+), the name of the
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-tarball containing the package (+LIBFOO_SOURCE+) and the
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-Internet location at which the tarball can be downloaded
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-(+LIBFOO_SITE+). All variables must start with the same prefix,
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-+LIBFOO_+ in this case. This prefix is always the uppercased
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-version of the package name (see below to understand where the package
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-name is defined).
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-
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-On line 9, we specify that this package wants to install something to
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+tarball containing the package (+LIBFOO_SOURCE+) the
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+Internet location at which the tarball can be downloaded from
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+(+LIBFOO_SITE+), the license (+LIBFOO_LICENSE+) and file with the
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+license text (+LIBFOO_LICENSE_FILES+). All variables must start with
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+the same prefix, +LIBFOO_+ in this case. This prefix is always the
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+uppercased version of the package name (see below to understand where
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+the package name is defined).
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+
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+On line 11, we specify that this package wants to install something to
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the staging space. This is often needed for libraries, since they must
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the staging space. This is often needed for libraries, since they must
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install header files and other development files in the staging space.
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install header files and other development files in the staging space.
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This will ensure that the commands listed in the
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This will ensure that the commands listed in the
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+LIBFOO_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS+ variable will be executed.
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+LIBFOO_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS+ variable will be executed.
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-On line 10, we specify the list of dependencies this package relies
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+On line 12, we specify the list of dependencies this package relies
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on. These dependencies are listed in terms of lower-case package names,
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on. These dependencies are listed in terms of lower-case package names,
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which can be packages for the target (without the +host-+
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which can be packages for the target (without the +host-+
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prefix) or packages for the host (with the +host-+) prefix).
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prefix) or packages for the host (with the +host-+) prefix).
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Buildroot will ensure that all these packages are built and installed
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Buildroot will ensure that all these packages are built and installed
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'before' the current package starts its configuration.
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'before' the current package starts its configuration.
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-The rest of the Makefile defines what should be done at the different
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-steps of the package configuration, compilation and installation.
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+The rest of the Makefile, lines 14..27, defines what should be done
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+at the different steps of the package configuration, compilation and
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+installation.
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+LIBFOO_BUILD_CMDS+ tells what steps should be performed to
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+LIBFOO_BUILD_CMDS+ tells what steps should be performed to
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build the package. +LIBFOO_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS+ tells what
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build the package. +LIBFOO_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS+ tells what
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steps should be performed to install the package in the staging space.
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steps should be performed to install the package in the staging space.
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@@ -87,7 +89,13 @@ All these steps rely on the +$(@D)+ variable, which
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contains the directory where the source code of the package has been
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contains the directory where the source code of the package has been
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extracted.
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extracted.
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-Finally, on line 35, we call the +generic-package+ which
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+On line 29..31, we define a device-node file used by this package
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+(+LIBFOO_DEVICES+).
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+
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+On line 33..35, we define the permissions to set to specific files
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+installed by this package (+LIBFOO_PERMISSIONS+).
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+
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+Finally, on line 37, we call the +generic-package+ function, which
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generates, according to the variables defined previously, all the
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generates, according to the variables defined previously, all the
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Makefile code necessary to make your package working.
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Makefile code necessary to make your package working.
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