buildroot/docs/manual/package-make-target.txt

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Package-specific _make_ targets
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Running +make <package>+ builds and installs that particular package
and its dependencies.

For packages relying on the Buildroot infrastructure, there are
numerous special make targets that can be called independently like
this:

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make <package>-<target>
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The package build targets are (in the order they are executed):

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| command/target    | Description

| +source+          | Fetch the source (download the tarball, clone
the source repository, etc)

| +depends+         | Build and install all dependencies required to
build the package

| +extract+         | Put the source in the package build directory
(extract the tarball, copy the source, etc)

| +patch+           | Apply the patches, if any

| +configure+       | Run the configure commands, if any

| +build+           | Run the compilation commands

| +install-staging+ |
*target package:* Run the installation of the package in the
staging directory, if necessary

| +install-target+  |
*target package:* Run the installation of the package in the
target directory, if necessary

| +install+         |
*target package:* Run the 2 previous installation commands

*host package:* Run the installation of the package in the host
directory

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Additionally, there are some other useful make targets:

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| command/target    | Description

| +show-depends+    | Displays the dependencies required to build the
package

| +clean+           | Run the clean command of the package, also
uninstall the package from both the target and the staging directory; _note
that this is not implemented for all packages_

| +dirclean+        | Remove the whole package build directory

| +rebuild+         | Re-run the compilation commands - this only makes
sense when using the +OVERRIDE_SRCDIR+ feature or when you modified a file
directly in the build directory

| +reconfigure+     | Re-run the configure commands, then rebuild - this only
makes sense when using the +OVERRIDE_SRCDIR+ feature or when you modified a
file directly in the build directory

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