@@ -87,15 +87,21 @@ This directory contains several subdirectories:
target). This directory contains one subdirectory for each of these
components.
-* +staging/+ which contains a hierarchy similar to a root filesystem
- hierarchy. This directory contains the headers and libraries of the
- cross-compilation toolchain and all the userspace packages selected
- for the target. However, this directory is 'not' intended to be
- the root filesystem for the target: it contains a lot of development
- files, unstripped binaries and libraries that make it far too big
- for an embedded system. These development files are used to compile
- libraries and applications for the target that depend on other
- libraries.
+* +host/+ contains both the tools built for the host, and the sysroot
+ of the target toolchain. The former is an installation of tools
+ compiled for the host that are needed for the proper execution of
+ Buildroot, including the cross-compilation toolchain. The latter
+ is a hierarchy similar to a root filesystem hierarchy. It contains
+ the headers and libraries of all user-space packages that provide
+ and install libraries used by other packages. However, this
+ directory is 'not' intended to be the root filesystem for the target:
+ it contains a lot of development files, unstripped binaries and
+ libraries that make it far too big for an embedded system. These
+ development files are used to compile libraries and applications for
+ the target that depend on other libraries.
+
+* +staging/+ is a symlink to the target toolchain sysroot inside
+ +host/+, which exists for backwards compatibility.
* +target/+ which contains 'almost' the complete root filesystem for
the target: everything needed is present except the device files in
@@ -111,10 +117,6 @@ This directory contains several subdirectories:
development files (headers, etc.) are not present, the binaries are
stripped.
-* +host/+ contains the installation of tools compiled for the host
- that are needed for the proper execution of Buildroot, including the
- cross-compilation toolchain.
-
These commands, +make menuconfig|nconfig|gconfig|xconfig+ and +make+, are the
basic ones that allow to easily and quickly generate images fitting
your needs, with all the features and applications you enabled.
Updated the documentation for the output/host/ directory to mention that it contains the sysroot for the target toolchain, as well as the host tools required for running buildroot. Updated the staging/ documentation to reflect that it is a link to the target toolchain sysroot in the host/ directory. Signed-off-by: Michael Drake <michael.drake@codethink.co.uk> --- docs/manual/quickstart.txt | 28 +++++++++++++++------------- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)