| Message ID | 5373a0083b692806e5b6.1383820884@argentina |
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| State | Accepted |
| Commit | fcdbeba035796c019348a7ac4ffdd32825ad4669 |
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2013/11/7 Thomas De Schampheleire <patrickdepinguin@gmail.com> > Signed-off-by: Thomas De Schampheleire <thomas.de.schampheleire@gmail.com> > Acked-by: "Samuel Martin" <s.martin49@gmail.com> > > --- > v2: rsync is also used for site method 'local' (comment ThomasP on IRC) > > docs/manual/adding-packages-hooks.txt | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ > 1 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/docs/manual/adding-packages-hooks.txt > b/docs/manual/adding-packages-hooks.txt > --- a/docs/manual/adding-packages-hooks.txt > +++ b/docs/manual/adding-packages-hooks.txt > @@ -39,3 +39,23 @@ endef > > LIBFOO_POST_PATCH_HOOKS += LIBFOO_POST_PATCH_FIXUP > ---------------------- > + > +Using the +POST_RSYNC+ hook > +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > +The +POST_RSYNC+ hook is run only for packages that use a local source, > +either through the +local+ site method or the +OVERRIDE_SRCDIR+ > +mechanism. In this case, package sources are copied using +rsync+ from > +the local location into the buildroot build directory. The +rsync+ > +command does not copy all files from the source directory, though. > +Files belonging to a version control system, like the directories > ++.git+, +.hg+, etc. are not copied. For most packages this is > +sufficient, but a given package can perform additional actions using > +the +POST_RSYNC+ hook. > + > +In principle, the hook can contain any command you want. One specific > +use case, though, is the intentional copying of the version control > +directory using +rsync+. The +rsync+ command you use in the hook can, > among > +others, use the following variables: > + > +* +$(SRCDIR)+: the path to the overridden source directory > +* +$(@D)+: the path to the build directory > _______________________________________________ > buildroot mailing list > buildroot@busybox.net > http://lists.busybox.net/mailman/listinfo/buildroot >
diff --git a/docs/manual/adding-packages-hooks.txt b/docs/manual/adding-packages-hooks.txt --- a/docs/manual/adding-packages-hooks.txt +++ b/docs/manual/adding-packages-hooks.txt @@ -39,3 +39,23 @@ endef LIBFOO_POST_PATCH_HOOKS += LIBFOO_POST_PATCH_FIXUP ---------------------- + +Using the +POST_RSYNC+ hook +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +The +POST_RSYNC+ hook is run only for packages that use a local source, +either through the +local+ site method or the +OVERRIDE_SRCDIR+ +mechanism. In this case, package sources are copied using +rsync+ from +the local location into the buildroot build directory. The +rsync+ +command does not copy all files from the source directory, though. +Files belonging to a version control system, like the directories ++.git+, +.hg+, etc. are not copied. For most packages this is +sufficient, but a given package can perform additional actions using +the +POST_RSYNC+ hook. + +In principle, the hook can contain any command you want. One specific +use case, though, is the intentional copying of the version control +directory using +rsync+. The +rsync+ command you use in the hook can, among +others, use the following variables: + +* +$(SRCDIR)+: the path to the overridden source directory +* +$(@D)+: the path to the build directory
Signed-off-by: Thomas De Schampheleire <thomas.de.schampheleire@gmail.com> --- v2: rsync is also used for site method 'local' (comment ThomasP on IRC) docs/manual/adding-packages-hooks.txt | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ 1 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)