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[v2,3/3] docs/manual: update the documentation about test-pkg

Message ID 20180323214815.19831-4-thomas.petazzoni@bootlin.com
State Accepted
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Series test-pkg: by default only test a subset of toolchains | expand

Commit Message

Thomas Petazzoni March 23, 2018, 9:48 p.m. UTC
From: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com>

Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com>
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 docs/manual/adding-packages-tips.txt | 11 ++++++++---
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

Comments

Yann E. MORIN March 25, 2018, 8:12 a.m. UTC | #1
Thomas, All,

On 2018-03-23 22:48 +0100, Thomas Petazzoni spake thusly:
> From: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com>
> 
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com>

Acked-by: "Yann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998@free.fr>

Regards,
Yann E. MORIN.

> ---
>  docs/manual/adding-packages-tips.txt | 11 ++++++++---
>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/docs/manual/adding-packages-tips.txt b/docs/manual/adding-packages-tips.txt
> index 19577fa821..f37f9874e7 100644
> --- a/docs/manual/adding-packages-tips.txt
> +++ b/docs/manual/adding-packages-tips.txt
> @@ -77,9 +77,14 @@ and what package to test:
>  $ ./utils/test-pkg -c libcurl.config -p libcurl
>  ----
>  
> -This will try to build your package against all the toolchains used
> -by the autobuilders (except for the internal toolchains, because it takes
> -too long to do so). The output lists all toolchains and the corresponding
> +By default, +test-pkg+ will build your package against a subset of the
> +toolchains used by the autobuilders, which has been selected by the
> +Buildroot developers as being the most useful and representative
> +subset. If you want to test all toolchains, pass the +-a+ option. Note
> +that in any case, internal toolchains are excluded as they take too
> +long to build.
> +
> +The output lists all toolchains that are tested and the corresponding
>  result (excerpt, results are fake):
>  
>  ----
> -- 
> 2.14.3
>
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diff --git a/docs/manual/adding-packages-tips.txt b/docs/manual/adding-packages-tips.txt
index 19577fa821..f37f9874e7 100644
--- a/docs/manual/adding-packages-tips.txt
+++ b/docs/manual/adding-packages-tips.txt
@@ -77,9 +77,14 @@  and what package to test:
 $ ./utils/test-pkg -c libcurl.config -p libcurl
 ----
 
-This will try to build your package against all the toolchains used
-by the autobuilders (except for the internal toolchains, because it takes
-too long to do so). The output lists all toolchains and the corresponding
+By default, +test-pkg+ will build your package against a subset of the
+toolchains used by the autobuilders, which has been selected by the
+Buildroot developers as being the most useful and representative
+subset. If you want to test all toolchains, pass the +-a+ option. Note
+that in any case, internal toolchains are excluded as they take too
+long to build.
+
+The output lists all toolchains that are tested and the corresponding
 result (excerpt, results are fake):
 
 ----