From patchwork Sun Oct 7 14:45:11 2012 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Patchwork-Submitter: Stephan Hoffmann X-Patchwork-Id: 189841 Return-Path: X-Original-To: incoming@patchwork.ozlabs.org Delivered-To: patchwork-incoming@bilbo.ozlabs.org Received: from silver.osuosl.org (silver.osuosl.org [140.211.166.136]) by ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DF1112C0209 for ; Mon, 8 Oct 2012 01:45:20 +1100 (EST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by silver.osuosl.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 58461257B4; Sun, 7 Oct 2012 14:45:19 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at osuosl.org Received: from silver.osuosl.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (.osuosl.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id Xl3D46Mgyji1; Sun, 7 Oct 2012 14:45:18 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ash.osuosl.org (ash.osuosl.org [140.211.166.34]) by silver.osuosl.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5BCEE25086; Sun, 7 Oct 2012 14:45:18 +0000 (UTC) X-Original-To: buildroot@lists.busybox.net Delivered-To: buildroot@osuosl.org Received: from whitealder.osuosl.org (whitealder.osuosl.org [140.211.166.138]) by ash.osuosl.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5C4F08F74A for ; Sun, 7 Oct 2012 14:45:19 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by whitealder.osuosl.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CF19E8C78A for ; Sun, 7 Oct 2012 14:45:16 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at osuosl.org Received: from whitealder.osuosl.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (.osuosl.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id oJCbMIIzujlQ for ; Sun, 7 Oct 2012 14:45:15 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: domain auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from moutng.kundenserver.de (moutng.kundenserver.de [212.227.17.8]) by whitealder.osuosl.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 27BCF8C72F for ; Sun, 7 Oct 2012 14:45:14 +0000 (UTC) Received: from stephan-desktop (p5087B7CF.dip.t-dialin.net [80.135.183.207]) by mrelayeu.kundenserver.de (node=mrbap1) with ESMTP (Nemesis) id 0MCObR-1TBpXt118r-0095ay; Sun, 07 Oct 2012 16:45:12 +0200 Received: by stephan-desktop (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 6313C5013F4; Sun, 7 Oct 2012 16:45:11 +0200 (CEST) From: Stephan Hoffmann To: buildroot@busybox.net Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2012 16:45:11 +0200 Message-Id: <1349621111-31678-1-git-send-email-sho@relinux.de> X-Mailer: git-send-email 1.7.0.4 X-Provags-ID: V02:K0:keozrTbGVKhUJRqsmBhmxRGtULUq9y8liPgMmfj0Ysk BvRqdrOtaxRnS7dLXT1/U2Azfm5qGQvPYAg2Lzt03zZBwgxNow jiI2JlIQuoMaNWlLdOlOkZ6xYDZw71J20CnC4WKCN7NLERm35S 4onlwXrEcJjA8wTVBvU9yetLZHMTAWg8FkeCy4bpi7HgED5qyc hf5xuoYxkvpf2+INMIjTSJE8uJfI97yP45ZxNA29Pi7ctoWuz0 FjnM5KTpliYsnIphk728J7+tYHo51rjVli1SSfs4HG4P/+yGGZ wE+FF8cqlsMUvju5bKEhVPHldfOq3u/fK7s/6SeMMo5tdGLzMu TyJk0oApjSN1QmlfLVJuLj73vUlzYkUggqIeEB1p0UpM+j+7IC PUphENLtrmp6w== Subject: [Buildroot] [PATCH] Manual: added FAQ entry about source override X-BeenThere: buildroot@busybox.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussion and development of buildroot List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , MIME-Version: 1.0 Errors-To: buildroot-bounces@busybox.net Sender: buildroot-bounces@busybox.net Signed-off-by: Stephan Hoffmann --- docs/manual/faq.txt | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/manual/faq.txt b/docs/manual/faq.txt index 575d019..fdd6a30 100644 --- a/docs/manual/faq.txt +++ b/docs/manual/faq.txt @@ -1,6 +1,19 @@ Frequently Asked Questions ========================== +How can I use sources from my local PC instead of the official tarball? +----------------------------------------------------------------------- + +Just use the "Source Directory Override" mechanism. + +You have to add a file local.mk to you project with the following +definition within: + +_OVERRIDE_SRCDIR = wherever.you.source.lives + +Then announce this file to buildroot in the "Build options" menu as +"location of a package override file". + The boot hangs after 'Starting network...' ------------------------------------------