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authorArnout Vandecappelle (Essensium/Mind) <arnout@mind.be>2012-11-27 11:59:20 +0000
committerPeter Korsgaard <jacmet@sunsite.dk>2012-11-27 17:08:07 -0800
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manual: restructure 'Adding packages' chapter
The depends-on-vs-select part of the manual really deserves its own section title (especially because it is referred to and the xref gets a 'sinpara' in PDF if the section doesn't have a title). So restructure the surrounding sections to reduce the section nesting depth. Signed-off-by: Arnout Vandecappelle (Essensium/Mind) <arnout@mind.be> Acked-by: Samuel Martin <s.martin49@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Peter Korsgaard <jacmet@sunsite.dk>
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diff --git a/docs/manual/adding-packages-directory.txt b/docs/manual/adding-packages-directory.txt
index 5903ed11c..5d17aace9 100644
--- a/docs/manual/adding-packages-directory.txt
+++ b/docs/manual/adding-packages-directory.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ New subdirectories are discouraged, however.
+Config.in+ file
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Then, create a file named +Config.in+. This file will contain the
option descriptions related to our +libfoo+ software that will be used
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ source "package/libfoo/Config.in"
--------------------------
[[depends-on-vs-select]]
+Choosing +depends on+ or +select+
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
The +Config.in+ file of your package must also ensure that
dependencies are enabled. Typically, Buildroot uses the following
rules:
@@ -164,7 +167,7 @@ Further formatting details: see xref:writing-rules-config-in[the
coding style].
The +.mk+ file
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Finally, here's the hardest part. Create a file named +libfoo.mk+. It
describes how the package should be downloaded, configured, built,