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diff --git a/docs/manual/customize-packages.txt b/docs/manual/customize-packages.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000..1820c544e --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/manual/customize-packages.txt @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +// -*- mode:doc -*- ; + +[[packages-custom]] +Customizing packages +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +It is sometimes useful to apply 'extra' patches to packages - over and +above those provided in Buildroot. This might be used to support custom +features in a project, for example, or when working on a new architecture. + +The +BR2_GLOBAL_PATCH_DIR+ configuration file option can be +used to specify a directory containing global package patches. + +For a specific version <packageversion> of a specific package <packagename>, +patches are applied as follows. + +First, the default Buildroot patch set for the package is applied. + +If the directory +$(BR2_GLOBAL_PATCH_DIR)/<packagename>/<packageversion>+ +exists, then all +*.patch+ files in the directory will be applied. + +Otherwise, if the directory +$(BR2_GLOBAL_PATCH_DIR)/<packagename>+ +exists, then all +*.patch+ files in the directory will be applied. |