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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/manual/adding-packages-tips.txt | 24 |
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diff --git a/docs/manual/adding-packages-tips.txt b/docs/manual/adding-packages-tips.txt index f435add02..8b27c619a 100644 --- a/docs/manual/adding-packages-tips.txt +++ b/docs/manual/adding-packages-tips.txt @@ -43,23 +43,15 @@ Packages on github often don't have a download area with release tarballs. However, it is possible to download tarballs directly from the repository on github. -If the package version matches a tag, then this tag should be used to -identify the version: - ------------------------- -FOO_VERSION = v1.0 -FOO_SITE = http://github.com/<user>/<package>/tarball/$(FOO_VERSION) ------------------------- - -If the package has no release version, or its version cannot be -identified using tag, then the SHA1 of the particular commit should be -used to identify the version (the first 7 characters of the SHA1 are -enough): - ------------------------ -FOO_VERSION = 1234567 +FOO_VERSION = v1.0 # tag or (abbreviated) commit ID FOO_SITE = http://github.com/<user>/<package>/tarball/$(FOO_VERSION) ------------------------ -Note that the name of the tarball is the default +foo-1234567.tar.gz+ -so it is not necessary to specify it in the +.mk+ file. +.Notes +- The FOO_VERSION can either be a tag or a commit ID. +- The tarball name generated by github matches the default one from + Buildroot (e.g.: +foo-1234567.tar.gz+), + so it is not necessary to specify it in the +.mk+ file. +- When using a commit ID as version, usually the first 7 characters of + the SHA1 are enough. |