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diff --git a/docs/buildroot.html b/docs/buildroot.html index 0d254b619..dfa69e0dd 100644 --- a/docs/buildroot.html +++ b/docs/buildroot.html @@ -36,10 +36,8 @@ <li><a href="#using_toolchain">Using the uClibc toolchain outside Buildroot</a></li> <li><a href="#external_toolchain">Use an external toolchain</a></li> - <li><a href="#downloaded_packages">Location of downloaded packages</a> - </li> - <li><a href="#add_software">Extending Buildroot with more - Software</a></li> + <li><a href="#downloaded_packages">Location of downloaded packages</a></li> + <li><a href="#add_packages">Adding new packages to Buildroot</a></li> <li><a href="#board_support">Creating your own board support</a></li> <li><a href="#links">Resources</a></li> </ul> @@ -221,7 +219,9 @@ directory is <i>not</i> intended to be the root filesystem for the target: it contains a lot of development files, unstripped binaries and libraries that make it far too big for an embedded - system.</li> + system. These development files are used to compile libraries + and applications for the target that depend on other + libraries.</li> <li><code>target/</code> which contains <i>almost</i> the root filesystem for the target: everything needed is present except @@ -474,9 +474,9 @@ $ export BUILDROOT_COPYTO=/tftpboot uniformely named and handled by the different packages, so some understanding of the particular package is needed.</p> - <p>For packages relying on the <i>autotools</i> Buildroot - infrastructure (see <a href="#add_software">this section</a> for - details), the following stamp files are relevent:</p> + <p>For packages relying on Buildroot packages infrastructures (see + <a href="#add_packages">this section</a> for details), the + following stamp files are relevent:</p> <ul> @@ -493,7 +493,8 @@ $ export BUILDROOT_COPYTO=/tftpboot <p>For other packages, an analysis of the specific <i>package.mk</i> file is needed. For example, the zlib Makefile - looks like:</p> + used to look like this (before it was converted to the generic + package infrastructure):</p> <pre> $(ZLIB_DIR)/.configured: $(ZLIB_DIR)/.patched @@ -512,6 +513,10 @@ $(ZLIB_DIR)/libz.a: $(ZLIB_DIR)/.configured you want to trigger only the recompilation, you need to remove <code>output/build/zlib-version/libz.a</code>.</p> + <p>Note that most packages, if not all, will progressively be + ported over the generic or the autotools infrastructure, making it + much easier to rebuild individual packages.</p> + <h2><a name="buildroot_innards" id="buildroot_innards"></a>How Buildroot works</h2> @@ -522,7 +527,7 @@ $(ZLIB_DIR)/libz.a: $(ZLIB_DIR)/.configured <code>uClibc</code>). </p> <p>There is basically one Makefile per software package, and they are named with - the <code>.mk</code> extension. Makefiles are split into four + the <code>.mk</code> extension. Makefiles are split into three main sections:</p> <ul> @@ -779,124 +784,633 @@ It allows generating toolchains based on <i>uClibc</i>, <i>glibc</i> and <i>eglibc</i> for a wide range of architectures and has good community support.</p> - <h2><a name="add_software" id="add_software"></a>Extending Buildroot with - more software</h2> + <h2><a name="add_packages" id="add_packages"></a>Adding new + packages to Buildroot</h2> - <p>This section will only consider the case in which you want to - add user-space software. </p> + <p>This section covers how new packages (userspace libraries or + applications) can be integrated into Buildroot. It also allows to + understand how existing packages are integrated, which is needed + to fix issues or tune their configuration.</p> - <h3>Package directory</h3> + <ul> + <li><a href="#package-directory">Package directory</a></li> + <li><a href="#config-in-file"><code>Config.in</code> file</a></li> + <li><a href="#mk-file">The <code>.mk</code> file</a> + <ul> + <li><a href="#generic-tutorial">Makefile for generic + packages : tutorial</a></li> + <li><a href="#generic-reference">Makefile for + generic packages : reference</a></li> + <li><a href="#autotools-tutorial">Makefile for autotools-based + packages : tutorial</a></li> + <li><a href="#autotools-reference">Makefile for autotools-based + packages : reference</a></li> + <li><a href="#manual-tutorial">Manual Makefile : tutorial</a></li> + </ul> + </li> + </ul> + + <h3><a name="package-directory"></a>Package directory</h3> <p>First of all, create a directory under the <code>package</code> directory for your software, for example <code>foo</code>. </p> - <h3><code>Config.in</code> file</h3> + <p>Some packages have been grouped by topic in a sub-directory: + <code>multimedia</code>, <code>java</code>, + <code>databases</code>, <code>editors</code>, <code>x11r7</code>, + <code>games</code>. If your package fits in one of these + categories, then create your package directory in these.</p> + + <h3><a name="config-in-file"></a><code>Config.in</code> file</h3> <p>Then, create a file named <code>Config.in</code>. This file will contain the option descriptions related to our - <code>foo</code> software that will be used and displayed in the - configuration tool. It should basically contain:</p> + <code>libfoo</code> software that will be used and displayed in the + configuration tool. It should basically contain :</p> <pre> -config BR2_PACKAGE_FOO - bool "foo" +config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBFOO + bool "libfoo" help - This is a comment that explains what foo is. + This is a comment that explains what libfoo is. - http://foosoftware.org/foo/ + http://foosoftware.org/libfoo/ </pre> <p>Of course, you can add other options to configure particular - things in your software. </p> - <p>Finally you have to add your new <code>foo/Config.in</code> to - <code>package/Config.in</code>. The files included there are - <em>sorted alphabetically</em> per category and are <em>NOT</em> - supposed to contain anything but the <em>bare</em> name of the package.</p> + things in your software. You can look at examples in other + packages. The syntax of the Config.in file is the same as the one + for the kernel Kconfig file. The documentation for this syntax is + available at <a + href="http://lxr.free-electrons.com/source/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.txt">http://lxr.free-electrons.com/source/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.txt</a></p> + + <p>Finally you have to add your new <code>libfoo/Config.in</code> to + <code>package/Config.in</code> (or in a category subdirectory if + you decided to put your package in one of the existing + categories). The files included there are <em>sorted + alphabetically</em> per category and are <em>NOT</em> supposed to + contain anything but the <em>bare</em> name of the package.</p> <pre> -source "package/procps/Config.in" +source "package/libfoo/Config.in" </pre> - <p><strong>Note:</strong><br> - Generally all packages should live <em>directly</em> in the - <code>package</code> directory to make it easier to find them. - </p> - <h3>The real Makefile</h3> + + <h3><a name="mk-file"></a>The <code>.mk</code> file</h3> <p>Finally, here's the hardest part. Create a file named - <code>foo.mk</code>. It will contain the Makefile rules that - are in charge of downloading, configuring, compiling and installing - the software.</p> + <code>foo.mk</code>. It describes how the package should be + downloaded, configured, built, installed, etc.</p> - <p>Two types of Makefiles can be written :</p> + <p>Depending on the package type, the <code>.mk</code> file must be + written in a different way, using different infrastructures:</p> <ul> - <li>Makefiles for autotools-based (autoconf, automake, etc.) - software are very easy to write thanks to the infrastructure - available in <code>package/Makefile.autotools.in</code>.</li> - <li>Makefiles for other types of packages are a little bit more - complex to write.</li> + + <li>Makefiles for generic packages (not using autotools), based + on an infrastructure similar to the one used for autotools-based + packages, but which requires a little more work from the + developer : specify what should be done at for the configuration, + compilation, installation and cleanup of the package. This + infrastructure must be used for all packages that do not use the + autotools as their build system. In the future, other specialized + infrastructures might be written for other build systems.<br/>We + cover them through a <a + href="#generic-tutorial">tutorial</a> and a <a + href="#generic-reference">reference</a>.</li> + + <li>Makefiles for autotools-based (autoconf, automake, etc.) + softwares. We provide a dedicated infrastructure for such + packages, since autotools is a very common build system. This + infrastructure <i>must</i> be used for new packages that rely on + the autotools as their build system.<br/>We cover them through a + <a href="#autotools-tutorial">tutorial</a> and a <a + href="#autotools-reference">reference</a>.</li> + + <li>Manual Makefiles. These are currently obsolete and no new + manual Makefiles should be added. However, since there are still + many of them in the tree and because the , we keep them documented in a <a + href="#manual-tutorial">tutorial</a>.</li> + </ul> - <p>First, let's see how to write a Makefile for an - autotools-based package, with an example :</p> + <h4><a name="generic-tutorial"></a>Makefile for generic packages : + tutorial</h4> + + <pre><tt><span style="color: #000000">01:</span> <span style="font-style: italic"><span style="color: #9A1900">#############################################################</span></span> +<span style="color: #000000">02:</span> <span style="font-style: italic"><span style="color: #9A1900">#</span></span> +<span style="color: #000000">03:</span> <span style="font-style: italic"><span style="color: #9A1900"># libfoo</span></span> +<span style="color: #000000">04:</span> <span style="font-style: italic"><span style="color: #9A1900">#</span></span> +<span style="color: #000000">05:</span> <span style="font-style: italic"><span style="color: #9A1900">#############################################################</span></span> +<span style="color: #000000">06:</span> <span style="color: #990000">LIBFOO_VERSION:=</span>1.0 +<span style="color: #000000">07:</span> <span style="color: #990000">LIBFOO_SOURCE:=</span>libfoo-<span style="color: #009900">$(LIBFOO_VERSION)</span>.tar.gz +<span style="color: #000000">08:</span> <span style="color: #990000">LIBFOO_SITE:=</span>http<span style="color: #990000">:</span>//www.foosoftware.org/download +<span style="color: #000000">09:</span> <span style="color: #009900">LIBFOO_INSTALL_STAGING=</span>YES +<span style="color: #000000">10:</span> <span style="color: #009900">LIBFOO_DEPENDENCIES =</span> host-libaaa libbbb +<span style="color: #000000">11:</span> +<span style="color: #000000">12:</span> define LIBFOO_BUILD_CMDS +<span style="color: #000000">13:</span> <span style="color: #009900">$(MAKE)</span> <span style="color: #009900">CC</span><span style="color: #990000">=</span><span style="color: #009900">$(TARGET_CC)</span> <span style="color: #009900">LD</span><span style="color: #990000">=</span><span style="color: #009900">$(TARGET_LD)</span> -C <span style="color: #009900">$(@D)</span> all +<span style="color: #000000">14:</span> endef +<span style="color: #000000">15:</span> +<span style="color: #000000">16:</span> define LIBFOO_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS +<span style="color: #000000">17:</span> <span style="color: #009900">$(INSTALL)</span> -D <span style="color: #009900">$(@D)</span>/libfoo.a <span style="color: #009900">$(STAGING_DIR)</span>/usr/lib/libfoo.a +<span style="color: #000000">18:</span> <span style="color: #009900">$(INSTALL)</span> -D <span style="color: #009900">$(@D)</span>/foo.h <span style="color: #009900">$(STAGING_DIR)</span>/usr/include/foo.h +<span style="color: #000000">19:</span> cp -dpf <span style="color: #009900">$(@D)</span>/libfoo.so<span style="color: #990000">*</span> <span style="color: #009900">$(STAGING_DIR)</span>/usr/lib +<span style="color: #000000">20:</span> endef +<span style="color: #000000">21:</span> +<span style="color: #000000">22:</span> define LIBFOO_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS +<span style="color: #000000">23:</span> cp -dpf <span style="color: #009900">$(@D)</span>/libfoo.so<span style="color: #990000">*</span> <span style="color: #009900">$(TARGET_DIR)</span>/usr/lib +<span style="color: #000000">24:</span> -<span style="color: #009900">$(STRIPCMP)</span> <span style="color: #009900">$(STRIP_STRIP_UNNEEDED)</span> <span style="color: #009900">$(TARGET_DIR)</span>/isr/lib/libfoo.so<span style="color: #990000">*</span> +<span style="color: #000000">25:</span> endef +<span style="color: #000000">26:</span> +<span style="color: #000000">27:</span> <span style="color: #009900">$(</span><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="color: #0000FF">eval</span></span> <span style="color: #009900">$(</span>call GENTARGETS<span style="color: #990000">,</span>package<span style="color: #990000">,</span>libfoo<span style="color: #990000">))</span></tt></pre> + + <p>The Makefile begins on line 6 to 8 by metadata informations: the + version of the package (<code>LIBFOO_VERSION</code>), the name of + the tarball containing the package (<code>LIBFOO_SOURCE</code>) and + the Internet location at which the tarball can be downloaded + (<code>LIBFOO_SITE</code>). All variables must start with the same + prefix, <code>LIBFOO_</code> in this case. This prefix is always + the uppercased version of the package name (see below to understand + where the package name is defined).</p> + + <p>On line 9, we specify that this package wants to install + something to the staging space. This is often needed for libraries + since they must install header files and other development files in + the staging space. This will ensure that the commands listed in the + <code>LIBFOO_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS</code> variable will be + executed.</p> + + <p>On line 10, we specify the list of dependencies this package + relies on. These dependencies are listed in terms of lower-case + package names, which can be packages for the target (without the + <code>host-</code> prefix) or packages for the host (with the + <code>host-</code>) prefix). Buildroot will ensure that all these + packages are built and installed <i>before</i> the current package + starts its configuration.</p> + + <p>The rest of the Makefile defines what should be done at the + different steps of the package configuration, compilation and + installation. <code>LIBFOO_BUILD_CMDS</code> tells what steps + should be performed to build the + package. <code>LIBFOO_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS</code> tells what steps + should be performed to install the package in the staging + space. <code>LIBFOO_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS</code> tells what steps + should be performed to install the package in the target space.</p> + + <p>All these steps rely on the <code>$(@D)</code> variable, which + contains the directory where the source code of the package has + been extracted.</p> + + <p>Finally, on line 27, we call the <code>GENTARGETS</code> which + generates, according to the variables defined previously, all the + Makefile code necessary to make your package working.</p> + + <h4><a name="generic-reference"></a>Makefile for generic packages : + reference</h4> + + <p>The <code>GENTARGETS</code> macro takes three arguments:</p> + + <ul> + + <li>The first argument is the package directory prefix. If your + package is in <code>package/libfoo</code>, then the directory + prefix is <code>package</code>. If your package is in + <code>package/editors/foo</code>, then the directory prefix must + be <code>package/editors</code>.</li> + + <li>The second argument is the lower-cased package name. It must + match the prefix of the variables in the <code>.mk</code> file + and must match the configuration option name in the + <code>Config.in</code> file. For example, if the package name is + <code>libfoo</code>, so the variables in the <code>.mk</code> + must start with <code>LIBFOO_</code> and the configuration option + in the <code>Config.in</code> file must be + <code>BR2_PACKAGE_LIBFOO</code>.</li> + + <li>The third argument is optional. It can be used to tell if the + package if a target package (cross-compiled for the target) or a + host package (natively compiled for the host). If unspecified, it + is assumed that it is a target package. See below for + details.</li> + + </ul> + + <p>For a given package, in a single <code>.mk</code> file, it is + possible to call GENTARGETS twice, once to create the rules to + generate a target package and once to create the rules to generate + a host package:</p> + +<pre> +$(eval $(call GENTARGETS,package,libfoo)) +$(eval $(call GENTARGETS,package,libfoo,host)) +</pre> + + <p>This might be useful if the compilation of the target package + requires some tools to be installed on the host. If the package + name is <code>libfoo</code>, then the name of the package for the + target is also <code>libfoo</code>, while the name of the package + for the host is <code>host-libfoo</code>. These names should be + used in the DEPENDENCIES variables of other packages if they depend + on <code>libfoo</code> or <code>host-libfoo</code>.</p> + + <p>The call to the <code>GENTARGETS</code> macro <b>must</b> be at + the end of the <code>.mk</code> file, after all variable + definitions.</p> + + <p>For the target package, the <code>GENTARGETS</code> uses the + variables defined by the .mk file and prefixed by the uppercased + package name: <code>LIBFOO_*</code>. For target package, it uses + the <code>HOST_LIBFOO_*</code>. For <i>some</i> variables, if the + <code>HOST_LIBFOO_</code> prefixed variable doesn't exist, the + package infrastructure uses the corresponding variable prefixed by + <code>LIBFOO_</code>. This is done for variables that are likely to + have the same value for both the target and host packages. See + below for details.</p> + + <p>The list of variables that can be set in a <code>.mk</code> file + to give metadata informations is (assuming the package name is + <code>libfoo</code>) :</p> + + <ul> + + <li><code>LIBFOO_VERSION</code>, mandatory, must contain the + version of the package. Note that if + <code>HOST_LIBFOO_VERSION</code> doesn't exist, it is assumed to + be the same as <code>LIBFOO_VERSION</code>.<br/>Example: + <code>LIBFOO_VERSION=0.1.2</code></li> + + <li><code>LIBFOO_SOURCE</code> may contain the name of the + tarball of the package. If <code>HOST_LIBFOO_SOURCE</code> is not + specified, it defaults to <code>LIBFOO_VERSION</code>. If none + are specified, then the value is assumed to be + <code>packagename-$(LIBFOO_VERSION).tar.gz</code>.<br/>Example: + <code>LIBFOO_SOURCE = + foobar-$(LIBFOO_VERSION).tar.bz2</code></li> + + <li><code>LIBFOO_PATCH</code> may contain the name of a patch, + that will be downloaded from the same location as the tarball + indicated in <code>LIBFOO_SOURCE</code>. If + <code>HOST_LIBFOO_PATCH</code> is not specified, it defaults to + <code>LIBFOO_PATCH</code>. Also note that another mechanism is + available to patch a package: all files of the form + <code>packagename-packageversion-description.patch</code> present + in the package directory inside Buildroot will be applied to the + package after extraction.</li> + + <li><code>LIBFOO_SITE</code> may contain the Internet location of + the tarball of the package. If <code>HOST_LIBFOO_SITE</code> is + not specified, it defaults to <code>LIBFOO_SITE</code>. If none + are specified, then the location is assumed to be + <code>http://$$(BR2_SOURCEFORGE_MIRROR).dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/packagename</code>.<br/>Example: + <code>LIBFOO_SITE=http://www.foosoftware.org/libfoo</code>.</li> + + <li><code>LIBFOO_DEPENDENCIES</code> lists the dependencies (in + terms of package name) that are required for the current target + package to compile. These dependencies are guaranteed to be + compiled and installed before the configuration of the current + package starts. In a similar way, + <code>HOST_LIBFOO_DEPENDENCIES</code> lists the dependency for + the current host package.</li> + + <li><code>LIBFOO_INSTALL_STAGING</code> can be set to + <code>YES</code> or <code>NO</code> (default). If set to + <code>YES</code>, then the commands in the + <code>LIBFOO_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS</code> variables are executed + to install the package into the staging directory.</p> + + <li><code>LIBFOO_INSTALL_TARGET</code> can be set to + <code>YES</code> (default) or <code>NO</code>. If set to + <code>YES</code>, then the commands in the + <code>LIBFOO_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS</code> variables are executed + to install the package into the target directory.</p> + + </ul> + + <p>The recommended way to define these variables is to use the + following syntax:</p> <pre> - <a name="ex1line1" id="ex1line1">1</a> ############################################################# - <a name="ex1line2" id="ex1line2">2</a> # - <a name="ex1line3" id="ex1line3">3</a> # foo - <a name="ex1line4" id="ex1line4">4</a> # - <a name="ex1line5" id="ex1line5">5</a> ############################################################# - <a name="ex1line6" id="ex1line6">6</a> FOO_VERSION:=1.0 - <a name="ex1line7" id="ex1line7">7</a> FOO_SOURCE:=foo-$(FOO_VERSION).tar.gz - <a name="ex1line8" id="ex1line8">8</a> FOO_SITE:=http://www.foosoftware.org/downloads - <a name="ex1line9" id="ex1line9">9</a> FOO_INSTALL_STAGING = YES - <a name="ex1line10" id="ex1line10">10</a> FOO_INSTALL_TARGET = YES - <a name="ex1line11" id="ex1line11">11</a> FOO_CONF_OPT = --enable-shared - <a name="ex1line12" id="ex1line12">12</a> FOO_DEPENDENCIES = libglib2 host-pkgconfig - <a name="ex1line13" id="ex1line13">13</a> $(eval $(call AUTOTARGETS,package,foo)) +LIBFOO_VERSION=2.32 </pre> - <p>On <a href="#ex1line6">line 6</a>, we declare the version of - the package. On lines <a href="#ex1line7">7</a> and <a - href="#ex1line8">8</a>, we declare the name of the tarball and the - location of the tarball on the web. Buildroot will automatically - download the tarball from this location.</p> - - <p>On <a href="#ex1line9">line 9</a>, we tell Buildroot to install - the application to the staging directory. The staging directory, - located in <code>output/staging/</code> is the directory - where all the packages are installed, including their - documentation, etc. By default, packages are installed in this + <p>Now, the variables that define what should be performed at the + different steps of the build process.</p> + + <ul> + + <li><code>LIBFOO_CONFIGURE_CMDS</code>, used to list the + actions to be performed to configure the package before its + compilation</li> + + <li><code>LIBFOO_BUILD_CMDS</code>, used to list the actions to + be performed to compile the package</li> + + <li><code>HOST_LIBFOO_INSTALL_CMDS</code>, used to list the + actions to be performed to install the package, when the + package is a host package. The package must install its files + to the directory given by <code>$(HOST_DIR)</code>. All files, + including development files such as headers should be + installed, since other packages might be compiled on top of + this package.</li> + + <li><code>LIBFOO_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS</code>, used to list the + actions to be performed to install the package to the target + directory, when the package is a target package. The package + must install its files to the directory given by + <code>$(TARGET_DIR)</code>. Only the files required for + <i>execution</i> of the package should be installed. Header + files and documentation should not be installed.</li> + + <li><code>LIBFOO_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS</code>, used to list the + actions to be performed to install the package to the staging + directory, when the package is a target package. The package + must install its files to the directory given by + <code>$(STAGING_DIR)</code>. All development files should be + installed, since they might be needed to compile other + packages.</li> + + <li><code>LIBFOO_CLEAN_CMDS</code>, used to list the actions to + perform to clean up the build directory of the package.</li> + + <li><code>LIBFOO_UNINSTALL_TARGET_CMDS</code>, used to list the + actions to uninstall the package from the target directory + <code>$(TARGET_DIR)</code></li> + + <li><code>LIBFOO_UNINSTALL_STAGING_CMDS</code></li>, used to + list the actions to uninstall the package from the staging + directory <code>$(STAGING_DIR)</code>.</li> + + </ul> + + <p>The preferred way to define these variables is:</p> + +<pre> +define LIBFOO_CONFIGURE_CMDS + action 1 + action 2 + action 3 +endef</pre> + + <p>In the action definitions, you can use the following + variables:</p> + + <ul> + + <li><code>$(@D)</code>, which contains the directory in which + the package source code has been uncompressed.</li> + + <li><code>$(TARGET_CC)</code>, <code>$(TARGET_LD)</code>, + etc. to get the target cross-compilation utilities</li> + + <li><code>$(TARGET_CROSS)</code> to get the cross-compilation + toolchain prefix</li> + + <li>Of course the <code>$(HOST_DIR)</code>, + <code>$(STAGING_DIR)</code> and <code>$(TARGET_DIR)</code> + variables to install the packages properly.</li> + + </ul> + + + <p>The last feature of the generic infrastructure is the ability + to add hook more actions after existing steps. These hooks aren't + really useful for generic packages, since the <code>.mk</code> + file already has full control over the actions performed in each + step of the package construction. The hooks are more useful for + packages using the autotools infrastructure described below. But + since they are provided by the generic infrastructure, they are + documented here.</p> + + <p>The following hook points are available:</p> + + <ul> + <li><code>LIBFOO_POST_PATCH_HOOKS</code></li> + <li><code>LIBFOO_POST_CONFIGURE_HOOKS</code></li> + <li><code>LIBFOO_POST_BUILD_HOOKS</code></li> + <li><code>LIBFOO_POST_INSTALL_HOOKS</code> (for host packages only)</li> + <li><code>LIBFOO_POST_INSTALL_STAGING_HOOKS</code> (for target packages only)</li> + <li><code>LIBFOO_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS</code> (for target packages only)</li> + </ul> + + <p>This variables are <i>lists</i> of variable names containing + actions to be performed at this hook point. This allows several + hooks to be registered at a given hook point. Here is an + example:</p> + + <pre> +define LIBFOO_POST_PATCH_FIXUP + action1 + action2 +endef + +LIBFOO_POST_PATCH_HOOKS += LIBFOO_POST_PATCH_FIXUP +</pre> + + <h4><a name="autotools-tutorial"></a>Makefile for autotools-based + packages : tutorial</h4> + + <p>First, let's see how to write a <code>.mk</code> file for an + autotools-based package, with an example :</p> + +<pre><tt><span style="color: #000000">01:</span> <span style="font-style: italic"><span style="color: #9A1900">#############################################################</span></span> +<span style="color: #000000">02:</span> <span style="font-style: italic"><span style="color: #9A1900">#</span></span> +<span style="color: #000000">03:</span> <span style="font-style: italic"><span style="color: #9A1900"># foo</span></span> +<span style="color: #000000">04:</span> <span style="font-style: italic"><span style="color: #9A1900">#</span></span> +<span style="color: #000000">05:</span> <span style="font-style: italic"><span style="color: #9A1900">#############################################################</span></span> +<span style="color: #000000">06:</span> +<span style="color: #000000">07:</span> <span style="color: #990000">FOO_VERSION:=</span>1.0 +<span style="color: #000000">08:</span> <span style="color: #990000">FOO_SOURCE:=</span>foo-<span style="color: #009900">$(FOO_VERSION)</span>.tar.gz +<span style="color: #000000">09:</span> <span style="color: #990000">FOO_SITE:=</span>http<span style="color: #990000">:</span>//www.foosoftware.org/downloads +<span style="color: #000000">10:</span> <span style="color: #009900">FOO_INSTALL_STAGING =</span> YES +<span style="color: #000000">11:</span> <span style="color: #009900">FOO_INSTALL_TARGET =</span> YES +<span style="color: #000000">12:</span> <span style="color: #009900">FOO_CONF_OPT =</span> --enable-shared +<span style="color: #000000">13:</span> <span style="color: #009900">FOO_DEPENDENCIES =</span> libglib2 host-pkg-config +<span style="color: #000000">14:</span> +<span style="color: #000000">15:</span> <span style="color: #009900">$(</span><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="color: #0000FF">eval</span></span> <span style="color: #009900">$(</span>call AUTOTARGETS<span style="color: #990000">,</span>package<span style="color: #990000">,</span>foo<span style="color: #990000">))</span></tt></pre> + + <p>On line 7, we declare the version of the package. On line 8 and + 9, we declare the name of the tarball and the location of the + tarball on the Web. Buildroot will automatically download the + tarball from this location.</p> + + <p>On line 10, we tell Buildroot to install the package to the + staging directory. The staging directory, located in + <code>output/staging/</code> is the directory where all the + packages are installed, including their development files, etc. By + default, packages are not installed to the staging directory, + since usually, only libraries need to be installed in the staging + directory: their development files are needed to compile other + libraries or applications depending on them. Also by default, when + staging installation is enabled, packages are installed in this location using the <code>make install</code> command.</p> - <p>On <a href="#ex1line10">line 10</a>, we tell Buildroot to also - install the application to the target directory. This directory - contains what will become the root filesystem running on the - target. Usually, we try to install stripped binaries and - to not install the documentation. By default, packages are + <p>On line 11, we tell Buildroot to also install the package to + the target directory. This directory contains what will become the + root filesystem running on the target. Usually, we try not to + install the documentation and to install stripped versions of the + binary. By default, target installation is enabled, so in fact, + this line is not strictly necessary. Also by default, packages are installed in this location using the <code>make install-strip</code> command.</p> - <p>On <a href="#ex1line11">line 11</a>, we tell Buildroot to pass - a custom configure option to the - <code>./configure</code> script when configuring the - the package.</p> + <p>On line 12, we tell Buildroot to pass a custom configure + option, that will be passed to the <code>./configure</code> script + before configuring and building the package.</p> + + <p>On line 13, we declare our dependencies, so that they are built + before the build process of our package starts.</p> + + <p>Finally, on line line 14, we invoke the + <code>AUTOTARGETS</code> macro that generates all the Makefile + rules that actually allows the package to be built.</p> + + <h4><a name="autotools-reference"></a>Makefile for autotools + packages : reference</h4> + + <p>The main macro of the autotools package infrastructure is + <code>AUTOTARGETS</code>. It has the same number of arguments and + the same semantic as the <code>GENTARGETS</code> macro, which is + the main macro of the generic package infrastructure. For + autotools packages, the ability to have target and host packages + is also available (and is actually widely used).</p> + + <p>Just like the generic infrastructure, the autotools + infrastructure works by defining a number of variables before + calling the <code>AUTOTARGETS</code> macro.</p> + + <p>First, all the package meta-information variables that exist in + the generic infrastructure also exist in the autotools + infrastructure: <code>LIBFOO_VERSION</code>, + <code>LIBFOO_SOURCE</code>, <code>LIBFOO_PATCH</code>, + <code>LIBFOO_SITE</code>, <code>LIBFOO_SUBDIR</code>, + <code>LIBFOO_DEPENDENCIES</code>, + <code>LIBFOO_INSTALL_STAGING</code>, + <code>LIBFOO_INSTALL_TARGET</code>.</p> + + <p>A few additional variables, specific to the autotools + infrastructure, can also be defined. Many of them are only useful + in very specific cases, typical packages will therefore only use a + few of them.</p> + + <ul> + + <li><code>LIBFOO_SUBDIR</code> may contain the name of a + subdirectory inside the package that contains the configure + script. This is useful, if for example, the main configure + script is not at the root of the tree extracted by the + tarball. If <code>HOST_LIBFOO_SUBDIR</code> is not specified, it + defaults to <code>LIBFOO_SUBDIR</code>.</li> + + <li><code>LIBFOO_CONF_ENV</code>, to specify additional + environment variables to pass to the configure script. By + default, empty.</li> + + <li><code>LIBFOO_CONF_OPT</code>, to specify additional + configure options to pass to the configure script. By default, + empty.</li> + + <li><code>LIBFOO_MAKE</code>, to specify an + alternate <code>make</code> command. This is typically useful + when parallel make it enabled in the configuration + (using <code>BR2_JLEVEL</code>) but that this feature should be + disabled for the given package, for one reason or another. By + default, set to <code>$(MAKE)</code>. If parallel building is + not supported by the package, then it should + do <code>LIBFOO_MAKE=$(MAKE1)</code>.</li> + + <li><code>LIBFOO_MAKE_ENV</code>, to specify additional + environment variables to pass to make in the build step. These + are passed before the <code>make</code> command. By default, + empty.</li> + + <li><code>LIBFOO_MAKE_OPT</code>, to specify additional + variables to pass to make in the build step. These are passed + after the <code>make</code> command. By default, empty.</li> + + <li><code>LIBFOO_AUTORECONF</code>, tells whether the package + should be autoreconfigured or not (i.e, if the configure script + and Makefile.in files should be re-generated by re-running + autoconf, automake, libtool, etc.). Valid values + are <code>YES</code> and <code>NO</code>. By default, the value + is <code>NO</code></li> + + <li><code>LIBFOO_AUTORECONF_OPT</code> to specify additional + options passed to the <i>autoreconf</i> program + if <code>LIBFOO_AUTORECONF=YES</code>. By default, empty.</li> + + <li><code>LIBFOO_LIBTOOL_PATCH</code> tells whether the + Buildroot patch to fix libtool cross-compilation issues should + be applied or not. Valid values are <code>YES</code> + and <code>NO</code>. By default, the value + is <code>YES</code></li> + + <li><code>LIBFOO_USE_CONFIG_CACHE</code> tells whether the + configure script should really on a cache file that caches test + results from previous configure script. Usually, this variable + should be left to its default value. Only for specific packages + having issues with the configure cache can set this variable to + the <code>NO</code> value (but this is more a work-around than a + really fix)</li> + + <li><code>LIBFOO_INSTALL_STAGING_OPT</code> contains the make + options used to install the package to the staging directory. By + default, the value is <code>DESTDIR=$$(STAGING_DIR) + install</code>, which is correct for most autotools packages. It + is still possible to override it.</li> + + <li><code>LIBFOO_INSTALL_TARGET_OPT</code> contains the make + options used to install the package to the target directory. By + default, the value is <code>DESTDIR=$$(TARGET_DIR) + install-strip</code> if <code>BR2_ENABLE_DEBUG</code> is not + set, and <code>DESTDIR=$$(TARGET_DIR) install-exec</code> + if <code>BR2_ENABLE_DEBUG</code> is set. These default values + are correct for most autotools packages, but it is still + possible to override them if needed.</li> + + <li><code>LIBFOO_CLEAN_OPT</code> contains the make options used + to clean the package. By default, the value + is <code>clean</code>.</li> + + <li><code>LIBFOO_UNINSTALL_STAGING_OPT</code>, contains the make + options used to uninstall the package from the staging + directory. By default, the value is + <code>DESTDIR=$$(STAGING_DIR) uninstall</code>.</li> + + <li><code>LIBFOO_UNINSTALL_TARGET_OPT</code>, contains the make + options used to uninstall the package from the target + directory. By default, the value is + <code>DESTDIR=$$(TARGET_DIR) uninstall</code>.</li> + + </ul> - <p>On <a href="#ex1line12">line 12</a>, we declare our - dependencies so that they are built before the build process of - our package starts.</p> + <p>With the autotools infrastructure, all the steps required to + build and install the packages are already defined, and they + generally work well for most autotools-based packages. However, + when required, it is still possible to customize what is done in + particular step:</p> - <p>Finally, on line <a href="#ex1line13">line 13</a>, we invoke - the <code>package/Makefile.autotools.in</code> magic to get things - working.</p> + <ul> + + <li>By adding a post-operation hook (after extract, patch, + configure, build or install). See the reference documentation of + the generic infrastructure for details.</li> - <p>For more details about the available variables and options, see - the comment at the top of - <code>package/Makefile.autotools.in</code> and the examples in all - the available packages.</p> + <li>By overriding one of the steps. For example, even if the + autotools infrastructure is used, if the package + <code>.mk</code> defines its own + <code>LIBFOO_CONFIGURE_CMDS</code> variable, it will be used + instead of the default autotools one. However, using this method + should be restricted to very specific cases. Do not use it in + the general case.</li> + + </ul> - <p>The second solution, suitable for every type of package, looks - like this :</p> + <h4><a name="manual-tutorial"></a>Manual Makefile : tutorial</h4> + <p><b>NOTE: new manual makefiles should not be created, and + existing manual makefiles should be converted either to the + generic infrastructure or the autotools infrastructure. This + section is only kept to document the existing manual makefiles and + help understanding how they work.</b></p> <pre> <a name="ex2line1" id="ex2line1">1</a> ############################################################# |