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diff --git a/docs/manual/download-location.txt b/docs/manual/download-location.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000..cb6147f2b --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/manual/download-location.txt @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +Location of downloaded packages +=============================== + +It might be useful to know that the various tarballs that are +downloaded by the Makefiles are all stored in the +DL_DIR+ which by +default is the +dl+ directory. It's useful, for example, if you want +to keep a complete version of Buildroot which is known to be working +with the associated tarballs. This will allow you to regenerate the +toolchain and the target filesystem with exactly the same versions. + +If you maintain several Buildroot trees, it might be better to have a +shared download location. This can be accessed by creating a symbolic +link from the +dl+ directory to the shared download location: + +----------------- + $ ln -s <shared download location> dl +----------------- + +Another way of accessing a shared download location is to create the ++BUILDROOT_DL_DIR+ environment variable. If this is set, then the +value of DL_DIR in the project is overridden. The following line +should be added to +<~/.bashrc>+. + +----------------- + $ export BUILDROOT_DL_DIR <shared download location> +----------------- |