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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/manual/adding-packages-gentargets.txt | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/manual/appendix.txt | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/manual/makedev-syntax.txt | 54 | ||||
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diff --git a/docs/copyright.txt b/docs/copyright.txt index 83382f4cf..3614616db 100644 --- a/docs/copyright.txt +++ b/docs/copyright.txt @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ The code and graphics on this website (and it's mirror sites, if any) are -Copyright (c) 1999-2005 by Erik Andersen, 2006-2011 The Buildroot +Copyright (c) 1999-2005 by Erik Andersen, 2006-2012 The Buildroot developers. All rights reserved. Documents on this Web site including their graphical elements, design, and diff --git a/docs/download.html b/docs/download.html index 3e43cdf13..2802609f1 100644 --- a/docs/download.html +++ b/docs/download.html @@ -6,22 +6,22 @@ <p> -The latest stable release is <b>2011.11</b>, which can be downloaded +The latest stable release is <b>2012.02</b>, which can be downloaded here:<p> -<a href="/downloads/buildroot-2011.11.tar.gz">buildroot-2011.11.tar.gz</a> +<a href="/downloads/buildroot-2012.02.tar.gz">buildroot-2012.02.tar.gz</a> or -<a href="/downloads/buildroot-2011.11.tar.bz2">buildroot-2011.11.tar.bz2</a>. +<a href="/downloads/buildroot-2012.02.tar.bz2">buildroot-2012.02.tar.bz2</a>. <p> - -The latest release candidate is <b>2012.02-rc1</b>, which can be +<!-- +The latest release candidate is <b>2012.02-rc3</b>, which can be downloaded here:<p> -<a href="/downloads/buildroot-2012.02-rc1.tar.gz">buildroot-2012.02-rc1.tar.gz</a> +<a href="/downloads/buildroot-2012.02-rc3.tar.gz">buildroot-2012.02-rc3.tar.gz</a> or -<a href="/downloads/buildroot-2012.02-rc1.tar.bz2">buildroot-2012.02-rc1.tar.bz2</a>. +<a href="/downloads/buildroot-2012.02-rc3.tar.bz2">buildroot-2012.02-rc3.tar.bz2</a>. <p> - +--> This and earlier releases can always be downloaded from <a href="/downloads/">http://buildroot.net/downloads/</a>. diff --git a/docs/footer.html b/docs/footer.html index 86e7ffa7b..2bfcf0aed 100644 --- a/docs/footer.html +++ b/docs/footer.html @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ <p> <font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"> <a HREF="/copyright.txt">Copyright © 1999-2005 Erik Andersen, - 2006-2011 The Buildroot developers</a> + 2006-2012 The Buildroot developers</a> <br> Mail all comments, insults, suggestions and bribes to <br> diff --git a/docs/manual/adding-packages-gentargets.txt b/docs/manual/adding-packages-gentargets.txt index 3656a530d..cfcee8c8d 100644 --- a/docs/manual/adding-packages-gentargets.txt +++ b/docs/manual/adding-packages-gentargets.txt @@ -210,10 +210,13 @@ information is (assuming the package name is +libfoo+) : * +LIBFOO_DEVICES+ lists the device files to be created by Buildroot when using the static device table. The syntax to use is the - makedevs one. + makedevs one. You can find some documentation for this syntax in the + xref:makedev-syntax[]. This variable is optional. * +LIBFOO_PERMISSIONS+ lists the changes of permissions to be done at the end of the build process. The syntax is once again the makedevs one. + You can find some documentation for this syntax in the xref:makedev-syntax[]. + This variable is optional. The recommended way to define these variables is to use the following syntax: diff --git a/docs/manual/appendix.txt b/docs/manual/appendix.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000..f41c82cdb --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/manual/appendix.txt @@ -0,0 +1,4 @@ +Appendix +======== + +include::makedev-syntax.txt[] diff --git a/docs/manual/makedev-syntax.txt b/docs/manual/makedev-syntax.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000..4728c4beb --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/manual/makedev-syntax.txt @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +[[makedev-syntax]] +Makedev syntax documentation +---------------------------- + +The makedev syntax is used across several places in Buildroot to +define changes to be made for permissions or which device files to +create and how to create them, in order to avoid to call mkdnod every +now and then. + +This syntax is derived from the makedev utility, and a more complete +documentation can be found in the +package/makedevs/README+ file. + +It takes the form of a line for each file, with the following layout: + +|=========================================================== +|name |type |mode |uid |gid |major |minor |start |inc |count +|=========================================================== + +There is a few non-trivial blocks here: + +- +name+ is the path to the file you want to create/modify +- +type+ is the type of the file, being one of : + * f: a regular file + * d: a directory + * c: a character device file + * b: a block device file + * p: a named pipe +- +mode+, +uid+ and +gid+ are the usual permissions stuff +- +major+ and +minor+ are here for device files +- +start+, +inc+ and +count+ are when you want to create a whole batch + of files, and can be reduced to a loop, beginning at +start+, + incrementing its counter by +inc+ until it reaches +count+ + +Let's say you want to change the permissions of a given file, using +this syntax, you will need to put: +------------------------------------------------------------------- +/usr/bin/foobar f 644 0 0 - - - - - +------------------------------------------------------------------- + +On the other hand, if you want to create the device file +/dev/hda+ +and the corresponding 15 files for the partitions, you will need for ++/dev/hda+: + +------------------------------------------------------------------- +/dev/hda b 640 0 0 3 0 0 0 - +------------------------------------------------------------------- + +and then for device files corresponding to the partitions of ++/dev/hda+, +/dev/hdaX+, +X+ ranging from 1 to 15: + +------------------------------------------------------------------- +/dev/hda b 640 0 0 3 1 1 1 15 +------------------------------------------------------------------- + diff --git a/docs/manual/manual.txt b/docs/manual/manual.txt index 10ce69508..732b50cbc 100644 --- a/docs/manual/manual.txt +++ b/docs/manual/manual.txt @@ -30,3 +30,5 @@ include::ccache-support.txt[] include::download-location.txt[] include::adding-packages.txt[] + +include::appendix.txt[] diff --git a/docs/news.html b/docs/news.html index 4dbdd7f79..26a8ccb26 100644 --- a/docs/news.html +++ b/docs/news.html @@ -5,12 +5,48 @@ <p> <ul> - <li><b>12 December 2012 -- 2012.02-rc1 released</b> + <li><b>29 February 2012 -- 2012.02 released</b> + + <p>The stable 2012.02 release is out - Thanks to everyone + contributing and testing the release candidates. See the + <a href="http://git.buildroot.net/buildroot/plain/CHANGES?id=2012.02">CHANGES</a> + file for more details, read the + <a href="http://lists.busybox.net/pipermail/buildroot/2012-February/050752.html">announcement</a> + and go to the <a href="/downloads/">downloads page</a> to pick up the + <a href="/downloads/buildroot-2012.02.tar.bz2">2012.02 release</a>.</p> + + <li><b>27 February 2012 -- 2012.02-rc3 released</b> + + <p>RC3 is out with more bugfixes - See the <a + href="http://git.buildroot.net/buildroot/plain/CHANGES?id=2012.02_rc3">CHANGES</a> + file for details. + + <p>Head to the <a href="/downloads/">downloads page</a> to pick up the + <a href="/downloads/buildroot-2012.02-rc3.tar.bz2">2012.02-rc3 + release candidate</a>, and report any problems found to the <a + href="lists.html">mailing list</a> or <a + href="https://bugs.uclibc.org">bug tracker</a>.</p> + + <li><b>19 February 2012 -- 2012.02-rc2 released</b> + + <p>Another week, another release candidate with more cleanups and + build fixes. See the <a + href="http://git.buildroot.net/buildroot/plain/CHANGES?id=2012.02_rc2">CHANGES</a> + file for details.</p> + + <p>Head to the <a href="/downloads/">downloads page</a> to pick up the + <a href="/downloads/buildroot-2012.02-rc2.tar.bz2">2012.02-rc2 + release candidate</a>, and report any problems found to the <a + href="lists.html">mailing list</a> or <a + href="https://bugs.uclibc.org">bug tracker</a>.</p> + + <li><b>12 February 2012 -- 2012.02-rc1 released</b> <p>We have a new release candidate! Lots of changes all over the tree, see the <a href="http://git.buildroot.net/buildroot/plain/CHANGES?id=2012.02_rc1">CHANGES</a> - file for details.</p> + file for details, and read the + <a href="http://lists.busybox.net/pipermail/buildroot/2012-February/050234.html">announcement</a>.</p> <p>Head to the <a href="/downloads/">downloads page</a> to pick up the <a href="/downloads/buildroot-2012.02-rc1.tar.bz2">2012.02-rc1 |