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update build directory paths

git-svn-id: svn://svn.openwrt.org/openwrt/trunk@10000 3c298f89-4303-0410-b956-a3cf2f4a3e73
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@ -65,16 +65,16 @@ There are four key directories in the base:
\texttt{tools} and \texttt{toolchain} refer to common tools which will be
used to build the firmware image, the compiler, and the C library.
The result of this is three new directories, \texttt{tool\_build}, which is a temporary
directory for building the target independent tools, \texttt{toolchain\_build\_\textit{<arch>}}
The result of this is three new directories, \texttt{build\_dir/host}, which is a temporary
directory for building the target independent tools, \texttt{build\_dir/toolchain-\textit{<arch>}*}
which is used for building the toolchain for a specific architecture, and
\texttt{staging\_dir\_\textit{<arch>}} where the resulting toolchain is installed.
\texttt{staging\_dir/toolchain-\textit{<arch>}*} where the resulting toolchain is installed.
You will not need to do anything with the toolchain directory unless you intend to
add a new version of one of the components above.
\begin{itemize}
\item \texttt{tool\_build}
\item \texttt{toolchain\_build\_\textit{<arch>}}
\item \texttt{build\_dir/host}
\item \texttt{build\_dir/toolchain-\textit{<arch>}*}
\end{itemize}
\texttt{package} is for exactly that -- packages. In an OpenWrt firmware, almost everything
@ -108,12 +108,12 @@ directory which is broken down by platform \textit{<arch>} and contains the patc
kernel, profile config, for a particular platform. There's also the "\texttt{target/image}" directory
which describes how to package a firmware for a specific platform.
Both the target and package steps will use the directory "\texttt{build\_\textit{<arch>}}"
Both the target and package steps will use the directory "\texttt{build\_dir/\textit{<arch>}}"
as a temporary directory for compiling. Additionally, anything downloaded by the toolchain,
target or package steps will be placed in the "\texttt{dl}" directory.
\begin{itemize}
\item \texttt{build\_\textit{<arch>}}
\item \texttt{build\_dir/\textit{<arch>}}
\item \texttt{dl}
\end{itemize}
@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ of noise caused by the compile output. To see the full output, run the command
"\texttt{make V=99}".
During the build process, buildroot will download all sources to the "\texttt{dl}"
directory and will start patching and compiling them in the "\texttt{build\_\textit{<arch>}}"
directory and will start patching and compiling them in the "\texttt{build\_dir/\textit{<arch>}}"
directory. When finished, the resulting firmware will be in the "\texttt{bin}" directory
and packages will be in the "\texttt{bin/packages}" directory.
@ -465,10 +465,10 @@ run one of the following:
\item \texttt{make package/\textit{<name>}/install V=99}
\end{itemize}
Another nice trick is that if the source directory under \texttt{build\_\textit{<arch>}}
Another nice trick is that if the source directory under \texttt{build\_dir/\textit{<arch>}}
is newer than the package directory, it won't clobber it by unpacking the sources again.
If you were working on a patch you could simply edit the sources under the
\texttt{build\_\textit{<arch>}/\textit{<source>}} directory and run the install command above,
\texttt{build\_dir/\textit{<arch>}/\textit{<source>}} directory and run the install command above,
when satisfied, copy the patched sources elsewhere and diff them with the unpatched
sources. A warning though - if you go modify anything under \texttt{package/\textit{<name>}}
it will remove the old sources and unpack a fresh copy.