[Buildroot] Some topics for the Buildroot Developer Day

[Shawn J. Goff]

>    - Keep installing package files in their normal directory, but
>      detect new files and modified files.
>
>      Pros:
>
>        no need to change anything in the current package installation
>        procedures.
>
>      Cons:
>
>        need to scan the TARGET_DIR, STAGING_DIR and HOST_DIR after
>        every package installation.
>
>        hard to detect modified/overwritten files, except by storing
>        hashes of installed files.
>

Would inotify not be suitable for this? You could use it to generate a
list of which files were created/deleted/modified.