[Buildroot] [PATCH] usbip: new package

[Baruch Siach]

Hi Marcin,

On Wed, Dec 26, 2012 at 07:44:32AM +0100, Marcin Bis wrote:
> The following patch adds new package: usbip (tools for sharing USB
> devices over network).
> I have tested it under various ARM builds.
> 
> Please consider adding it to Buildroot.

This sentence is not part of the commit log. You can put it below...

> 
> Signed-off-by: Marcin Bis <marcin at bis.org.pl>
> --

here.

>  package/Config.in       |    1 +
>  package/usbip/Config.in |   13 +++++++++++++
>  package/usbip/usbip.mk  |   15 +++++++++++++++
>  3 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/package/Config.in b/package/Config.in
> index 3d556b2..c773c46 100644
> --- a/package/Config.in
> +++ b/package/Config.in
> @@ -684,6 +684,7 @@ source "package/transmission/Config.in"
>  source "package/ttcp/Config.in"
>  source "package/udpcast/Config.in"
>  source "package/ulogd/Config.in"
> +source "package/usbip/Config.in"
>  source "package/ushare/Config.in"
>  source "package/vde2/Config.in"
>  source "package/vpnc/Config.in"
> diff --git a/package/usbip/Config.in b/package/usbip/Config.in
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..3cdbbc7
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/package/usbip/Config.in
> @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
> +config BR2_PACKAGE_USBIP
> +	bool "usbip"
> +	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGLIB2
> +	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBSYSFS

Please add a 'depends' for each dependency of these packages. glib2 depends on 
BR2_USE_WCHAR.

> +	help
> +	  Userspace tools for sharing USB devices over TCP/IP network.
> +
> +	  http://usbip.sourceforge.net/
> +
> +	  This package adds both: client and server support.

Letting the user select the client and server support independently from each 
other would be nice, but this can be done later.

> +	  Note: For exporting or connecting to exported USB devices
> +	  additional kernel drivers are needed (available since 2.6.28
> +	  under Stagging).
> diff --git a/package/usbip/usbip.mk b/package/usbip/usbip.mk
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..2ec3ce9
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/package/usbip/usbip.mk
> @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
> +#############################################################
> +#
> +# usbip
> +#
> +#############################################################
> +
> +USBIP_VERSION = 0.1.7
> +USBIP_SITE = http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/usbip/usbip/$(USBIP_VERSION)
> +USBIP_LICENSE = GPLv2+
> +USBIP_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
> +USBIP_CONF_OPT = --without-tcpwrappers
> +USBIP_SUBDIR = src
> +USBIP_AUTORECONF = YES

Why is this needed? Please add an explanation comment.

You also need to add a USBIP_DEPENDENCIES listing the packages that you select 
in Config.in, to ensure correct build order.

> +
> +$(eval $(autotools-package))

baruch

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