[Buildroot] Where does post-build script belong?

[Arnout Vandecappelle]

On Tuesday 28 February 2012 22:06:28 Steve Calfee wrote:
> > I seem to be completely lost.  Is board/mycompany/myproduct/skeleton
> > above a post-build script or a custom skelecton (something you set
> > BR2_ROOTFS_SKELETON_CUSTOM_PATH to point to)?
> Hi Grant,
> 
> I was not aware of that config option. In fact there are no uses of it 
> in the current /board... stuff. What I and what I think others have done 
> is create my own mini-skeleton in the board.... directory. I can then 
> stick in scripts, etc files and maybe even externally built binaries 
> into /usr/bin/ in my local area. Then when the post build script is 
> executed I just copy all the files from my skeleton to the target 
> skeleton. This will overlay the default stuff (that are duplicates in my 
> area) and add any new stuff. After the post-build script the target 
> skeleton will get all packaged up as a rootfs for your target system.
> 
> Someone else will have to describe what that option is for.

 If you ask me, BR2_ROOTFS_SKELETON_CUSTOM_PATH is indeed useless and
should be deprecated.

 Regards,
 Arnout

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