[Buildroot] [PATCH 01/10] manual: add section about storing the configuration.

Arnout Vandecappelle arnout at mind.be
Tue Oct 23 13:05:52 UTC 2012


On 21/10/12 19:34, Stephan Hoffmann wrote:
> Am 21.10.2012 01:45, schrieb Arnout Vandecappelle (Essensium/Mind):
>> +Once you have a known working configuration, run +make
>> +savedefconfig+. This will generate a minimal +defconfig+ file at the
>> +root of the Buildroot source tree. Move this file into the +configs/+
>> +directory, and rename it +<boardname>_defconfig+.
> Hello all,
>
> so we will end with a nice tree of hopefully many
> board/<manufacturer>/<boardname>  folders containig special settings for
> each board, most likely at least a kernel config file. I don't expect
> that too many boards will do without other settings but those in
> buildroot's defconfig. And we will have many<boardname>_defconfig files
> in the configs folder.
>
> Wouldn't it make more sense to move buildroot's<boardname>_defconfig
> files to the respective board folder, so that everything would be
> together in one place?

  I fully agree, but I think we should first get these clean-ups committed
before considering that.

  Regards,
  Arnout

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