[Buildroot] [PATCH v4] pkg-infra: add <pkg>_CONFIG_FIXUP to fix *-config files
Peter Korsgaard
jacmet at uclibc.org
Mon Feb 4 22:51:50 UTC 2013
>>>>> "Stefan" == Stefan Fröberg <stefan.froberg at petroprogram.com> writes:
Stefan> This patch will add <pkg>_CONFIG_FIXUP variable to buildroot infra.
Stefan> It's purpose is to inform buildroot that the package in question
Stefan> contains some $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/*-config files and that we
Stefan> want to automatically fix prefixes of such files.
Stefan> It is often the case that many packages call these
Stefan> files during their configuration step to determine 3rd party
Stefan> library package locations and any flags needed to link against them.
Stefan> For example:
Stefan> Some package might try to check the existense and linking flags
Stefan> of NSPR package by calling $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/nspr-config --prefix.
Stefan> Without this fix. NSPR would return /usr/ as it's prefix which is
Stefan> wrong when cross-compiling.
Stefan> Correct would be $(STAGING_DIR)/usr.
Stefan> All packages that have <pkg>_INSTALL_STAGING = YES defined and
Stefan> also install some config file(s) into $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin must
Stefan> hereafter also define <pkg>_CONFIG_FIXUP with the correspondig
Stefan> filename(s).
Committed, thanks.
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Bye, Peter Korsgaard
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