[Buildroot] [RFC] package: Redownload HEAD packages every build

[clshotwe at rockwellcollins.com]

Thomas,

Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni at free-electrons.com> wrote on 10/02/2013 
02:13:49 AM:

> > > Buildroot will rsync again the source code, and restart the build at
> > > the configuration step, or the build step of the foo package.
> > > 
> > > Usually, /path/to/foo/sources/ will be the directory where you did 
your
> > > Subversion checkout or Git clone of your "foo" source code.
> > 
> > Could you add this explanation to buildroot manual since it looks like
> > <pkg>_OVERRIDE_SRCDIR mechanism is your feature and it is currently
> > lacking in documentation in the manual? I too have tried to understand
> > how this feature worked and it was a bit unclear.
> > 
> > The only mention of OVERRIDE_SRCDIR in the documentation is under the
> > rebuild and reconfigure commands. Where is says that it that it only
> > makes sense to use these features with OVERRIDE_SRCDIR but doesn't
> > explain what you just explained above.
> 
> Right, I will submit a documentation patch.

This sounds like a much better method for my development.  Thanks for 
explaining it.

Thanks,
Clayton

Clayton Shotwell
Software Engineer
clshotwe at rockwellcollins.com
www.rockwellcollins.com 

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