[Buildroot] [PATCH 1/1] docs: update DEVELOPERS modification process

[Thomas Petazzoni]

Hello,

On Sun, 5 Nov 2017 08:07:49 +0200, Baruch Siach wrote:

> > > Not sure about "or modifying". Mixing a DEVELOPERS update into a random 
> > > package update does not always make sense. The manual only refers to new 
> > > packages/boards. I suggest to drop this sentence entirely, and leave the 
> > > details for the manual.  
> > 
> > Joseph is modifying the manual here, so I'm not sure what your last
> > sentence means.  
> 
> Ah. For some reason I had the impression that this change is against the 
> DEVELOPERS file itself. So let me rephrase my suggestion:
> 
>   I suggest to drop this sentence entirely, and leave the details for the 
>   DEVELOPERS manual section.

No, I think it is good to have this sentence in the "Adding a new
package" section of the manual. Indeed new contributors are much more
likely to read this section when contributing a new package than an
obscure section specific to the DEVELOPERS file at the end of the
manual.

Best regards,

Thomas
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Embedded Linux and Kernel engineering
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