[Buildroot] [git commit] docs: clarify <packagename>_PATCH behaviour
Arnout Vandecappelle (Essensium/Mind)
arnout at mind.be
Sun Sep 24 12:43:37 UTC 2017
commit: https://git.buildroot.net/buildroot/commit/?id=48934ed0a97b7baee7ad8fbfb19e449024cdda9d
branch: https://git.buildroot.net/buildroot/commit/?id=refs/heads/master
Reiterate once more that <packagename>_PATCH variable can point
to an arbitrary URL, not just to a path relative to <packagename>_SITE.
While we're at it, also explain that the patch should be added to the
.hash file.
Signed-off-by: Alexander Mukhin <alexander.i.mukhin at gmail.com>
[Arnout: add sentence about .hash file.]
Signed-off-by: Arnout Vandecappelle (Essensium/Mind) <arnout at mind.be>
---
docs/manual/patch-policy.txt | 11 ++++++++---
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/docs/manual/patch-policy.txt b/docs/manual/patch-policy.txt
index e1df8b0..e704a0d 100644
--- a/docs/manual/patch-policy.txt
+++ b/docs/manual/patch-policy.txt
@@ -19,9 +19,14 @@ global patch directory.
==== Downloaded
If it is necessary to apply a patch that is available for download, then add it
-to the +<packagename>_PATCH+ variable. It is downloaded from the same site
-as the package itself. It can be a single patch, or a tarball containing a
-patch series.
+to the +<packagename>_PATCH+ variable. If an entry contains +://+,
+then Buildroot will assume it is a full URL and download the patch
+from this location. Otherwise, Buildroot will assume that the patch should be
+downloaded from +<packagename>_SITE+. It can be a single patch,
+or a tarball containing a patch series.
+
+Like for all downloads, a hash should be added to the +<packagename>.hash+
+file.
This method is typically used for packages from Debian.
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