[Buildroot] [git commit branch/2019.02.x] docs/manual: dependency documentation updates
Peter Korsgaard
peter at korsgaard.com
Fri Jan 10 14:08:10 UTC 2020
commit: https://git.buildroot.net/buildroot/commit/?id=8f472db710fcad00c5abd88d2fbc81aa0abaa309
branch: https://git.buildroot.net/buildroot/commit/?id=refs/heads/2019.02.x
Update dependency documentation to detail the order-only relationship
associated with the DEPENDENCIES variable. See the thread at [1] for
details.
[1] http://lists.busybox.net/pipermail/buildroot/2019-October/262685.html
Signed-off-by: Dan Walkes <danwalkes at trellis-logic.com>
[yann.morin.1998 at free.fr: indentation & slight rephrasing]
Signed-off-by: Yann E. MORIN <yann.morin.1998 at free.fr>
(cherry picked from commit 05d4ce444580ae54107f3f990e2902169e943d30)
Signed-off-by: Peter Korsgaard <peter at korsgaard.com>
---
docs/manual/adding-packages-generic.txt | 8 +++++---
docs/manual/rebuilding-packages.txt | 10 ++++++++++
2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/docs/manual/adding-packages-generic.txt b/docs/manual/adding-packages-generic.txt
index 7be1754f54..1e2f08cec7 100644
--- a/docs/manual/adding-packages-generic.txt
+++ b/docs/manual/adding-packages-generic.txt
@@ -358,9 +358,11 @@ not and can not work as people would expect it should:
* +LIBFOO_DEPENDENCIES+ lists the dependencies (in terms of package
name) that are required for the current target package to
compile. These dependencies are guaranteed to be compiled and
- installed before the configuration of the current package starts. In
- a similar way, +HOST_LIBFOO_DEPENDENCIES+ lists the dependencies for
- the current host package.
+ installed before the configuration of the current package starts.
+ However, modifications to configuration of these dependencies will
+ not force a rebuild of the current package. In a similar way,
+ +HOST_LIBFOO_DEPENDENCIES+ lists the dependencies for the current
+ host package.
* +LIBFOO_EXTRACT_DEPENDENCIES+ lists the dependencies (in terms of
package name) that are required for the current target package to be
diff --git a/docs/manual/rebuilding-packages.txt b/docs/manual/rebuilding-packages.txt
index 8f4d40d4d6..621493776c 100644
--- a/docs/manual/rebuilding-packages.txt
+++ b/docs/manual/rebuilding-packages.txt
@@ -65,6 +65,16 @@ can help you understand how to work with Buildroot:
there is no need for a full rebuild: a simple +make+ invocation
will take the changes into account.
+ * When a pacjage listed in +FOO_DEPENDENCIES+ is rebuilt or removed,
+ the package +foo+ is not automatically rebuilt. For example, if a
+ package +bar+ is listed in +FOO_DEPENDENCIES+ with +FOO_DEPENDENCIES
+ = bar+ and the configuration of the +bar+ package is changed, the
+ configuration change would not result in a rebuild of package +foo+
+ automatically. In this scenario, you may need to either rebuild any
+ packages in your build which reference +bar+ in their +DEPENDENCIES+,
+ or perform a full rebuild to ensure any +bar+ dependent packages are
+ up to date.
+
Generally speaking, when you're facing a build error and you're unsure
of the potential consequences of the configuration changes you've
made, do a full rebuild. If you get the same build error, then you are
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