[Buildroot] [PATCH v3] manual: Add note about uses of github helper
Arnout Vandecappelle
arnout at mind.be
Wed Oct 15 12:18:02 UTC 2014
On 14/10/14 11:33, Maxime Hadjinlian wrote:
> Add a little comment regarding the uses of the github helper for the releases.
>
> Signed-off-by: Maxime Hadjinlian <maxime.hadjinlian at gmail.com>
> Cc: Samuel Martin <s.martin49 at gmail.com>
> ---
> v1 -> v2:
> - Remove typo
> - Add indication to uses green button's link
> ---
> docs/manual/adding-packages-tips.txt | 14 ++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/docs/manual/adding-packages-tips.txt b/docs/manual/adding-packages-tips.txt
> index 0d4fcb0..9896a9b 100644
> --- a/docs/manual/adding-packages-tips.txt
> +++ b/docs/manual/adding-packages-tips.txt
> @@ -52,3 +52,17 @@ FOO_SITE = $(call github,<user>,<package>,$(FOO_VERSION))
> Buildroot (e.g.: +foo-f6fb6654af62045239caed5950bc6c7971965e60.tar.gz+),
> so it is not necessary to specify it in the +.mk+ file.
> - When using a commit ID as version, you should use the full 40 hex characters.
> +
> +If the package you wish to add does have a release section on GitHub,
> +you need to be careful, the maintainer of the package may have
> +uploaded a specific file along with the releases.
Sorry, still not clear enough for me :-). I'm going to repost, that's easier
than commenting here.
Regards,
Arnout
> +You can see it from the pages:
> +- If there is a green download button, like
> + https://github.com/zedshaw/mongrel2/releases/tag/v1.9.1[mongrel2], you
> + should uses the link of that button to specify +FOO_SITE+.
> +- If there is grey downlaod button, like
> + https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/releases/tag/13.2-Gotham[xbmc], then you
> + can use the 'github' helper.
> +
> +If there is a green download button, it should be used in priority over
> +the grey one.
>
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