[Buildroot] [PATCH 4/9] docs/manual: document gcc version dependencies

Yann E. MORIN yann.morin.1998 at free.fr
Tue Aug 4 19:58:58 UTC 2015


Thomas, All,

On 2015-08-04 20:00 +0200, Thomas Petazzoni spake thusly:
> This commit updates the Buildroot manual to document how to detail the
> gcc version dependencies in Config.in comments of packages, like we do
> for kernel headers version.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni at free-electrons.com>

Reviewed-by: "Yann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998 at free.fr>

However, see a comment below...

> ---
>  docs/manual/adding-packages-directory.txt | 6 ++++++
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/docs/manual/adding-packages-directory.txt b/docs/manual/adding-packages-directory.txt
> index 8f585d4..b66e447 100644
> --- a/docs/manual/adding-packages-directory.txt
> +++ b/docs/manual/adding-packages-directory.txt
> @@ -277,6 +277,12 @@ use in the comment.
>  ** Comment string: +headers >= X.Y+ and/or `headers <= X.Y` (replace
>     +X.Y+ with the proper version)
>  
> +* GCC version
> +** Dependency symbol: +BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_X_Y+, (replace
> +   +X_Y+ with the proper version, see +toolchain/toolchain-common.in+)
> +** Comment string: +gcc >= X.Y+ and/or `gcc <= X.Y` (replace

One of the condition is between ++ and the other between ``. I konow you
just replicated what was done for the kernel headers, but wuld it not be
better to use only ++ (or only ``, I don't mind) but not both?

And fix the kernel one at the same time, maybe (or in a separate patch)?

Regards,
Yann E. MORIN.

> +   +X.Y+ with the proper version)
> +
>  * C library
>  ** Dependency symbol: +BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC+,
>     +BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_MUSL+, +BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_UCLIBC+
> -- 
> 2.5.0
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