[Buildroot] [PATCH 04/10] docs/manual: document <pkg>_CPE_ID variables

Heiko Thiery heiko.thiery at gmail.com
Thu Nov 12 07:36:27 UTC 2020


Hi Thomas,

Am Mi., 4. Nov. 2020 um 15:52 Uhr schrieb Thomas Petazzoni
<thomas.petazzoni at bootlin.com>:
>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni at bootlin.com>
> ---
>  docs/manual/adding-packages-generic.txt | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 39 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/docs/manual/adding-packages-generic.txt b/docs/manual/adding-packages-generic.txt
> index b8bfcb4aff..3fcf741a1a 100644
> --- a/docs/manual/adding-packages-generic.txt
> +++ b/docs/manual/adding-packages-generic.txt
> @@ -502,6 +502,45 @@ LIBFOO_IGNORE_CVES += CVE-2020-12345
>  LIBFOO_IGNORE_CVES += CVE-2020-54321
>  ----------------------
>
> +* +LIBFOO_CPE_ID_*+ variables is a set of variables that allows the
> +  package to define its https://nvd.nist.gov/products/cpe[CPE
> +  identifier]. The available variables are:
> ++
> +--
> +** +LIBFOO_CPE_ID_PREFIX+, specifies the prefix of the CPE identifier,
> +   i.e the first three fields. When not defined, the default value is
> +   +cpe:2.3:a+.
> +
> +** +LIBFOO_CPE_ID_VENDOR+, specifies the vendor part of the CPE
> +   identifier. When not defined, the default value is
> +   +<pkgname>_project+.
> +
> +** +LIBFOO_CPE_ID_PRODUCT+, specifies the product part of the CPE
> +   identifier. When not defined, the default value is +<pkgname>+.
> +
> +** +LIBFOO_CPE_ID_VERSION+, specifies the version part of the CPE
> +   identifier. When not defined the default value is
> +   +$(LIBFOO_VERSION)+.
> +
> +** +LIBFOO_CPE_ID_VERSION_MINOR+ specifies the _update_ part of the
> +   CPE identifier. When not defined the default value is +*+.
> +--
> ++
> +If any of those variables is defined, then the generic package
> +infrastructure assumes the package provides valid CPE information. In
> +this case, +LIBFOO_CPE_ID_VALID = YES+ will be sent, and the generic

s/sent/set/ ?

> +package infrastructure will define +LIBFOO_CPE_ID+.
> ++
> +Alternatively, a package can also explicitly set +LIBFOO_CPE_ID_VALID
> += YES+ if the default values for +LIBFOO_CPE_ID_PREFIX+,
> ++LIBFOO_CPE_ID_VENDOR+, +LIBFOO_CPE_ID_PRODUCT+,
> ++LIBFOO_CPE_ID_VERSION+, +LIBFOO_CPE_ID_VERSION_MINOR+ are all correct
> +for this package and don't need to be explicitly overridden.
> ++
> +For a host package, if its +LIBFOO_CPE_ID_*+ variables are not
> +defined, it inherits the value of those variables from the
> +corresponding target package.
> +
>  The recommended way to define these variables is to use the following
>  syntax:
>

Reviewed-by: Heiko Thiery <heiko.thiery at gmail.com>

-- 
Heiko


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