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Adding more documentaiton based on discussion from the mailing list in regards the buildroot review process and how patchworks can be used to pull in patches for testing purposes. Mailing list discussion: http://lists.busybox.net/pipermail/buildroot/2013-September/078170.html Signed-off-by: Ryan Barnett <rjbarnet@rockwellcollins.com> Acked-by: Thomas De Schampheleire <thomas.de.schampheleire@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Peter Korsgaard <peter@korsgaard.com>
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// -*- mode:doc; -*-
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// vim: set syntax=asciidoc:
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Getting involved
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================
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Like any open source project, Buildroot has different ways to share
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information in its community and outside.
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One piece of it is the document you are currently reading ;-).
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Each of those ways may interest you if you are looking for some help,
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want to understand Buildroot or contribute to the project.
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Mailing List
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Buildroot has a mailing list
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http://lists.busybox.net/pipermail/buildroot[] for discussion and
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development.
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[[mailing-list-subscribe]]
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Subscribing to the mailing list
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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You can subscribe by visiting
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http://lists.busybox.net/mailman/listinfo/buildroot[].
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Only subscribers to the Buildroot mailing list are allowed to post to
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this list.
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The list is also available through _Gmane_ http://gmane.org[], at
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+gmane.comp.lib.uclibc.buildroot+
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http://dir.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.uclibc.buildroot[].
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Searching the List Archives
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Please search the mailing list archives before asking questions on the
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mailing list, since there is a good chance someone else has asked the
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same question before. Checking the archives is a great way to avoid
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annoying everyone on the list with frequently asked questions...
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IRC
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---
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The Buildroot IRC is irc://freenode.net/#buildroot[].
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The channel +#buildroot+ is hosted on Freenode
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http://webchat.freenode.net[].
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When asking for help on IRC, share relevant logs or pieces of code
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using a code sharing website.
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[[patchwork]]
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Patchwork
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Patchwork is a web-based patch tracking system designed to facilitate
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the contribution and management of contributions to an open-source
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project. Patches that have been sent to a mailing list are \'caught' by
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the system, and appear on a web page. Any comments posted that
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reference the patch are appended to the patch page too. For more
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information on Patchwork see
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http://jk.ozlabs.org/projects/patchwork[].
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Buildroot's Patchwork website is mainly for use by Buildroot's
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maintainer to ensure patches aren't missed. The website however,
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exposes patches and their corresponding review comments in a clean
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and concise web interface.
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The Buildroot patch management interface is available at
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http://patchwork.buildroot.org[].
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[[apply-patches-patchwork]]
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Applying Patches from Patchwork
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The main use of Buildroot's Patchwork website for a developer is for
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pulling in patches into their local git repository for testing
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purposes.
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When browsing patches in the patchwork management interface, an +mbox+
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link is provided at the top of the page. Copy this link address and
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run the following commands:
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$ git checkout -b <test-branch-name>
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$ wget -O - <mbox-url> | git am
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---------------------
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Another option for applying patches is to create a bundle. A bundle is
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a set of patches that you can group together using the patchwork
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interface. Once the bundle is created and the bundle is made public,
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you can copy the +mbox+ link for the bundle and apply the bundle
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using the above commands.
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[[bugtracker]]
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Bugtracker
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The Buildroot bugtracker is at https://bugs.busybox.net[].
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To open a bug, see xref:reporting-bugs[].
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Buildroot wikipage
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After the Buildroot developer day on February 3, 2012,
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a page dedicated to Buildroot has been created on
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http://elinux.org[elinux.org].
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This page is reachable at http://elinux.org/Buildroot[].
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Currently, this page is mainly used as a _todo-list_.
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[[events]]
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Events
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Buildroot Developer Days aside ELC-E 2012 (November 3-4, 2012 - Barcelona)
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* Event page: http://elinux.org/Buildroot:DeveloperDaysELCE2012[]
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Buildroot presentation at LSM 2012 (July 12-14, 2012 - Geneva)
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* Announcement: http://lists.busybox.net/pipermail/buildroot/2012-May/053845.html[]
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Buildroot Developer Days aside FOSDEM 2012 (February 3, 2012 - Brussels)
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* Announcement & agenda thread: http://lists.busybox.net/pipermail/buildroot/2012-January/049340.html[]
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* Report: http://lists.busybox.net/pipermail/buildroot/2012-February/050371.html[]
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