Buildroot Mainline integration

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Changes since BR version used in armadeus 3.x

default packages

• uClibc: 0.9.29 -> 0.9.30 -> 0.9.33.2
• gcc: 4.2.1-> 4.4.5 -> 4.7.2
• busybox: 1.6.2 -> 1.20.2
• U-Boot: 2012.10

build directories

• build_arm_xxx/ project_build_xxx/ toolchain_build_arm_xxx/ have been removed and replaced by output/:

build  host  images  stamps  target  toolchain

configs

• buildroot default configs are now stored in buildroot/configs/apfxx_defconfig and no more in buildroot/target/device/armadeus/apfxx/apfxx_defconfig
• uClibc config should be named with version number to not overwrite the old one -->

buildroot/target/device/armadeus/apf27/uClibc-0.9.30.config.arm

• idem for U-Boot config:

buildroot/target/device/armadeus/apf27/apf27-u-boot-2010.03.h

Changes since BR version used in armadeus 4.x

• TBDL

How to use new BR in armadeus

• checkout a recent clean GIT view and before any other command edit the main Makefile to change the BUILDROOT_VERSION flag from 2012.02 to 20121030
  • comment line 29
  • uncomment the line 30
• then you can use it as old BR:

$ make apf27_defconfig
$ make

• new patches dirrectory:

patches/buildroot/2012.11/

Patches that can be sent to BR

(Some will require some cleanup)

Instructions

• Patches to port: patches/buildroot/2010.11
• when working on a patch mark it with:
  • ** <span style="color:orange">'''In progress'''</span> ~~~~
  • --> In progress JulienB 14:14, 9 November 2010 (UTC)
• Strike the one that are no more needed:
  • 000-xxxxxxx.patch
• Write OK in bold green and your name (automatic with 4x'~') when corresponding patch has been ported:
  • ** <span style="color:green">'''OK'''</span> ~~~~
  • --> 000-xxxxxxx.patch: OK JulienB 07:06, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
• How to:
  • get a BR git
  • try to apply patch with patch -p1 --dry-run < patch_name.patch
  • when it applies remove --dry-run, commit, generates patch with GIT and send it to BR

001 -> 051

• 001-add_armadeus_device.patch
• 006-lcd4linux.patch
• 018-allegro.patch
• 021-sdl-water-config.patch
• 034-slideshow.patch
• 038-fakeroot-bump_version.patch
• 040-linux-makefile.patch
• 041-fbgrab.patch
  • no more needed (done in BR, commit f6cdaf59) -- SamuelM 10:58, 12 March 2011 (UTC)
• 042-socketcan.patch
• 043-mesa-add_packages.patch
• 044-tslib-add_patch_for_recent_kernels_compatibility.patch
  • no more needed since 2010.12 -- JulienB 15:23, 7 February 2011 (UTC)
• 045-openssh-add_passwd_expire.patch
• 047-uclibc-config.patch
• 050-linux-stops_building_when_modules_compilation_fails.no_more_needed
• 051a-u-boot-add_copy_to_functionnality.patch
• 051a-u-boot-add-support-for-safeboot
  • partialy pushed to BR --jorasse 23:54, 28 October 2012 (UTC)
• 051b-u-boot-change_board_name_default_value.patch
• 051c-u-boot-makes_u-boot-clean_target_work.patch
• 051d-u-boot-add_possibility_to_choose_board_header_file.patch
• 051e-u-boot-add_1.3.4_version_specific_support.patch
• 051f-u-boot-handle_armadeus_specific_options_for_config_header.patch
• 051g-u-boot-add_u-boot-unpacked_target.patch
• 051h-u-boot-makes_binary_targets_name_overloadable.patch
• 051-u-boot.a_refaire_entierement

052 -> 085

• 052-linux-adds_linux26-patched_target_to_Makefile.patch
• 054-ntp-allow_ntpd_selection_or_not.patch
• 055-pyserial-add_package.patch
• 057-pymysql-add_package.patch
• 058-makes_alsa_work_with_eabi_and_large_file_options.to_fix
• 060-makes_possible_to_compile_linux_in_a_standalone_way_after_configuration.patch
  • too specific to armadeus
• 061-mysql_client-reduce_installation_size.patch
• 062-add-uboot-conf-to-savedproject.to_fix
  • too specific to armadeus
• 071-linux-change_board_specific_patches_name.patch
• 072-xenomai-package.patch
• 076-ubi-add_ubi_image_support.patch
  • In progress JulienB 13:03, 21 December 2010 (UTC)
• 081-adds_quake_package.patch ( 2nd priority package to push on the BR mainline )
• 082-mtd-utils_with_ubi-utils.tofix
• 083-adds_pygame_package.patch
• 085-adds_gpm_package.patch

095 -> 119

• 095-uucp-add_packages.patch (deleted - microcom - already present in busybox - can replace the cu command)
• 096-libsndfile-updates_makefile_to_autotool.to_fix
• 097-adds_flite_package.patch (to push on the BR mainline - need some refactoring )
• 099-mplayer-add_patch_for_pld_asm_instruction_on_non_armv5_arch.patch
• 101-mplayer-add_patch_for_recent_alsa_compatibility.patch
• 106-firmware-add_infrastructure_to_install_firmwares.patch
• 107-games-add_wolf4sdl.patch
• 110-bluez-add_package.patch
  • bluez-utils-4.x (currently 4.101) already in BR (since 2011.08) with bluez3 compat knob -- SamuelM 10:49, 1 November 2012 (UTC)
• 111-bluez-hacks.patch
• 112-gcc-4_2_x-add_aapcs-linux_eabi_config_option_support_for_arm.patch
• 113-gpsd-add_package.integrated
• 116-openobex-add_package.patch (to push on the BR mainline )
  • In progress SamuelM 12:11, 1 November 2012 (UTC)
• 117-ussp-push-add_package.patch (to push on the BR mainline - need some refactoring )
  • In progress SamuelM 12:11, 1 November 2012 (UTC)
• 118-snes9x-add_package.patch
• 119-fbtest-add_package.patch (to remove and use fb-test package present in BR instead)

120 -> end

• 120-cwiid-add_package.patch (to push on the BR mainline - need some refactoring to be more generic)
  • In progress SamuelM 12:11, 1 November 2012 (UTC)
• 121-target-arm926t_is_arm926ej-s.patch
• 122-urg-add_package.patch (to push on the BR mainline )
  • too specific to armadeus
  • In progress SamuelM 12:11, 1 November 2012 (UTC)
• 123-pywebradio-add_package.patch
• 124-e-uae-add_package.patch
• 125-opentyrian-add_package.patch
• 126-tslib-test_add_quit_button.patch
  • no more needed since 2010.12 -- JulienB 15:25, 7 February 2011 (UTC)
• 129-ipsec-tools-replaces_susv3_legacy_functions_with_modern_equivalent.integrated
• 130-lbreakout-add_package.patch
  • In progress JulienB 21:36, 20 December 2010 (UTC)
• 131-ltetris-add_package.patch
• 132-qt-full_integration_with_cross_compiling.patch
• 133-qwt-add_package.patch (to push on the BR mainline )
  • In progress SamuelM 19:42, 1 November 2012 (UTC)
• 134-jffs2-add_board_name_to_binary_rootfs_name.patch
  • too specific to armadeus
• 135-linux-add_linux26-clean_target.patch
• 142-ncurses-fix_compilation_with_old_hosts.patch
• 146-busybox-disable_ip_busybox_if_iproute2_buildroot.patch
• 150-alsa-utils-fix_installation_bug_on_some_host_systems.patch
• 152-uclibc-add_times_syscall_patches.patch
• 153-busybox-fix_1.16_build_with_make_3.82.patch
• 157-buildroot-allow_generic_device_selection_even_when_custom_rootfs_is_chosen.patch
• 158-setserial-bump_version.patch
• 168-libcanfestival-add_package.patch (to push on the BR mainline )
  • In progress SamuelM 19:42, 1 November 2012 (UTC)
• 170-mplayer-make_it_compile_on_apf51.patch
• 172-gsmmux-add_package.patch
• 174-imx-lib-add_package.patch
• 176-imx-test-add_package.patch
• 177-restore-java-packages-classpath-jamvm.patch
• 178-uboot-add-missing-UBOOT_CLEAN_CMDS.patch
• 179-e2fsprog-allow_e4defrag_build_against_old_kernel_headers.patch
• 181-qtcreator-add_package.patch
• 182-uclibc-add_accept4_declaration_fix.patch
• 183-firmware-imx-add_package.patch
• 184-fsl-mm-codeclib-add_package.patch
• 185-gst-fsl-plugin-add_package.patch
• 186-linux-firmware-add_marvell_libertas_8686.patch
• 186-uboot-tools-2011.03-Ignore-env_sectors-on-NOR-and-SPI-dataflash.patch
• 188-marble-add_package.patch (to push on the BR mainline )
• 189-dbus-fix_installation.patch
• 191-madplay-requires_libintl.patch
• 196-python-crc16-add_package.patch (to push on the BR mainline )
• 197-cunit-add_package.patch (to push on the BR mainline )

How to send patches to BR

(see the Buildroot - How to contribute page)

• GIT should be installed and configured on your PC like stated here
• clone buildroot GIT:

 $ git clone xxxxx buildroot_git_dev/ (TBDL)
 $ cd buildroot_git_dev/

• take patch from armadeus:

 $ cp /path_to_armadeus_bsp/patches/buildroot/2011.05/0xx-name.patch .

• create a branch to work (here my_work):

 $ git branch my_work
 $ git checkout my_work
 Switched to branch 'my_work'
 $ git branch
   master
 * my_work

• try patch:

 $ patch -p1 --dry-run < 0xx-name.patch

• if it works, apply it for real:

 $ patch -p1 < 0xx-name.patch

• list changes:

 $ git status

• do some more changes if needed and then save them:

 ... do changes ...
 $ git add files_changed
 ... test changes ...
 $ git commit -m "Summary of your work"

• generate patch to send to BR:

 $ git format-patch -M master..libmodbus -s

• this will give:

 0001-Summary_of_your_work.patch

• send patch to BR:

 $ git send-email --from=xxx.xxx@xxx.xx --to=buildroot@busybox.net --smtp-server=smtp.xxx.xx 0001-Summary_of_your_work.patch

• depending on the feedbacks from BR, modify your patch:

 ... do changes ...
 $ git diff
 $ git add files_changed
 $ git commit --amend
 $ git format-patch -M master..mywork -s

• adds version inside [PATCH] ex: [PATCH v2]
• adds comments after ---, ex:

From a2413db058ac3c515337102690ba12a746831f7e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Julien Boibessot <julien.boibessot@armadeus.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2011 10:39:26 +0200
Subject: [PATCH v2] Add libmodbus package


Signed-off-by: Julien Boibessot <julien.boibessot@armadeus.com>
---
 Changes since v1:
  - Took Yegor Yefremov remarks about "call AUTOTARGETS' into account.

 Based on previous work of Marek Belisko and comments of Thomas Petazzoni.

 package/Config.in              |    1 +
 package/libmodbus/Config.in    |    8 ++++++++
 package/libmodbus/libmodbus.mk |   11 +++++++++++
 3 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 package/libmodbus/Config.in
 create mode 100644 package/libmodbus/libmodbus.mk

diff --git a/package/Config.in b/package/Config.in
......

• retry ;-)

After patch has been accepted

• Delete branch & co:

$ rm xxxx.patch
$ git checkout master
$ git branch -D mywork

$ git branch
* master

Links

• BR online doc