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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/manual/customize-rootfs.txt | 9 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | package/skeleton-custom/skeleton-custom.mk | 2 |
2 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/docs/manual/customize-rootfs.txt b/docs/manual/customize-rootfs.txt index 44fc460670..9d3a62ddaf 100644 --- a/docs/manual/customize-rootfs.txt +++ b/docs/manual/customize-rootfs.txt @@ -100,6 +100,15 @@ To enable this feature, enable config option +System configuration+ menu. If you specify a relative path, it will be relative to the root of the Buildroot tree. + +Custom skeletons don't need to contain the '/bin', '/lib' or '/sbin' + directories, since they are created automatically during the build. + When +BR2_ROOTFS_MERGED_USR+ is enabled, then the custom skeleton must + not contain the '/bin', '/lib' or '/sbin' directories, as Buildroot + will create them as symbolic links to the relevant folders in '/usr'. + In such a situation, should the skeleton have any programs or + libraries, they should be placed in '/usr/bin', '/usr/sbin' and + '/usr/lib'. ++ This method is not recommended because it duplicates the entire skeleton, which prevents taking advantage of the fixes or improvements brought to the default skeleton in later Buildroot releases. diff --git a/package/skeleton-custom/skeleton-custom.mk b/package/skeleton-custom/skeleton-custom.mk index 6301bc1b91..b05c834b94 100644 --- a/package/skeleton-custom/skeleton-custom.mk +++ b/package/skeleton-custom/skeleton-custom.mk @@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ endif # things we customise in the custom skeleton. define SKELETON_CUSTOM_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS $(call SYSTEM_RSYNC,$(SKELETON_CUSTOM_PATH),$(TARGET_DIR)) + $(call SYSTEM_USR_SYMLINKS_OR_DIRS,$(TARGET_DIR)) $(call SYSTEM_LIB_SYMLINK,$(TARGET_DIR)) $(INSTALL) -m 0644 support/misc/target-dir-warning.txt \ $(TARGET_DIR_WARNING_FILE) @@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ endef # skeleton to staging. define SKELETON_CUSTOM_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS $(call SYSTEM_RSYNC,$(SKELETON_CUSTOM_PATH),$(STAGING_DIR)) + $(call SYSTEM_USR_SYMLINKS_OR_DIRS,$(STAGING_DIR)) $(call SYSTEM_LIB_SYMLINK,$(STAGING_DIR)) endef |