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// -*- mode:doc; -*-
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// vim: set syntax=asciidoc:
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+[[community-resources]]
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== Community resources
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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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-
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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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-
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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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-
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-[[mailing-list-subscribe]]
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-
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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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+Mailing List::
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+Buildroot has a mailing list for discussion and development. It is the
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+main method of interaction for Buildroot users and developers.
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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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-
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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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-
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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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-
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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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-
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+this list. You can subscribe via the
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+http://lists.busybox.net/mailman/listinfo/buildroot[mailing list info
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+page].
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+Mails that are sent to the mailing list are also available in the
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+http://lists.busybox.net/pipermail/buildroot[mailing list archives] and
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+via http://gmane.org[Gmane], at
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+http://dir.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.uclibc.buildroot[+gmane.comp.lib.uclibc.buildroot+].
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+Please search the mailing list archives before asking questions, since
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+there is a good chance someone else has asked the same question before.
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+
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+IRC::
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+The Buildroot IRC channel irc://freenode.net/#buildroot[#buildroot] is
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+hosted on http://webchat.freenode.net[Freenode]. It is a useful place to
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+ask quick questions or discuss on certain topics.
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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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-
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-[[patchwork]]
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-=== Patchwork
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+using a code sharing website, such as http://code.bulix.org.
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+Note that for certain questions, posting to the mailing list may be
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+better as it will reach more people, both developers and users.
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+
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+Bug tracker::
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+Bugs in Buildroot can be reported via the mailing list or alternatively
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+via the https://bugs.busybox.net/buglist.cgi?product=buildroot[Buildroot
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+bugtracker]. Please refer to xref:reporting-bugs[] before creating a bug
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+report.
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+
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+Wiki::
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+http://elinux.org/Buildroot[The Buildroot wiki page] is hosted on
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+the http://elinux.org[eLinux] wiki. It contains some useful links, an
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+overview of past and upcoming events, and a TODO list.
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+
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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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@@ -56,50 +61,13 @@ 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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-
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+maintainer to ensure patches aren't missed. It is also used by Buildroot
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+patch reviewers (see also xref:apply-patches-patchwork[]).
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+However, since the website exposes patches and their corresponding
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+review comments in a clean and concise web interface, it can be useful
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+for all Buildroot developers.
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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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-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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-
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-[[bugtracker]]
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-=== Bugtracker
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-
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-The Buildroot bugtracker is at https://bugs.busybox.net[].
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-
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-To open a bug, see xref:reporting-bugs[].
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-
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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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