From 8cfc728ecfb81775fd7bcfde887d1fccc4e4e8ad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mohammad Akhlaghi Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2020 22:42:24 +0000 Subject: New --check-config option to ./project to check software build status Until now, it was necessry to run a long `while true' loop to see what is currently being built at configure time. So with this commit, a new `--checkconfig' option has been added to `./project' that can be called to run that loop and make it easier to check. --- README-hacking.md | 45 ++++++++++++++------------------------------- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-) (limited to 'README-hacking.md') diff --git a/README-hacking.md b/README-hacking.md index 241f2dc..91846ea 100644 --- a/README-hacking.md +++ b/README-hacking.md @@ -556,20 +556,22 @@ First custom commit - **Prepare to build project**: The `./project configure` command of the next step will build the different software packages within the - "build" directory (that you will specify), nothing else on your system - will be touched. But since it takes long, it is useful to see what it - is building at every instant (its almost impossible to tell from the - torrent of commands that are produced!). So open another terminal on - your desktop and navigate to the same project directory that you - cloned (output of last command above). Then run the following - command. It will just print the date, once every second. But as soon - as the next step starts building software, you'll see the names of - software come while they are being built, and go once they are - installed in the project build directory (again: don't worry, nothing - will be installed outside the build directory). + "build" directory (that you will specify). Nothing else on your system + will be touched. However, since it takes long, it is useful to see + what it is being built at every instant (its almost impossible to tell + from the torrent of commands that are produced!). So open another + terminal on your desktop and navigate to the same project directory + that you cloned (output of last command above). Then run the following + command. Once every second, this command will just print the date + (possibly followed by a non-existant directory notice). But as soon as + the next step starts building software, you'll see the names of + software get printed as they are being built. Once any software is + installed in the project build directory it will be removed. Again, + don't worry, nothing will be installed outside the build directory. ```shell - $ while true; do echo; date; ls .build/software/build-tmp; sleep 1; done + # On another terminal (go to top project directory) + $ project --check-config ``` - **Test the template**: Before making any changes, it is important to @@ -1236,25 +1238,6 @@ for the benefit of others. $ git clone my-project-git.bundle ``` - - **Inspecting software building status**: When you run `./project - configure`, several programs and libraries start to get configured and - build (in many cases, simultaneously). To understand the building - process, or for debugging a strange situation, it is sometimes useful - to know which programs are being built at every moment. To do this, - you can look into the `.build/software/build-tmp` directory (from the - top project directory). This temporary directory is only present while - building the software. At every moment, it contains the unpacked - source tarball directories of the all the packages that are being - built. After a software is successfully installed in your project, it - is removed from this directory. To automatically get a listing of this - directory every second, you can run the command below (on another - terminal while the software are being built). Press `CTRL-C` to stop - it and return back to the command-line). - - ```shell - $ while true; do echo; date; ls .build/software/build-tmp; sleep 1; done - ``` - -- cgit v1.2.1