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author | Glenn L McGrath <bug1@ihug.co.nz> | 2003-10-01 11:33:46 +0000 |
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committer | Glenn L McGrath <bug1@ihug.co.nz> | 2003-10-01 11:33:46 +0000 |
commit | 9c91e4142d5bbc74a0c4453055537931c1274757 (patch) | |
tree | c40903ccafafa09b322f637c3f6d0227d1b2f591 | |
parent | 0ad4daa54ea646ef60eab56b664d97386cd95a85 (diff) | |
download | busybox-9c91e4142d5bbc74a0c4453055537931c1274757.tar.gz |
Thomas Lundquist, update for current structure
-rw-r--r-- | docs/new-applet-HOWTO.txt | 31 |
1 files changed, 20 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/docs/new-applet-HOWTO.txt b/docs/new-applet-HOWTO.txt index 7cae30b45..54940957c 100644 --- a/docs/new-applet-HOWTO.txt +++ b/docs/new-applet-HOWTO.txt @@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ Initial Write First, write your applet. Be sure to include copyright information at the top, such as who you stole the code from and so forth. Also include the mini-GPL boilerplate. Be sure to name the main function <applet>_main instead -of main. And be sure to put it in <applet>.c. For a new applet mu, here is -the code that would go in mu.c: +of main. And be sure to put it in <applet>.c. Usage do not have to be taken care of by your applet. + +For a new applet mu, here is the code that would go in mu.c: ----begin example code------ @@ -86,13 +87,20 @@ Placement / Directory Find the appropriate directory for your new applet. -Add the applet to the applet directory Makefile: +Make sure you find the appropriate places in the files, the applets are +sorted alphabetically. + +Add the applet to Makefile.in in the chosen applet directory: obj-$(CONFIG_MU) += mu.o -Add the applet to the applet directory config.in: +Add the applet to Config.in in the chosen applet directory: -bool 'mu' CONFIG_MU +config CONFIG_MU + bool "MU" + default n + help + Returns an indeterminate value. Usage String(s) @@ -129,9 +137,9 @@ algorithm in busybox.c and the Gods of BusyBox smite you. Yea, verily: /* all programs below here are alphabetically "greater than" 'mu' */ -Finally, add a define for your applet to Config.h: +Finally, add a define for your applet to include/config.h - #define CONFIG_MU + #undef CONFIG_MU Documentation @@ -146,9 +154,10 @@ Adding some text to docs/Configure.help is a nice start. The Grand Announcement ---------------------- -Then create a diff -urN of the files you added (<applet>.c, usage.c, -applets.h, Config.h) and send it to the mailing list: -busybox@busybox.net. Sending patches as attachments is preferred, but -not required. +Then create a diff -urN of the files you added (<appletdir/><applet>.c, +include/usage.c, include/applets.h, include/config.h, <appletdir>/Makefile.in, <appletdir>/config.in) +and send it to the mailing list: +busybox@busybox.net. +Sending patches as attachments is preferred, but not required. |