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Matt Kraai
2002-03-18
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Thomas Lundquist
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docs/new-applet-HOWTO.txt+22 -6
| @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ This document details the steps you must take to add a new applet to BusyBox. | |
| Credits: | |
| Matt Kraai - initial writeup | |
| Mark Whitley - the remix | |
| - | |
| + | Thomas Lundquist - Added stuff for the new directory layout. |
| Initial Write | |
| ------------- | |
| @@ -81,11 +81,25 @@ program that could be useful in another program, consider putting them in | |
| libbb. | |
| + | Placement / Directory |
| + | --------------------- |
| + | |
| + | Find the appropriate directory for your new applet. |
| + | |
| + | Add the applet to the applet directory Makefile: |
| + | |
| + | obj-$(CONFIG_MU) += mu.o |
| + | |
| + | Add the applet to the applet directory config.in: |
| + | |
| + | bool 'mu' CONFIG_MU |
| + | |
| + | |
| Usage String(s) | |
| --------------- | |
| - | Next, add usage information for you applet to usage.h. This should look like |
| - | the following: |
| + | Next, add usage information for you applet to include/usage.h. |
| + | This should look like the following: |
| #define mu_trivial_usage \ | |
| "-[abcde] FILES" | |
| @@ -104,9 +118,9 @@ currently exist in usage.h.) | |
| Header Files | |
| ------------ | |
| - | Next, add an entry to applets.h. Be *sure* to keep the list in alphabetical |
| - | order, or else it will break the binary-search lookup algorithm in busybox.c |
| - | and the Gods of BusyBox smite you. Yea, verily: |
| + | Next, add an entry to include/applets.h. Be *sure* to keep the list |
| + | in alphabetical order, or else it will break the binary-search lookup |
| + | algorithm in busybox.c and the Gods of BusyBox smite you. Yea, verily: |
| /* all programs above here are alphabetically "less than" 'mu' */ | |
| #ifdef CONFIG_MU | |
| @@ -126,6 +140,8 @@ Documentation | |
| If you're feeling especially nice, you should also document your applet in the | |
| docs directory (but nobody ever does that). | |
| + | Adding some text to docs/Configure.help is a nice start. |
| + | |
| The Grand Announcement | |
| ---------------------- | |