difference mchehab/new_build.git to media_build.git ?

Last night (well, actually the wee wee hours of this morning), I took the time to:
- add a news announcement regarding media_build on the front page of the wiki
- update the http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/How_to_Obtain,_Build_and_Install_V4L-DVB_Device_Drivers article accordingly

I suspect that what has precluded any earlier case of a widely visible announcement being made, beyond those tidbits that have appeared on the mailing list, is a combination of:
- the necessity for having someone actually find and take time to perform such an administrative task
- and, amongst most, a case of general unfamiliarity with the new system
- and, a question of maintainership of the new system and whether or not its status is still classified as experimental or has reached maturity
- and, access rights required to modify the Linuxtv proper website in regards to these developments

Speaking of time, I've now expended all of mine, and then some (as per usual), which I can devote to this matter. Hopefully someone can take a look and correct any mistakes I've made or add any points I've overlooked on the wiki. As well, hopefully someone else can take care of the other parts of the website that need to be updated.

Em 09-01-2011 16:23, CityK escreveu:

Thanks for the changes!

You can add a "more advanced" approach. That's what I currently do here:

$ git clone git://linuxtv.org/media_build.git
$ git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git media_tree
$ cd media_tree
$ git remote add linuxtv git://linuxtv.org/media_tree.git
$ git remote update
$ git checkout -b media-master remotes/linuxtv/staging/for_v2.6.38-rc1
$ cd ../media_build/linux
$ make dir DIR=../media_tree
$ cd ..

The "make dir" target will associate the development git tree with the media_tree, in a way that, if you change a file or update the media_tree, the new_build scripts will sync its copy with the media_tree ones, re-applying the patches if needed, before building the targets.

You should try it. It helps a lot if you need to keep your drivers in track with the upstream ones.

True. Btw, as we don't have anyone dedicated to maintain the media_build, I gave write rights to other people for the media_build tree. As I found it useful to myself, I'm also keeping it on a reasonable stable (although I only use the "make dir" way, so I probably won't notice a bug with make untar and related targets). If someone has time and interests on helping to maintaining it, please ping me.

Thanks!

Mauro.