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| [[community-resources]] |
| == Community resources |
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| Like any open source project, Buildroot has different ways to share |
| information in its community and outside. |
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| Each of those ways may interest you if you are looking for some help, |
| want to understand Buildroot or contribute to the project. |
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| Mailing List:: |
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| Buildroot has a mailing list for discussion and development. It is the |
| 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 |
| this list. You can subscribe via the |
| http://lists.buildroot.org/mailman/listinfo/buildroot[mailing list info |
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| Mails that are sent to the mailing list are also available in the |
| http://lists.buildroot.org/pipermail/buildroot[mailing list archives] and |
| via http://gmane.org[Gmane], at |
| http://dir.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.uclibc.buildroot[+gmane.comp.lib.uclibc.buildroot+]. |
| Please search the mailing list archives before asking questions, since |
| there is a good chance someone else has asked the same question before. |
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| IRC:: |
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| The Buildroot IRC channel irc://freenode.net/#buildroot[#buildroot] is |
| hosted on http://webchat.freenode.net[Freenode]. It is a useful place to |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| better as it will reach more people, both developers and users. |
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| Bug tracker:: |
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| Bugs in Buildroot can be reported via the mailing list or alternatively |
| via the https://bugs.buildroot.org/buglist.cgi?product=buildroot[Buildroot |
| bugtracker]. Please refer to xref:reporting-bugs[] before creating a bug |
| report. |
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| Wiki:: |
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| http://elinux.org/Buildroot[The Buildroot wiki page] is hosted on |
| the http://elinux.org[eLinux] wiki. It contains some useful links, an |
| overview of past and upcoming events, and a TODO list. |
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| Patchwork:: |
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| Patchwork is a web-based patch tracking system designed to facilitate |
| the contribution and management of contributions to an open-source |
| project. Patches that have been sent to a mailing list are \'caught' by |
| the system, and appear on a web page. Any comments posted that |
| reference the patch are appended to the patch page too. For more |
| information on Patchwork see |
| http://jk.ozlabs.org/projects/patchwork/[]. |
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| Buildroot's Patchwork website is mainly for use by Buildroot's |
| maintainer to ensure patches aren't missed. It is also used by Buildroot |
| patch reviewers (see also xref:apply-patches-patchwork[]). |
| However, since the website exposes patches and their corresponding |
| review comments in a clean and concise web interface, it can be useful |
| for all Buildroot developers. |
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| The Buildroot patch management interface is available at |
| http://patchwork.buildroot.org[]. |
