The main Buildroot directory contains a file named +DEVELOPERS+ that
lists the developers involved with various areas of Buildroot. Thanks
-to this file, the +get-developer+ tool allows to:
+to this file, the +get-developers+ tool allows to:
- Calculate the list of developers to whom patches should be sent, by
parsing the patches and matching the modified files with the
The +DEVELOPERS+ file format is documented in detail inside the file
itself.
-The +get-developer+ tool, located in +utils/+ allows to use
+The +get-developers+ tool, located in +utils/+ allows to use
the +DEVELOPERS+ file for various tasks:
- When passing one or several patches as command line argument,
- +get-developer+ will return the appropriate +git send-email+
+ +get-developers+ will return the appropriate +git send-email+
command. If the +-e+ option is passed, only the email addresses are
printed in a format suitable for +git send-email --cc-cmd+.
-- When using the +-a <arch>+ command line option, +get-developer+ will
+- When using the +-a <arch>+ command line option, +get-developers+ will
return the list of developers in charge of the given architecture.
-- When using the +-p <package>+ command line option, +get-developer+
+- When using the +-p <package>+ command line option, +get-developers+
will return the list of developers in charge of the given package.
-- When using the +-c+ command line option, +get-developer+ will look
+- When using the +-c+ command line option, +get-developers+ will look
at all files under version control in the Buildroot repository, and
list the ones that are not handled by any developer. The purpose of
this option is to help completing the +DEVELOPERS+ file.