Added support for creating custom developer packages before they are pushed to the Firmware repository

builder.sh

@@ -93,6 +93,21 @@ select_device() {
     fi
 }
 
+copy_extra_packages() {
+    extra_package=${BUILDER_DIR}/package
+    firmware_package=${FIRMWARE_DIR}/general/package
+    cp -afv $extra_package/* $firmware_package
+    package_list_file=$firmware_package/Config.in
+    for f in "$extra_package"/*
+    do
+        package_name=$(basename $f)
+        if ! grep -Fq "$package_name" $package_list_file
+        then
+            printf 'source "$BR2_EXTERNAL_GENERAL_PATH/package/%s/Config.in"\n' $package_name >> $package_list_file
+        fi
+    done
+}
+
 echo_c 37 "Experimental system for building OpenIPC firmware for known devices"
 echo_c 30 "https://openipc.org/"
 echo_c 30 "Version: ${VERSION}"
@@ -120,6 +135,9 @@ else
     # git pull --rebase
 fi
 
+echo_c 33 "\nCopying extra packages"
+copy_extra_packages
+
 echo_c 33 "\nCopying device files"
 cp -afv ${BUILDER_DIR}/${ITEM}/* ${FIRMWARE_DIR}
 

package/demo-openipc/Config.in

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_DEMO_OPENIPC
+	bool "demo-openipc"
+	default n
+	help
+	  Demo package
+
+	  https://openipc.org

package/demo-openipc/demo-openipc.mk

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+################################################################################
+#
+# demo-openipc | updated 2022.09.13
+#
+################################################################################
+
+DEMO_OPENIPC_LICENSE = MIT
+DEMO_OPENIPC_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
+
+define DEMO_OPENIPC_EXTRACT_CMDS
+	cp -avr $(DEMO_OPENIPC_PKGDIR)/src/* $(@D)/
+endef
+
+define DEMO_OPENIPC_BUILD_CMDS
+	(cd $(@D); $(TARGET_CC) -s demo-openipc.c -o demo-openipc)
+endef
+
+define DEMO_OPENIPC_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
+	$(INSTALL) -m 755 -d $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin
+	install -m 0755 -D $(@D)/demo-openipc $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/demo-openipc
+endef
+
+$(eval $(generic-package))

package/demo-openipc/src/demo-openipc.c

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+int main (void)
+{
+  puts ("Welcome to OpenIPC !");
+  return 0;
+}