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4 [[community-resources]]
7 Like any open source project, Buildroot has different ways to share
8 information in its community and outside.
10 Each of those ways may interest you if you are looking for some help,
11 want to understand Buildroot or contribute to the project.
15 Buildroot has a mailing list for discussion and development. It is the
16 main method of interaction for Buildroot users and developers.
18 Only subscribers to the Buildroot mailing list are allowed to post to
19 this list. You can subscribe via the
20 http://lists.buildroot.org/mailman/listinfo/buildroot[mailing list info
23 Mails that are sent to the mailing list are also available in the
24 http://lists.buildroot.org/pipermail/buildroot[mailing list archives] and
25 via http://gmane.org[Gmane], at
26 http://dir.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.uclibc.buildroot[+gmane.comp.lib.uclibc.buildroot+].
27 Please search the mailing list archives before asking questions, since
28 there is a good chance someone else has asked the same question before.
32 The Buildroot IRC channel irc://freenode.net/#buildroot[#buildroot] is
33 hosted on http://webchat.freenode.net[Freenode]. It is a useful place to
34 ask quick questions or discuss on certain topics.
36 When asking for help on IRC, share relevant logs or pieces of code
37 using a code sharing website, such as http://code.bulix.org.
39 Note that for certain questions, posting to the mailing list may be
40 better as it will reach more people, both developers and users.
44 Bugs in Buildroot can be reported via the mailing list or alternatively
45 via the https://bugs.buildroot.org/buglist.cgi?product=buildroot[Buildroot
46 bugtracker]. Please refer to xref:reporting-bugs[] before creating a bug
51 http://elinux.org/Buildroot[The Buildroot wiki page] is hosted on
52 the http://elinux.org[eLinux] wiki. It contains some useful links, an
53 overview of past and upcoming events, and a TODO list.
57 Patchwork is a web-based patch tracking system designed to facilitate
58 the contribution and management of contributions to an open-source
59 project. Patches that have been sent to a mailing list are \'caught' by
60 the system, and appear on a web page. Any comments posted that
61 reference the patch are appended to the patch page too. For more
62 information on Patchwork see
63 http://jk.ozlabs.org/projects/patchwork/[].
65 Buildroot's Patchwork website is mainly for use by Buildroot's
66 maintainer to ensure patches aren't missed. It is also used by Buildroot
67 patch reviewers (see also xref:apply-patches-patchwork[]).
68 However, since the website exposes patches and their corresponding
69 review comments in a clean and concise web interface, it can be useful
70 for all Buildroot developers.
72 The Buildroot patch management interface is available at
73 http://patchwork.buildroot.org[].