Thomas Lundquist

* docs/new-applet-HOWTO.txt: Update for new directory structure.


git-svn-id: svn://busybox.net/trunk/busybox@4408 69ca8d6d-28ef-0310-b511-8ec308f3f277

1 files changed, 22 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/docs/new-applet-HOWTO.txt b/docs/new-applet-HOWTO.txt
index edf7eeee8..7cae30b45 100644
--- a/docs/new-applet-HOWTO.txt
+++ b/docs/new-applet-HOWTO.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ This document details the steps you must take to add a new applet to BusyBox.
 Credits:
 Matt Kraai - initial writeup
 Mark Whitley - the remix
-
+Thomas Lundquist - Added stuff for the new directory layout.
 
 Initial Write
 -------------
@@ -81,11 +81,25 @@ program that could be useful in another program, consider putting them in
 libbb.
 
 
+Placement / Directory
+---------------------
+
+Find the appropriate directory for your new applet.
+
+Add the applet to the applet directory Makefile:
+
+obj-$(CONFIG_MU)               += mu.o
+
+Add the applet to the applet directory config.in:
+
+bool 'mu'          CONFIG_MU
+
+
 Usage String(s)
 ---------------
 
-Next, add usage information for you applet to usage.h. This should look like
-the following:
+Next, add usage information for you applet to include/usage.h. 
+This should look like the following:
 
         #define mu_trivial_usage \
                 "-[abcde] FILES"
@@ -104,9 +118,9 @@ currently exist in usage.h.)
 Header Files
 ------------
 
-Next, add an entry to applets.h.  Be *sure* to keep the list in alphabetical
-order, or else it will break the binary-search lookup algorithm in busybox.c
-and the Gods of BusyBox smite you. Yea, verily:
+Next, add an entry to include/applets.h.  Be *sure* to keep the list 
+in alphabetical order, or else it will break the binary-search lookup 
+algorithm in busybox.c and the Gods of BusyBox smite you. Yea, verily:
 
         /* all programs above here are alphabetically "less than" 'mu' */
         #ifdef CONFIG_MU
@@ -126,6 +140,8 @@ Documentation
 If you're feeling especially nice, you should also document your applet in the
 docs directory (but nobody ever does that).
 
+Adding some text to docs/Configure.help is a nice start.
+
 
 The Grand Announcement
 ----------------------