> > I always compile trunk by myself and put the package repository on a
> > web or FTP server.
> 
> so you simply do an all-package build and create your own repo, is
> that what you're saying?  that's the direction i'm going in as well.
Yes. But I only compile the packages I need. Nothing more.

> > In the build-system I change either
> > package/base-files/files/etc/ipkg.conf to have a new standard
> > ipkg.conf for all targets.
> 
> what do you mean you change "either"?  i'm assuming that what you're
> referring to is that, before an image build, you modify the contents
> of the generic /etc/ipkg.conf file to refer to your repository,
> correct?  and that modified version will be used for any new image you
> build.
Absolutly right :)

> > For target specific ipkg.conf files change or add the file
> > target/linux/<arch>/base-files/etc/ipkg.conf.
> 
> and i haven't looked closely enough yet -- if you have both a generic
> and an arch-specific ipkg.conf file, what happens?  are the combined
> in your final image?  a pointer to the part of the build
> infrastructure that deals with that would be great so i can RTFS for
> myself.  thanks muchly.
A arch specific ipkg.conf will simply overwrite the generic one.

You can check the contents of your final /etc/ipkg.conf file which goes into 
the image at build_dir/<arch>/root-<board>/etc/ipkg.conf

I hope this helps. Sorry, my native language is German.
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