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authorScott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com>2019-06-10 13:24:26 -0500
committerRichard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>2019-06-18 11:29:23 +0100
commitb0b59bd2b8e267fe582c603933051d12ba7eb381 (patch)
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downloadopenembedded-core-contrib-b0b59bd2b8e267fe582c603933051d12ba7eb381.tar.gz
ref-manual: Updated "npm.bbclass" section.
I provided a general link to the wiki on npm software. Also, updated the section to point to the new section on how to create NPM packages, which is in the dev-manual. (From yocto-docs rev: 03fd635d06d64a53ad00196919350a45942731ce) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
index 5cd25e8c29..ece47e757b 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
@@ -2285,13 +2285,16 @@ This check was removed for YP 2.3 release
<title><filename>npm.bbclass</filename></title>
<para>
- Provides support for building Node.js software fetched using the npm
- package manager.
+ Provides support for building Node.js software fetched using the
+ <ulink url='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Npm_(software)'>node package manager (NPM)</ulink>.
<note>
Currently, recipes inheriting this class must use the
<filename>npm://</filename> fetcher to have dependencies fetched
and packaged automatically.
</note>
+ For information on how to create NPM packages, see the
+ "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#creating-node-package-manager-npm-packages'>Creating Node Package Manager (NPM) Packages</ulink>"
+ section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.
</para>
</section>