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authorScott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>2014-07-01 09:14:40 +0300
committerRichard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>2014-07-03 13:57:11 +0100
commita53950ad2c9f468ef1700d71e26163bd5f204c21 (patch)
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downloadopenembedded-core-contrib-a53950ad2c9f468ef1700d71e26163bd5f204c21.tar.gz
ref-manual: Added the LICENSE_FLAGS variable description.
(From yocto-docs rev: dfe4bb2268a2b79571ea03d44684de31ed25cc66) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
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--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -4695,6 +4695,30 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3"
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
+ <glossentry id='var-LICENSE_FLAGS'><glossterm>LICENSE_FLAGS</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ Specifies additional flags for a recipe you must
+ whitelist through
+ <link linkend='var-LICENSE_FLAGS_WHITELIST'><filename>LICENSE_FLAGS_WHITELIST</filename></link>
+ in order to allow the recipe to be built.
+ When providing multiple flags, separate them with
+ spaces.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ This value is independent of
+ <link linkend='var-LICENSE'><filename>LICENSE</filename></link>
+ and is typically used to mark recipes that might
+ require additional licenses in order to be used in a
+ commercial product.
+ For more information, see the
+ "<link linkend='enabling-commercially-licensed-recipes'>Enabling Commercially Licensed Recipes</link>"
+ section.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
<glossentry id='var-LICENSE_PATH'><glossterm>LICENSE_PATH</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>Path to additional licenses used during the build.