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diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml index ba182acaf4..ddff77cdc2 100644 --- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml +++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml @@ -3603,11 +3603,10 @@ <title>Additional Implementation Details</title> <para> - Different packaging systems have different levels of - native Multilib support (i.e. support for the host build - machine). - For the RPM Package Management System, the following - implementation details exist: + Different packaging systems have different levels of native Multilib + support. + For the RPM Package Management System, the following implementation details + exist: <itemizedlist> <listitem><para>A unique architecture is defined for the Multilib packages, along with creating a unique deploy folder under @@ -6377,9 +6376,8 @@ developers when building for multiple machines. When you use the same <filename>TMPDIR</filename> for multiple machine builds, the OpenEmbedded build system can - reuse the existing native (i.e. host system) and often - cross-recipes (i.e. <filename>nativesdk</filename> - for multiple machines. + reuse the existing native and often cross-recipes for + multiple machines. Thus, build time decreases. <note> If @@ -7582,14 +7580,16 @@ Consequently, you usually need to add a cross-compilation function to the package. </para> + <para>Many packages based on Automake compile and run the test suite by using a single command such as <filename>make check</filename>. - However, the native <filename>make check</filename> - that runs on the host system + However, the host <filename>make check</filename> builds and runs on the same computer, while cross-compiling requires that the package is built - on the host but executed on the target. + on the host but executed for the target + architecture (though often, as in the case for + ptest, the execution occurs on the host). The built version of Automake that ships with the Yocto Project includes a patch that separates building and execution. |