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diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml index d66fe1b0c6..4fb1f64646 100644 --- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml @@ -9568,6 +9568,17 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3" PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/xserver = "xserver-xf86" PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/libgl ?= "mesa" </literallayout> + <note> + If you set <filename>PREFERRED_PROVIDER</filename> + for a <filename>virtual/*</filename> item, then any + recipe that + <link linkend='var-PROVIDES'><filename>PROVIDES</filename></link> + that item that is not selected by + <filename>PREFERRED_PROVIDER</filename> is prevented + from building, which is usually desirable since this + mechanism is designed to select between mutually + exclusive alternative providers. + </note> </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> |