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| author |   Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com> | 2023-06-19 18:06:14 +0200 |
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| committer |   Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org> | 2023-06-19 23:11:35 +0100 |
| commit | d1779e2f7789e516efae434b3781c981d0ef4ded (patch) | |
| tree | a4f18c786f7a0ff1bf77e69d2575909036b1742c | |
| parent | 6abdc81dec06a362bfbcc06d69b90b96bd9bef01 (diff) | |
| download | bitbake-contrib-d1779e2f7789e516efae434b3781c981d0ef4ded.tar.gz | |
bitbake-user-manual: explicit variables taking a colon separated list
[YOCTO #15128]
Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-ref-variables.rst | 16 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-ref-variables.rst b/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-ref-variables.rst index 01d4f8d14..ee5d7ba8d 100644 --- a/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-ref-variables.rst +++ b/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-ref-variables.rst @@ -920,9 +920,9 @@ overview of their function and contents. section. :term:`BBPATH` - Used by BitBake to locate class (``.bbclass``) and configuration - (``.conf``) files. This variable is analogous to the ``PATH`` - variable. + A colon-separated list used by BitBake to locate class (``.bbclass``) + and configuration (``.conf``) files. This variable is analogous to the + ``PATH`` variable. If you run BitBake from a directory outside of the build directory, you must be sure to set :term:`BBPATH` to point to the build directory. @@ -1165,8 +1165,8 @@ overview of their function and contents. order. :term:`OVERRIDES` - BitBake uses :term:`OVERRIDES` to control what variables are overridden - after BitBake parses recipes and configuration files. + A colon-separated list that BitBake uses to control what variables are + overridden after BitBake parses recipes and configuration files. Following is a simple example that uses an overrides list based on machine architectures: OVERRIDES = "arm:x86:mips:powerpc" You can @@ -1225,9 +1225,9 @@ overview of their function and contents. PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/libgl ?= "mesa" :term:`PREFERRED_PROVIDERS` - Determines which recipe should be given preference for cases where - multiple recipes provide the same item. Functionally, - :term:`PREFERRED_PROVIDERS` is identical to + A colon-separated list to determine which recipe should be given + preference for cases where multiple recipes provide the same item. + Functionally, :term:`PREFERRED_PROVIDERS` is identical to :term:`PREFERRED_PROVIDER`. However, the :term:`PREFERRED_PROVIDERS` variable lets you define preferences for multiple situations using the following form:: |