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authorScott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>2014-06-27 15:44:00 +0300
committerScott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>2014-06-27 15:44:00 +0300
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bitbake-user-manual-ref-variables.xml: Edits to OVERRIDES variable.
More detail. Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>
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@@ -1560,8 +1560,16 @@
BitBake uses <filename>OVERRIDES</filename> to control
what variables are overridden after BitBake parses
recipes and configuration files.
- You can find more information on how overrides are handled
- in the
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Following is a simple example that uses an overrides
+ list based on machine architectures:
+ <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+ OVERRIDES = "arm:x86:mips:powerpc"
+ </literallayout>
+ You can find information on how to use
+ <filename>OVERRIDES</filename> in the
"<link linkend='conditional-syntax-overrides'>Conditional Syntax (Overrides)</link>"
section.
</para>