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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.rst | 41 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-ref-variables.rst | 10 |
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diff --git a/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.rst b/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.rst index 615c9f9ce..77c107aff 100644 --- a/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.rst +++ b/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.rst @@ -1650,10 +1650,15 @@ user interfaces: Variants - Class Extension Mechanism ==================================== -BitBake supports two features that facilitate creating from a single -recipe file multiple incarnations of that recipe file where all -incarnations are buildable. These features are enabled through the -:term:`BBCLASSEXTEND` and :term:`BBVERSIONS` variables. +BitBake supports multiple incarnations of a recipe file via the +:term:`BBCLASSEXTEND` variable. + +The :term:`BBCLASSEXTEND` variable is a space separated list of classes used +to "extend" the recipe for each variant. Here is an example that results in a +second incarnation of the current recipe being available. This second +incarnation will have the "native" class inherited. :: + + BBCLASSEXTEND = "native" .. note:: @@ -1663,34 +1668,6 @@ incarnations are buildable. These features are enabled through the class. For specific examples, see the OE-Core native , nativesdk , and multilib classes. -- ``BBCLASSEXTEND``: This variable is a space separated list of - classes used to "extend" the recipe for each variant. Here is an - example that results in a second incarnation of the current recipe - being available. This second incarnation will have the "native" class - inherited. :: - - BBCLASSEXTEND = "native" - -- ``BBVERSIONS``: This variable allows a single recipe to build - multiple versions of a project from a single recipe file. You can - also specify conditional metadata (using the - :term:`OVERRIDES` mechanism) for a single - version, or an optionally named range of versions. Here is an - example:: - - BBVERSIONS = "1.0 2.0 git" - SRC_URI_git = "git://someurl/somepath.git" - - BBVERSIONS = "1.0.[0-6]:1.0.0+ 1.0.[7-9]:1.0.7+" - SRC_URI_append_1.0.7+ = "file://some_patch_which_the_new_versions_need.patch;patch=1" - - The name of the range defaults to the original version of the recipe. For - example, in OpenEmbedded, the recipe file ``foo_1.0.0+.bb`` creates a default - name range of ``1.0.0+``. This is useful because the range name is not only - placed into overrides, but it is also made available for the metadata to use - in the variable that defines the base recipe versions for use in ``file://`` - search paths (:term:`FILESPATH`). - Dependencies ============ 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 e1b640e2f..adb311ab1 100644 --- a/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-ref-variables.rst +++ b/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-ref-variables.rst @@ -797,16 +797,6 @@ overview of their function and contents. Allows you to use a configuration file to add to the list of command-line target recipes you want to build. - :term:`BBVERSIONS` - Allows a single recipe to build multiple versions of a project from a - single recipe file. You also able to specify conditional metadata - using the :term:`OVERRIDES` mechanism for a - single version or for an optionally named range of versions. - - For more information on ``BBVERSIONS``, see the - ":ref:`bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata:variants - class extension mechanism`" - section. - :term:`BITBAKE_UI` Used to specify the UI module to use when running BitBake. Using this variable is equivalent to using the ``-u`` command-line option. |