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diff --git a/doc/user-manual/user-manual-bitbakecommand.xml b/doc/user-manual/user-manual-bitbakecommand.xml index 96cdf9853..78da71d06 100644 --- a/doc/user-manual/user-manual-bitbakecommand.xml +++ b/doc/user-manual/user-manual-bitbakecommand.xml @@ -23,75 +23,76 @@ Following is the usage and syntax for BitBake: <literallayout class='monospaced'> $ bitbake -h - Usage: bitbake [options] [recipename/target ...] - - Executes the specified task (default is 'build') for a given set of target recipes (.bb files). - It is assumed there is a conf/bblayers.conf available in cwd or in BBPATH which - will provide the layer, BBFILES and other configuration information. - - Options: - --version show program's version number and exit - -h, --help show this help message and exit - -b BUILDFILE, --buildfile=BUILDFILE - Execute tasks from a specific .bb recipe directly. - WARNING: Does not handle any dependencies from other - recipes. - -k, --continue Continue as much as possible after an error. While the - target that failed and anything depending on it cannot - be built, as much as possible will be built before - stopping. - -a, --tryaltconfigs Continue with builds by trying to use alternative - providers where possible. - -f, --force Force the specified targets/task to run (invalidating - any existing stamp file). - -c CMD, --cmd=CMD Specify the task to execute. The exact options - available depend on the metadata. Some examples might - be 'compile' or 'populate_sysroot' or 'listtasks' may - give a list of the tasks available. - -C INVALIDATE_STAMP, --clear-stamp=INVALIDATE_STAMP - Invalidate the stamp for the specified task such as - 'compile' and then run the default task for the - specified target(s). - -r PREFILE, --read=PREFILE - Read the specified file before bitbake.conf. - -R POSTFILE, --postread=POSTFILE - Read the specified file after bitbake.conf. - -v, --verbose Output more log message data to the terminal. - -D, --debug Increase the debug level. You can specify this more - than once. - -n, --dry-run Don't execute, just go through the motions. - -S, --dump-signatures - Don't execute, just dump out the signature - construction information. - -p, --parse-only Quit after parsing the BB recipes. - -s, --show-versions Show current and preferred versions of all recipes. - -e, --environment Show the global or per-package environment complete - with information about where variables were - set/changed. - -g, --graphviz Save dependency tree information for the specified - targets in the dot syntax. - -I EXTRA_ASSUME_PROVIDED, --ignore-deps=EXTRA_ASSUME_PROVIDED - Assume these dependencies don't exist and are already - provided (equivalent to ASSUME_PROVIDED). Useful to - make dependency graphs more appealing - -l DEBUG_DOMAINS, --log-domains=DEBUG_DOMAINS - Show debug logging for the specified logging domains - -P, --profile Profile the command and save reports. - -u UI, --ui=UI The user interface to use (e.g. knotty, hob, depexp). - -t SERVERTYPE, --servertype=SERVERTYPE - Choose which server to use, process or xmlrpc. - --revisions-changed Set the exit code depending on whether upstream - floating revisions have changed or not. - --server-only Run bitbake without a UI, only starting a server - (cooker) process. - B BIND, --bind=BIND The name/address for the bitbake server to bind to. - --no-setscene Do not run any setscene tasks. sstate will be ignored - and everything needed, built. - --remote-server=REMOTE_SERVER - Connect to the specified server. - -m, --kill-server Terminate the remote server. - --observe-only Connect to a server as an observing-only client. - --status-only Check the status of the remote bitbake server. +Usage: bitbake [options] [recipename/target ...] + + Executes the specified task (default is 'build') for a given set of target recipes (.bb files). + It is assumed there is a conf/bblayers.conf available in cwd or in BBPATH which + will provide the layer, BBFILES and other configuration information. + +Options: + --version show program's version number and exit + -h, --help show this help message and exit + -b BUILDFILE, --buildfile=BUILDFILE + Execute tasks from a specific .bb recipe directly. + WARNING: Does not handle any dependencies from other + recipes. + -k, --continue Continue as much as possible after an error. While the + target that failed and anything depending on it cannot + be built, as much as possible will be built before + stopping. + -a, --tryaltconfigs Continue with builds by trying to use alternative + providers where possible. + -f, --force Force the specified targets/task to run (invalidating + any existing stamp file). + -c CMD, --cmd=CMD Specify the task to execute. The exact options + available depend on the metadata. Some examples might + be 'compile' or 'populate_sysroot' or 'listtasks' may + give a list of the tasks available. + -C INVALIDATE_STAMP, --clear-stamp=INVALIDATE_STAMP + Invalidate the stamp for the specified task such as + 'compile' and then run the default task for the + specified target(s). + -r PREFILE, --read=PREFILE + Read the specified file before bitbake.conf. + -R POSTFILE, --postread=POSTFILE + Read the specified file after bitbake.conf. + -v, --verbose Output more log message data to the terminal. + -D, --debug Increase the debug level. You can specify this more + than once. + -n, --dry-run Don't execute, just go through the motions. + -S, --dump-signatures + Don't execute, just dump out the signature + construction information. + -p, --parse-only Quit after parsing the BB recipes. + -s, --show-versions Show current and preferred versions of all recipes. + -e, --environment Show the global or per-package environment complete + with information about where variables were + set/changed. + -g, --graphviz Save dependency tree information for the specified + targets in the dot syntax. + -I EXTRA_ASSUME_PROVIDED, --ignore-deps=EXTRA_ASSUME_PROVIDED + Assume these dependencies don't exist and are already + provided (equivalent to ASSUME_PROVIDED). Useful to + make dependency graphs more appealing + -l DEBUG_DOMAINS, --log-domains=DEBUG_DOMAINS + Show debug logging for the specified logging domains + -P, --profile Profile the command and save reports. + -u UI, --ui=UI The user interface to use (e.g. knotty, hob, depexp). + -t SERVERTYPE, --servertype=SERVERTYPE + Choose which server to use, process or xmlrpc. + --revisions-changed Set the exit code depending on whether upstream + floating revisions have changed or not. + --server-only Run bitbake without a UI, only starting a server + (cooker) process. + -B BIND, --bind=BIND The name/address for the bitbake server to bind to. + --no-setscene Do not run any setscene tasks. sstate will be ignored + and everything needed, built. + --remote-server=REMOTE_SERVER + Connect to the specified server. + -m, --kill-server Terminate the remote server. + --observe-only Connect to a server as an observing-only client. + --status-only Check the status of the remote bitbake server. + </literallayout> </para> </section> @@ -234,7 +235,7 @@ <para> <literallayout class='monospaced'> - BBFILES="/path/to/bbfiles/*.bb" + BBFILES = "/path/to/bbfiles/*.bb" </literallayout> With regard to dependencies, it expects the <filename>.bb</filename> to define a @@ -254,7 +255,8 @@ <literallayout class='monospaced'> a.bb: - PN = "package-a" DEPENDS += "package-b" + PN = "package-a" + DEPENDS += "package-b" b.bb: @@ -352,12 +354,12 @@ custom modifications that one does not want upstream. Here is an example: <literallayout class='monospaced'> - BBFILES = "/stuff/openembedded/*/*.bb - /stuff/openembedded.modified/*/*.bb" \ - BBFILE_COLLECTIONS = "upstream local" \ - BBFILE_PATTERN_upstream = "^/stuff/openembedded/" \ - BBFILE_PATTERN_local = "^/stuff/openembedded.modified/" \ - BBFILE_PRIORITY_upstream = "5" BBFILE_PRIORITY_local = "10" + BBFILES = "/stuff/openembedded/*/*.bb /stuff/openembedded.modified/*/*.bb" + BBFILE_COLLECTIONS = "upstream local" + BBFILE_PATTERN_upstream = "^/stuff/openembedded/" + BBFILE_PATTERN_local = "^/stuff/openembedded.modified/" + BBFILE_PRIORITY_upstream = "5" + BBFILE_PRIORITY_local = "10" </literallayout> </para> </section> |