Re: [PATCH] ref-manual: Update SIGGEN_EXCLUDE_SAFE_RECIPE_DEPS

[Joshua Watt <jpewhacker@gmail.com>]

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Scott,
This documentation update is not needed for Rocko, the corresponding
code change is only on master. Sorry if there was some confusion
Thanks,Joshua Watt
On Wed, 2018-03-28 at 10:53 -0700, Scott Rifenbark wrote:
> Joshua, 
> 
> Thanks for the addition.  I have implemented the change.  You can see
> the change at https://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/2.5/ref-manual/ref-ma
> nual.html#var-SIGGEN_EXCLUDE_SAFE_RECIPE_DEPS.  I will back-fill into
> the 'rocko' development branch of the manuals.
> 
> Scott
> 
> On Wed, Mar 21, 2018 at 1:33 PM, Joshua Watt <jpewhacker@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Describes the new wildcard syntax
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Joshua Watt <JPEWhacker@gmail.com>
> > 
> > ---
> > 
> >  documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml | 17 +++++++++++++++++
> > 
> >  1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
> > b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
> > 
> > index 09eb9b9dfc7..58a58b0605e 100644
> > 
> > --- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
> > 
> > +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
> > 
> > @@ -12648,6 +12648,23 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-
> > alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3"
> > 
> >                      <filename>mplayer2</filename>.
> > 
> >                  </para>
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > +                <para>
> > 
> > +                    The special token <filename>"*"</filename> may
> > be used on
> > 
> > +                    the left hand side of the dependency, which
> > will match all
> > 
> > +                    recipes except the one on the right hand side.
> > 
> > +                    For example:
> > 
> > +                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
> > 
> > +    SIGGEN_EXCLUDE_SAFE_RECIPE_DEPS += "*->quilt-native"
> > 
> > +                    </literallayout>
> > 
> > +                </para>
> > 
> > +
> > 
> > +                <para>
> > 
> > +                    In this example, all recipes except
> > 
> > +                    <filename>quilt-native</filename> will ignore
> > task
> > 
> > +                    signatures from the <filename>quilt-
> > native</filename> recipe
> > 
> > +                    when determining their task signatures.
> > 
> > +                </para>
> > 
> > +
> > 
> >                  <para>
> > 
> >                      Use of this variable is one mechanism to
> > remove dependencies
> > 
> >                      that affect task signatures and thus force
> > rebuilds when a
> > 
> > --
> > 
> > 2.14.3
> > 
> > 
> > 

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