From: michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com
To: bitbake-devel@lists.openembedded.org
Cc: docs@lists.yoctoproject.org,
Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com>
Subject: [PATCH] bitbake-user-manual: explicit variables taking a colon separated list
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2023 18:06:14 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20230619160614.909233-1-michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com> (raw)
From: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com>
[YOCTO #15128]
Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com>
---
.../bitbake-user-manual-ref-variables.rst | 16 ++++++++--------
1 file 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 01d4f8d1..ee5d7ba8 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::
--
2.34.1
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2023-06-20 7:52 ` [bitbake-devel] [PATCH] bitbake-user-manual: explicit variables taking a colon separated list Luca Ceresoli
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