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author | Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com> | 2013-11-25 06:43:38 -0800 |
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committer | Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org> | 2013-12-03 12:53:20 +0000 |
commit | b288fa475a39066fd1706bfce5bf01ebefdebd54 (patch) | |
tree | d34aed03cc7faa6ff284d6154d3ab3f99abc7c13 /documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml | |
parent | 134c76e4819ba8ee94717e75e350cbd24fca4ebf (diff) | |
download | poky-b288fa475a39066fd1706bfce5bf01ebefdebd54.tar.gz |
dev-manual: Added note about naming your distribution
Added a small note in the section where you create your own
distribution to be clear about where the name is set.
Reported-by: Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@crashcourse.ca>
(From yocto-docs rev: a2ce7d82eb7f3edbaebce65c73e6ae3c0c921152)
Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml index fdab97dd86..aaa72cc19d 100644 --- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml +++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml | |||
@@ -2552,7 +2552,14 @@ | |||
2552 | the <filename>conf/distro</filename> directory of your | 2552 | the <filename>conf/distro</filename> directory of your |
2553 | layer. | 2553 | layer. |
2554 | You need to name it using your distribution name | 2554 | You need to name it using your distribution name |
2555 | (e.g. <filename>mydistro.conf</filename>).</para> | 2555 | (e.g. <filename>mydistro.conf</filename>). |
2556 | <note> | ||
2557 | The | ||
2558 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-DISTRO'><filename>DISTRO</filename></ulink> | ||
2559 | variable in your | ||
2560 | <filename>local.conf</filename> file determines the | ||
2561 | name of your distribution. | ||
2562 | </note></para> | ||
2556 | <para>You can split out parts of your configuration file | 2563 | <para>You can split out parts of your configuration file |
2557 | into include files and then "require" them from within | 2564 | into include files and then "require" them from within |
2558 | your distribution configuration file. | 2565 | your distribution configuration file. |