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authorTom Rini <tom.rini@gmail.com>2021-08-12 12:10:26 -0400
committerRichard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>2021-08-14 12:04:24 +0100
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manuals: Rename the "Using .bbappend Files in Your Layer" section
To prepare to add another example bbappend, rename the current "Using .bbappend Files in Your Layer" section to "Appending Other Layers Metadata With Your Layer". Name the current example as "Overlaying a File Using Your Layer". (From yocto-docs rev: 62d7b5721b2fbcf1e22fc4e7bbac51d52260730e) Signed-off-by: Tom Rini <trini@konsulko.com> Reviewed-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com> Reviewed-by: Quentin Schulz <foss@0leil.net> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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@@ -443,8 +443,8 @@ file. During the processing of each ``conf/layer.conf`` file, BitBake
443adds the recipes, classes and configurations contained within the 443adds the recipes, classes and configurations contained within the
444particular layer to the source directory. 444particular layer to the source directory.
445 445
446Using .bbappend Files in Your Layer 446Appending Other Layers Metadata With Your Layer
447----------------------------------- 447-----------------------------------------------
448 448
449A recipe that appends Metadata to another recipe is called a BitBake 449A recipe that appends Metadata to another recipe is called a BitBake
450append file. A BitBake append file uses the ``.bbappend`` file type 450append file. A BitBake append file uses the ``.bbappend`` file type
@@ -474,6 +474,9 @@ does not have a corresponding recipe with a matching name. See the
474:term:`BB_DANGLINGAPPENDS_WARNONLY` 474:term:`BB_DANGLINGAPPENDS_WARNONLY`
475variable for information on how to handle this error. 475variable for information on how to handle this error.
476 476
477Overlaying a File Using Your Layer
478~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
479
477As an example, consider the main formfactor recipe and a corresponding 480As an example, consider the main formfactor recipe and a corresponding
478formfactor append file both from the :term:`Source Directory`. 481formfactor append file both from the :term:`Source Directory`.
479Here is the main 482Here is the main
@@ -6091,7 +6094,7 @@ layer. The following steps provide some more detail:
6091 6094
6092 - Add a ``psplash`` append file for a branded splash screen. For 6095 - Add a ``psplash`` append file for a branded splash screen. For
6093 information on append files, see the 6096 information on append files, see the
6094 ":ref:`dev-manual/common-tasks:using .bbappend files in your layer`" 6097 ":ref:`dev-manual/common-tasks:appending other layers metadata with your layer`"
6095 section. 6098 section.
6096 6099
6097 - Add any other append files to make custom changes that are 6100 - Add any other append files to make custom changes that are