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author | Paul Eggleton <paul.eggleton@linux.intel.com> | 2013-04-09 18:50:07 +0100 |
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committer | Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org> | 2013-04-13 23:57:16 +0100 |
commit | 58eaa409e0848452789b4495272ab5c9edc71c97 (patch) | |
tree | b810bf96105aceb4f957bed58d3dd9c1d6e86daa /documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml | |
parent | 9e33c4142150f1ddc0edf77e7327ca36e949a9a7 (diff) | |
download | poky-58eaa409e0848452789b4495272ab5c9edc71c97.tar.gz |
ref-manual/ref-variables: clarify T definition
Took out the clause in the parantheses set and replaced
with better structure.
* Ensure we mention what kind of files go into T
* We're talking about recipes here, not packages
(From yocto-docs rev: 8783bb7beb10e0fdfca22648f1dff4a85b760cd7)
Signed-off-by: Paul Eggleton <paul.eggleton@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml')
-rw-r--r-- | documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml | 10 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml index 600da575fc..7d720c86b3 100644 --- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml | |||
@@ -3670,14 +3670,16 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3" | |||
3670 | 3670 | ||
3671 | <glossentry id='var-T'><glossterm>T</glossterm> | 3671 | <glossentry id='var-T'><glossterm>T</glossterm> |
3672 | <glossdef> | 3672 | <glossdef> |
3673 | <para>This variable points to a directory were BitBake places temporary | 3673 | <para>This variable points to a directory were BitBake places |
3674 | files when building a particular package. | 3674 | temporary files, which consist mostly of task logs and |
3675 | It is typically set as follows: | 3675 | scripts, when building a particular recipe. |
3676 | The variable is typically set as follows: | ||
3676 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | 3677 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
3677 | T = "${WORKDIR}/temp" | 3678 | T = "${WORKDIR}/temp" |
3678 | </literallayout> | 3679 | </literallayout> |
3679 | The <link linkend='var-WORKDIR'><filename>WORKDIR</filename></link> | 3680 | The <link linkend='var-WORKDIR'><filename>WORKDIR</filename></link> |
3680 | is the directory into which BitBake unpacks and builds the package. | 3681 | is the directory into which BitBake unpacks and builds the |
3682 | recipe. | ||
3681 | The default <filename>bitbake.conf</filename> file sets this variable.</para> | 3683 | The default <filename>bitbake.conf</filename> file sets this variable.</para> |
3682 | <para>The <filename>T</filename> variable is not to be confused with | 3684 | <para>The <filename>T</filename> variable is not to be confused with |
3683 | the <link linkend='var-TMPDIR'><filename>TMPDIR</filename></link> variable, | 3685 | the <link linkend='var-TMPDIR'><filename>TMPDIR</filename></link> variable, |