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author | Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com> | 2013-09-03 20:27:46 +0300 |
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committer | Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org> | 2013-09-12 16:50:05 +0100 |
commit | 6a0c6eac99bb15b2a44d9e12835ad6106fec868d (patch) | |
tree | 5f54b0a83f35fe7a6285831291b999698561d1d3 /documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml | |
parent | 69daf50cde7c7f97e994d76d4c0a83e3981dce3c (diff) | |
download | poky-6a0c6eac99bb15b2a44d9e12835ad6106fec868d.tar.gz |
ref-manual: edits to BAD_ and NO_RECOMMENDATIONS
Some review edits based on Paul's review.
(From yocto-docs rev: d6ff6399cb02b045a7a35a2c87d5f62a25612c3b)
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 | 26 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml index aabc71a561..3148d0f154 100644 --- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml | |||
@@ -273,12 +273,12 @@ | |||
273 | 273 | ||
274 | <para> | 274 | <para> |
275 | It is important to realize that if you choose to not install | 275 | It is important to realize that if you choose to not install |
276 | a package using this variable and some other package is | 276 | packages using this variable and some other packages are |
277 | dependent on it (i.e. listed in a recipe's | 277 | dependent on them (i.e. listed in a recipe's |
278 | <link linkend='var-RDEPENDS'><filename>RDEPENDS</filename></link> | 278 | <link linkend='var-RDEPENDS'><filename>RDEPENDS</filename></link> |
279 | variable), the OpenEmbedded build system does not notify | 279 | variable), the OpenEmbedded build system ignores your |
280 | you with a dependency error. | 280 | request and will install the packages to avoid dependency |
281 | The specified package is simply not installed. | 281 | errors. |
282 | </para> | 282 | </para> |
283 | 283 | ||
284 | <para> | 284 | <para> |
@@ -3222,9 +3222,9 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3" | |||
3222 | packages using this variable and some other packages are | 3222 | packages using this variable and some other packages are |
3223 | dependent on them (i.e. listed in a recipe's | 3223 | dependent on them (i.e. listed in a recipe's |
3224 | <link linkend='var-RDEPENDS'><filename>RDEPENDS</filename></link> | 3224 | <link linkend='var-RDEPENDS'><filename>RDEPENDS</filename></link> |
3225 | variable), the OpenEmbedded build system does not notify | 3225 | variable), the OpenEmbedded build system ignores your |
3226 | you with dependency errors. | 3226 | request and will install the packages to avoid dependency |
3227 | The packages are simply not installed. | 3227 | errors. |
3228 | <note> | 3228 | <note> |
3229 | Some recommended packages might be required for certain | 3229 | Some recommended packages might be required for certain |
3230 | system functionality, such as kernel modules. | 3230 | system functionality, such as kernel modules. |
@@ -3412,14 +3412,8 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3" | |||
3412 | <glossentry id='var-PACKAGE_EXCLUDE'><glossterm>PACKAGE_EXCLUDE</glossterm> | 3412 | <glossentry id='var-PACKAGE_EXCLUDE'><glossterm>PACKAGE_EXCLUDE</glossterm> |
3413 | <glossdef> | 3413 | <glossdef> |
3414 | <para> | 3414 | <para> |
3415 | Lists "recommended-only" packages to not install. | 3415 | Lists packages that should not be installed into an image. |
3416 | Recommended-only packages are packages installed only | 3416 | For example: |
3417 | through the | ||
3418 | <link linkend='var-RRECOMMENDS'><filename>RRECOMMENDS</filename></link> | ||
3419 | variable. | ||
3420 | You can prevent any of these "recommended" packages from | ||
3421 | being installed by listing them with the | ||
3422 | <filename>PACKAGE_EXCLUDE</filename> variable: | ||
3423 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | 3417 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
3424 | PACKAGE_EXCLUDE = "<package_name> <package_name> <package_name> ..." | 3418 | PACKAGE_EXCLUDE = "<package_name> <package_name> <package_name> ..." |
3425 | </literallayout> | 3419 | </literallayout> |