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authorScott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com>2018-07-13 11:55:32 -0700
committerRichard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>2018-08-15 10:28:43 +0100
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ref-manual: Updated the DISTRO variable description
I added a cross-reference to the "DISTRO_NAME" variable as it is the long version of the distribution name. (From yocto-docs rev: bb5638409faadb9c6a5fbca729e4e6b8a220433d) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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@@ -3636,10 +3636,17 @@
3636 <para role="glossdeffirst"> 3636 <para role="glossdeffirst">
3637<!-- <para role="glossdeffirst"><imagedata fileref="figures/define-generic.png" /> --> 3637<!-- <para role="glossdeffirst"><imagedata fileref="figures/define-generic.png" /> -->
3638 The short name of the distribution. 3638 The short name of the distribution.
3639 This variable corresponds to a distribution 3639 For information on the long name of the distribution, see
3640 configuration file whose root name is the same as the 3640 the
3641 variable's argument and whose filename extension is 3641 <link linkend='var-DISTRO_NAME'><filename>DISTRO_NAME</filename></link>
3642 <filename>.conf</filename>. 3642 variable.
3643 </para>
3644
3645 <para>
3646 The <filename>DISTRO</filename> variable corresponds to a
3647 distribution configuration file whose root name is the
3648 same as the variable's argument and whose filename
3649 extension is <filename>.conf</filename>.
3643 For example, the distribution configuration file for the 3650 For example, the distribution configuration file for the
3644 Poky distribution is named <filename>poky.conf</filename> 3651 Poky distribution is named <filename>poky.conf</filename>
3645 and resides in the 3652 and resides in the
@@ -3664,9 +3671,9 @@
3664 The value for <filename>DISTRO</filename> must not contain 3671 The value for <filename>DISTRO</filename> must not contain
3665 spaces, and is typically all lower-case. 3672 spaces, and is typically all lower-case.
3666 <note> 3673 <note>
3667 If the <filename>DISTRO</filename> variable is blank, a set 3674 If the <filename>DISTRO</filename> variable is blank,
3668 of default configurations are used, which are specified 3675 a set of default configurations are used, which are
3669 within 3676 specified within
3670 <filename>meta/conf/distro/defaultsetup.conf</filename> 3677 <filename>meta/conf/distro/defaultsetup.conf</filename>
3671 also in the Source Directory. 3678 also in the Source Directory.
3672 </note> 3679 </note>