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authorScott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>2014-07-10 16:03:30 +0300
committerRichard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>2014-07-21 19:06:52 +0100
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ref-manual: Fixed grammar problem in FILES variable description.
(From yocto-docs rev: faf5bc08e3f015dfb610ebdb73a0747793451033) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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@@ -2637,10 +2637,11 @@
2637 </para> 2637 </para>
2638 2638
2639 <para> 2639 <para>
2640 To use the <filename>FILES</filename> variable, provide a package name 2640 To use the <filename>FILES</filename> variable, provide a
2641 override that identifies the resulting package. 2641 package name override that identifies the resulting package.
2642 Then, provide a space-separated list of files or paths that identifies the 2642 Then, provide a space-separated list of files or paths
2643 files you want included as part of the resulting package. 2643 that identify the files you want included as part of the
2644 resulting package.
2644 Here is an example: 2645 Here is an example:
2645 <literallayout class='monospaced'> 2646 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
2646 FILES_${PN} += "${bindir}/mydir1/ ${bindir}/mydir2/myfile" 2647 FILES_${PN} += "${bindir}/mydir1/ ${bindir}/mydir2/myfile"
@@ -2648,24 +2649,29 @@
2648 </para> 2649 </para>
2649 2650
2650 <note> 2651 <note>
2651 When specifying paths as part of the <filename>FILES</filename> variable, 2652 When specifying paths as part of the
2652 it is good practice to use appropriate path variables. 2653 <filename>FILES</filename> variable, it is good practice
2653 For example, use <filename>${sysconfdir}</filename> rather than 2654 to use appropriate path variables.
2654 <filename>/etc</filename>, or <filename>${bindir}</filename> rather 2655 For example, use <filename>${sysconfdir}</filename> rather
2655 than <filename>/usr/bin</filename>. 2656 than <filename>/etc</filename>, or
2657 <filename>${bindir}</filename> rather than
2658 <filename>/usr/bin</filename>.
2656 You can find a list of these variables at the top of the 2659 You can find a list of these variables at the top of the
2657 <filename>meta/conf/bitbake.conf</filename> file in the 2660 <filename>meta/conf/bitbake.conf</filename> file in the
2658 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>. 2661 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>.
2659 </note> 2662 </note>
2660 2663
2661 <para> 2664 <para>
2662 If some of the files you provide with the <filename>FILES</filename> variable 2665 If some of the files you provide with the
2663 are editable and you know they should not be 2666 <filename>FILES</filename> variable are editable and you
2664 overwritten during the package update process by the Package Management 2667 know they should not be overwritten during the package
2665 System (PMS), you can identify these files so that the PMS will not 2668 update process by the Package Management System (PMS), you
2669 can identify these files so that the PMS will not
2666 overwrite them. 2670 overwrite them.
2667 See the <filename><link linkend='var-CONFFILES'>CONFFILES</link></filename> 2671 See the
2668 variable for information on how to identify these files to the PMS. 2672 <link linkend='var-CONFFILES'><filename>CONFFILES</filename></link>
2673 variable for information on how to identify these files to
2674 the PMS.
2669 </para> 2675 </para>
2670 2676
2671 </glossdef> 2677 </glossdef>