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authorScott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>2013-03-28 12:46:49 -0700
committerRichard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>2013-04-04 14:13:42 +0100
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ref-manual: Various edits the "Variable Context" chapter.
(From yocto-docs rev: 1f9f99a693723f1f1e893c26d6665cbe58cf9ec6) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
6 <title>Variable Context</title> 6 <title>Variable Context</title>
7 7
8 <para> 8 <para>
9 While most variables can be used in almost any context such as 9 While you can use most variables in almost any context such as
10 <filename>.conf</filename>, <filename>.bbclass</filename>, 10 <filename>.conf</filename>, <filename>.bbclass</filename>,
11 <filename>.inc</filename>, and <filename>.bb</filename> files, 11 <filename>.inc</filename>, and <filename>.bb</filename> files,
12 some variables are often associated with a particular locality or context. 12 some variables are often associated with a particular locality or context.
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
25 <title>Distribution (Distro)</title> 25 <title>Distribution (Distro)</title>
26 26
27 <para> 27 <para>
28 This section lists variables whose context is the distribution, or distro. 28 This section lists variables whose configuration context is the
29 distribution, or distro.
29 <itemizedlist> 30 <itemizedlist>
30 <listitem><para><filename><link linkend='var-DISTRO'>DISTRO</link></filename></para></listitem> 31 <listitem><para><filename><link linkend='var-DISTRO'>DISTRO</link></filename></para></listitem>
31 <listitem><para><filename><link linkend='var-DISTRO_NAME'>DISTRO_NAME</link></filename> 32 <listitem><para><filename><link linkend='var-DISTRO_NAME'>DISTRO_NAME</link></filename>
@@ -52,7 +53,8 @@
52 <title>Machine</title> 53 <title>Machine</title>
53 54
54 <para> 55 <para>
55 This section lists variables whose context is the machine. 56 This section lists variables whose configuration context is the
57 machine.
56 <itemizedlist> 58 <itemizedlist>
57 <listitem><para><filename><link linkend='var-TARGET_ARCH'>TARGET_ARCH</link></filename> 59 <listitem><para><filename><link linkend='var-TARGET_ARCH'>TARGET_ARCH</link></filename>
58 </para></listitem> 60 </para></listitem>
@@ -80,8 +82,9 @@
80 <title>Local</title> 82 <title>Local</title>
81 83
82 <para> 84 <para>
83 This section lists variables whose context is the local configuration through the 85 This section lists variables whose configuratoin context is the
84 <filename>local.conf</filename> file. 86 local configuration through the <filename>local.conf</filename>
87 file.
85 <itemizedlist> 88 <itemizedlist>
86 <listitem><para><filename><link linkend='var-DISTRO'>DISTRO</link></filename> 89 <listitem><para><filename><link linkend='var-DISTRO'>DISTRO</link></filename>
87 </para></listitem> 90 </para></listitem>