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authorPaul Eggleton <paul.eggleton@linux.intel.com>2013-04-09 18:50:07 +0100
committerRichard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>2013-04-13 23:57:23 +0100
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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>
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diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
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@@ -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,