initial commit for Enea Linux 5.0 arm

Signed-off-by: Tudor Florea <tudor.florea@enea.com>

43 files changed, 26497 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/TODO b/documentation/ref-manual/TODO
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ee0db977cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/TODO
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+Handbook Todo List:
+
+  * Document adding a new IMAGE_FEATURE to the customising images section 
+  * Add instructions about using zaurus/openmoko emulation
+  * Add component overview/block diagrams
+  * Software Deevelopment intro should mention its software development for 
+    intended target and could be a different arch etc and thus special case. 
+  * Expand insane.bbclass documentation to cover tests
+  * Document remaining classes (see list in ref-classes)
+  * Document formfactor
+
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/closer-look.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/closer-look.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c0c0d619a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/closer-look.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,1304 @@
+<!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
+"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"
+[<!ENTITY % poky SYSTEM "../poky.ent"> %poky; ] >
+
+<chapter id='closer-look'>
+<title>A Closer Look at the Yocto Project Development Environment</title>
+
+    <para>
+        This chapter takes a more detailed look at the Yocto Project
+        development environment.
+        The following diagram represents the development environment at a
+        high level.
+        The remainder of this chapter expands on the fundamental input, output,
+        process, and
+        <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#metadata'>Metadata</ulink>) blocks
+        in the Yocto Project development environment.
+    </para>
+
+    <para id='general-yocto-environment-figure'>
+        <imagedata fileref="figures/yocto-environment-ref.png" align="center" width="8in" depth="4.25in" />
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        The generalized Yocto Project Development Environment consists of
+        several functional areas:
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis>User Configuration:</emphasis>
+                Metadata you can use to control the build process.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis>Metadata Layers:</emphasis>
+                Various layers that provide software, machine, and
+                distro Metadata.</para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis>Source Files:</emphasis>
+                Upstream releases, local projects, and SCMs.</para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis>Build System:</emphasis>
+                Processes under the control of
+                <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#bitbake-term'>BitBake</ulink>.
+                This block expands on how BitBake fetches source, applies
+                patches, completes compilation, analyzes output for package
+                generation, creates and tests packages, generates images, and
+                generates cross-development tools.</para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis>Package Feeds:</emphasis>
+                Directories containing output packages (RPM, DEB or IPK),
+                which are subsequently used in the construction of an image or
+                SDK, produced by the build system.
+                These feeds can also be copied and shared using a web server or
+                other means to facilitate extending or updating existing
+                images on devices at runtime if runtime package management is
+                enabled.</para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis>Images:</emphasis>
+                Images produced by the development process.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis>Application Development SDK:</emphasis>
+                Cross-development tools that are produced along with an image
+                or separately with BitBake.</para></listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+
+    <section id="user-configuration">
+        <title>User Configuration</title>
+
+        <para>
+            User configuration helps define the build.
+            Through user configuration, you can tell BitBake the
+            target architecture for which you are building the image,
+            where to store downloaded source, and other build properties.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            The following figure shows an expanded representation of the
+            "User Configuration" box of the
+            <link linkend='general-yocto-environment-figure'>general Yocto Project Development Environment figure</link>:
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            <imagedata fileref="figures/user-configuration.png" align="center" width="5.5in" depth="3.5in" />
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            BitBake needs some basic configuration files in order to complete
+            a build.
+            These files are <filename>*.conf</filename> files.
+            The minimally necessary ones reside as example files in the
+            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>.
+            For simplicity, this section refers to the Source Directory as
+            the "Poky Directory."
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            When you clone the <filename>poky</filename> Git repository or you
+            download and unpack a Yocto Project release, you can set up the
+            Source Directory to be named anything you want.
+            For this discussion, the cloned repository uses the default
+            name <filename>poky</filename>.
+            <note>
+                The Poky repository is primarily an aggregation of existing
+                repositories.
+                It is not a canonical upstream source.
+            </note>
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            The <filename>meta-yocto</filename> layer inside Poky contains
+            a <filename>conf</filename> directory that has example
+            configuration files.
+            These example files are used as a basis for creating actual
+            configuration files when you source the build environment
+            script
+            (i.e.
+            <link linkend='structure-core-script'><filename>&OE_INIT_FILE;</filename></link>
+            or
+            <link linkend='structure-memres-core-script'><filename>oe-init-build-env-memres</filename></link>).
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            Sourcing the build environment script creates a
+            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>
+            if one does not already exist.
+            BitBake uses the Build Directory for all its work during builds.
+            The Build Directory has a <filename>conf</filename> directory that
+            contains default versions of your <filename>local.conf</filename>
+            and <filename>bblayers.conf</filename> configuration files.
+            These default configuration files are created only if versions
+            do not already exist in the Build Directory at the time you
+            source the build environment setup script.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            Because the Poky repository is fundamentally an aggregation of
+            existing repositories, some users might be familiar with running
+            the <filename>&OE_INIT_FILE;</filename> or
+            <filename>oe-init-build-env-memres</filename> script in the context
+            of separate OpenEmbedded-Core and BitBake repositories rather than a
+            single Poky repository.
+            This discussion assumes the script is executed from within a cloned
+            or unpacked version of Poky.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            Depending on where the script is sourced, different sub-scripts
+            are called to set up the Build Directory (Yocto or OpenEmbedded).
+            Specifically, the script
+            <filename>scripts/oe-setup-builddir</filename> inside the
+            poky directory sets up the Build Directory and seeds the directory
+            (if necessary) with configuration files appropriate for the
+            Yocto Project development environment.
+            <note>
+                The <filename>scripts/oe-setup-builddir</filename> script
+                uses the <filename>$TEMPLATECONF</filename> variable to
+                determine which sample configuration files to locate.
+            </note>
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            The <filename>local.conf</filename> file provides many
+            basic variables that define a build environment.
+            Here is a list of a few.
+            To see the default configurations in a <filename>local.conf</filename>
+            file created by the build environment script, see the
+            <filename>local.conf.sample</filename> in the
+            <filename>meta-yocto</filename> layer:
+            <itemizedlist>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>Parallelism Options:</emphasis>
+                    Controlled by the
+                    <link linkend='var-BB_NUMBER_THREADS'><filename>BB_NUMBER_THREADS</filename></link>
+                    and
+                    <link linkend='var-PARALLEL_MAKE'><filename>PARALLEL_MAKE</filename></link>
+                    variables.</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>Target Machine Selection:</emphasis>
+                    Controlled by the
+                    <link linkend='var-MACHINE'><filename>MACHINE</filename></link>
+                    variable.</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>Download Directory:</emphasis>
+                    Controlled by the
+                    <link linkend='var-DL_DIR'><filename>DL_DIR</filename></link>
+                    variable.</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>Shared State Directory:</emphasis>
+                    Controlled by the
+                    <link linkend='var-SSTATE_DIR'><filename>SSTATE_DIR</filename></link>
+                    variable.</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>Build Output:</emphasis>
+                    Controlled by the
+                    <link linkend='var-TMPDIR'><filename>TMPDIR</filename></link>
+                    variable.</para></listitem>
+            </itemizedlist>
+            <note>
+                Configurations set in the <filename>conf/local.conf</filename>
+                file can also be set in the
+                <filename>conf/site.conf</filename> and
+                <filename>conf/auto.conf</filename> configuration files.
+            </note>
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            The <filename>bblayers.conf</filename> file tells BitBake what
+            layers you want considered during the build.
+            By default, the layers listed in this file include layers
+            minimally needed by the build system.
+            However, you must manually add any custom layers you have created.
+            You can find more information on working with the
+            <filename>bblayers.conf</filename> file in the
+            "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#enabling-your-layer'>Enabling Your Layer</ulink>"
+            section in the Yocto Project Development Manual.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            The files <filename>site.conf</filename> and
+            <filename>auto.conf</filename> are not created by the environment
+            initialization script.
+            If you want these configuration files, you must create them
+            yourself:
+            <itemizedlist>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>site.conf</filename>:</emphasis>
+                    You can use the <filename>conf/site.conf</filename>
+                    configuration file to configure multiple build directories.
+                    For example, suppose you had several build environments and
+                    they shared some common features.
+                    You can set these default build properties here.
+                    A good example is perhaps the level of parallelism you want
+                    to use through the
+                    <link linkend='var-BB_NUMBER_THREADS'><filename>BB_NUMBER_THREADS</filename></link>
+                    and
+                    <link linkend='var-PARALLEL_MAKE'><filename>PARALLEL_MAKE</filename></link>
+                    variables.</para>
+                    <para>One useful scenario for using the
+                    <filename>conf/site.conf</filename> file is to extend your
+                    <link linkend='var-BBPATH'><filename>BBPATH</filename></link>
+                    variable to include the path to a
+                    <filename>conf/site.conf</filename>.
+                    Then, when BitBake looks for Metadata using
+                    <filename>BBPATH</filename>, it finds the
+                    <filename>conf/site.conf</filename> file and applies your
+                    common configurations found in the file.
+                    To override configurations in a particular build directory,
+                    alter the similar configurations within that build
+                    directory's <filename>conf/local.conf</filename> file.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>auto.conf</filename>:</emphasis>
+                    This file is not hand-created.
+                    Rather, the file is usually created and written to by
+                    an autobuilder.
+                    The settings put into the file are typically the same as
+                    you would find in the <filename>conf/local.conf</filename>
+                    or the <filename>conf/site.conf</filename> files.
+                    </para></listitem>
+            </itemizedlist>
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            You can edit all configuration files to further define
+            any particular build environment.
+            This process is represented by the "User Configuration Edits"
+            box in the figure.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            When you launch your build with the
+            <filename>bitbake <replaceable>target</replaceable></filename> command, BitBake
+            sorts out the configurations to ultimately define your build
+            environment.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id="metadata-machine-configuration-and-policy-configuration">
+        <title>Metadata, Machine Configuration, and Policy Configuration</title>
+
+        <para>
+            The previous section described the user configurations that
+            define BitBake's global behavior.
+            This section takes a closer look at the layers the build system
+            uses to further control the build.
+            These layers provide Metadata for the software, machine, and
+            policy.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            In general, three types of layer input exist:
+            <itemizedlist>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>Policy Configuration:</emphasis>
+                    Distribution Layers provide top-level or general
+                    policies for the image or SDK being built.
+                    For example, this layer would dictate whether BitBake
+                    produces RPM or IPK packages.</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>Machine Configuration:</emphasis>
+                    Board Support Package (BSP) layers provide machine
+                    configurations.
+                    This type of information is specific to a particular
+                    target architecture.</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>Metadata:</emphasis>
+                    Software layers contain user-supplied recipe files,
+                    patches, and append files.
+                    </para></listitem>
+            </itemizedlist>
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            The following figure shows an expanded representation of the
+            Metadata, Machine Configuration, and Policy Configuration input
+            (layers) boxes of the
+            <link linkend='general-yocto-environment-figure'>general Yocto Project Development Environment figure</link>:
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            <imagedata fileref="figures/layer-input.png" align="center" width="8in" depth="7.5in" />
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            In general, all layers have a similar structure.
+            They all contain a licensing file
+            (e.g. <filename>COPYING</filename>) if the layer is to be
+            distributed, a <filename>README</filename> file as good practice
+            and especially if the layer is to be distributed, a
+            configuration directory, and recipe directories.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            The Yocto Project has many layers that can be used.
+            You can see a web-interface listing of them on the
+            <ulink url="http://git.yoctoproject.org/">Source Repositories</ulink>
+            page.
+            The layers are shown at the bottom categorized under
+            "Yocto Metadata Layers."
+            These layers are fundamentally a subset of the
+            <ulink url="http://layers.openembedded.org/layerindex/layers/">OpenEmbedded Metadata Index</ulink>,
+            which lists all layers provided by the OpenEmbedded community.
+            <note>
+                Layers exist in the Yocto Project Source Repositories that
+                cannot be found in the OpenEmbedded Metadata Index.
+                These layers are either deprecated or experimental in nature.
+            </note>
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            BitBake uses the <filename>conf/bblayers.conf</filename> file,
+            which is part of the user configuration, to find what layers it
+            should be using as part of the build.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            For more information on layers, see the
+            "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#understanding-and-creating-layers'>Understanding and Creating Layers</ulink>"
+            section in the Yocto Project Development Manual.
+        </para>
+
+        <section id="distro-layer">
+            <title>Distro Layer</title>
+
+            <para>
+                The distribution layer provides policy configurations for your
+                distribution.
+                Best practices dictate that you isolate these types of
+                configurations into their own layer.
+                Settings you provide in
+                <filename>conf/distro/<replaceable>distro</replaceable>.conf</filename> override
+                similar
+                settings that BitBake finds in your
+                <filename>conf/local.conf</filename> file in the Build
+                Directory.
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                The following list provides some explanation and references
+                for what you typically find in the distribution layer:
+                <itemizedlist>
+                    <listitem><para><emphasis>classes:</emphasis>
+                        Class files (<filename>.bbclass</filename>) hold
+                        common functionality that can be shared among
+                        recipes in the distribution.
+                        When your recipes inherit a class, they take on the
+                        settings and functions for that class.
+                        You can read more about class files in the
+                        "<link linkend='ref-classes'>Classes</link>" section.
+                        </para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><emphasis>conf:</emphasis>
+                        This area holds configuration files for the
+                        layer (<filename>conf/layer.conf</filename>),
+                        the distribution
+                        (<filename>conf/distro/<replaceable>distro</replaceable>.conf</filename>),
+                        and any distribution-wide include files.
+                        </para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><emphasis>recipes-*:</emphasis>
+                        Recipes and append files that affect common
+                        functionality across the distribution.
+                        This area could include recipes and append files
+                        to add distribution-specific configuration,
+                        initialization scripts, custom image recipes,
+                        and so forth.</para></listitem>
+                </itemizedlist>
+            </para>
+        </section>
+
+        <section id="bsp-layer">
+            <title>BSP Layer</title>
+
+            <para>
+                The BSP Layer provides machine configurations.
+                Everything in this layer is specific to the machine for which
+                you are building the image or the SDK.
+                A common structure or form is defined for BSP layers.
+                You can learn more about this structure in the
+                <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_BSP_URL;'>Yocto Project Board Support Package (BSP) Developer's Guide</ulink>.
+                <note>
+                    In order for a BSP layer to be considered compliant with the
+                    Yocto Project, it must meet some structural requirements.
+                </note>
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                The BSP Layer's configuration directory contains
+                configuration files for the machine
+                (<filename>conf/machine/<replaceable>machine</replaceable>.conf</filename>) and,
+                of course, the layer (<filename>conf/layer.conf</filename>).
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                The remainder of the layer is dedicated to specific recipes
+                by function: <filename>recipes-bsp</filename>,
+                <filename>recipes-core</filename>,
+                <filename>recipes-graphics</filename>, and
+                <filename>recipes-kernel</filename>.
+                Metadata can exist for multiple formfactors, graphics
+                support systems, and so forth.
+                <note>
+                    While the figure shows several <filename>recipes-*</filename>
+                    directories, not all these directories appear in all
+                    BSP layers.
+                </note>
+            </para>
+        </section>
+
+        <section id="software-layer">
+            <title>Software Layer</title>
+
+            <para>
+                The software layer provides the Metadata for additional
+                software packages used during the build.
+                This layer does not include Metadata that is specific to the
+                distribution or the machine, which are found in their
+                respective layers.
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                This layer contains any new recipes that your project needs
+                in the form of recipe files.
+            </para>
+        </section>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id="sources-dev-environment">
+        <title>Sources</title>
+
+        <para>
+            In order for the OpenEmbedded build system to create an image or
+            any target, it must be able to access source files.
+            The
+            <link linkend='general-yocto-environment-figure'>general Yocto Project Development Environment figure</link>
+            represents source files using the "Upstream Project Releases",
+            "Local Projects", and "SCMs (optional)" boxes.
+            The figure represents mirrors, which also play a role in locating
+            source files, with the "Source Mirror(s)" box.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            The method by which source files are ultimately organized is
+            a function of the project.
+            For example, for released software, projects tend to use tarballs
+            or other archived files that can capture the state of a release
+            guaranteeing that it is statically represented.
+            On the other hand, for a project that is more dynamic or
+            experimental in nature, a project might keep source files in a
+            repository controlled by a Source Control Manager (SCM) such as
+            Git.
+            Pulling source from a repository allows you to control
+            the point in the repository (the revision) from which you want to
+            build software.
+            Finally, a combination of the two might exist, which would give the
+            consumer a choice when deciding where to get source files.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            BitBake uses the
+            <link linkend='var-SRC_URI'><filename>SRC_URI</filename></link>
+            variable to point to source files regardless of their location.
+            Each recipe must have a <filename>SRC_URI</filename> variable
+            that points to the source.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            Another area that plays a significant role in where source files
+            come from is pointed to by the
+            <link linkend='var-DL_DIR'><filename>DL_DIR</filename></link>
+            variable.
+            This area is a cache that can hold previously downloaded source.
+            You can also instruct the OpenEmbedded build system to create
+            tarballs from Git repositories, which is not the default behavior,
+            and store them in the <filename>DL_DIR</filename> by using the
+            <link linkend='var-BB_GENERATE_MIRROR_TARBALLS'><filename>BB_GENERATE_MIRROR_TARBALLS</filename></link>
+            variable.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            Judicious use of a <filename>DL_DIR</filename> directory can
+            save the build system a trip across the Internet when looking
+            for files.
+            A good method for using a download directory is to have
+            <filename>DL_DIR</filename> point to an area outside of your
+            Build Directory.
+            Doing so allows you to safely delete the Build Directory
+            if needed without fear of removing any downloaded source file.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            The remainder of this section provides a deeper look into the
+            source files and the mirrors.
+            Here is a more detailed look at the source file area of the
+            base figure:
+            <imagedata fileref="figures/source-input.png" align="center" width="7in" depth="7.5in" />
+        </para>
+
+        <section id='upstream-project-releases'>
+            <title>Upstream Project Releases</title>
+
+            <para>
+                Upstream project releases exist anywhere in the form of an
+                archived file (e.g. tarball or zip file).
+                These files correspond to individual recipes.
+                For example, the figure uses specific releases each for
+                BusyBox, Qt, and Dbus.
+                An archive file can be for any released product that can be
+                built using a recipe.
+            </para>
+        </section>
+
+        <section id='local-projects'>
+            <title>Local Projects</title>
+
+            <para>
+                Local projects are custom bits of software the user provides.
+                These bits reside somewhere local to a project - perhaps
+                a directory into which the user checks in items (e.g.
+                a local directory containing a development source tree
+                used by the group).
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                The canonical method through which to include a local project
+                is to use the
+                <link linkend='ref-classes-externalsrc'><filename>externalsrc</filename></link>
+                class to include that local project.
+                You use either the <filename>local.conf</filename> or a
+                recipe's append file to override or set the
+                recipe to point to the local directory on your disk to pull
+                in the whole source tree.
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                For information on how to use the
+                <filename>externalsrc</filename> class, see the
+                "<link linkend='ref-classes-externalsrc'><filename>externalsrc.bbclass</filename></link>"
+                section.
+            </para>
+        </section>
+
+        <section id='scms'>
+            <title>Source Control Managers (Optional)</title>
+
+            <para>
+                Another place the build system can get source files from is
+                through an SCM such as Git or Subversion.
+                In this case, a repository is cloned or checked out.
+                The
+                <link linkend='ref-tasks-fetch'><filename>do_fetch</filename></link>
+                task inside BitBake uses
+                the <link linkend='var-SRC_URI'><filename>SRC_URI</filename></link>
+                variable and the argument's prefix to determine the correct
+                fetcher module.
+            </para>
+
+            <note>
+                For information on how to have the OpenEmbedded build system
+                generate tarballs for Git repositories and place them in the
+                <link linkend='var-DL_DIR'><filename>DL_DIR</filename></link>
+                directory, see the
+                <link linkend='var-BB_GENERATE_MIRROR_TARBALLS'><filename>BB_GENERATE_MIRROR_TARBALLS</filename></link>
+                variable.
+            </note>
+
+            <para>
+                When fetching a repository, BitBake uses the
+                <link linkend='var-SRCREV'><filename>SRCREV</filename></link>
+                variable to determine the specific revision from which to
+                build.
+            </para>
+        </section>
+
+        <section id='source-mirrors'>
+            <title>Source Mirror(s)</title>
+
+            <para>
+                Two kinds of mirrors exist: pre-mirrors and regular mirrors.
+                The <link linkend='var-PREMIRRORS'><filename>PREMIRRORS</filename></link>
+                and
+                <link linkend='var-MIRRORS'><filename>MIRRORS</filename></link>
+                variables point to these, respectively.
+                BitBake checks pre-mirrors before looking upstream for any
+                source files.
+                Pre-mirrors are appropriate when you have a shared directory
+                that is not a directory defined by the
+                <link linkend='var-DL_DIR'><filename>DL_DIR</filename></link>
+                variable.
+                A Pre-mirror typically points to a shared directory that is
+                local to your organization.
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                Regular mirrors can be any site across the Internet that is
+                used as an alternative location for source code should the
+                primary site not be functioning for some reason or another.
+            </para>
+        </section>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id="package-feeds-dev-environment">
+        <title>Package Feeds</title>
+
+        <para>
+            When the OpenEmbedded build system generates an image or an SDK,
+            it gets the packages from a package feed area located in the
+            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>.
+            The
+            <link linkend='general-yocto-environment-figure'>general Yocto Project Development Environment figure</link>
+            shows this package feeds area in the upper-right corner.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            This section looks a little closer into the package feeds area used
+            by the build system.
+            Here is a more detailed look at the area:
+            <imagedata fileref="figures/package-feeds.png" align="center" width="7in" depth="6in" />
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            Package feeds are an intermediary step in the build process.
+            BitBake generates packages whose types are defined by the
+            <link linkend='var-PACKAGE_CLASSES'><filename>PACKAGE_CLASSES</filename></link>
+            variable.
+            Before placing the packages into package feeds,
+            the build process validates them with generated output quality
+            assurance checks through the
+            <link linkend='ref-classes-insane'><filename>insane</filename></link>
+            class.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            The package feed area resides in
+            <filename>tmp/deploy</filename> of the Build Directory.
+            Folders are created that correspond to the package type
+            (IPK, DEB, or RPM) created.
+            Further organization is derived through the value of the
+            <link linkend='var-PACKAGE_ARCH'><filename>PACKAGE_ARCH</filename></link>
+            variable for each package.
+            For example, packages can exist for the i586 or qemux86
+            architectures.
+            The package files themselves reside within the appropriate
+            architecture folder.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            BitBake uses the <filename>do_package_write_*</filename> tasks to
+            place generated packages into the package holding area (e.g.
+            <filename>do_package_write_ipk</filename> for IPK packages).
+            See the
+            "<link linkend='ref-tasks-package_write_deb'><filename>do_package_write_deb</filename></link>",
+            "<link linkend='ref-tasks-package_write_ipk'><filename>do_package_write_ipk</filename></link>",
+            "<link linkend='ref-tasks-package_write_rpm'><filename>do_package_write_rpm</filename></link>",
+            and
+            "<link linkend='ref-tasks-package_write_tar'><filename>do_package_write_tar</filename></link>"
+            sections for additional information.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='bitbake-dev-environment'>
+        <title>BitBake</title>
+
+        <para>
+            The OpenEmbedded build system uses
+            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#bitbake-term'>BitBake</ulink>
+            to produce images.
+            You can see from the
+            <link linkend='general-yocto-environment-figure'>general Yocto Project Development Environment figure</link>,
+            the BitBake area consists of several functional areas.
+            This section takes a closer look at each of those areas.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            Separate documentation exists for the BitBake tool.
+            See the
+            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_BB_URL;#bitbake-user-manual'>BitBake User Manual</ulink>
+            for reference material on BitBake.
+        </para>
+
+        <section id='source-fetching-dev-environment'>
+            <title>Source Fetching</title>
+
+            <para>
+                The first stages of building a recipe are to fetch and unpack
+                the source code:
+                <imagedata fileref="figures/source-fetching.png" align="center" width="6.5in" depth="5in" />
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                The
+                <link linkend='ref-tasks-fetch'><filename>do_fetch</filename></link>
+                and
+                <link linkend='ref-tasks-unpack'><filename>do_unpack</filename></link>
+                tasks fetch the source files and unpack them into the work
+                directory.
+                <note>
+                    For every local file (e.g. <filename>file://</filename>)
+                    that is part of a recipe's
+                    <link linkend='var-SRC_URI'><filename>SRC_URI</filename></link>
+                    statement, the OpenEmbedded build system takes a checksum
+                    of the file for the recipe and inserts the checksum into
+                    the signature for the <filename>do_fetch</filename>.
+                    If any local file has been modified, the
+                    <filename>do_fetch</filename> task and all tasks that
+                    depend on it are re-executed.
+                </note>
+                By default, everything is accomplished in the
+                <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>,
+                which has a defined structure.
+                For additional general information on the Build Directory,
+                see the
+                "<link linkend='structure-core-build'><filename>build/</filename></link>"
+                section.
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                Unpacked source files are pointed to by the
+                <link linkend='var-S'><filename>S</filename></link> variable.
+                Each recipe has an area in the Build Directory where the
+                unpacked source code resides.
+                The name of that directory for any given recipe is defined from
+                several different variables.
+                You can see the variables that define these directories
+                by looking at the figure:
+                <itemizedlist>
+                    <listitem><para><link linkend='var-TMPDIR'><filename>TMPDIR</filename></link> -
+                        The base directory where the OpenEmbedded build system
+                        performs all its work during the build.
+                        </para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><link linkend='var-PACKAGE_ARCH'><filename>PACKAGE_ARCH</filename></link> -
+                        The architecture of the built package or packages.
+                        </para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><link linkend='var-TARGET_OS'><filename>TARGET_OS</filename></link> -
+                        The operating system of the target device.
+                        </para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><link linkend='var-PN'><filename>PN</filename></link> -
+                        The name of the built package.
+                        </para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><link linkend='var-PV'><filename>PV</filename></link> -
+                        The version of the recipe used to build the package.
+                        </para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><link linkend='var-PR'><filename>PR</filename></link> -
+                        The revision of the recipe used to build the package.
+                        </para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><link linkend='var-WORKDIR'><filename>WORKDIR</filename></link> -
+                        The location within <filename>TMPDIR</filename> where
+                        a specific package is built.
+                        </para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><link linkend='var-S'><filename>S</filename></link> -
+                        Contains the unpacked source files for a given recipe.
+                        </para></listitem>
+                </itemizedlist>
+            </para>
+        </section>
+
+        <section id='patching-dev-environment'>
+            <title>Patching</title>
+
+            <para>
+                Once source code is fetched and unpacked, BitBake locates
+                patch files and applies them to the source files:
+                <imagedata fileref="figures/patching.png" align="center" width="6in" depth="5in" />
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                The
+                <link linkend='ref-tasks-patch'><filename>do_patch</filename></link>
+                task processes recipes by
+                using the
+                <link linkend='var-SRC_URI'><filename>SRC_URI</filename></link>
+                variable to locate applicable patch files, which by default
+                are <filename>*.patch</filename> or
+                <filename>*.diff</filename> files, or any file if
+                "apply=yes" is specified for the file in
+                <filename>SRC_URI</filename>.
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                BitBake finds and applies multiple patches for a single recipe
+                in the order in which it finds the patches.
+                Patches are applied to the recipe's source files located in the
+                <link linkend='var-S'><filename>S</filename></link> directory.
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                For more information on how the source directories are
+                created, see the
+                "<link linkend='source-fetching-dev-environment'>Source Fetching</link>"
+                section.
+            </para>
+        </section>
+
+        <section id='configuration-and-compilation-dev-environment'>
+            <title>Configuration and Compilation</title>
+
+            <para>
+                After source code is patched, BitBake executes tasks that
+                configure and compile the source code:
+                <imagedata fileref="figures/configuration-compile-autoreconf.png" align="center" width="7in" depth="5in" />
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                This step in the build process consists of three tasks:
+                <itemizedlist>
+                    <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>do_configure</filename>:</emphasis>
+                        This task configures the source by enabling and
+                        disabling any build-time and configuration options for
+                        the software being built.
+                        Configurations can come from the recipe itself as well
+                        as from an inherited class.
+                        Additionally, the software itself might configure itself
+                        depending on the target for which it is being built.
+                        </para>
+
+                        <para>The configurations handled by the
+                        <link linkend='ref-tasks-configure'><filename>do_configure</filename></link>
+                        task are specific
+                        to source code configuration for the source code
+                        being built by the recipe.</para>
+
+                        <para>If you are using the
+                        <link linkend='ref-classes-autotools'><filename>autotools</filename></link>
+                        class,
+                        you can add additional configuration options by using
+                        the <link linkend='var-EXTRA_OECONF'><filename>EXTRA_OECONF</filename></link>
+                        variable.
+                        For information on how this variable works within
+                        that class, see the
+                        <filename>meta/classes/autotools.bbclass</filename> file.
+                        </para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>do_compile</filename>:</emphasis>
+                        Once a configuration task has been satisfied, BitBake
+                        compiles the source using the
+                        <link linkend='ref-tasks-compile'><filename>do_compile</filename></link>
+                        task.
+                        Compilation occurs in the directory pointed to by the
+                        <link linkend='var-B'><filename>B</filename></link>
+                        variable.
+                        Realize that the <filename>B</filename> directory is, by
+                        default, the same as the
+                        <link linkend='var-S'><filename>S</filename></link>
+                        directory.</para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>do_install</filename>:</emphasis>
+                        Once compilation is done, BitBake executes the
+                        <link linkend='ref-tasks-install'><filename>do_install</filename></link>
+                        task.
+                        This task copies files from the <filename>B</filename>
+                        directory and places them in a holding area pointed to
+                        by the
+                        <link linkend='var-D'><filename>D</filename></link>
+                        variable.</para></listitem>
+                </itemizedlist>
+            </para>
+        </section>
+
+        <section id='package-splitting-dev-environment'>
+            <title>Package Splitting</title>
+
+            <para>
+                After source code is configured and compiled, the
+                OpenEmbedded build system analyzes
+                the results and splits the output into packages:
+                <imagedata fileref="figures/analysis-for-package-splitting.png" align="center" width="7in" depth="7in" />
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                The
+                <link linkend='ref-tasks-package'><filename>do_package</filename></link>
+                and
+                <link linkend='ref-tasks-packagedata'><filename>do_packagedata</filename></link>
+                tasks combine to analyze
+                the files found in the
+                <link linkend='var-D'><filename>D</filename></link> directory
+                and split them into subsets based on available packages and
+                files.
+                The analyzing process involves the following as well as other
+                items: splitting out debugging symbols,
+                looking at shared library dependencies between packages,
+                and looking at package relationships.
+                The <filename>do_packagedata</filename> task creates package
+                metadata based on the analysis such that the
+                OpenEmbedded build system can generate the final packages.
+                Working, staged, and intermediate results of the analysis
+                and package splitting process use these areas:
+                <itemizedlist>
+                    <listitem><para><link linkend='var-PKGD'><filename>PKGD</filename></link> -
+                        The destination directory for packages before they are
+                        split.
+                        </para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><link linkend='var-PKGDATA_DIR'><filename>PKGDATA_DIR</filename></link> -
+                        A shared, global-state directory that holds data
+                        generated during the packaging process.
+                        </para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><link linkend='var-PKGDESTWORK'><filename>PKGDESTWORK</filename></link> -
+                        A temporary work area used by the
+                        <filename>do_package</filename> task.
+                        </para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><link linkend='var-PKGDEST'><filename>PKGDEST</filename></link> -
+                        The parent directory for packages after they have
+                        been split.
+                        </para></listitem>
+                </itemizedlist>
+                The <link linkend='var-FILES'><filename>FILES</filename></link>
+                variable defines the files that go into each package in
+                <link linkend='var-PACKAGES'><filename>PACKAGES</filename></link>.
+                If you want details on how this is accomplished, you can
+                look at the
+                <link linkend='ref-classes-package'><filename>package</filename></link>
+                class.
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                Depending on the type of packages being created (RPM, DEB, or
+                IPK), the <filename>do_package_write_*</filename> task
+                creates the actual packages and places them in the
+                Package Feed area, which is
+                <filename>${TMPDIR}/deploy</filename>.
+                You can see the
+                "<link linkend='package-feeds-dev-environment'>Package Feeds</link>"
+                section for more detail on that part of the build process.
+                <note>
+                    Support for creating feeds directly from the
+                    <filename>deploy/*</filename> directories does not exist.
+                    Creating such feeds usually requires some kind of feed
+                    maintenance mechanism that would upload the new packages
+                    into an official package feed (e.g. the
+                    Ångström distribution).
+                    This functionality is highly distribution-specific
+                    and thus is not provided out of the box.
+                </note>
+            </para>
+        </section>
+
+        <section id='image-generation-dev-environment'>
+            <title>Image Generation</title>
+
+            <para>
+                Once packages are split and stored in the Package Feeds area,
+                the OpenEmbedded build system uses BitBake to generate the
+                root filesystem image:
+                <imagedata fileref="figures/image-generation.png" align="center" width="6in" depth="7in" />
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                The image generation process consists of several stages and
+                depends on many variables.
+                The
+                <link linkend='ref-tasks-rootfs'><filename>do_rootfs</filename></link>
+                task uses these key variables
+                to help create the list of packages to actually install:
+                <itemizedlist>
+                    <listitem><para><link linkend='var-IMAGE_INSTALL'><filename>IMAGE_INSTALL</filename></link>:
+                        Lists out the base set of packages to install from
+                        the Package Feeds area.</para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><link linkend='var-PACKAGE_EXCLUDE'><filename>PACKAGE_EXCLUDE</filename></link>:
+                        Specifies packages that should not be installed.
+                        </para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><link linkend='var-IMAGE_FEATURES'><filename>IMAGE_FEATURES</filename></link>:
+                        Specifies features to include in the image.
+                        Most of these features map to additional packages for
+                        installation.</para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><link linkend='var-PACKAGE_CLASSES'><filename>PACKAGE_CLASSES</filename></link>:
+                        Specifies the package backend to use and consequently
+                        helps determine where to locate packages within the
+                        Package Feeds area.</para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><link linkend='var-IMAGE_LINGUAS'><filename>IMAGE_LINGUAS</filename></link>:
+                        Determines the language(s) for which additional
+                        language support packages are installed.
+                        </para></listitem>
+                </itemizedlist>
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                Package installation is under control of the package manager
+                (e.g. smart/rpm, opkg, or apt/dpkg) regardless of whether or
+                not package management is enabled for the target.
+                At the end of the process, if package management is not
+                enabled for the target, the package manager's data files
+                are deleted from the root filesystem.
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                During image generation, the build system attempts to run
+                all post-installation scripts.
+                Any that fail to run on the build host are run on the
+                target when the target system is first booted.
+                If you are using a
+                <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#creating-a-read-only-root-filesystem'>read-only root filesystem</ulink>,
+                all the post installation scripts must succeed during the
+                package installation phase since the root filesystem is
+                read-only.
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                During Optimization, optimizing processes are run across
+                the image.
+                These processes include <filename>mklibs</filename> and
+                <filename>prelink</filename>.
+                The <filename>mklibs</filename> process optimizes the size
+                of the libraries.
+                A <filename>prelink</filename> process optimizes the dynamic
+                linking of shared libraries to reduce start up time of
+                executables.
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                Along with writing out the root filesystem image, the
+                <filename>do_rootfs</filename> task creates a manifest file
+                (<filename>.manifest</filename>) in the same directory as
+                the root filesystem image that lists out, line-by-line, the
+                installed packages.
+                This manifest file is useful for the
+                <link linkend='ref-classes-testimage'><filename>testimage</filename></link>
+                class, for example, to determine whether or not to run
+                specific tests.
+                See the
+                <link linkend='var-IMAGE_MANIFEST'><filename>IMAGE_MANIFEST</filename></link>
+                variable for additional information.
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                Part of the image generation process includes compressing the
+                root filesystem image.
+                Compression is accomplished through several optimization
+                routines designed to reduce the overall size of the image.
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                After the root filesystem has been constructed, the image
+                generation process turns everything into an image file or
+                a set of image files.
+                The formats used for the root filesystem depend on the
+                <link linkend='var-IMAGE_FSTYPES'><filename>IMAGE_FSTYPES</filename></link>
+                variable.
+            </para>
+
+            <note>
+                The entire image generation process is run under Pseudo.
+                Running under Pseudo ensures that the files in the root
+                filesystem have correct ownership.
+            </note>
+        </section>
+
+        <section id='sdk-generation-dev-environment'>
+            <title>SDK Generation</title>
+
+            <para>
+                The OpenEmbedded build system uses BitBake to generate the
+                Software Development Kit (SDK) installer script:
+                <imagedata fileref="figures/sdk-generation.png" align="center" width="6in" depth="7in" />
+            </para>
+
+            <note>
+                For more information on the cross-development toolchain
+                generation, see the
+                "<link linkend='cross-development-toolchain-generation'>Cross-Development Toolchain Generation</link>"
+                section.
+                For information on advantages gained when building a
+                cross-development toolchain using the
+                <link linkend='ref-tasks-populate_sdk'><filename>do_populate_sdk</filename></link>
+                task, see the
+                "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_ADT_URL;#optionally-building-a-toolchain-installer'>Optionally Building a Toolchain Installer</ulink>"
+                section in the Yocto Project Application Developer's Guide.
+            </note>
+
+            <para>
+                Like image generation, the SDK script process consists of
+                several stages and depends on many variables.
+                The <filename>do_populate_sdk</filename> task uses these
+                key variables to help create the list of packages to actually
+                install.
+                For information on the variables listed in the figure, see the
+                "<link linkend='sdk-dev-environment'>Application Development SDK</link>"
+                section.
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                The <filename>do_populate_sdk</filename> task handles two
+                parts: a target part and a host part.
+                The target part is the part built for the target hardware and
+                includes libraries and headers.
+                The host part is the part of the SDK that runs on the
+                <link linkend='var-SDKMACHINE'><filename>SDKMACHINE</filename></link>.
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                Once both parts are constructed, the
+                <filename>do_populate_sdk</filename> task performs some cleanup
+                on both parts.
+                After the cleanup, the task creates a cross-development
+                environment setup script and any configuration files that
+                might be needed.
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                The final output of the task is the Cross-development
+                toolchain installation script (<filename>.sh</filename> file),
+                which includes the environment setup script.
+            </para>
+        </section>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='images-dev-environment'>
+        <title>Images</title>
+
+        <para>
+            The images produced by the OpenEmbedded build system
+            are compressed forms of the
+            root filesystem that are ready to boot on a target device.
+            You can see from the
+            <link linkend='general-yocto-environment-figure'>general Yocto Project Development Environment figure</link>
+            that BitBake output, in part, consists of images.
+            This section is going to look more closely at this output:
+            <imagedata fileref="figures/images.png" align="center" width="5.5in" depth="5.5in" />
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            For a list of example images that the Yocto Project provides,
+            see the
+            "<link linkend='ref-images'>Images</link>" chapter.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            Images are written out to the
+            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>
+            inside the <filename>tmp/deploy/images/<replaceable>machine</replaceable>/</filename>
+            folder as shown in the figure.
+            This folder contains any files expected to be loaded on the
+            target device.
+            The
+            <link linkend='var-DEPLOY_DIR'><filename>DEPLOY_DIR</filename></link>
+            variable points to the <filename>deploy</filename> directory,
+            while the
+            <link linkend='var-DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE'><filename>DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE</filename></link>
+            variable points to the appropriate directory containing images for
+            the current configuration.
+            <itemizedlist>
+                <listitem><para><filename><replaceable>kernel-image</replaceable></filename>:
+                    A kernel binary file.
+                    The <link linkend='var-KERNEL_IMAGETYPE'><filename>KERNEL_IMAGETYPE</filename></link>
+                    variable setting determines the naming scheme for the
+                    kernel image file.
+                    Depending on that variable, the file could begin with
+                    a variety of naming strings.
+                    The <filename>deploy/images/<replaceable>machine</replaceable></filename>
+                    directory can contain multiple image files for the
+                    machine.</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><filename><replaceable>root-filesystem-image</replaceable></filename>:
+                    Root filesystems for the target device (e.g.
+                    <filename>*.ext3</filename> or <filename>*.bz2</filename>
+                    files).
+                    The <link linkend='var-IMAGE_FSTYPES'><filename>IMAGE_FSTYPES</filename></link>
+                    variable setting determines the root filesystem image
+                    type.
+                    The <filename>deploy/images/<replaceable>machine</replaceable></filename>
+                    directory can contain multiple root filesystems for the
+                    machine.</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><filename><replaceable>kernel-modules</replaceable></filename>:
+                    Tarballs that contain all the modules built for the kernel.
+                    Kernel module tarballs exist for legacy purposes and
+                    can be suppressed by setting the
+                    <link linkend='var-MODULE_TARBALL_DEPLOY'><filename>MODULE_TARBALL_DEPLOY</filename></link>
+                    variable to "0".
+                    The <filename>deploy/images/<replaceable>machine</replaceable></filename>
+                    directory can contain multiple kernel module tarballs
+                    for the machine.</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><filename><replaceable>bootloaders</replaceable></filename>:
+                    Bootloaders supporting the image, if applicable to the
+                    target machine.
+                    The <filename>deploy/images/<replaceable>machine</replaceable></filename>
+                    directory can contain multiple bootloaders for the
+                    machine.</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><filename><replaceable>symlinks</replaceable></filename>:
+                    The <filename>deploy/images/<replaceable>machine</replaceable></filename>
+                    folder contains
+                    a symbolic link that points to the most recently built file
+                    for each machine.
+                    These links might be useful for external scripts that
+                    need to obtain the latest version of each file.
+                    </para></listitem>
+            </itemizedlist>
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='sdk-dev-environment'>
+        <title>Application Development SDK</title>
+
+        <para>
+            In the
+            <link linkend='general-yocto-environment-figure'>general Yocto Project Development Environment figure</link>,
+            the output labeled "Application Development SDK" represents an
+            SDK.
+            This section is going to take a closer look at this output:
+            <imagedata fileref="figures/sdk.png" align="center" width="5in" depth="4in" />
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            The specific form of this output is a self-extracting
+            SDK installer (<filename>*.sh</filename>) that, when run,
+            installs the SDK, which consists of a cross-development
+            toolchain, a set of libraries and headers, and an SDK
+            environment setup script.
+            Running this installer essentially sets up your
+            cross-development environment.
+            You can think of the cross-toolchain as the "host"
+            part because it runs on the SDK machine.
+            You can think of the libraries and headers as the "target"
+            part because they are built for the target hardware.
+            The setup script is added so that you can initialize the
+            environment before using the tools.
+        </para>
+
+        <note>
+            <para>
+                The Yocto Project supports several methods by which you can
+                set up this cross-development environment.
+                These methods include downloading pre-built SDK installers,
+                building and installing your own SDK installer, or running
+                an Application Development Toolkit (ADT) installer to
+                install not just cross-development toolchains
+                but also additional tools to help in this type of
+                development.
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                For background information on cross-development toolchains
+                in the Yocto Project development environment, see the
+                "<link linkend='cross-development-toolchain-generation'>Cross-Development Toolchain Generation</link>"
+                section.
+                For information on setting up a cross-development
+                environment, see the
+                "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_ADT_URL;#installing-the-adt'>Installing the ADT and Toolchains</ulink>"
+                section in the Yocto Project Application Developer's Guide.
+            </para>
+        </note>
+
+        <para>
+            Once built, the SDK installers are written out to the
+            <filename>deploy/sdk</filename> folder inside the
+            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>
+            as shown in the figure at the beginning of this section.
+            Several variables exist that help configure these files:
+            <itemizedlist>
+                <listitem><para><link linkend='var-DEPLOY_DIR'><filename>DEPLOY_DIR</filename></link>:
+                    Points to the <filename>deploy</filename>
+                    directory.</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><link linkend='var-SDKMACHINE'><filename>SDKMACHINE</filename></link>:
+                    Specifies the architecture of the machine
+                    on which the cross-development tools are run to
+                    create packages for the target hardware.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><link linkend='var-SDKIMAGE_FEATURES'><filename>SDKIMAGE_FEATURES</filename></link>:
+                    Lists the features to include in the "target" part
+                    of the SDK.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><link linkend='var-TOOLCHAIN_HOST_TASK'><filename>TOOLCHAIN_HOST_TASK</filename></link>:
+                    Lists packages that make up the host
+                    part of the SDK (i.e. the part that runs on
+                    the <filename>SDKMACHINE</filename>).
+                    When you use
+                    <filename>bitbake -c populate_sdk <replaceable>imagename</replaceable></filename>
+                    to create the SDK, a set of default packages
+                    apply.
+                    This variable allows you to add more packages.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><link linkend='var-TOOLCHAIN_TARGET_TASK'><filename>TOOLCHAIN_TARGET_TASK</filename></link>:
+                    Lists packages that make up the target part
+                    of the SDK (i.e. the part built for the
+                    target hardware).
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><link linkend='var-SDKPATH'><filename>SDKPATH</filename></link>:
+                    Defines the default SDK installation path offered by the
+                    installation script.
+                    </para></listitem>
+            </itemizedlist>
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+</chapter>
+<!--
+vim: expandtab tw=80 ts=4
+-->
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/examples/hello-autotools/hello_2.3.bb b/documentation/ref-manual/examples/hello-autotools/hello_2.3.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5dfb0b30cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/examples/hello-autotools/hello_2.3.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+DESCRIPTION = "GNU Helloworld application"
+SECTION = "examples"
+LICENSE = "GPLv3"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=adefda309052235aa5d1e99ce7557010"
+
+SRC_URI = "${GNU_MIRROR}/hello/hello-${PV}.tar.bz2"
+
+inherit autotools
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/examples/hello-single/files/helloworld.c b/documentation/ref-manual/examples/hello-single/files/helloworld.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fc7169b7b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/examples/hello-single/files/helloworld.c
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+int main(void)
+{
+        printf("Hello world!\n");
+
+        return 0;
+}
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/examples/hello-single/hello.bb b/documentation/ref-manual/examples/hello-single/hello.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0812743e39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/examples/hello-single/hello.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+DESCRIPTION = "Simple helloworld application"
+SECTION = "examples"
+LICENSE = "MIT"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COMMON_LICENSE_DIR}/MIT;md5=0835ade698e0bcf8506ecda2f7b4f302"
+
+SRC_URI = "file://helloworld.c"
+
+S = "${WORKDIR}"
+
+do_compile() {
+        ${CC} helloworld.c -o helloworld
+}
+
+do_install() {
+        install -d ${D}${bindir}
+        install -m 0755 helloworld ${D}${bindir}
+}
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/examples/libxpm/libxpm_3.5.6.bb b/documentation/ref-manual/examples/libxpm/libxpm_3.5.6.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b58d4d7bd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/examples/libxpm/libxpm_3.5.6.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+require xorg-lib-common.inc
+
+DESCRIPTION = "X11 Pixmap library"
+LICENSE = "X-BSD"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=3e07763d16963c3af12db271a31abaa5"
+DEPENDS += "libxext"
+PR = "r2"
+PE = "1"
+
+XORG_PN = "libXpm"
+
+PACKAGES =+ "sxpm cxpm"
+FILES_cxpm = "${bindir}/cxpm"
+FILES_sxpm = "${bindir}/sxpm"
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/examples/mtd-makefile/mtd-utils_1.0.0.bb b/documentation/ref-manual/examples/mtd-makefile/mtd-utils_1.0.0.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5d05a437a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/examples/mtd-makefile/mtd-utils_1.0.0.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+DESCRIPTION = "Tools for managing memory technology devices."
+SECTION = "base"
+DEPENDS = "zlib"
+HOMEPAGE = "http://www.linux-mtd.infradead.org/"
+LICENSE = "GPLv2"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=0636e73ff0215e8d672dc4c32c317bb3 \
+                    file://include/common.h;beginline=1;endline=17;md5=ba05b07912a44ea2bf81ce409380049c"
+
+SRC_URI = "ftp://ftp.infradead.org/pub/mtd-utils/mtd-utils-${PV}.tar.gz"
+
+CFLAGS_prepend = "-I ${S}/include "
+
+do_install() {
+        oe_runmake install DESTDIR=${D}
+}
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/faq.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/faq.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..da6ce20eef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/faq.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,799 @@
+<!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
+"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"
+[<!ENTITY % poky SYSTEM "../poky.ent"> %poky; ] >
+
+<chapter id='faq'>
+<title>FAQ</title>
+<qandaset>
+    <qandaentry>
+        <question>
+            <para>
+                How does Poky differ from <ulink url='&OE_HOME_URL;'>OpenEmbedded</ulink>?
+            </para>
+        </question>
+        <answer>
+            <para>
+                The term "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#poky'>Poky</ulink>"
+                refers to the specific reference build system that
+                the Yocto Project provides.
+                Poky is based on <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#oe-core'>OE-Core</ulink>
+                and <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#bitbake-term'>BitBake</ulink>.
+                Thus, the generic term used here for the build system is
+                the "OpenEmbedded build system."
+                Development in the Yocto Project using Poky is closely tied to OpenEmbedded, with
+                changes always being merged to OE-Core or BitBake first before being pulled back
+                into Poky.
+                This practice benefits both projects immediately.
+            </para>
+        </answer>
+    </qandaentry>
+
+    <qandaentry>
+        <question>
+            <para id='faq-not-meeting-requirements'>
+                My development system does not meet the
+                required Git, tar, and Python versions.
+                In particular, I do not have Python 2.7.3 or greater, or
+                I do have Python 3.x, which is specifically not supported by
+                the Yocto Project.
+                Can I still use the Yocto Project?
+            </para>
+        </question>
+        <answer>
+            <para>
+                You can get the required tools on your host development
+                system a couple different ways (i.e. building a tarball or
+                downloading a tarball).
+                See the
+                "<link linkend='required-git-tar-and-python-versions'>Required Git, tar, and Python Versions</link>"
+                section for steps on how to update your build tools.
+            </para>
+        </answer>
+    </qandaentry>
+
+    <qandaentry>
+        <question>
+            <para>
+                How can you claim Poky / OpenEmbedded-Core is stable?
+            </para>
+        </question>
+        <answer>
+            <para>
+                There are three areas that help with stability;
+                <itemizedlist>
+                    <listitem><para>The Yocto Project team keeps
+                        <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#oe-core'>OE-Core</ulink> small
+                        and focused, containing around 830 recipes as opposed to the thousands
+                        available in other OpenEmbedded community layers.
+                        Keeping it small makes it easy to test and maintain.</para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para>The Yocto Project team runs manual and automated tests
+                        using a small, fixed set of reference hardware as well as emulated
+                        targets.</para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para>The Yocto Project uses an autobuilder,
+                        which provides continuous build and integration tests.</para></listitem>
+                </itemizedlist>
+            </para>
+        </answer>
+    </qandaentry>
+
+    <qandaentry>
+        <question>
+            <para>
+                How do I get support for my board added to the Yocto Project?
+            </para>
+        </question>
+        <answer>
+            <para>
+                Support for an additional board is added by creating a
+                Board Support Package (BSP) layer for it.
+                For more information on how to create a BSP layer, see the
+                "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#understanding-and-creating-layers'>Understanding and Creating Layers</ulink>"
+                section in the Yocto Project Development Manual and the
+                <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_BSP_URL;'>Yocto Project Board Support Package (BSP) Developer's Guide</ulink>.
+            </para>
+            <para>
+                Usually, if the board is not completely exotic, adding support in
+                the Yocto Project is fairly straightforward.
+            </para>
+        </answer>
+    </qandaentry>
+
+    <qandaentry>
+        <question>
+            <para>
+                Are there any products built using the OpenEmbedded build system?
+            </para>
+        </question>
+        <answer>
+            <para>
+                The software running on the <ulink url='http://vernier.com/labquest/'>Vernier LabQuest</ulink>
+                is built using the OpenEmbedded build system.
+                See the <ulink url='http://www.vernier.com/products/interfaces/labq/'>Vernier LabQuest</ulink>
+                website for more information.
+                There are a number of pre-production devices using the OpenEmbedded build system
+                and the Yocto Project team
+                announces them as soon as they are released.
+            </para>
+        </answer>
+    </qandaentry>
+
+    <qandaentry>
+        <question>
+            <para>
+                What does the OpenEmbedded build system produce as output?
+            </para>
+        </question>
+        <answer>
+            <para>
+                Because you can use the same set of recipes to create output of
+                various formats, the output of an OpenEmbedded build depends on
+                how you start it.
+                Usually, the output is a flashable image ready for the target
+                device.
+            </para>
+        </answer>
+    </qandaentry>
+
+    <qandaentry>
+        <question>
+            <para>
+                How do I add my package to the Yocto Project?
+            </para>
+        </question>
+        <answer>
+            <para>
+                To add a package, you need to create a BitBake recipe.
+                For information on how to create a BitBake recipe, see the
+                "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#new-recipe-writing-a-new-recipe'>Writing a New Recipe</ulink>"
+                in the Yocto Project Development Manual.
+            </para>
+        </answer>
+    </qandaentry>
+
+    <qandaentry>
+        <question>
+            <para>
+                Do I have to reflash my entire board with a new Yocto Project image when recompiling
+                a package?
+            </para>
+        </question>
+        <answer>
+            <para>
+                The OpenEmbedded build system can build packages in various
+                formats such as IPK for OPKG, Debian package
+                (<filename>.deb</filename>), or RPM.
+                You can then upgrade the packages using the package tools on
+                the device, much like on a desktop distribution such as
+                Ubuntu or Fedora.
+                However, package management on the target is entirely optional.
+            </para>
+        </answer>
+    </qandaentry>
+
+    <qandaentry>
+        <question>
+            <para>
+                What is GNOME Mobile and what is the difference between GNOME Mobile and GNOME?
+            </para>
+        </question>
+        <answer>
+            <para>
+                GNOME Mobile is a subset of the <ulink url='http://www.gnome.org'>GNOME</ulink>
+                platform targeted at mobile and embedded devices.
+                The main difference between GNOME Mobile and standard GNOME is that
+                desktop-orientated libraries have been removed, along with deprecated libraries,
+                creating a much smaller footprint.
+            </para>
+        </answer>
+    </qandaentry>
+
+    <qandaentry>
+        <question>
+            <para>
+                I see the error '<filename>chmod: XXXXX new permissions are r-xrwxrwx, not r-xr-xr-x</filename>'.
+                What is wrong?
+            </para>
+        </question>
+        <answer>
+            <para>
+                You are probably running the build on an NTFS filesystem.
+                Use <filename>ext2</filename>, <filename>ext3</filename>, or <filename>ext4</filename> instead.
+            </para>
+        </answer>
+    </qandaentry>
+
+<!--    <qandaentry>
+        <question>
+            <para>
+                How do I make the Yocto Project work in RHEL/CentOS?
+            </para>
+        </question>
+        <answer>
+            <para>
+                To get the Yocto Project working under RHEL/CentOS 5.1 you need to first
+                install some required packages.
+                The standard CentOS packages needed are:
+                <itemizedlist>
+                    <listitem><para>"Development tools" (selected during installation)</para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><filename>texi2html</filename></para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><filename>compat-gcc-34</filename></para></listitem>
+                </itemizedlist>
+                On top of these, you need the following external packages:
+                <itemizedlist>
+                    <listitem><para><filename>python-sqlite2</filename> from
+                        <ulink url='http://dag.wieers.com/rpm/packages/python-sqlite2/'>DAG repository</ulink>
+                        </para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><filename>help2man</filename> from
+                        <ulink url='http://centos.karan.org/el4/extras/stable/x86_64/RPMS/repodata/repoview/help2man-0-1.33.1-2.html'>Karan repository</ulink></para></listitem>
+                </itemizedlist>
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                Once these packages are installed, the OpenEmbedded build system will be able
+                to build standard images.
+                However, there might be a problem with the QEMU emulator segfaulting.
+                You can either disable the generation of binary locales by setting
+                <filename><link linkend='var-ENABLE_BINARY_LOCALE_GENERATION'>ENABLE_BINARY_LOCALE_GENERATION</link>
+                </filename> to "0" or by removing the <filename>linux-2.6-execshield.patch</filename>
+                from the kernel and rebuilding it since that is the patch that causes the problems with QEMU.
+            </para>
+
+            <note>
+                <para>For information on distributions that the Yocto Project
+                uses during validation, see the
+                <ulink url='&YOCTO_WIKI_URL;/wiki/Distribution_Support'>Distribution Support</ulink>
+                Wiki page.</para>
+                <para>For notes about using the Yocto Project on a RHEL 4-based
+                host, see the
+                <ulink url='&YOCTO_WIKI_URL;/wiki/BuildingOnRHEL4'>Building on RHEL4</ulink>
+                Wiki page.</para>
+            </note>
+        </answer>
+    </qandaentry> -->
+
+    <qandaentry>
+        <question>
+            <para>
+                I see lots of 404 responses for files on
+                <filename>&YOCTO_HOME_URL;/sources/*</filename>. Is something wrong?
+            </para>
+        </question>
+        <answer>
+            <para>
+                Nothing is wrong.
+                The OpenEmbedded build system checks any configured source mirrors before downloading
+                from the upstream sources.
+                The build system does this searching for both source archives and
+                pre-checked out versions of SCM-managed software.
+                These checks help in large installations because it can reduce load on the SCM servers
+                themselves.
+                The address above is one of the default mirrors configured into the
+                build system.
+                Consequently, if an upstream source disappears, the team
+                can place sources there so builds continue to work.
+            </para>
+        </answer>
+    </qandaentry>
+
+    <qandaentry>
+        <question>
+            <para>
+                I have machine-specific data in a package for one machine only but the package is
+                being marked as machine-specific in all cases, how do I prevent this?
+            </para>
+        </question>
+        <answer>
+            <para>
+                Set <filename><link linkend='var-SRC_URI_OVERRIDES_PACKAGE_ARCH'>SRC_URI_OVERRIDES_PACKAGE_ARCH</link>
+                </filename> = "0" in the <filename>.bb</filename> file but make sure the package is
+                manually marked as
+                machine-specific for the case that needs it.
+                The code that handles
+                <filename>SRC_URI_OVERRIDES_PACKAGE_ARCH</filename> is in
+                the <filename>meta/classes/base.bbclass</filename> file.
+            </para>
+        </answer>
+    </qandaentry>
+
+    <qandaentry>
+        <question>
+            <para>
+                I'm behind a firewall and need to use a proxy server. How do I do that?
+            </para>
+        </question>
+        <answer>
+            <para>
+                Most source fetching by the OpenEmbedded build system is done by <filename>wget</filename>
+                and you therefore need to specify the proxy settings in a
+                <filename>.wgetrc</filename> file in your home directory.
+                Here are some example settings:
+                <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     http_proxy = http://proxy.yoyodyne.com:18023/
+     ftp_proxy = http://proxy.yoyodyne.com:18023/
+                </literallayout>
+                The Yocto Project also includes a
+                <filename>site.conf.sample</filename> file that shows how to
+                configure CVS and Git proxy servers if needed.
+            </para>
+        </answer>
+    </qandaentry>
+
+    <qandaentry>
+        <question>
+            <para>
+                What’s the difference between <replaceable>target</replaceable> and <replaceable>target</replaceable><filename>-native</filename>?
+            </para>
+        </question>
+        <answer>
+            <para>
+                The <filename>*-native</filename> targets are designed to run on the system
+                being used for the build.
+                These are usually tools that are needed to assist the build in some way such as
+                <filename>quilt-native</filename>, which is used to apply patches.
+                The non-native version is the one that runs on the target device.
+            </para>
+        </answer>
+    </qandaentry>
+
+    <qandaentry>
+        <question>
+            <para>
+                I'm seeing random build failures. Help?!
+            </para>
+        </question>
+        <answer>
+            <para>
+                If the same build is failing in totally different and random
+                ways, the most likely explanation is:
+                <itemizedlist>
+                    <listitem><para>The hardware you are running the build on
+                        has some problem.</para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para>You are running the build under
+                        virtualization, in which case the virtualization
+                        probably has bugs.</para></listitem>
+                </itemizedlist>
+                The OpenEmbedded build system processes a massive amount of
+                data that causes lots of network, disk and CPU activity and
+                is sensitive to even single-bit failures in any of these areas.
+                True random failures have always been traced back to hardware
+                or virtualization issues.
+            </para>
+        </answer>
+    </qandaentry>
+
+    <qandaentry>
+        <question>
+            <para>
+                What do we need to ship for license compliance?
+            </para>
+        </question>
+        <answer>
+            <para>
+                This is a difficult question and you need to consult your lawyer
+                for the answer for your specific case.
+                It is worth bearing in mind that for GPL compliance, there needs
+                to be enough information shipped to allow someone else to
+                rebuild and produce the same end result you are shipping.
+                This means sharing the source code, any patches applied to it,
+                and also any configuration information about how that package
+                was configured and built.
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                You can find more information on licensing in the
+                "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#licensing'>Licensing</ulink>"
+                and "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#maintaining-open-source-license-compliance-during-your-products-lifecycle'>Maintaining Open Source License Compliance During Your Product's Lifecycle</ulink>"
+                sections, both of which are in the Yocto Project Development
+                Manual.
+            </para>
+        </answer>
+    </qandaentry>
+
+    <qandaentry>
+        <question>
+            <para>
+                How do I disable the cursor on my touchscreen device?
+            </para>
+        </question>
+        <answer>
+            <para>
+                You need to create a form factor file as described in the
+                "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_BSP_URL;#bsp-filelayout-misc-recipes'>Miscellaneous BSP-Specific Recipe Files</ulink>"
+                section in the Yocto Project Board Support Packages (BSP)
+                Developer's Guide.
+                Set the <filename>HAVE_TOUCHSCREEN</filename> variable equal to
+                one as follows:
+                <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     HAVE_TOUCHSCREEN=1
+                </literallayout>
+            </para>
+        </answer>
+    </qandaentry>
+
+    <qandaentry>
+        <question>
+            <para>
+                How do I make sure connected network interfaces are brought up by default?
+            </para>
+        </question>
+        <answer>
+            <para>
+                The default interfaces file provided by the netbase recipe does not
+                automatically bring up network interfaces.
+                Therefore, you will need to add a BSP-specific netbase that includes an interfaces
+                file.
+                See the "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_BSP_URL;#bsp-filelayout-misc-recipes'>Miscellaneous BSP-Specific Recipe Files</ulink>"
+                section in the Yocto Project Board Support Packages (BSP)
+                Developer's Guide for information on creating these types of
+                miscellaneous recipe files.
+            </para>
+            <para>
+                For example, add the following files to your layer:
+                <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     meta-MACHINE/recipes-bsp/netbase/netbase/MACHINE/interfaces
+     meta-MACHINE/recipes-bsp/netbase/netbase_5.0.bbappend
+                </literallayout>
+            </para>
+        </answer>
+    </qandaentry>
+
+    <qandaentry>
+        <question>
+            <para>
+                How do I create images with more free space?
+            </para>
+        </question>
+        <answer>
+            <para>
+                By default, the OpenEmbedded build system creates images
+                that are 1.3 times the size of the populated root filesystem.
+                To affect the image size, you need to set various
+                configurations:
+                <itemizedlist>
+                    <listitem><para><emphasis>Image Size:</emphasis>
+                        The OpenEmbedded build system uses the
+                        <link linkend='var-IMAGE_ROOTFS_SIZE'><filename>IMAGE_ROOTFS_SIZE</filename></link>
+                        variable to define the size of the image in Kbytes.
+                        The build system determines the size by taking into
+                        account the initial root filesystem size before any
+                        modifications such as requested size for the image and
+                        any requested additional free disk space to be
+                        added to the image.</para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><emphasis>Overhead:</emphasis>
+                        Use the
+                        <link linkend='var-IMAGE_OVERHEAD_FACTOR'><filename>IMAGE_OVERHEAD_FACTOR</filename></link>
+                        variable to define the multiplier that the build system
+                        applies to the initial image size, which is 1.3 by
+                        default.</para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><emphasis>Additional Free Space:</emphasis>
+                        Use the
+                        <link linkend='var-IMAGE_ROOTFS_EXTRA_SPACE'><filename>IMAGE_ROOTFS_EXTRA_SPACE</filename></link>
+                        variable to add additional free space to the image.
+                        The build system adds this space to the image after
+                        it determines its
+                        <filename>IMAGE_ROOTFS_SIZE</filename>.
+                        </para></listitem>
+                </itemizedlist>
+            </para>
+        </answer>
+    </qandaentry>
+
+    <qandaentry>
+        <question>
+            <para>
+                Why don't you support directories with spaces in the pathnames?
+            </para>
+        </question>
+        <answer>
+            <para>
+                The Yocto Project team has tried to do this before but too
+                many of the tools the OpenEmbedded build system depends on,
+                such as <filename>autoconf</filename>, break when they find
+                spaces in pathnames.
+                Until that situation changes, the team will not support spaces
+                in pathnames.
+            </para>
+        </answer>
+    </qandaentry>
+
+    <qandaentry>
+        <question>
+            <para>
+                How do I use an external toolchain?
+            </para>
+        </question>
+        <answer>
+            <para>
+                The toolchain configuration is very flexible and customizable.
+                It is primarily controlled with the
+                <filename><link linkend='var-TCMODE'>TCMODE</link></filename>
+                variable.
+                This variable controls which <filename>tcmode-*.inc</filename>
+                file to include from the
+                <filename>meta/conf/distro/include</filename> directory within
+                the
+                <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>.
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                The default value of <filename>TCMODE</filename> is "default",
+                which tells the OpenEmbedded build system to use its internally
+                built toolchain (i.e. <filename>tcmode-default.inc</filename>).
+                However, other patterns are accepted.
+                In particular, "external-*" refers to external toolchains.
+                One example is the Sourcery G++ Toolchain.
+                The support for this toolchain resides in the separate
+                <filename>meta-sourcery</filename> layer at
+                <ulink url='http://github.com/MentorEmbedded/meta-sourcery/'></ulink>.
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                In addition to the toolchain configuration, you also need a
+                corresponding toolchain recipe file.
+                This recipe file needs to package up any pre-built objects in
+                the toolchain such as <filename>libgcc</filename>,
+                <filename>libstdcc++</filename>, any locales, and
+                <filename>libc</filename>.
+            </para>
+        </answer>
+    </qandaentry>
+
+    <qandaentry>
+        <question>
+            <para id='how-does-the-yocto-project-obtain-source-code-and-will-it-work-behind-my-firewall-or-proxy-server'>
+                How does the OpenEmbedded build system obtain source code and
+                will it work behind my firewall or proxy server?
+            </para>
+        </question>
+        <answer>
+            <para>
+                The way the build system obtains source code is highly
+                configurable.
+                You can setup the build system to get source code in most
+                environments if HTTP transport is available.
+            </para>
+            <para>
+                When the build system searches for source code, it first
+                tries the local download directory.
+                If that location fails, Poky tries
+                <link linkend='var-PREMIRRORS'><filename>PREMIRRORS</filename></link>,
+                the upstream source, and then
+                <link linkend='var-MIRRORS'><filename>MIRRORS</filename></link>
+                in that order.
+            </para>
+            <para>
+                Assuming your distribution is "poky", the OpenEmbedded build
+                system uses the Yocto Project source
+                <filename>PREMIRRORS</filename> by default for SCM-based
+                sources, upstreams for normal tarballs, and then falls back
+                to a number of other mirrors including the Yocto Project
+                source mirror if those fail.
+            </para>
+            <para>
+                As an example, you could add a specific server for the
+                build system to attempt before any others by adding something
+                like the following to the <filename>local.conf</filename>
+                configuration file:
+                <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     PREMIRRORS_prepend = "\
+     git://.*/.* http://www.yoctoproject.org/sources/ \n \
+     ftp://.*/.* http://www.yoctoproject.org/sources/ \n \
+     http://.*/.* http://www.yoctoproject.org/sources/ \n \
+     https://.*/.* http://www.yoctoproject.org/sources/ \n"
+                </literallayout>
+            </para>
+            <para>
+                These changes cause the build system to intercept Git, FTP,
+                HTTP, and HTTPS requests and direct them to the
+                <filename>http://</filename> sources mirror.
+                You can use <filename>file://</filename> URLs to point to
+                local directories or network shares as well.
+            </para>
+            <para>
+                Aside from the previous technique, these options also exist:
+                <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     BB_NO_NETWORK = "1"
+                </literallayout>
+                This statement tells BitBake to issue an error instead of
+                trying to access the Internet.
+                This technique is useful if you want to ensure code builds
+                only from local sources.
+            </para>
+            <para>
+                Here is another technique:
+                <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     BB_FETCH_PREMIRRORONLY = "1"
+                </literallayout>
+                This statement limits the build system to pulling source
+                from the <filename>PREMIRRORS</filename> only.
+                Again, this technique is useful for reproducing builds.
+            </para>
+            <para>
+                Here is another technique:
+                <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     BB_GENERATE_MIRROR_TARBALLS = "1"
+                </literallayout>
+                This statement tells the build system to generate mirror
+                tarballs.
+                This technique is useful if you want to create a mirror server.
+                If not, however, the technique can simply waste time during
+                the build.
+            </para>
+            <para>
+                Finally, consider an example where you are behind an
+                HTTP-only firewall.
+                You could make the following changes to the
+                <filename>local.conf</filename> configuration file as long as
+                the <filename>PREMIRRORS</filename> server is current:
+                <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     PREMIRRORS_prepend = "\
+     ftp://.*/.* http://www.yoctoproject.org/sources/ \n \
+     http://.*/.* http://www.yoctoproject.org/sources/ \n \
+     https://.*/.* http://www.yoctoproject.org/sources/ \n"
+     BB_FETCH_PREMIRRORONLY = "1"
+                </literallayout>
+                These changes would cause the build system to successfully
+                fetch source over HTTP and any network accesses to anything
+                other than the <filename>PREMIRRORS</filename> would fail.
+            </para>
+            <para>
+                The build system also honors the standard shell environment
+                variables <filename>http_proxy</filename>,
+                <filename>ftp_proxy</filename>,
+                <filename>https_proxy</filename>, and
+                <filename>all_proxy</filename> to redirect requests through
+                proxy servers.
+            </para>
+            <note>
+                 You can find more information on the
+                 "<ulink url='&YOCTO_WIKI_URL;/wiki/Working_Behind_a_Network_Proxy'>Working Behind a Network Proxy</ulink>"
+                 Wiki page.
+            </note>
+        </answer>
+    </qandaentry>
+
+    <qandaentry>
+        <question>
+            <para>
+                Can I get rid of build output so I can start over?
+            </para>
+        </question>
+        <answer>
+            <para>
+                Yes - you can easily do this.
+                When you use BitBake to build an image, all the build output
+                goes into the directory created when you run the
+                build environment setup script (i.e.
+                <link linkend='structure-core-script'><filename>&OE_INIT_FILE;</filename></link>
+                or
+                <link linkend='structure-memres-core-script'><filename>oe-init-build-env-memres</filename></link>).
+                By default, this <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>
+                is named <filename>build</filename> but can be named
+                anything you want.
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                Within the Build Directory, is the <filename>tmp</filename>
+                directory.
+                To remove all the build output yet preserve any source code or
+                downloaded files from previous builds, simply remove the
+                <filename>tmp</filename> directory.
+            </para>
+        </answer>
+    </qandaentry>
+
+    <qandaentry>
+        <question>
+            <para>
+                Why do <filename>${bindir}</filename> and <filename>${libdir}</filename> have strange values for <filename>-native</filename> recipes?
+            </para>
+        </question>
+        <answer>
+            <para>
+                Executables and libraries might need to be used from a
+                directory other than the directory into which they were
+                initially installed.
+                Complicating this situation is the fact that sometimes these
+                executables and libraries are compiled with the expectation
+                of being run from that initial installation target directory.
+                If this is the case, moving them causes problems.
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                This scenario is a fundamental problem for package maintainers
+                of mainstream Linux distributions as well as for the
+                OpenEmbedded build system.
+                As such, a well-established solution exists.
+                Makefiles, Autotools configuration scripts, and other build
+                systems are expected to respect environment variables such as
+                <filename>bindir</filename>, <filename>libdir</filename>,
+                and <filename>sysconfdir</filename> that indicate where
+                executables, libraries, and data reside when a program is
+                actually run.
+                They are also expected to respect a
+                <filename>DESTDIR</filename> environment variable, which is
+                prepended to all the other variables when the build system
+                actually installs the files.
+                It is understood that the program does not actually run from
+                within <filename>DESTDIR</filename>.
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                When the OpenEmbedded build system uses a recipe to build a
+                target-architecture program (i.e. one that is intended for
+                inclusion on the image being built), that program eventually
+                runs from the root file system of that image.
+                Thus, the build system provides a value of "/usr/bin" for
+                <filename>bindir</filename>, a value of "/usr/lib" for
+                <filename>libdir</filename>, and so forth.
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                Meanwhile, <filename>DESTDIR</filename> is a path within the
+                <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>.
+                However, when the recipe builds a native program (i.e. one
+                that is intended to run on the build machine), that program
+                is never installed directly to the build machine's root
+                file system.
+                Consequently, the build system uses paths within the Build
+                Directory for <filename>DESTDIR</filename>,
+                <filename>bindir</filename> and related variables.
+                To better understand this, consider the following two paths
+                where the first is relatively normal and the second is not:
+                <note>
+                    Due to these lengthy examples, the paths are artificially
+                    broken across lines for readability.
+                </note>
+                <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     /home/maxtothemax/poky-bootchart2/build/tmp/work/i586-poky-linux/zlib/
+        1.2.8-r0/sysroot-destdir/usr/bin
+
+     /home/maxtothemax/poky-bootchart2/build/tmp/work/x86_64-linux/
+        zlib-native/1.2.8-r0/sysroot-destdir/home/maxtothemax/poky-bootchart2/
+        build/tmp/sysroots/x86_64-linux/usr/bin
+                </literallayout>
+                Even if the paths look unusual, they both are correct -
+                the first for a target and the second for a native recipe.
+                These paths are a consequence of the
+                <filename>DESTDIR</filename> mechanism and while they
+                appear strange, they are correct and in practice very effective.
+            </para>
+        </answer>
+    </qandaentry>
+
+    <qandaentry>
+        <question>
+            <para>
+                The files provided by my <filename>-native</filename> recipe do
+                not appear to be available to other recipes.
+                Files are missing from the native sysroot, my recipe is
+                installing to the wrong place, or I am getting permissions
+                errors during the do_install task in my recipe! What is wrong?
+            </para>
+        </question>
+        <answer>
+            <para>
+                This situation results when a build system does
+                not recognize the environment variables supplied to it by
+                <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#bitbake-term'>BitBake</ulink>.
+                The incident that prompted this FAQ entry involved a Makefile
+                that used an environment variable named
+                <filename>BINDIR</filename> instead of the more standard
+                variable <filename>bindir</filename>.
+                The makefile's hardcoded default value of "/usr/bin" worked
+                most of the time, but not for the recipe's
+                <filename>-native</filename> variant.
+                For another example, permissions errors might be caused
+                by a Makefile that ignores <filename>DESTDIR</filename> or uses
+                a different name for that environment variable.
+                Check the the build system to see if these kinds of
+                issues exist.
+            </para>
+        </answer>
+    </qandaentry>
+
+</qandaset>
+</chapter>
+<!--
+vim: expandtab tw=80 ts=4
+-->
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/figures/analysis-for-package-splitting.png b/documentation/ref-manual/figures/analysis-for-package-splitting.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..04f2794ea9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/figures/analysis-for-package-splitting.png
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/figures/buildhistory-web.png b/documentation/ref-manual/figures/buildhistory-web.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f6db86c977
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/figures/buildhistory-web.png
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/figures/buildhistory.png b/documentation/ref-manual/figures/buildhistory.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9a77bde68b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/figures/buildhistory.png
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/figures/configuration-compile-autoreconf.png b/documentation/ref-manual/figures/configuration-compile-autoreconf.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a07464f04c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/figures/configuration-compile-autoreconf.png
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/figures/cross-development-toolchains.png b/documentation/ref-manual/figures/cross-development-toolchains.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d36670a198
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/figures/cross-development-toolchains.png
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/figures/image-generation.png b/documentation/ref-manual/figures/image-generation.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ab962580c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/figures/image-generation.png
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/figures/images.png b/documentation/ref-manual/figures/images.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d99eac1fbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/figures/images.png
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/figures/layer-input.png b/documentation/ref-manual/figures/layer-input.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0a4f2e74f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/figures/layer-input.png
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/figures/package-feeds.png b/documentation/ref-manual/figures/package-feeds.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4bc311f3d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/figures/package-feeds.png
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/figures/patching.png b/documentation/ref-manual/figures/patching.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8ecd018502
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/figures/patching.png
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/figures/poky-title.png b/documentation/ref-manual/figures/poky-title.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2893d84620
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/figures/poky-title.png
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/figures/sdk-generation.png b/documentation/ref-manual/figures/sdk-generation.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c37e2748ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/figures/sdk-generation.png
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/figures/sdk.png b/documentation/ref-manual/figures/sdk.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a539cc52f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/figures/sdk.png
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/figures/source-fetching.png b/documentation/ref-manual/figures/source-fetching.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..26aefb50c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/figures/source-fetching.png
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/figures/source-input.png b/documentation/ref-manual/figures/source-input.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f7515058ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/figures/source-input.png
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/figures/user-configuration.png b/documentation/ref-manual/figures/user-configuration.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f2b3f8e7fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/figures/user-configuration.png
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/figures/yocto-environment-ref.png b/documentation/ref-manual/figures/yocto-environment-ref.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..650c6c8030
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/figures/yocto-environment-ref.png
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/introduction.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/introduction.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..19e9895ee6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/introduction.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,572 @@
+<!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
+"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"
+[<!ENTITY % poky SYSTEM "../poky.ent"> %poky; ] >
+
+<chapter id='intro'>
+<title>Introduction</title>
+
+<section id='intro-welcome'>
+    <title>Introduction</title>
+
+    <para>
+        This manual provides reference information for the current release of the Yocto Project.
+        The Yocto Project is an open-source collaboration project focused on embedded Linux
+        developers.
+        Amongst other things, the Yocto Project uses the OpenEmbedded build system, which
+        is based on the Poky project, to construct complete Linux images.
+        You can find complete introductory and getting started information on the Yocto Project
+        by reading the
+        <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_QS_URL;'>Yocto Project Quick Start</ulink>.
+        For task-based information using the Yocto Project, see the
+        <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;'>Yocto Project Development Manual</ulink>
+        and the <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_KERNEL_DEV_URL;'>Yocto Project Linux Kernel Development Manual</ulink>.
+        For Board Support Package (BSP) structure information, see the
+        <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_BSP_URL;'>Yocto Project Board Support Package (BSP) Developer's Guide</ulink>.
+        You can find information on tracing and profiling in the
+        <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_PROF_URL;#profile-manual'>Yocto Project Profiling and Tracing Manual</ulink>.
+        For information on BitBake, which is the task execution tool the
+        OpenEmbedded build system is based on, see the
+        <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_BB_URL;#bitbake-user-manual'>BitBake User Manual</ulink>.
+        Finally, you can also find lots of Yocto Project information on the
+        <ulink url="&YOCTO_HOME_URL;">Yocto Project website</ulink>.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='intro-manualoverview'>
+    <title>Documentation Overview</title>
+    <para>
+        This reference manual consists of the following:
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis>
+                <link linkend='usingpoky'>Using the Yocto Project</link>:</emphasis>
+                Provides an overview of the components that make up the Yocto Project
+                followed by information about debugging images created in the Yocto Project.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis>
+                <link linkend='closer-look'>A Closer Look at the Yocto Project Development Environment</link>:</emphasis>
+                Provides a more detailed look at the Yocto Project development
+                environment within the context of development.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis>
+                <link linkend='technical-details'>Technical Details</link>:</emphasis>
+                Describes fundamental Yocto Project components as well as an explanation
+                behind how the Yocto Project uses shared state (sstate) cache to speed build time.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis>
+                <link linkend='migration'>Migrating to a Newer Yocto Project Release</link>:</emphasis>
+                Describes release-specific information that helps you move from
+                one Yocto Project Release to another.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis>
+                <link linkend='ref-structure'>Directory Structure</link>:</emphasis>
+                Describes the
+                <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink> created
+                either by unpacking a released Yocto Project tarball on your host development system,
+                or by cloning the upstream
+                <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#poky'>Poky</ulink> Git repository.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis>
+                <link linkend='ref-classes'>Classes</link>:</emphasis>
+                Describes the classes used in the Yocto Project.</para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis>
+                <link linkend='ref-tasks'>Tasks</link>:</emphasis>
+                Describes the tasks defined by the OpenEmbedded build system.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis>
+                <link linkend='ref-qa-checks'>QA Error and Warning Messages</link>:</emphasis>
+                Lists and describes QA warning and error messages.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis>
+                <link linkend='ref-images'>Images</link>:</emphasis>
+                Describes the standard images that the Yocto Project supports.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis>
+                <link linkend='ref-features'>Features</link>:</emphasis>
+                Describes mechanisms for creating distribution, machine, and image
+                features during the build process using the OpenEmbedded build system.</para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis>
+                <link linkend='ref-variables-glos'>Variables Glossary</link>:</emphasis>
+                Presents most variables used by the OpenEmbedded build system, which
+                uses BitBake.
+                Entries describe the function of the variable and how to apply them.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis>
+                <link linkend='ref-varlocality'>Variable Context</link>:</emphasis>
+                Provides variable locality or context.</para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis>
+                <link linkend='faq'>FAQ</link>:</emphasis>
+                Provides answers for commonly asked questions in the Yocto Project
+                development environment.</para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis>
+                <link linkend='resources'>Contributing to the Yocto Project</link>:</emphasis>
+                Provides guidance on how you can contribute back to the Yocto
+                Project.</para></listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+
+<section id='intro-requirements'>
+<title>System Requirements</title>
+    <para>
+        For general Yocto Project system requirements, see the
+        "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_QS_URL;#yp-resources'>What You Need and How You Get It</ulink>" section
+        in the Yocto Project Quick Start.
+        The remainder of this section provides details on system requirements
+        not covered in the Yocto Project Quick Start.
+    </para>
+
+    <section id='detailed-supported-distros'>
+        <title>Supported Linux Distributions</title>
+
+        <para>
+            Currently, the Yocto Project is supported on the following
+            distributions:
+            <note>
+                <para>
+                    Yocto Project releases are tested against the stable Linux
+                    distributions in the following list.
+                    The Yocto Project should work on other distributions but
+                    validation is not performed against them.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    In particular, the Yocto Project does not support
+                    and currently has no plans to support
+                    rolling-releases or development distributions due to their
+                    constantly changing nature.
+                    We welcome patches and bug reports, but keep in mind that
+                    our priority is on the supported platforms listed below.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    If you encounter problems, please go to
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_BUGZILLA_URL;'>Yocto Project Bugzilla</ulink>
+                    and submit a bug.
+                    We are interested in hearing about your experience.
+                </para>
+            </note>
+            <itemizedlist>
+<!--                <listitem><para>Ubuntu 10.04</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>Ubuntu 11.10</para></listitem> -->
+                <listitem><para>Ubuntu 12.04 (LTS)</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>Ubuntu 13.10</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>Ubuntu 14.04 (LTS)</para></listitem>
+<!--                <listitem><para>Fedora 16 (Verne)</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>Fedora 17 (Spherical)</para></listitem> -->
+                <listitem><para>Fedora release 19 (Schrödinger's Cat)</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>Fedora release 20 (Heisenbug)</para></listitem>
+<!--                <listitem><para>CentOS release 5.6 (Final)</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>CentOS release 5.7 (Final)</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>CentOS release 5.8 (Final)</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>CentOS release 6.3 (Final)</para></listitem> -->
+                <listitem><para>CentOS release 6.4</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>CentOS release 6.5</para></listitem>
+<!--                <listitem><para>Debian GNU/Linux 6.0 (Squeeze)</para></listitem> -->
+                <listitem><para>Debian GNU/Linux 7.0 (Wheezy)</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>Debian GNU/Linux 7.1 (Wheezy)</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>Debian GNU/Linux 7.2 (Wheezy)</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>Debian GNU/Linux 7.3 (Wheezy)</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>Debian GNU/Linux 7.4 (Wheezy)</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>Debian GNU/Linux 7.5 (Wheezy)</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>Debian GNU/Linux 7.6 (Wheezy)</para></listitem>
+<!--                <listitem><para>openSUSE 11.4</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>openSUSE 12.1</para></listitem> -->
+                <listitem><para>openSUSE 12.2</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>openSUSE 12.3</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>openSUSE 13.1</para></listitem>
+            </itemizedlist>
+        </para>
+
+        <note>
+            While the Yocto Project Team attempts to ensure all Yocto Project
+            releases are one hundred percent compatible with each officially
+            supported Linux distribution, instances might exist where you
+            encounter a problem while using the Yocto Project on a specific
+            distribution.
+            For example, the CentOS 6.4 distribution does not include the
+            Gtk+ 2.20.0 and PyGtk 2.21.0 (or higher) packages, which are
+            required to run
+            <ulink url='&YOCTO_HOME_URL;/tools-resources/projects/hob'>Hob</ulink>.
+        </note>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='required-packages-for-the-host-development-system'>
+    <title>Required Packages for the Host Development System</title>
+
+        <para>
+            The list of packages you need on the host development system can
+            be large when covering all build scenarios using the Yocto Project.
+            This section provides required packages according to
+            Linux distribution and function.
+        </para>
+
+        <section id='ubuntu-packages'>
+            <title>Ubuntu and Debian</title>
+
+            <para>
+                The following list shows the required packages by function
+                given a supported Ubuntu or Debian Linux distribution:
+                <itemizedlist>
+                    <listitem><para><emphasis>Essentials:</emphasis>
+                        Packages needed to build an image on a headless
+                        system:
+                        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ sudo apt-get install &UBUNTU_HOST_PACKAGES_ESSENTIAL;
+                        </literallayout></para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><emphasis>Graphical and Eclipse Plug-In Extras:</emphasis>
+                        Packages recommended if the host system has graphics
+                        support or if you are going to use the Eclipse
+                        IDE:
+                        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ sudo apt-get install libsdl1.2-dev xterm
+                        </literallayout></para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><emphasis>Documentation:</emphasis>
+                        Packages needed if you are going to build out the
+                        Yocto Project documentation manuals:
+                        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ sudo apt-get install make xsltproc docbook-utils fop dblatex xmlto
+                        </literallayout></para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><emphasis>ADT Installer Extras:</emphasis>
+                        Packages needed if you are going to be using the
+                        <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_ADT_URL;#using-the-adt-installer'>Application Development Toolkit (ADT) Installer</ulink>:
+                        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ sudo apt-get install autoconf automake libtool libglib2.0-dev
+                        </literallayout></para></listitem>
+                </itemizedlist>
+            </para>
+        </section>
+
+        <section id='fedora-packages'>
+            <title>Fedora Packages</title>
+
+            <para>
+                The following list shows the required packages by function
+                given a supported Fedora Linux distribution:
+                <itemizedlist>
+                    <listitem><para><emphasis>Essentials:</emphasis>
+                        Packages needed to build an image for a headless
+                        system:
+                        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ sudo yum install &FEDORA_HOST_PACKAGES_ESSENTIAL;
+                        </literallayout></para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><emphasis>Graphical and Eclipse Plug-In Extras:</emphasis>
+                        Packages recommended if the host system has graphics
+                        support or if you are going to use the Eclipse
+                        IDE:
+                        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ sudo yum install SDL-devel xterm perl-Thread-Queue
+                        </literallayout></para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><emphasis>Documentation:</emphasis>
+                        Packages needed if you are going to build out the
+                        Yocto Project documentation manuals:
+                        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ sudo yum install make docbook-style-dsssl docbook-style-xsl \
+     docbook-dtds docbook-utils fop libxslt dblatex xmlto
+                        </literallayout></para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><emphasis>ADT Installer Extras:</emphasis>
+                        Packages needed if you are going to be using the
+                        <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_ADT_URL;#using-the-adt-installer'>Application Development Toolkit (ADT) Installer</ulink>:
+                        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ sudo yum install autoconf automake libtool glib2-devel
+                        </literallayout></para></listitem>
+                </itemizedlist>
+            </para>
+        </section>
+
+        <section id='opensuse-packages'>
+            <title>openSUSE Packages</title>
+
+            <para>
+                The following list shows the required packages by function
+                given a supported openSUSE Linux distribution:
+                <itemizedlist>
+                    <listitem><para><emphasis>Essentials:</emphasis>
+                        Packages needed to build an image for a headless
+                        system:
+                        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ sudo zypper install &OPENSUSE_HOST_PACKAGES_ESSENTIAL;
+                        </literallayout></para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><emphasis>Graphical and Eclipse Plug-In Extras:</emphasis>
+                        Packages recommended if the host system has graphics
+                        support or if you are going to use the Eclipse
+                        IDE:
+                        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ sudo zypper install libSDL-devel xterm
+                        </literallayout></para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><emphasis>Documentation:</emphasis>
+                        Packages needed if you are going to build out the
+                        Yocto Project documentation manuals:
+                        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ sudo zypper install make fop xsltproc dblatex xmlto
+                        </literallayout></para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><emphasis>ADT Installer Extras:</emphasis>
+                        Packages needed if you are going to be using the
+                        <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_ADT_URL;#using-the-adt-installer'>Application Development Toolkit (ADT) Installer</ulink>:
+                        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ sudo zypper install autoconf automake libtool glib2-devel
+                        </literallayout></para></listitem>
+                </itemizedlist>
+            </para>
+        </section>
+
+        <section id='centos-packages'>
+            <title>CentOS Packages</title>
+
+            <para>
+                The following list shows the required packages by function
+                given a supported CentOS Linux distribution:
+                <note>
+                    For CentOS 6.x, some of the versions of the components
+                    provided by the distribution are too old (e.g. Git, Python,
+                    and tar).
+                    It is recommended that you install the buildtools in order
+                    to provide versions that will work with the OpenEmbedded
+                    build system.
+                    For information on how to install the buildtools tarball,
+                    see the
+                    "<link linkend='required-git-tar-and-python-versions'>Required Git, Tar, and Python Versions</link>"
+                    section.
+                </note>
+                <itemizedlist>
+                    <listitem><para><emphasis>Essentials:</emphasis>
+                        Packages needed to build an image for a headless
+                        system:
+                        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ sudo yum install &CENTOS_HOST_PACKAGES_ESSENTIAL;
+                        </literallayout></para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><emphasis>Graphical and Eclipse Plug-In Extras:</emphasis>
+                        Packages recommended if the host system has graphics
+                        support or if you are going to use the Eclipse
+                        IDE:
+                        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ sudo yum install SDL-devel xterm
+                        </literallayout></para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><emphasis>Documentation:</emphasis>
+                        Packages needed if you are going to build out the
+                        Yocto Project documentation manuals:
+                        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ sudo yum install make docbook-style-dsssl docbook-style-xsl \
+     docbook-dtds docbook-utils fop libxslt dblatex xmlto
+                        </literallayout></para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><emphasis>ADT Installer Extras:</emphasis>
+                        Packages needed if you are going to be using the
+                        <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_ADT_URL;#using-the-adt-installer'>Application Development Toolkit (ADT) Installer</ulink>:
+                        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ sudo yum install autoconf automake libtool glib2-devel
+                        </literallayout></para></listitem>
+                </itemizedlist>
+            </para>
+        </section>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='required-git-tar-and-python-versions'>
+        <title>Required Git, tar, and Python Versions</title>
+
+        <para>
+            In order to use the build system, your host development system
+            must meet the following version requirements for Git, tar, and
+            Python:
+            <itemizedlist>
+                <listitem><para>Git 1.7.8 or greater</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>tar 1.24 or greater</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>Python 2.7.3 or greater not including
+                    Python 3.x, which is not supported.</para></listitem>
+            </itemizedlist>
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            If your host development system does not meet all these requirements,
+            you can resolve this by installing a <filename>buildtools</filename>
+            tarball that contains these tools.
+            You can get the tarball one of two ways: download a pre-built
+            tarball or use BitBake to build the tarball.
+        </para>
+
+        <section id='downloading-a-pre-built-buildtools-tarball'>
+            <title>Downloading a Pre-Built <filename>buildtools</filename> Tarball</title>
+
+            <para>
+                Downloading and running a pre-built buildtools installer is
+                the easiest of the two methods by which you can get these tools:
+                <orderedlist>
+                    <listitem><para>
+                        Locate and download the <filename>*.sh</filename> at
+                        <ulink url='&YOCTO_DL_URL;/releases/yocto/yocto-&DISTRO;/buildtools/'></ulink>.
+                        </para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para>
+                        Execute the installation script.
+                        Here is an example:
+                        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ sh poky-glibc-x86_64-buildtools-tarball-x86_64-buildtools-nativesdk-standalone-&DISTRO;.sh
+                        </literallayout>
+                        During execution, a prompt appears that allows you to
+                        choose the installation directory.
+                        For example, you could choose the following:
+                        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     /home/<replaceable>your-username</replaceable>/buildtools
+                        </literallayout>
+                        </para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para>
+                        Source the tools environment setup script by using a
+                        command like the following:
+                        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ source /home/<replaceable>your-username</replaceable>/buildtools/environment-setup-i586-poky-linux
+                        </literallayout>
+                        Of course, you need to supply your installation directory and be
+                        sure to use the right file (i.e. i585 or x86-64).
+                        </para>
+                        <para>
+                        After you have sourced the setup script,
+                        the tools are added to <filename>PATH</filename>
+                        and any other environment variables required to run the
+                        tools are initialized.
+                        The results are working versions versions of Git, tar,
+                        Python and <filename>chrpath</filename>.
+                        </para></listitem>
+                </orderedlist>
+            </para>
+        </section>
+
+        <section id='building-your-own-buildtools-tarball'>
+            <title>Building Your Own <filename>buildtools</filename> Tarball</title>
+
+            <para>
+                Building and running your own buildtools installer applies
+                only when you have a build host that can already run BitBake.
+                In this case, you use that machine to build the
+                <filename>.sh</filename> file and then
+                take steps to transfer and run it on a
+                machine that does not meet the minimal Git, tar, and Python
+                requirements.
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                Here are the steps to take to build and run your own
+                buildtools installer:
+                <orderedlist>
+                    <listitem><para>
+                        On the machine that is able to run BitBake,
+                        be sure you have set up your build environment with
+                        the setup script
+                        (<link linkend='structure-core-script'><filename>&OE_INIT_FILE;</filename></link>
+                        or
+                        <link linkend='structure-memres-core-script'><filename>oe-init-build-env-memres</filename></link>).
+                        </para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para>
+                        Run the BitBake command to build the tarball:
+                        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ bitbake buildtools-tarball
+                        </literallayout>
+                        <note>
+                        The
+                        <link linkend='var-SDKMACHINE'><filename>SDKMACHINE</filename></link>
+                        variable in your <filename>local.conf</filename> file
+                        determines whether you build tools for a 32-bit
+                        or 64-bit system.
+                       </note>
+                       Once the build completes, you can find the
+                       <filename>.sh</filename> file that installs
+                       the tools in the <filename>tmp/deploy/sdk</filename>
+                       subdirectory of the
+                       <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>.
+                       The installer file has the string "buildtools"
+                       in the name.
+                       </para></listitem>
+                   <listitem><para>
+                       Transfer the <filename>.sh</filename> file from the
+                       build host to the machine that does not meet the
+                       Git, tar, or Python requirements.
+                       </para></listitem>
+                   <listitem><para>
+                       On the machine that does not meet the requirements,
+                       run the <filename>.sh</filename> file
+                       to install the tools.
+                       Here is an example:
+                       <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ sh poky-glibc-x86_64-buildtools-tarball-x86_64-buildtools-nativesdk-standalone-&DISTRO;.sh
+                       </literallayout>
+                       During execution, a prompt appears that allows you to
+                       choose the installation directory.
+                       For example, you could choose the following:
+                       <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     /home/<replaceable>your-username</replaceable>/buildtools
+                       </literallayout>
+                       </para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para>
+                        Source the tools environment setup script by using a
+                        command like the following:
+                        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ source /home/<replaceable>your-username</replaceable>/buildtools/environment-setup-i586-poky-linux
+                        </literallayout>
+                        Of course, you need to supply your installation directory and be
+                        sure to use the right file (i.e. i585 or x86-64).
+                        </para>
+                        <para>
+                        After you have sourced the setup script,
+                        the tools are added to <filename>PATH</filename>
+                        and any other environment variables required to run the
+                        tools are initialized.
+                        The results are working versions versions of Git, tar,
+                        Python and <filename>chrpath</filename>.
+                        </para></listitem>
+                </orderedlist>
+            </para>
+        </section>
+    </section>
+</section>
+
+<section id='intro-getit'>
+    <title>Obtaining the Yocto Project</title>
+    <para>
+        The Yocto Project development team makes the Yocto Project available through a number
+        of methods:
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis>Source Repositories:</emphasis>
+                Working from a copy of the upstream
+                <filename>poky</filename> repository is the
+                preferred method for obtaining and using a Yocto Project
+                release.
+                You can view the Yocto Project Source Repositories at
+                <ulink url='&YOCTO_GIT_URL;/cgit.cgi'></ulink>.
+                In particular, you can find the
+                <filename>poky</filename> repository at
+                <ulink url='http://git.yoctoproject.org/cgit/cgit.cgi/poky/'></ulink>.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis>Releases:</emphasis> Stable, tested
+                releases are available as tarballs through
+                <ulink url='&YOCTO_DL_URL;/releases/yocto/'/>.</para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis>Nightly Builds:</emphasis> These
+                tarball releases are available at
+                <ulink url='http://autobuilder.yoctoproject.org/nightly'/>.
+                These builds include Yocto Project releases, meta-toolchain
+                tarball installation scripts, and experimental builds.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis>Yocto Project Website:</emphasis> You can
+                find tarball releases of the Yocto Project and supported BSPs
+                at the
+                <ulink url='&YOCTO_HOME_URL;'>Yocto Project website</ulink>.
+                Along with these downloads, you can find lots of other
+                information at this site.
+                </para></listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='intro-getit-dev'>
+    <title>Development Checkouts</title>
+    <para>
+        Development using the Yocto Project requires a local
+        <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>.
+        You can set up the Source Directory by cloning a copy of the upstream
+        <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#poky'>poky</ulink> Git repository.
+        For information on how to do this, see the
+        "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#getting-setup'>Getting Set Up</ulink>"
+        section in the Yocto Project Development Manual.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+</chapter>
+<!--
+vim: expandtab tw=80 ts=4
+-->
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/migration.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/migration.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d072ecfa0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/migration.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,2019 @@
+<!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
+"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"
+[<!ENTITY % poky SYSTEM "../poky.ent"> %poky; ] >
+
+<chapter id='migration'>
+<title>Migrating to a Newer Yocto Project Release</title>
+
+    <para>
+        This chapter provides information you can use to migrate work to a
+        newer Yocto Project release.  You can find the same information in the
+        release notes for a given release.
+    </para>
+
+<section id='general-migration-considerations'>
+    <title>General Migration Considerations</title>
+
+    <para>
+        Some considerations are not tied to a specific Yocto Project
+        release.
+        This section presents information you should consider when
+        migrating to any new Yocto Project release.
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis>Dealing with Customized Recipes</emphasis>:
+                Issues could arise if you take older recipes that contain
+                customizations and simply copy them forward expecting them
+                to work after you migrate to new Yocto Project metadata.
+                For example, suppose you have a recipe in your layer that is
+                a customized version of a core recipe copied from the earlier
+                release, rather than through the use of an append file.
+                When you migrate to a newer version of Yocto Project, the
+                metadata (e.g. perhaps an include file used by the recipe)
+                could have changed in a way that would break the build.
+                Say, for example, a function is removed from an include file
+                and the customized recipe tries to call that function.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>You could "forward-port" all your customizations in your
+                recipe so that everything works for the new release.
+                However, this is not the optimal solution as you would have
+                to repeat this process with each new release if changes
+                occur that give rise to problems.</para>
+
+                <para>The better solution (where practical) is to use append
+                files (<filename>*.bbappend</filename>) to capture any
+                customizations you want to make to a recipe.
+                Doing so, isolates your changes from the main recipe making
+                them much more manageable.
+                However, sometimes it is not practical to use an append
+                file.
+                A good example of this is when introducing a newer or older
+                version of a recipe in another layer.</para>
+                </listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis>Updating Append Files</emphasis>:
+                Since append files generally only contain your customizations,
+                they often do not need to be adjusted for new releases.
+                However, if the <filename>.bbappend</filename> file is
+                specific to a particular version of the recipe (i.e. its
+                name does not use the % wildcard) and the version of the
+                recipe to which it is appending has changed, then you will
+                at a minimum need to rename the append file to match the
+                name of the recipe file.
+                A mismatch between an append file and its corresponding
+                recipe file (<filename>.bb</filename>) will
+                trigger an error during parsing.</para>
+                <para>Depending on the type of customization the append file
+                applies, other incompatibilities might occur when you
+                upgrade.
+                For example, if your append file applies a patch and the
+                recipe to which it is appending is updated to a newer
+                version, the patch might no longer apply.
+                If this is the case and assuming the patch is still needed,
+                you must modify the patch file so that it does apply.
+                </para></listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='moving-to-the-yocto-project-1.3-release'>
+    <title>Moving to the Yocto Project 1.3 Release</title>
+
+    <para>
+        This section provides migration information for moving to the
+        Yocto Project 1.3 Release from the prior release.
+    </para>
+
+    <section id='1.3-local-configuration'>
+        <title>Local Configuration</title>
+
+        <para>
+            Differences include changes for
+            <link linkend='var-SSTATE_MIRRORS'><filename>SSTATE_MIRRORS</filename></link>
+            and <filename>bblayers.conf</filename>.
+        </para>
+
+        <section id='migration-1.3-sstate-mirrors'>
+            <title>SSTATE_MIRRORS</title>
+
+            <para>
+                The shared state cache (sstate-cache), as pointed to by
+                <link linkend='var-SSTATE_DIR'><filename>SSTATE_DIR</filename></link>, by default
+                now has two-character subdirectories to prevent issues arising
+                from too many files in the same directory.
+                Also, native sstate-cache packages will go into a subdirectory named using
+                the distro ID string.
+                If you copy the newly structured sstate-cache to a mirror location
+                (either local or remote) and then point to it in
+                <link linkend='var-SSTATE_MIRRORS'><filename>SSTATE_MIRRORS</filename></link>,
+                you need to append "PATH" to the end of the mirror URL so that
+                the path used by BitBake before the mirror substitution is
+                appended to the path used to access the mirror.
+                Here is an example:
+                <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     SSTATE_MIRRORS = "file://.* http://<replaceable>someserver</replaceable>.tld/share/sstate/PATH"
+                </literallayout>
+            </para>
+        </section>
+
+        <section id='migration-1.3-bblayers-conf'>
+            <title>bblayers.conf</title>
+
+            <para>
+                The <filename>meta-yocto</filename> layer consists of two parts
+                that correspond to the Poky reference distribution and the
+                reference hardware Board Support Packages (BSPs), respectively:
+                <filename>meta-yocto</filename> and
+                <filename>meta-yocto-bsp</filename>.
+                When running BitBake or Hob for the first time after upgrading,
+                your <filename>conf/bblayers.conf</filename> file will be
+                updated to handle this change and you will be asked to
+                re-run or restart for the changes to take effect.
+            </para>
+        </section>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='1.3-recipes'>
+        <title>Recipes</title>
+
+        <para>
+            Differences include changes for the following:
+            <itemizedlist>
+                <listitem><para>Python function whitespace</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><filename>proto=</filename> in <filename>SRC_URI</filename></para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><filename>nativesdk</filename></para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>Task recipes</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><filename>IMAGE_FEATURES</filename></para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>Removed recipes</para></listitem>
+            </itemizedlist>
+        </para>
+
+        <section id='migration-1.3-python-function-whitespace'>
+            <title>Python Function Whitespace</title>
+
+            <para>
+                All Python functions must now use four spaces for indentation.
+                Previously, an inconsistent mix of spaces and tabs existed,
+                which made extending these functions using
+                <filename>_append</filename> or <filename>_prepend</filename>
+                complicated given that Python treats whitespace as
+                syntactically significant.
+                If you are defining or extending any Python functions (e.g.
+                <filename>populate_packages</filename>, <filename>do_unpack</filename>,
+                <filename>do_patch</filename> and so forth) in custom recipes
+                or classes, you need to ensure you are using consistent
+                four-space indentation.
+            </para>
+        </section>
+
+        <section id='migration-1.3-proto=-in-src-uri'>
+            <title>proto= in SRC_URI</title>
+
+            <para>
+                Any use of <filename>proto=</filename> in
+                <link linkend='var-SRC_URI'><filename>SRC_URI</filename></link>
+                needs to be changed to <filename>protocol=</filename>.
+                In particular, this applies to the following URIs:
+                <itemizedlist>
+                    <listitem><para><filename>svn://</filename></para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><filename>bzr://</filename></para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><filename>hg://</filename></para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><filename>osc://</filename></para></listitem>
+                </itemizedlist>
+                Other URIs were already using <filename>protocol=</filename>.
+                This change improves consistency.
+            </para>
+        </section>
+
+        <section id='migration-1.3-nativesdk'>
+            <title>nativesdk</title>
+
+            <para>
+                The suffix <filename>nativesdk</filename> is now implemented
+                as a prefix, which simplifies a lot of the packaging code for
+                <filename>nativesdk</filename> recipes.
+                All custom <filename>nativesdk</filename> recipes and any
+                references need to be updated to use
+                <filename>nativesdk-*</filename> instead of
+                <filename>*-nativesdk</filename>.
+            </para>
+        </section>
+
+        <section id='migration-1.3-task-recipes'>
+            <title>Task Recipes</title>
+
+            <para>
+                "Task" recipes are now known as "Package groups" and have
+                been renamed from <filename>task-*.bb</filename> to
+                <filename>packagegroup-*.bb</filename>.
+                Existing references to the previous <filename>task-*</filename>
+                names should work in most cases as there is an automatic
+                upgrade path for most packages.
+                However, you should update references in your own recipes and
+                configurations as they could be removed in future releases.
+                You should also rename any custom <filename>task-*</filename>
+                recipes to <filename>packagegroup-*</filename>, and change
+                them to inherit <filename>packagegroup</filename> instead of
+                <filename>task</filename>, as well as taking the opportunity
+                to remove anything now handled by
+                <filename>packagegroup.bbclass</filename>, such as providing
+                <filename>-dev</filename> and <filename>-dbg</filename>
+                packages, setting
+                <link linkend='var-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM'><filename>LIC_FILES_CHKSUM</filename></link>,
+                and so forth.
+                See the
+                "<link linkend='ref-classes-packagegroup'><filename>packagegroup.bbclass</filename></link>"
+                section for further details.
+            </para>
+        </section>
+
+        <section id='migration-1.3-image-features'>
+            <title>IMAGE_FEATURES</title>
+
+            <para>
+                Image recipes that previously included "apps-console-core"
+                in <link linkend='var-IMAGE_FEATURES'><filename>IMAGE_FEATURES</filename></link>
+                should now include "splash" instead to enable the boot-up
+                splash screen.
+                Retaining "apps-console-core" will still include the splash
+                screen but generates a warning.
+                The "apps-x11-core" and "apps-x11-games"
+                <filename>IMAGE_FEATURES</filename> features have been removed.
+            </para>
+        </section>
+
+        <section id='migration-1.3-removed-recipes'>
+            <title>Removed Recipes</title>
+
+            <para>
+                The following recipes have been removed.
+                For most of them, it is unlikely that you would have any
+                references to them in your own
+                <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#metadata'>Metadata</ulink>.
+                However, you should check your metadata against this list to be sure:
+                <itemizedlist>
+                    <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>libx11-trim</filename></emphasis>:
+                        Replaced by <filename>libx11</filename>, which has a negligible
+                        size difference with modern Xorg.</para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>xserver-xorg-lite</filename></emphasis>:
+                        Use <filename>xserver-xorg</filename>, which has a negligible
+                        size difference when DRI and GLX modules are not installed.</para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>xserver-kdrive</filename></emphasis>:
+                        Effectively unmaintained for many years.</para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>mesa-xlib</filename></emphasis>:
+                        No longer serves any purpose.</para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>galago</filename></emphasis>:
+                        Replaced by telepathy.</para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>gail</filename></emphasis>:
+                        Functionality was integrated into GTK+ 2.13.</para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>eggdbus</filename></emphasis>:
+                        No longer needed.</para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>gcc-*-intermediate</filename></emphasis>:
+                        The build has been restructured to avoid the need for
+                        this step.</para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>libgsmd</filename></emphasis>:
+                        Unmaintained for many years.
+                        Functionality now provided by
+                        <filename>ofono</filename> instead.</para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><emphasis>contacts, dates, tasks, eds-tools</emphasis>:
+                        Largely unmaintained PIM application suite.
+                        It has been moved to <filename>meta-gnome</filename>
+                        in <filename>meta-openembedded</filename>.</para></listitem>
+                </itemizedlist>
+                In addition to the previously listed changes, the
+                <filename>meta-demoapps</filename> directory has also been removed
+                because the recipes in it were not being maintained and many
+                had become obsolete or broken.
+                Additionally, these recipes were not parsed in the default configuration.
+                Many of these recipes are already provided in an updated and
+                maintained form within the OpenEmbedded community layers such as
+                <filename>meta-oe</filename> and <filename>meta-gnome</filename>.
+                For the remainder, you can now find them in the
+                <filename>meta-extras</filename> repository, which is in the
+                Yocto Project
+                <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-repositories'>Source Repositories</ulink>.
+            </para>
+        </section>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='1.3-linux-kernel-naming'>
+        <title>Linux Kernel Naming</title>
+
+        <para>
+            The naming scheme for kernel output binaries has been changed to
+            now include
+            <link linkend='var-PE'><filename>PE</filename></link> as part of the
+            filename:
+            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     KERNEL_IMAGE_BASE_NAME ?= "${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE}-${PE}-${PV}-${PR}-${MACHINE}-${DATETIME}"
+            </literallayout>
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            Because the <filename>PE</filename> variable is not set by default,
+            these binary files could result with names that include two dash
+            characters.
+            Here is an example:
+            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     bzImage--3.10.9+git0+cd502a8814_7144bcc4b8-r0-qemux86-64-20130830085431.bin
+            </literallayout>
+        </para>
+    </section>
+</section>
+
+<section id='moving-to-the-yocto-project-1.4-release'>
+    <title>Moving to the Yocto Project 1.4 Release</title>
+
+    <para>
+        This section provides migration information for moving to the
+        Yocto Project 1.4 Release from the prior release.
+    </para>
+
+    <section id='migration-1.4-bitbake'>
+        <title>BitBake</title>
+
+        <para>
+            Differences include the following:
+            <itemizedlist>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>Comment Continuation:</emphasis>
+                    If a comment ends with a line continuation (\) character,
+                    then the next line must also be a comment.
+                    Any instance where this is not the case, now triggers
+                    a warning.
+                    You must either remove the continuation character, or be
+                    sure the next line is a comment.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>Package Name Overrides:</emphasis>
+                    The runtime package specific variables
+                    <link linkend='var-RDEPENDS'><filename>RDEPENDS</filename></link>,
+                    <link linkend='var-RRECOMMENDS'><filename>RRECOMMENDS</filename></link>,
+                    <link linkend='var-RSUGGESTS'><filename>RSUGGESTS</filename></link>,
+                    <link linkend='var-RPROVIDES'><filename>RPROVIDES</filename></link>,
+                    <link linkend='var-RCONFLICTS'><filename>RCONFLICTS</filename></link>,
+                    <link linkend='var-RREPLACES'><filename>RREPLACES</filename></link>,
+                    <link linkend='var-FILES'><filename>FILES</filename></link>,
+                    <link linkend='var-ALLOW_EMPTY'><filename>ALLOW_EMPTY</filename></link>,
+                    and the pre, post, install, and uninstall script functions
+                    <filename>pkg_preinst</filename>,
+                    <filename>pkg_postinst</filename>,
+                    <filename>pkg_prerm</filename>, and
+                    <filename>pkg_postrm</filename> should always have a
+                    package name override.
+                    For example, use <filename>RDEPENDS_${PN}</filename> for
+                    the main package instead of <filename>RDEPENDS</filename>.
+                    BitBake uses more strict checks when it parses recipes.
+                    </para></listitem>
+            </itemizedlist>
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='migration-1.4-build-behavior'>
+        <title>Build Behavior</title>
+
+        <para>
+            Differences include the following:
+            <itemizedlist>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>Shared State Code:</emphasis>
+                    The shared state code has been optimized to avoid running
+                    unnecessary tasks.
+                    For example, the following no longer populates the target
+                    sysroot since that is not necessary:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ bitbake -c rootfs <replaceable>some-image</replaceable>
+                    </literallayout>
+                    Instead, the system just needs to extract the output
+                    package contents, re-create the packages, and construct
+                    the root filesystem.
+                    This change is unlikely to cause any problems unless
+                    you have missing declared dependencies.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>Scanning Directory Names:</emphasis>
+                    When scanning for files in
+                    <link linkend='var-SRC_URI'><filename>SRC_URI</filename></link>,
+                    the build system now uses
+                    <link linkend='var-FILESOVERRIDES'><filename>FILESOVERRIDES</filename></link>
+                    instead of <link linkend='var-OVERRIDES'><filename>OVERRIDES</filename></link>
+                    for the directory names.
+                    In general, the values previously in
+                    <filename>OVERRIDES</filename> are now in
+                    <filename>FILESOVERRIDES</filename> as well.
+                    However, if you relied upon an additional value
+                    you previously added to <filename>OVERRIDES</filename>,
+                    you might now need to add it to
+                    <filename>FILESOVERRIDES</filename> unless you are already
+                    adding it through the
+                    <link linkend='var-MACHINEOVERRIDES'><filename>MACHINEOVERRIDES</filename></link>
+                    or <link linkend='var-DISTROOVERRIDES'><filename>DISTROOVERRIDES</filename></link>
+                    variables, as appropriate.
+                    For more related changes, see the
+                    "<link linkend='migration-1.4-variables'>Variables</link>"
+                    section.
+                    </para></listitem>
+            </itemizedlist>
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+
+    <section id='migration-1.4-proxies-and-fetching-source'>
+        <title>Proxies and Fetching Source</title>
+
+        <para>
+            A new <filename>oe-git-proxy</filename> script has been added to
+            replace previous methods of handling proxies and fetching source
+            from Git.
+            See the <filename>meta-yocto/conf/site.conf.sample</filename> file
+            for information on how to use this script.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='migration-1.4-custom-interfaces-file-netbase-change'>
+        <title>Custom Interfaces File (netbase change)</title>
+
+        <para>
+            If you have created your own custom
+            <filename>etc/network/interfaces</filename> file by creating
+            an append file for the <filename>netbase</filename> recipe,
+            you now need to create an append file for the
+            <filename>init-ifupdown</filename> recipe instead, which you can
+            find in the
+            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>
+            at <filename>meta/recipes-core/init-ifupdown</filename>.
+            For information on how to use append files, see the
+            "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#using-bbappend-files'>Using .bbappend Files</ulink>"
+            in the Yocto Project Development Manual.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='migration-1.4-remote-debugging'>
+        <title>Remote Debugging</title>
+
+        <para>
+            Support for remote debugging with the Eclipse IDE is now
+            separated into an image feature
+            (<filename>eclipse-debug</filename>) that corresponds to the
+            <filename>packagegroup-core-eclipse-debug</filename> package group.
+            Previously, the debugging feature was included through the
+            <filename>tools-debug</filename> image feature, which corresponds
+            to the <filename>packagegroup-core-tools-debug</filename>
+            package group.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='migration-1.4-variables'>
+        <title>Variables</title>
+
+        <para>
+            The following variables have changed:
+            <itemizedlist>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>SANITY_TESTED_DISTROS</filename>:</emphasis>
+                    This variable now uses a distribution ID, which is composed
+                    of the host distributor ID followed by the release.
+                    Previously,
+                    <link linkend='var-SANITY_TESTED_DISTROS'><filename>SANITY_TESTED_DISTROS</filename></link>
+                    was composed of the description field.
+                    For example, "Ubuntu 12.10" becomes "Ubuntu-12.10".
+                    You do not need to worry about this change if you are not
+                    specifically setting this variable, or if you are
+                    specifically setting it to "".
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>SRC_URI</filename>:</emphasis>
+                    The <filename>${</filename><link linkend='var-PN'><filename>PN</filename></link><filename>}</filename>,
+                    <filename>${</filename><link linkend='var-PF'><filename>PF</filename></link><filename>}</filename>,
+                    <filename>${</filename><link linkend='var-P'><filename>P</filename></link><filename>}</filename>,
+                    and <filename>FILE_DIRNAME</filename> directories have been
+                    dropped from the default value of the
+                    <link linkend='var-FILESPATH'><filename>FILESPATH</filename></link>
+                    variable, which is used as the search path for finding files
+                    referred to in
+                    <link linkend='var-SRC_URI'><filename>SRC_URI</filename></link>.
+                    If you have a recipe that relied upon these directories,
+                    which would be unusual, then you will need to add the
+                    appropriate paths within the recipe or, alternatively,
+                    rearrange the files.
+                    The most common locations are still covered by
+                    <filename>${BP}</filename>, <filename>${BPN}</filename>,
+                    and "files", which all remain in the default value of
+                    <link linkend='var-FILESPATH'><filename>FILESPATH</filename></link>.
+                    </para></listitem>
+            </itemizedlist>
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='migration-target-package-management-with-rpm'>
+        <title>Target Package Management with RPM</title>
+
+        <para>
+            If runtime package management is enabled and the RPM backend
+            is selected, Smart is now installed for package download, dependency
+            resolution, and upgrades instead of Zypper.
+            For more information on how to use Smart, run the following command
+            on the target:
+            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     smart --help
+            </literallayout>
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='migration-1.4-recipes-moved'>
+        <title>Recipes Moved</title>
+
+        <para>
+            The following recipes were moved from their previous locations
+            because they are no longer used by anything in
+            the OpenEmbedded-Core:
+            <itemizedlist>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>clutter-box2d</filename>:</emphasis>
+                    Now resides in the <filename>meta-oe</filename> layer.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>evolution-data-server</filename>:</emphasis>
+                    Now resides in the <filename>meta-gnome</filename> layer.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>gthumb</filename>:</emphasis>
+                    Now resides in the <filename>meta-gnome</filename> layer.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>gtkhtml2</filename>:</emphasis>
+                    Now resides in the <filename>meta-oe</filename> layer.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>gupnp</filename>:</emphasis>
+                    Now resides in the <filename>meta-multimedia</filename> layer.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>gypsy</filename>:</emphasis>
+                    Now resides in the <filename>meta-oe</filename> layer.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>libcanberra</filename>:</emphasis>
+                    Now resides in the <filename>meta-gnome</filename> layer.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>libgdata</filename>:</emphasis>
+                    Now resides in the <filename>meta-gnome</filename> layer.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>libmusicbrainz</filename>:</emphasis>
+                    Now resides in the <filename>meta-multimedia</filename> layer.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>metacity</filename>:</emphasis>
+                    Now resides in the <filename>meta-gnome</filename> layer.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>polkit</filename>:</emphasis>
+                    Now resides in the <filename>meta-oe</filename> layer.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>zeroconf</filename>:</emphasis>
+                    Now resides in the <filename>meta-networking</filename> layer.
+                    </para></listitem>
+            </itemizedlist>
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='migration-1.4-removals-and-renames'>
+        <title>Removals and Renames</title>
+
+        <para>
+            The following list shows what has been removed or renamed:
+            <itemizedlist>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>evieext</filename>:</emphasis>
+                    Removed because it has been removed from
+                    <filename>xserver</filename> since 2008.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>Gtk+ DirectFB:</emphasis>
+                    Removed support because upstream Gtk+ no longer supports it
+                    as of version 2.18.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>libxfontcache / xfontcacheproto</filename>:</emphasis>
+                    Removed because they were removed from the Xorg server in 2008.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>libxp / libxprintapputil / libxprintutil / printproto</filename>:</emphasis>
+                    Removed because the XPrint server was removed from
+                    Xorg in 2008.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>libxtrap / xtrapproto</filename>:</emphasis>
+                    Removed because their functionality was broken upstream.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>linux-yocto 3.0 kernel:</emphasis>
+                    Removed with linux-yocto 3.8 kernel being added.
+                    The linux-yocto 3.2 and linux-yocto 3.4 kernels remain
+                    as part of the release.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>lsbsetup</filename>:</emphasis>
+                    Removed with functionality now provided by
+                    <filename>lsbtest</filename>.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>matchbox-stroke</filename>:</emphasis>
+                    Removed because it was never more than a proof-of-concept.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>matchbox-wm-2 / matchbox-theme-sato-2</filename>:</emphasis>
+                    Removed because they are not maintained.
+                    However, <filename>matchbox-wm</filename> and
+                    <filename>matchbox-theme-sato</filename> are still
+                    provided.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>mesa-dri</filename>:</emphasis>
+                    Renamed to <filename>mesa</filename>.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>mesa-xlib</filename>:</emphasis>
+                    Removed because it was no longer useful.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>mutter</filename>:</emphasis>
+                    Removed because nothing ever uses it and the recipe is
+                    very old.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>orinoco-conf</filename>:</emphasis>
+                    Removed because it has become obsolete.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>update-modules</filename>:</emphasis>
+                    Removed because it is no longer used.
+                    The kernel module <filename>postinstall</filename> and
+                    <filename>postrm</filename> scripts can now do the same
+                    task without the use of this script.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>web</filename>:</emphasis>
+                    Removed because it is not maintained.  Superseded by
+                    <filename>web-webkit</filename>.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>xf86bigfontproto</filename>:</emphasis>
+                    Removed because upstream it has been disabled by default
+                    since 2007.
+                    Nothing uses <filename>xf86bigfontproto</filename>.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>xf86rushproto</filename>:</emphasis>
+                    Removed because its dependency in
+                    <filename>xserver</filename> was spurious and it was
+                    removed in 2005.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>zypper / libzypp / sat-solver</filename>:</emphasis>
+                    Removed and been functionally replaced with Smart
+                    (<filename>python-smartpm</filename>) when RPM packaging
+                    is used and package management is enabled on the target.
+                    </para></listitem>
+            </itemizedlist>
+        </para>
+    </section>
+</section>
+
+<section id='moving-to-the-yocto-project-1.5-release'>
+    <title>Moving to the Yocto Project 1.5 Release</title>
+
+    <para>
+        This section provides migration information for moving to the
+        Yocto Project 1.5 Release from the prior release.
+    </para>
+
+    <section id='migration-1.5-host-dependency-changes'>
+        <title>Host Dependency Changes</title>
+
+        <para>
+            The OpenEmbedded build system now has some additional requirements
+            on the host system:
+            <itemizedlist>
+                <listitem><para>Python 2.7.3+</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>Tar 1.24+</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>Git 1.7.8+</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>Patched version of Make if you are using
+                    3.82.
+                    Most distributions that provide Make 3.82 use the patched
+                    version.</para></listitem>
+            </itemizedlist>
+            If the Linux distribution you are using on your build host
+            does not provide packages for these, you can install and use
+            the Buildtools tarball, which provides an SDK-like environment
+            containing them.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            For more information on this requirement, see the
+            "<link linkend='required-git-tar-and-python-versions'>Required Git, tar, and Python Versions</link>"
+            section.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='migration-1.5-atom-pc-bsp'>
+        <title><filename>atom-pc</filename> Board Support Package (BSP)</title>
+
+        <para>
+            The <filename>atom-pc</filename> hardware reference BSP has been
+            replaced by a <filename>genericx86</filename> BSP.
+            This BSP is not necessarily guaranteed to work on all x86
+            hardware, but it will run on a wider range of systems than the
+            <filename>atom-pc</filename> did.
+            <note>
+                Additionally, a <filename>genericx86-64</filename> BSP has
+                been added for 64-bit Atom systems.
+            </note>
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='migration-1.5-bitbake'>
+        <title>BitBake</title>
+
+        <para>
+            The following changes have been made that relate to BitBake:
+            <itemizedlist>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    BitBake now supports a <filename>_remove</filename>
+                    operator.
+                    The addition of this operator means you will have to
+                    rename any items in recipe space (functions, variables)
+                    whose names currently contain
+                    <filename>_remove_</filename> or end with
+                    <filename>_remove</filename> to avoid unexpected behavior.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    BitBake's global method pool has been removed.
+                    This method is not particularly useful and led to clashes
+                    between recipes containing functions that had the
+                    same name.</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    The "none" server backend has been removed.
+                    The "process" server backend has been serving well as the
+                    default for a long time now.</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    The <filename>bitbake-runtask</filename> script has been
+                    removed.</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    <filename>${</filename><link linkend='var-P'><filename>P</filename></link><filename>}</filename>
+                    and
+                    <filename>${</filename><link linkend='var-PF'><filename>PF</filename></link><filename>}</filename>
+                    are no longer added to
+                    <link linkend='var-PROVIDES'><filename>PROVIDES</filename></link>
+                    by default in <filename>bitbake.conf</filename>.
+                    These version-specific <filename>PROVIDES</filename>
+                    items were seldom used.
+                    Attempting to use them could result in two versions being
+                    built simultaneously rather than just one version due to
+                    the way BitBake resolves dependencies.</para></listitem>
+            </itemizedlist>
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='migration-1.5-qa-warnings'>
+        <title>QA Warnings</title>
+
+        <para>
+            The following changes have been made to the package QA checks:
+            <itemizedlist>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    If you have customized
+                    <link linkend='var-ERROR_QA'><filename>ERROR_QA</filename></link>
+                    or <link linkend='var-WARN_QA'><filename>WARN_QA</filename></link>
+                    values in your configuration, check that they contain all of
+                    the issues that you wish to be reported.
+                    Previous Yocto Project versions contained a bug that meant
+                    that any item not mentioned in <filename>ERROR_QA</filename>
+                    or <filename>WARN_QA</filename> would be treated as a
+                    warning.
+                    Consequently, several important items were not already in
+                    the default value of <filename>WARN_QA</filename>.
+                    All of the possible QA checks are now documented in the
+                    "<link linkend='ref-classes-insane'><filename>insane.bbclass</filename></link>"
+                    section.</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    An additional QA check has been added to check if
+                    <filename>/usr/share/info/dir</filename> is being installed.
+                    Your recipe should delete this file within
+                    <link linkend='ref-tasks-install'><filename>do_install</filename></link>
+                    if "make install" is installing it.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    If you are using the buildhistory class, the check for the
+                    package version going backwards is now controlled using a
+                    standard QA check.
+                    Thus, if you have customized your
+                    <filename>ERROR_QA</filename> or
+                    <filename>WARN_QA</filename> values and still wish to have
+                    this check performed, you should add
+                    "version-going-backwards" to your value for one or the
+                    other variables depending on how you wish it to be handled.
+                    See the documented QA checks in the
+                    "<link linkend='ref-classes-insane'><filename>insane.bbclass</filename></link>"
+                    section.
+                    </para></listitem>
+            </itemizedlist>
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='migration-1.5-directory-layout-changes'>
+        <title>Directory Layout Changes</title>
+
+        <para>
+            The following directory changes exist:
+            <itemizedlist>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    Output SDK installer files are now named to include the
+                    image name and tuning architecture through the
+                    <link linkend='var-SDK_NAME'><filename>SDK_NAME</filename></link>
+                    variable.</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    Images and related files are now installed into a directory
+                    that is specific to the machine, instead of a parent
+                    directory containing output files for multiple machines.
+                    The
+                    <link linkend='var-DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE'><filename>DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE</filename></link>
+                    variable continues to point to the directory containing
+                    images for the current
+                    <link linkend='var-MACHINE'><filename>MACHINE</filename></link>
+                    and should be used anywhere there is a need to refer to
+                    this directory.
+                    The <filename>runqemu</filename> script now uses this
+                    variable to find images and kernel binaries and will use
+                    BitBake to determine the directory.
+                    Alternatively, you can set the
+                    <filename>DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE</filename> variable in the
+                    external environment.</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    When buildhistory is enabled, its output is now written
+                    under the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>
+                    rather than
+                    <link linkend='var-TMPDIR'><filename>TMPDIR</filename></link>.
+                    Doing so makes it easier to delete
+                    <filename>TMPDIR</filename> and preserve the build history.
+                    Additionally, data for produced SDKs is now split by
+                    <link linkend='var-IMAGE_NAME'><filename>IMAGE_NAME</filename></link>.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    The <filename>pkgdata</filename> directory produced as
+                    part of the packaging process has been collapsed into a
+                    single machine-specific directory.
+                    This directory is located under
+                    <filename>sysroots</filename> and uses a machine-specific
+                    name (i.e.
+                    <filename>tmp/sysroots/<replaceable>machine</replaceable>/pkgdata</filename>).
+                    </para></listitem>
+            </itemizedlist>
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='migration-1.5-shortened-git-srcrev-values'>
+        <title>Shortened Git <filename>SRCREV</filename> Values</title>
+
+        <para>
+            BitBake will now shorten revisions from Git repositories from the
+            normal 40 characters down to 10 characters within
+            <link linkend='var-SRCPV'><filename>SRCPV</filename></link>
+            for improved usability in path and file names.
+            This change should be safe within contexts where these revisions
+            are used because the chances of spatially close collisions
+            is very low.
+            Distant collisions are not a major issue in the way
+            the values are used.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='migration-1.5-image-features'>
+        <title><filename>IMAGE_FEATURES</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            The following changes have been made that relate to
+            <link linkend='var-IMAGE_FEATURES'><filename>IMAGE_FEATURES</filename></link>:
+            <itemizedlist>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    The value of
+                    <link linkend='var-IMAGE_FEATURES'><filename>IMAGE_FEATURES</filename></link>
+                    is now validated to ensure invalid feature items are not
+                    added.
+                    Some users mistakenly add package names to this variable
+                    instead of using
+                    <link linkend='var-IMAGE_INSTALL'><filename>IMAGE_INSTALL</filename></link>
+                    in order to have the package added to the image, which does
+                    not work.
+                    This change is intended to catch those kinds of situations.
+                    Valid <filename>IMAGE_FEATURES</filename> are drawn from
+                    <link linkend='var-PACKAGE_GROUP'><filename>PACKAGE_GROUP</filename></link>
+                    definitions,
+                    <link linkend='var-COMPLEMENTARY_GLOB'><filename>COMPLEMENTARY_GLOB</filename></link>
+                    and a new "validitems" varflag on
+                    <filename>IMAGE_FEATURES</filename>.
+                    The "validitems" varflag change allows additional features
+                    to be added if they are not provided using the previous
+                    two mechanisms.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    The previously deprecated "apps-console-core"
+                    <filename>IMAGE_FEATURES</filename> item is no longer
+                    supported.
+                    Add "splash" to <filename>IMAGE_FEATURES</filename> if you
+                    wish to have the splash screen enabled, since this is
+                    all that apps-console-core was doing.</para></listitem>
+            </itemizedlist>
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='migration-1.5-run'>
+        <title><filename>/run</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            The <filename>/run</filename> directory from the Filesystem
+            Hierarchy Standard 3.0 has been introduced.
+            You can find some of the implications for this change
+            <ulink url='http://cgit.openembedded.org/openembedded-core/commit/?id=0e326280a15b0f2c4ef2ef4ec441f63f55b75873'>here</ulink>.
+            The change also means that recipes that install files to
+            <filename>/var/run</filename> must be changed.
+            You can find a guide on how to make these changes
+            <ulink url='http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.handhelds.openembedded/58530'>here</ulink>.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='migration-1.5-removal-of-package-manager-database-within-image-recipes'>
+        <title>Removal of Package Manager Database Within Image Recipes</title>
+
+        <para>
+            The image <filename>core-image-minimal</filename> no longer adds
+            <filename>remove_packaging_data_files</filename> to
+            <link linkend='var-ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND'><filename>ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND</filename></link>.
+            This addition is now handled automatically when "package-management"
+            is not in
+            <link linkend='var-IMAGE_FEATURES'><filename>IMAGE_FEATURES</filename></link>.
+            If you have custom image recipes that make this addition,
+            you should remove the lines, as they are not needed and might
+            interfere with correct operation of postinstall scripts.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='migration-1.5-images-now-rebuild-only-on-changes-instead-of-every-time'>
+        <title>Images Now Rebuild Only on Changes Instead of Every Time</title>
+
+        <para>
+            The
+            <link linkend='ref-tasks-rootfs'><filename>do_rootfs</filename></link>
+            and other related image
+            construction tasks are no longer marked as "nostamp".
+            Consequently, they will only be re-executed when their inputs have
+            changed.
+            Previous versions of the OpenEmbedded build system always rebuilt
+            the image when requested rather when necessary.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='migration-1.5-task-recipes'>
+        <title>Task Recipes</title>
+
+        <para>
+            The previously deprecated <filename>task.bbclass</filename> has
+            now been dropped.
+            For recipes that previously inherited from this class, you should
+            rename them from <filename>task-*</filename> to
+            <filename>packagegroup-*</filename> and inherit packagegroup
+            instead.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            For more information, see the
+            "<link linkend='ref-classes-packagegroup'><filename>packagegroup.bbclass</filename></link>"
+            section.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='migration-1.5-busybox'>
+        <title>BusyBox</title>
+
+        <para>
+            By default, we now split BusyBox into two binaries:
+            one that is suid root for those components that need it, and
+            another for the rest of the components.
+            Splitting BusyBox allows for optimization that eliminates the
+            <filename>tinylogin</filename> recipe as recommended by upstream.
+            You can disable this split by setting
+            <link linkend='var-BUSYBOX_SPLIT_SUID'><filename>BUSYBOX_SPLIT_SUID</filename></link>
+            to "0".
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='migration-1.5-automated-image-testing'>
+        <title>Automated Image Testing</title>
+
+        <para>
+            A new automated image testing framework has been added
+            through the
+            <link linkend='ref-classes-testimage'><filename>testimage*.bbclass</filename></link>
+            class.
+            This framework replaces the older
+            <filename>imagetest-qemu</filename> framework.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            You can learn more about performing automated image tests in the
+            "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#performing-automated-runtime-testing'>Performing Automated Runtime Testing</ulink>"
+            section.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='migration-1.5-build-history'>
+        <title>Build History</title>
+
+        <para>
+            Following are changes to Build History:
+            <itemizedlist>
+                <listitem><para>
+                     Installed package sizes:
+                     <filename>installed-package-sizes.txt</filename> for an
+                     image now records the size of the files installed by each
+                     package instead of the size of each compressed package
+                     archive file.</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    The dependency graphs (<filename>depends*.dot</filename>)
+                    now use the actual package names instead of replacing
+                    dashes, dots and plus signs with underscores.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    The <filename>buildhistory-diff</filename> and
+                    <filename>buildhistory-collect-srcrevs</filename>
+                    utilities have improved command-line handling.
+                    Use the <filename>&dash;&dash;help</filename> option for
+                    each utility for more information on the new syntax.
+                    </para></listitem>
+            </itemizedlist>
+            For more information on Build History, see the
+            "<link linkend='maintaining-build-output-quality'>Maintaining Build Output Quality</link>"
+            section.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='migration-1.5-udev'>
+        <title><filename>udev</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            Following are changes to <filename>udev</filename>:
+            <itemizedlist>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    <filename>udev</filename> no longer brings in
+                    <filename>udev-extraconf</filename> automatically
+                    through
+                    <link linkend='var-RRECOMMENDS'><filename>RRECOMMENDS</filename></link>,
+                    since this was originally intended to be optional.
+                    If you need the extra rules, then add
+                    <filename>udev-extraconf</filename> to your image.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    <filename>udev</filename> no longer brings in
+                    <filename>pciutils-ids</filename> or
+                    <filename>usbutils-ids</filename> through
+                    <filename>RRECOMMENDS</filename>.
+                    These are not needed by <filename>udev</filename> itself
+                    and removing them saves around 350KB.
+                    </para></listitem>
+            </itemizedlist>
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='migration-1.5-removed-renamed-recipes'>
+        <title>Removed and Renamed Recipes</title>
+
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem><para>
+                The <filename>linux-yocto</filename> 3.2 kernel has been
+                removed.</para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para>
+                <filename>libtool-nativesdk</filename> has been renamed to
+                <filename>nativesdk-libtool</filename>.</para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para>
+                <filename>tinylogin</filename> has been removed.
+                It has been replaced by a suid portion of Busybox.
+                See the
+                "<link linkend='migration-1.5-busybox'>BusyBox</link>" section
+                for more information.</para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para>
+                <filename>external-python-tarball</filename> has been renamed
+                to <filename>buildtools-tarball</filename>.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para>
+                <filename>web-webkit</filename> has been removed.
+                It has been functionally replaced by
+                <filename>midori</filename>.</para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para>
+                <filename>imake</filename> has been removed.
+                It is no longer needed by any other recipe.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para>
+                <filename>transfig-native</filename> has been removed.
+                It is no longer needed by any other recipe.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para>
+                <filename>anjuta-remote-run</filename> has been removed.
+                Anjuta IDE integration has not been officially supported for
+                several releases.</para></listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='migration-1.5-other-changes'>
+        <title>Other Changes</title>
+
+        <para>
+            Following is a list of short entries describing other changes:
+            <itemizedlist>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    <filename>run-postinsts</filename>: Make this generic.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    <filename>base-files</filename>: Remove the unnecessary
+                    <filename>media/</filename><replaceable>xxx</replaceable> directories.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    <filename>alsa-state</filename>: Provide an empty
+                    <filename>asound.conf</filename> by default.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    <filename>classes/image</filename>: Ensure
+                    <link linkend='var-BAD_RECOMMENDATIONS'><filename>BAD_RECOMMENDATIONS</filename></link>
+                    supports pre-renamed package names.</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    <filename>classes/rootfs_rpm</filename>: Implement
+                    <link linkend='var-BAD_RECOMMENDATIONS'><filename>BAD_RECOMMENDATIONS</filename></link>
+                    for RPM.</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    <filename>systemd</filename>: Remove
+                    <filename>systemd_unitdir</filename> if
+                    <filename>systemd</filename> is not in
+                    <link linkend='var-DISTRO_FEATURES'><filename>DISTRO_FEATURES</filename></link>.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    <filename>systemd</filename>: Remove
+                    <filename>init.d</filename> dir if
+                    <filename>systemd</filename> unit file is present and
+                    <filename>sysvinit</filename> is not a distro feature.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    <filename>libpam</filename>: Deny all services for the
+                    <filename>OTHER</filename> entries.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    <filename>image.bbclass</filename>: Move
+                    <filename>runtime_mapping_rename</filename> to avoid
+                    conflict with <filename>multilib</filename>.
+                    See
+                    <ulink url='https://bugzilla.yoctoproject.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4993'><filename>YOCTO #4993</filename></ulink>
+                    in Bugzilla for more information.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    <filename>linux-dtb</filename>: Use kernel build system
+                    to generate the <filename>dtb</filename> files.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    <filename>kern-tools</filename>: Switch from guilt to
+                    new <filename>kgit-s2q</filename> tool.
+                    </para></listitem>
+            </itemizedlist>
+        </para>
+    </section>
+</section>
+
+<section id='moving-to-the-yocto-project-1.6-release'>
+    <title>Moving to the Yocto Project 1.6 Release</title>
+
+    <para>
+        This section provides migration information for moving to the
+        Yocto Project 1.6 Release from the prior release.
+    </para>
+
+
+    <section id='migration-1.6-archiver-class'>
+        <title><filename>archiver</filename> Class</title>
+
+        <para>
+            The
+            <link linkend='ref-classes-archiver'><filename>archiver</filename></link>
+            class has been rewritten and its configuration has been simplified.
+            For more details on the source archiver, see the
+            "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#maintaining-open-source-license-compliance-during-your-products-lifecycle'>Maintaining Open Source License Compliance During Your Product's Lifecycle</ulink>"
+            section in the Yocto Project Development Manual.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='migration-1.6-packaging-changes'>
+        <title>Packaging Changes</title>
+
+        <para>
+            The following packaging changes have been made:
+            <itemizedlist>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    The <filename>binutils</filename> recipe no longer produces
+                    a <filename>binutils-symlinks</filename> package.
+                    <filename>update-alternatives</filename> is now used to
+                    handle the preferred <filename>binutils</filename>
+                    variant on the target instead.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    The tc (traffic control) utilities have been split out of
+                    the main <filename>iproute2</filename> package and put
+                    into the <filename>iproute2-tc</filename> package.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    The <filename>gtk-engines</filename> schemas have been
+                    moved to a dedicated
+                    <filename>gtk-engines-schemas</filename> package.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    The <filename>armv7a</filename> with thumb package
+                    architecture suffix has changed.
+                    The suffix for these packages with the thumb
+                    optimization enabled is "t2" as it should be.
+                    Use of this suffix was not the case in the 1.5 release.
+                    Architecture names will change within package feeds as a
+                    result.
+                    </para></listitem>
+            </itemizedlist>
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='migration-1.6-bitbake'>
+        <title>BitBake</title>
+
+        <para>
+            The following changes have been made to
+            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#bitbake-term'>BitBake</ulink>.
+        </para>
+
+        <section id='migration-1.6-matching-branch-requirement-for-git-fetching'>
+            <title>Matching Branch Requirement for Git Fetching</title>
+
+            <para>
+                When fetching source from a Git repository using
+                <link linkend='var-SRC_URI'><filename>SRC_URI</filename></link>,
+                BitBake will now validate the
+                <link linkend='var-SRCREV'><filename>SRCREV</filename></link>
+                value against the branch.
+                You can specify the branch using the following form:
+                <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     SRC_URI = "git://server.name/repository;branch=<replaceable>branchname</replaceable>"
+                </literallayout>
+                If you do not specify a branch, BitBake looks
+                in the default "master" branch.
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                Alternatively, if you need to bypass this check (e.g.
+                if you are fetching a revision corresponding to a tag that
+                is not on any branch), you can add ";nobranch=1" to
+                the end of the URL within <filename>SRC_URI</filename>.
+            </para>
+        </section>
+
+        <section id='migration-1.6-bitbake-deps'>
+            <title>Python Definition substitutions</title>
+
+            <para>
+                BitBake had some previously deprecated Python definitions
+                within its <filename>bb</filename> module removed.
+                You should use their sub-module counterparts instead:
+                <itemizedlist>
+                    <listitem><para><filename>bb.MalformedUrl</filename>:
+                        Use <filename>bb.fetch.MalformedUrl</filename>.
+                        </para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><filename>bb.fetch.encodeurl</filename>:
+                        Use <filename>bb.fetch.encodeurl</filename>.
+                        </para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><filename>bb.decodeurl</filename>:
+                        Use <filename>bb.fetch.decodeurl</filename>
+                        </para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><filename>bb.mkdirhier</filename>:
+                        Use <filename>bb.utils.mkdirhier</filename>.
+                        </para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><filename>bb.movefile</filename>:
+                        Use <filename>bb.utils.movefile</filename>.
+                        </para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><filename>bb.copyfile</filename>:
+                        Use <filename>bb.utils.copyfile</filename>.
+                        </para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><filename>bb.which</filename>:
+                        Use <filename>bb.utils.which</filename>.
+                        </para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><filename>bb.vercmp_string</filename>:
+                        Use <filename>bb.utils.vercmp_string</filename>.
+                        </para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><filename>bb.vercmp</filename>:
+                        Use <filename>bb.utils.vercmp</filename>.
+                        </para></listitem>
+                </itemizedlist>
+            </para>
+        </section>
+
+        <section id='migration-1.6-bitbake-fetcher'>
+            <title>SVK Fetcher</title>
+
+            <para>
+                The SVK fetcher has been removed from BitBake.
+            </para>
+        </section>
+
+        <section id='migration-1.6-bitbake-console-output'>
+            <title>Console Output Error Redirection</title>
+
+            <para>
+                The BitBake console UI will now output errors to
+                <filename>stderr</filename> instead of
+                <filename>stdout</filename>.
+                Consequently, if you are piping or redirecting the output of
+                <filename>bitbake</filename> to somewhere else, and you wish
+                to retain the errors, you will need to add
+                <filename>2>&amp;1</filename> (or something similar) to the
+                end of your <filename>bitbake</filename> command line.
+            </para>
+        </section>
+
+        <section id='migration-1.6-task-taskname-overrides'>
+            <title><filename>task-</filename><replaceable>taskname</replaceable> Overrides</title>
+
+            <para>
+                <filename>task-</filename><replaceable>taskname</replaceable> overrides have been
+                adjusted so that tasks whose names contain underscores have the
+                underscores replaced by hyphens for the override so that they
+                now function properly.
+                For example, the task override for
+                <link linkend='ref-tasks-populate_sdk'><filename>do_populate_sdk</filename></link>
+                is <filename>task-populate-sdk</filename>.
+            </para>
+        </section>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='migration-1.6-variable-changes'>
+        <title>Changes to Variables</title>
+
+        <para>
+            The following variables have changed.
+            For information on the OpenEmbedded build system variables, see the
+            "<link linkend='ref-variables-glos'>Variables Glossary</link>" Chapter.
+        </para>
+
+        <section id='migration-1.6-variable-changes-TMPDIR'>
+            <title><filename>TMPDIR</filename></title>
+
+            <para>
+                <link linkend='var-TMPDIR'><filename>TMPDIR</filename></link>
+                can no longer be on an NFS mount.
+                NFS does not offer full POSIX locking and inode consistency
+                and can cause unexpected issues if used to store
+                <filename>TMPDIR</filename>.
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                The check for this occurs on startup.
+                If <filename>TMPDIR</filename> is detected on an NFS mount,
+                an error occurs.
+            </para>
+        </section>
+
+        <section id='migration-1.6-variable-changes-PRINC'>
+            <title><filename>PRINC</filename></title>
+
+            <para>
+                The
+                <link linkend='var-PRINC'><filename>PRINC</filename></link>
+                variable has been deprecated and triggers a warning if
+                detected during a build.
+                For
+                <link linkend='var-PR'><filename>PR</filename></link>
+                increments on changes, use the PR service instead.
+                You can find out more about this service in the
+                "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#working-with-a-pr-service'>Working With a PR Service</ulink>"
+                section in the Yocto Project Development Manual.
+            </para>
+        </section>
+
+        <section id='migration-1.6-variable-changes-IMAGE_TYPES'>
+            <title><filename>IMAGE_TYPES</filename></title>
+
+            <para>
+                The "sum.jffs2" option for
+                <link linkend='var-IMAGE_TYPES'><filename>IMAGE_TYPES</filename></link>
+                has been replaced by the "jffs2.sum" option, which fits the
+                processing order.
+            </para>
+        </section>
+
+        <section id='migration-1.6-variable-changes-COPY_LIC_MANIFEST'>
+            <title><filename>COPY_LIC_MANIFEST</filename></title>
+
+            <para>
+                The
+                <link linkend='var-COPY_LIC_MANIFEST'><filename>COPY_LIC_MANIFEST</filename></link>
+                variable must
+                now be set to "1" rather than any value in order to enable
+                it.
+            </para>
+        </section>
+
+        <section id='migration-1.6-variable-changes-COPY_LIC_DIRS'>
+            <title><filename>COPY_LIC_DIRS</filename></title>
+
+            <para>
+                The
+                <link linkend='var-COPY_LIC_DIRS'><filename>COPY_LIC_DIRS</filename></link>
+                variable must
+                now be set to "1" rather than any value in order to enable
+                it.
+            </para>
+        </section>
+
+        <section id='migration-1.6-variable-changes-PACKAGE_GROUP'>
+            <title><filename>PACKAGE_GROUP</filename></title>
+
+            <para>
+                The
+                <link linkend='var-PACKAGE_GROUP'><filename>PACKAGE_GROUP</filename></link>
+                variable has been renamed to
+                <link linkend='var-FEATURE_PACKAGES'><filename>FEATURE_PACKAGES</filename></link>
+                to more accurately reflect its purpose.
+                You can still use <filename>PACKAGE_GROUP</filename> but
+                the OpenEmbedded build system produces a warning message when
+                it encounters the variable.
+            </para>
+        </section>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='migration-1.6-directory-layout-changes'>
+        <title>Directory Layout Changes</title>
+
+        <para>
+            The <filename>meta-hob</filename> layer has been removed from
+            the top-level of the
+            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>.
+            The contents of this layer are no longer needed by the Hob
+            user interface for building images and toolchains.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='migration-1.6-package-test-ptest'>
+        <title>Package Test (ptest)</title>
+
+        <para>
+            Package Tests (ptest) are built but not installed by default.
+            For information on using Package Tests, see the
+            "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#testing-packages-with-ptest'>Setting up and running package test (ptest)</ulink>"
+            section in the Yocto Project Development Manual.
+            For information on the <filename>ptest</filename> class, see the
+            "<link linkend='ref-classes-ptest'><filename>ptest.bbclass</filename></link>"
+            section.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='migration-1.6-build-changes'>
+        <title>Build Changes</title>
+
+        <para>
+            Separate build and source directories have been enabled
+            by default for selected recipes where it is known to work
+            (a whitelist) and for all recipes that inherit the
+            <link linkend='ref-classes-cmake'><filename>cmake</filename></link>
+            class.
+            In future releases the
+            <link linkend='ref-classes-autotools'><filename>autotools</filename></link>
+            class will enable a separate build directory by default as
+            well.
+            Recipes building Autotools-based
+            software that fails to build with a separate build directory
+            should be changed to inherit from the
+            <link linkend='ref-classes-autotools-brokensep'><filename>autotools-brokensep</filename></link>
+            class instead of the <filename>autotools</filename> class.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='migration-1.6-building-qemu-native'>
+        <title><filename>qemu-native</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            <filename>qemu-native</filename> now builds without
+            SDL-based graphical output support by default.
+            The following additional lines are needed in your
+            <filename>local.conf</filename> to enable it:
+            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     PACKAGECONFIG_pn-qemu-native = "sdl"
+     ASSUME_PROVIDED += "libsdl-native"
+            </literallayout>
+            <note>
+                The default <filename>local.conf</filename>
+                contains these statements.
+                Consequently, if you are building a headless system and using
+                a default <filename>local.conf</filename> file, you will need
+                comment these two lines out.
+            </note>
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='migration-1.6-core-image-basic'>
+        <title><filename>core-image-basic</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            <filename>core-image-basic</filename> has been renamed to
+            <filename>core-image-full-cmdline</filename>.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            In addition to <filename>core-image-basic</filename> being renamed,
+            <filename>packagegroup-core-basic</filename> has been renamed to
+            <filename>packagegroup-core-full-cmdline</filename> to match.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='migration-1.6-licensing'>
+        <title>Licensing</title>
+
+        <para>
+            The top-level <filename>LICENSE</filename> file has been changed
+            to better describe the license of the various components of
+            OE-Core.
+            However, the licensing itself remains unchanged.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            Normally, this change would not cause any side-effects.
+            However, some recipes point to this file within
+            <link linkend='var-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM'><filename>LIC_FILES_CHKSUM</filename></link>
+            (as <filename>${COREBASE}/LICENSE</filename>) and thus the
+            accompanying checksum must be changed from
+            3f40d7994397109285ec7b81fdeb3b58 to
+            4d92cd373abda3937c2bc47fbc49d690.
+            A better alternative is to have
+            <filename>LIC_FILES_CHKSUM</filename> point to a file
+            describing the license that is distributed with the source
+            that the recipe is building, if possible, rather than pointing
+            to <filename>${COREBASE}/LICENSE</filename>.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='migration-1.6-cflags-options'>
+        <title><filename>CFLAGS</filename> Options</title>
+
+        <para>
+            The "-fpermissive" option has been removed from the default
+            <link linkend='var-CFLAGS'><filename>CFLAGS</filename></link>
+            value.
+            You need to take action on individual recipes that fail when
+            building with this option.
+            You need to either patch the recipes to fix the issues reported by
+            the compiler, or you need to add "-fpermissive" to
+            <filename>CFLAGS</filename> in the recipes.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='migration-1.6-custom-images'>
+        <title>Custom Image Output Types</title>
+
+        <para>
+            Custom image output types, as selected using
+            <link linkend='var-IMAGE_FSTYPES'><filename>IMAGE_FSTYPES</filename></link>,
+            must declare their dependencies on other image types (if any) using
+            a new
+            <link linkend='var-IMAGE_TYPEDEP'><filename>IMAGE_TYPEDEP</filename></link>
+            variable.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='migration-1.6-do-package-write-task'>
+        <title>Tasks</title>
+
+        <para>
+            The <filename>do_package_write</filename> task has been removed.
+            The task is no longer needed.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='migration-1.6-update-alternatives-provider'>
+        <title><filename>update-alternative</filename> Provider</title>
+
+        <para>
+            The default <filename>update-alternatives</filename> provider has
+            been changed from <filename>opkg</filename> to
+            <filename>opkg-utils</filename>.
+            This change resolves some troublesome circular dependencies.
+            The runtime package has also been renamed from
+            <filename>update-alternatives-cworth</filename>
+            to <filename>update-alternatives-opkg</filename>.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='migration-1.6-virtclass-overrides'>
+        <title><filename>virtclass</filename> Overrides</title>
+
+        <para>
+            The <filename>virtclass</filename> overrides are now deprecated.
+            Use the equivalent class overrides instead (e.g.
+            <filename>virtclass-native</filename> becomes
+            <filename>class-native</filename>.)
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='migration-1.6-removed-renamed-recipes'>
+        <title>Removed and Renamed Recipes</title>
+
+        <para>
+            The following recipes have been removed:
+            <itemizedlist>
+                <listitem><para><filename>packagegroup-toolset-native</filename> -
+                    This recipe is largely unused.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><filename>linux-yocto-3.8</filename> -
+                    Support for the Linux yocto 3.8 kernel has been dropped.
+                    Support for the 3.10 and 3.14 kernels have been added
+                    with the <filename>linux-yocto-3.10</filename> and
+                    <filename>linux-yocto-3.14</filename> recipes.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><filename>ocf-linux</filename> -
+                    This recipe has been functionally replaced using
+                    <filename>cryptodev-linux</filename>.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><filename>genext2fs</filename> -
+                    <filename>genext2fs</filename> is no longer used by the
+                    build system and is unmaintained upstream.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><filename>js</filename> -
+                    This provided an ancient version of Mozilla's javascript
+                    engine that is no longer needed.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><filename>zaurusd</filename> -
+                    The recipe has been moved to the
+                    <filename>meta-handheld</filename> layer.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><filename>eglibc 2.17</filename> -
+                    Replaced by the <filename>eglibc 2.19</filename>
+                    recipe.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><filename>gcc 4.7.2</filename> -
+                    Replaced by the now stable
+                    <filename>gcc 4.8.2</filename>.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><filename>external-sourcery-toolchain</filename> -
+                    this recipe is now maintained in the
+                    <filename>meta-sourcery</filename> layer.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><filename>linux-libc-headers-yocto 3.4+git</filename> -
+                    Now using version 3.10 of the
+                    <filename>linux-libc-headers</filename> by default.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><filename>meta-toolchain-gmae</filename> -
+                    This recipe is obsolete.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><filename>packagegroup-core-sdk-gmae</filename> -
+                    This recipe is obsolete.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><filename>packagegroup-core-standalone-gmae-sdk-target</filename> -
+                    This recipe is obsolete.
+                    </para></listitem>
+            </itemizedlist>
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='migration-1.6-removed-classes'>
+        <title>Removed Classes</title>
+
+        <para>
+            The following classes have become obsolete and have been removed:
+            <itemizedlist>
+                <listitem><para><filename>module_strip</filename>
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><filename>pkg_metainfo</filename>
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><filename>pkg_distribute</filename>
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><filename>image-empty</filename>
+                    </para></listitem>
+            </itemizedlist>
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='migration-1.6-reference-bsps'>
+        <title>Reference Board Support Packages (BSPs)</title>
+
+        <para>
+            The following reference BSPs changes occurred:
+            <itemizedlist>
+                <listitem><para>The BeagleBoard
+                    (<filename>beagleboard</filename>) ARM reference hardware
+                    has been replaced by the BeagleBone
+                    (<filename>beaglebone</filename>) hardware.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>The RouterStation Pro
+                    (<filename>routerstationpro</filename>) MIPS reference
+                    hardware has been replaced by the EdgeRouter Lite
+                    (<filename>edgerouter</filename>) hardware.
+                    </para></listitem>
+            </itemizedlist>
+            The previous reference BSPs for the
+            <filename>beagleboard</filename> and
+            <filename>routerstationpro</filename> machines are still available
+            in a new <filename>meta-yocto-bsp-old</filename> layer in the
+            <ulink url='&YOCTO_GIT_URL;'>Source Repositories</ulink>
+            at
+            <ulink url='http://git.yoctoproject.org/cgit/cgit.cgi/meta-yocto-bsp-old/'>http://git.yoctoproject.org/cgit/cgit.cgi/meta-yocto-bsp-old/</ulink>.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+</section>
+
+<section id='moving-to-the-yocto-project-1.7-release'>
+    <title>Moving to the Yocto Project 1.7 Release</title>
+
+    <para>
+        This section provides migration information for moving to the
+        Yocto Project 1.7 Release from the prior release.
+    </para>
+
+    <section id='migration-1.7-changes-to-setting-qemu-packageconfig-options'>
+        <title>Changes to Setting QEMU <filename>PACKAGECONFIG</filename> Options in <filename>local.conf</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            The QEMU recipe now uses a number of
+            <link linkend='var-PACKAGECONFIG'><filename>PACKAGECONFIG</filename></link>
+            options to enable various optional features.
+            The method used to set defaults for these options means that
+            existing
+            <filename>local.conf</filename> files will need to be be
+            modified to append to <filename>PACKAGECONFIG</filename> for
+            <filename>qemu-native</filename> and
+            <filename>nativesdk-qemu</filename> instead of setting it.
+            In other words, to enable graphical output for QEMU, you should
+            now have these lines in <filename>local.conf</filename>:
+            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     PACKAGECONFIG_append_pn-qemu-native = " sdl"
+     PACKAGECONFIG_append_pn-nativesdk-qemu = " sdl"
+            </literallayout>
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='migration-1.7-minimum-git-version'>
+        <title>Minimum Git version</title>
+
+        <para>
+            The minimum
+            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#git'>Git</ulink> version required
+            on the build host is now 1.7.8 because the
+            <filename>&dash;&dash;list</filename> option is now required by
+            BitBake's Git fetcher.
+            As always, if your host distribution does not provide a version of
+            Git that meets this requirement, you can use the
+            <filename>buildtools-tarball</filename> that does.
+            See the
+            "<link linkend='required-git-tar-and-python-versions'>Required Git, tar, and Python Versions</link>"
+            section for more information.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='migration-1.7-autotools-class-changes'>
+        <title>Autotools Class Changes</title>
+
+        <para>
+            The following
+            <link linkend='ref-classes-autotools'><filename>autotools</filename></link>
+            class changes occurred:
+            <itemizedlist>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>
+                    A separate build directory is now used by default:</emphasis>
+                    The <filename>autotools</filename> class has been changed
+                    to use a directory for building
+                    (<link linkend='var-B'><filename>B</filename></link>),
+                    which is separate from the source directory
+                    (<link linkend='var-S'><filename>S</filename></link>).
+                    This is commonly referred to as
+                    <filename>B != S</filename>, or an out-of-tree build.</para>
+                    <para>If the software being built is already capable of
+                    building in a directory separate from the source, you
+                    do not need to do anything.
+                    However, if the software is not capable of being built
+                    in this manner, you will
+                    need to either patch the software so that it can build
+                    separately, or you will need to change the recipe to
+                    inherit the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-autotools-brokensep'><filename>autotools-brokensep</filename></link>
+                    class instead of the <filename>autotools</filename> class.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>
+                    The <filename>&dash;&dash;foreign</filename> option is
+                    no longer passed to <filename>automake</filename> when
+                    running <filename>autoconf</filename>:</emphasis>
+                    This option tells <filename>automake</filename> that a
+                    particular software package does not follow the GNU
+                    standards and therefore should not be expected
+                    to distribute certain files such as
+                    <filename>ChangeLog</filename>,
+                    <filename>AUTHORS</filename>, and so forth.
+                    Because the majority of upstream software packages already
+                    tell <filename>automake</filename> to enable foreign mode
+                    themselves, the option is mostly superfluous.
+                    However, some recipes will need patches for this change.
+                    You can easily make the change by patching
+                    <filename>configure.ac</filename> so that it passes
+                    "foreign" to <filename>AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE()</filename>.
+                    See
+                    <ulink url='http://cgit.openembedded.org/openembedded-core/commit/?id=01943188f85ce6411717fb5bf702d609f55813f2'>this commit</ulink>
+                    for an example showing how to make the patch.
+                    </para></listitem>
+            </itemizedlist>
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='migration-1.7-binary-configuration-scripts-disabled'>
+        <title>Binary Configuration Scripts Disabled</title>
+
+        <para>
+            Some of the core recipes that package binary configuration scripts
+            now disable the scripts due to the
+            scripts previously requiring error-prone path substitution.
+            Software that links against these libraries using these scripts
+            should use the much more robust <filename>pkg-config</filename>
+            instead.
+            The list of recipes changed in this version (and their
+            configuration scripts) is as follows:
+            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     directfb (directfb-config)
+     freetype (freetype-config)
+     gpgme (gpgme-config)
+     libassuan (libassuan-config)
+     libcroco (croco-6.0-config)
+     libgcrypt (libgcrypt-config)
+     libgpg-error (gpg-error-config)
+     libksba (ksba-config)
+     libpcap (pcap-config)
+     libpcre (pcre-config)
+     libpng (libpng-config, libpng16-config)
+     libsdl (sdl-config)
+     libusb-compat (libusb-config)
+     libxml2 (xml2-config)
+     libxslt (xslt-config)
+     ncurses (ncurses-config)
+     neon (neon-config)
+     npth (npth-config)
+     pth (pth-config)
+     taglib (taglib-config)
+            </literallayout>
+            Additionally, support for <filename>pkg-config</filename> has been
+            added to some recipes in the previous list in the rare cases
+            where the upstream software package does not already provide
+            it.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='migration-1.7-glibc-replaces-eglibc'>
+        <title><filename>eglibc 2.19</filename> Replaced with <filename>glibc 2.20</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            Because <filename>eglibc</filename> and
+            <filename>glibc</filename> were already fairly close, this
+            replacement should not require any significant changes to other
+            software that links to <filename>eglibc</filename>.
+            However, there were a number of minor changes in
+            <filename>glibc 2.20</filename> upstream that could require
+            patching some software (e.g. the removal of the
+            <filename>_BSD_SOURCE</filename> feature test macro).
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            <filename>glibc 2.20</filename> requires version 2.6.32 or greater
+            of the Linux kernel.
+            Thus, older kernels will no longer be usable in conjunction with it.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            For full details on the changes in <filename>glibc 2.20</filename>,
+            see the upstream release notes
+            <ulink url='https://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2014-09/msg00088.html'>here</ulink>.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='migration-1.7-kernel-module-autoloading'>
+        <title>Kernel Module Autoloading</title>
+
+        <para>
+            The
+            <link linkend='var-module_autoload'><filename>module_autoload_*</filename></link>
+            variable is now deprecated and a new
+            <link linkend='var-KERNEL_MODULE_AUTOLOAD'><filename>KERNEL_MODULE_AUTOLOAD</filename></link>
+            variable should be used instead.
+            Also,
+            <link linkend='var-module_conf'><filename>module_conf_*</filename></link>
+            must now be used in conjunction with a new
+            <link linkend='var-KERNEL_MODULE_PROBECONF'><filename>KERNEL_MODULE_PROBECONF</filename></link>
+            variable.
+            The new variables no longer require you to specify the module name
+            as part of the variable name.
+            This change not only simplifies usage but also allows the values
+            of these variables to be appropriately incorporated into task
+            signatures and thus trigger the appropriate tasks to re-execute
+            when changed.
+            You should replace any references to
+            <filename>module_autoload_*</filename> with
+            <filename>KERNEL_MODULE_AUTOLOAD</filename>, and add any modules
+            for which <filename>module_conf_*</filename> is specified to
+            <filename>KERNEL_MODULE_PROBECONF</filename>.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            For more information, see the
+            <link linkend='var-KERNEL_MODULE_AUTOLOAD'><filename>KERNEL_MODULE_AUTOLOAD</filename></link>
+            and
+            <link linkend='var-KERNEL_MODULE_PROBECONF'><filename>KERNEL_MODULE_PROBECONF</filename></link>
+            variables.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='migration-1.7-qa-check-changes'>
+        <title>QA Check Changes</title>
+
+        <para>
+            The following changes have occurred to the QA check process:
+            <itemizedlist>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    Additional QA checks <filename>file-rdeps</filename>
+                    and <filename>build-deps</filename> have been added in
+                    order to verify that file dependencies are satisfied
+                    (e.g. package contains a script requiring
+                    <filename>/bin/bash</filename>) and build-time dependencies
+                    are declared, respectively.
+                    For more information, please see the
+                    "<link linkend='ref-qa-checks'>QA Error and Warning Messages</link>"
+                    chapter.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    Package QA checks are now performed during a new
+                    <link linkend='ref-tasks-package_qa'><filename>do_package_qa</filename></link>
+                    task rather than being part of the
+                    <link linkend='ref-tasks-package'><filename>do_package</filename></link>
+                    task.
+                    This allows more parallel execution.
+                    This change is unlikely to be an issue except for highly
+                    customized recipes that disable packaging tasks themselves
+                    by marking them as <filename>noexec</filename>.
+                    For those packages, you will need to disable the
+                    <filename>do_package_qa</filename> task as well.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    Files being overwritten during the
+                    <link linkend='ref-tasks-populate_sysroot'><filename>do_populate_sysroot</filename></link>
+                    task now trigger an error instead of a warning.
+                    Recipes should not be overwriting files written to the
+                    sysroot by other recipes.
+                    If you have these types of recipes, you need to alter them
+                    so that they do not overwrite these files.</para>
+                    <para>You might now receive this error after changes in
+                    configuration or metadata resulting in orphaned files
+                    being left in the sysroot.
+                    If you do receive this error, the way to resolve the issue
+                    is to delete your
+                    <link linkend='var-TMPDIR'><filename>TMPDIR</filename></link>
+                    or to move it out of the way and then re-start the build.
+                    Anything that has been fully built up to that point and
+                    does not need rebuilding will be restored from the shared
+                    state cache and the rest of the build will be able to
+                    proceed as normal.
+                    </para></listitem>
+            </itemizedlist>
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='migration-1.7-removed-recipes'>
+        <title>Removed Recipes</title>
+
+        <para>
+            The following recipes have been removed:
+            <itemizedlist>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    <filename>x-load</filename>:
+                    This recipe has been superseded by
+                    U-boot SPL for all Cortex-based TI SoCs.
+                    For legacy boards, the <filename>meta-ti</filename>
+                    layer, which contains a maintained recipe, should be used
+                    instead.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    <filename>ubootchart</filename>:
+                    This recipe is obsolete.
+                    A <filename>bootchart2</filename> recipe has been added
+                    to functionally replace it.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    <filename>linux-yocto 3.4</filename>:
+                    Support for the linux-yocto 3.4 kernel has been dropped.
+                    Support for the 3.10 and 3.14 kernels remains, while
+                    support for version 3.17 has been added.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    <filename>eglibc</filename> has been removed in favor of
+                    <filename>glibc</filename>.
+                    See the
+                    "<link linkend='migration-1.7-glibc-replaces-eglibc'><filename>eglibc 2.19</filename> Replaced with <filename>glibc 2.20</filename></link>"
+                    section for more information.
+                    </para></listitem>
+            </itemizedlist>
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='migration-1.7-miscellaneous-changes'>
+        <title>Miscellaneous Changes</title>
+
+        <para>
+            The following miscellaneous change occurred:
+            <itemizedlist>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    The build history feature now writes
+                    <filename>build-id.txt</filename> instead of
+                    <filename>build-id</filename>.
+                    Additionally, <filename>build-id.txt</filename>
+                    now contains the full build header as printed by
+                    BitBake upon starting the build.
+                    You should manually remove old "build-id" files from your
+                    existing build history repositories to avoid confusion.
+                    For information on the build history feature, see the
+                    "<link linkend='maintaining-build-output-quality'>Maintaining Build Output Quality</link>"
+                    section.
+                    </para></listitem>
+            </itemizedlist>
+        </para>
+    </section>
+</section>
+
+</chapter>
+<!--
+vim: expandtab tw=80 ts=4
+-->
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-bitbake.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-bitbake.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..30aff6431f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-bitbake.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,472 @@
+<!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
+"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"
+[<!ENTITY % poky SYSTEM "../poky.ent"> %poky; ] >
+
+<chapter id='ref-bitbake'>
+
+    <title>BitBake</title>
+
+    <para>
+        BitBake is a program written in Python that interprets the
+        <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#metadata'>Metadata</ulink> used by
+        the OpenEmbedded build system.
+        At some point, developers wonder what actually happens when you enter:
+        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ bitbake core-image-sato
+        </literallayout>
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        This chapter provides an overview of what happens behind the scenes from BitBake's perspective.
+    </para>
+
+    <note>
+        BitBake strives to be a generic "task" executor that is capable of handling complex dependency relationships.
+        As such, it has no real knowledge of what the tasks being executed actually do.
+        BitBake just considers a list of tasks with dependencies and handles
+        <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#metadata'>Metadata</ulink>
+        consisting of variables in a certain format that get passed to the tasks.
+    </note>
+
+    <section id='ref-bitbake-parsing'>
+        <title>Parsing</title>
+
+        <para>
+            BitBake parses configuration files, classes, and <filename>.bb</filename> files.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            The first thing BitBake does is look for the <filename>bitbake.conf</filename> file.
+            This file resides in the
+            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>
+            within the <filename>meta/conf/</filename> directory.
+            BitBake finds it by examining its
+            <link linkend='var-BBPATH'><filename>BBPATH</filename></link> environment
+            variable and looking for the <filename>meta/conf/</filename>
+            directory.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            The <filename>bitbake.conf</filename> file lists other configuration
+            files to include from a <filename>conf/</filename>
+            directory below the directories listed in <filename>BBPATH</filename>.
+            In general, the most important configuration file from a user's perspective
+            is <filename>local.conf</filename>, which contains a user's customized
+            settings for the OpenEmbedded build environment.
+            Other notable configuration files are the distribution
+            configuration file (set by the
+            <filename><link linkend='var-DISTRO'>DISTRO</link></filename> variable)
+            and the machine configuration file
+            (set by the
+            <filename><link linkend='var-MACHINE'>MACHINE</link></filename> variable).
+            The <filename>DISTRO</filename> and <filename>MACHINE</filename> BitBake environment
+            variables are both usually set in
+            the <filename>local.conf</filename> file.
+            Valid distribution
+            configuration files are available in the <filename>meta/conf/distro/</filename> directory
+            and valid machine configuration
+            files in the <filename>meta/conf/machine/</filename> directory.
+            Within the <filename>meta/conf/machine/include/</filename>
+            directory are various <filename>tune-*.inc</filename> configuration files that provide common
+            "tuning" settings specific to and shared between particular architectures and machines.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            After the parsing of the configuration files, some standard classes are included.
+            The <filename>base.bbclass</filename> file is always included.
+            Other classes that are specified in the configuration using the
+            <filename><link linkend='var-INHERIT'>INHERIT</link></filename>
+            variable are also included.
+            Class files are searched for in a <filename>classes</filename> subdirectory
+            under the paths in <filename>BBPATH</filename> in the same way as
+            configuration files.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            After classes are included, the variable
+            <filename><link linkend='var-BBFILES'>BBFILES</link></filename>
+            is set, usually in
+            <filename>local.conf</filename>, and defines the list of places to search for
+            <filename>.bb</filename> files.
+            By default, the <filename>BBFILES</filename> variable specifies the
+            <filename>meta/recipes-*/</filename> directory within Poky.
+            Adding extra content to <filename>BBFILES</filename> is best achieved through the use of
+            BitBake layers as described in the
+            "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#understanding-and-creating-layers'>Understanding and
+            Creating Layers</ulink>" section of the Yocto Project Development Manual.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            BitBake parses each <filename>.bb</filename> file in <filename>BBFILES</filename> and
+            stores the values of various variables.
+            In summary, for each <filename>.bb</filename>
+            file the configuration plus the base class of variables are set, followed
+            by the data in the <filename>.bb</filename> file
+            itself, followed by any inherit commands that
+            <filename>.bb</filename> file might contain.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            Because parsing <filename>.bb</filename> files is a time
+            consuming process, a cache is kept to speed up subsequent parsing.
+            This cache is invalid if the timestamp of the <filename>.bb</filename>
+            file itself changes, or if the timestamps of any of the include,
+            configuration files or class files on which the
+            <filename>.bb</filename> file depends change.
+        </para>
+
+        <note>
+            <para>
+                You need to be aware of how BitBake parses curly braces.
+                If a recipe uses a closing curly brace within the function and
+                the character has no leading spaces, BitBake produces a parsing
+                error.
+                If you use a pair of curly brace in a shell function, the
+                closing curly brace must not be located at the start of the line
+                without leading spaces.
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                Here is an example that causes BitBake to produce a parsing
+                error:
+                <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     fakeroot create_shar() {
+         cat &lt;&lt; "EOF" &gt; ${SDK_DEPLOY}/${TOOLCHAIN_OUTPUTNAME}.sh
+     usage()
+     {
+       echo "test"
+       ###### The following "}" at the start of the line causes a parsing error ######
+     }
+     EOF
+     }
+                </literallayout>
+                Writing the recipe this way avoids the error:
+                <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     fakeroot create_shar() {
+         cat &lt;&lt; "EOF" &gt; ${SDK_DEPLOY}/${TOOLCHAIN_OUTPUTNAME}.sh
+     usage()
+     {
+       echo "test"
+       ######The following "}" with a leading space at the start of the line avoids the error ######
+      }
+     EOF
+     }
+                </literallayout>
+            </para>
+        </note>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-bitbake-providers'>
+        <title>Preferences and Providers</title>
+
+        <para>
+            Once all the <filename>.bb</filename> files have been
+            parsed, BitBake starts to build the target (<filename>core-image-sato</filename>
+            in the previous section's example) and looks for providers of that target.
+            Once a provider is selected, BitBake resolves all the dependencies for
+            the target.
+            In the case of <filename>core-image-sato</filename>, it would lead to
+            <filename>packagegroup-core-x11-sato</filename>,
+            which in turn leads to recipes like <filename>matchbox-terminal</filename>,
+            <filename>pcmanfm</filename> and <filename>gthumb</filename>.
+            These recipes in turn depend on <filename>glibc</filename> and the toolchain.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            Sometimes a target might have multiple providers.
+            A common example is "virtual/kernel", which is provided by each kernel package.
+            Each machine often selects the best kernel provider by using a line similar to the
+            following in the machine configuration file:
+        </para>
+
+        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel = "linux-yocto"
+        </literallayout>
+
+        <para>
+            The default <filename><link linkend='var-PREFERRED_PROVIDER'>PREFERRED_PROVIDER</link></filename>
+            is the provider with the same name as the target.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            Understanding how providers are chosen is made complicated by the fact
+            that multiple versions might exist.
+            BitBake defaults to the highest version of a provider.
+            Version comparisons are made using the same method as Debian.
+            You can use the
+            <filename><link linkend='var-PREFERRED_VERSION'>PREFERRED_VERSION</link></filename>
+            variable to specify a particular version (usually in the distro configuration).
+            You can influence the order by using the
+            <filename><link linkend='var-DEFAULT_PREFERENCE'>DEFAULT_PREFERENCE</link></filename>
+            variable.
+            By default, files have a preference of "0".
+            Setting the <filename>DEFAULT_PREFERENCE</filename> to "-1" makes the
+            package unlikely to be used unless it is explicitly referenced.
+            Setting the <filename>DEFAULT_PREFERENCE</filename> to "1" makes it likely the package is used.
+            <filename>PREFERRED_VERSION</filename> overrides any <filename>DEFAULT_PREFERENCE</filename> setting.
+            <filename>DEFAULT_PREFERENCE</filename> is often used to mark newer and more experimental package
+            versions until they have undergone sufficient testing to be considered stable.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            In summary, BitBake has created a list of providers, which is prioritized, for each target.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-bitbake-dependencies'>
+        <title>Dependencies</title>
+
+        <para>
+            Each target BitBake builds consists of multiple tasks such as
+            <filename>fetch</filename>, <filename>unpack</filename>,
+            <filename>patch</filename>, <filename>configure</filename>,
+            and <filename>compile</filename>.
+            For best performance on multi-core systems, BitBake considers each task as an independent
+            entity with its own set of dependencies.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            Dependencies are defined through several variables.
+            You can find information about variables BitBake uses in the BitBake documentation,
+            which is found in the <filename>bitbake/doc/manual</filename> directory within the
+            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>.
+            At a basic level, it is sufficient to know that BitBake uses the
+            <filename><link linkend='var-DEPENDS'>DEPENDS</link></filename> and
+            <filename><link linkend='var-RDEPENDS'>RDEPENDS</link></filename> variables when
+            calculating dependencies.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-bitbake-tasklist'>
+        <title>The Task List</title>
+
+        <para>
+            Based on the generated list of providers and the dependency information,
+            BitBake can now calculate exactly what tasks it needs to run and in what
+            order it needs to run them.
+            The build now starts with BitBake forking off threads up to the limit set in the
+            <filename><link linkend='var-BB_NUMBER_THREADS'>BB_NUMBER_THREADS</link></filename> variable.
+            BitBake continues to fork threads as long as there are tasks ready to run,
+            those tasks have all their dependencies met, and the thread threshold has not been
+            exceeded.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            It is worth noting that you can greatly speed up the build time by properly setting
+            the <filename>BB_NUMBER_THREADS</filename> variable.
+            See the
+            "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_QS_URL;#building-image'>Building an Image</ulink>"
+            section in the Yocto Project Quick Start for more information.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            As each task completes, a timestamp is written to the directory specified by the
+            <filename><link linkend='var-STAMP'>STAMP</link></filename> variable.
+            On subsequent runs, BitBake looks within the <filename>build/tmp/stamps</filename>
+            directory and does not rerun
+            tasks that are already completed unless a timestamp is found to be invalid.
+            Currently, invalid timestamps are only considered on a per
+            <filename>.bb</filename> file basis.
+            So, for example, if the configure stamp has a timestamp greater than the
+            compile timestamp for a given target, then the compile task would rerun.
+            Running the compile task again, however, has no effect on other providers
+            that depend on that target.
+            This behavior could change or become configurable in future versions of BitBake.
+        </para>
+
+        <note>
+            Some tasks are marked as "nostamp" tasks.
+            No timestamp file is created when these tasks are run.
+            Consequently, "nostamp" tasks are always rerun.
+        </note>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-bitbake-runtask'>
+        <title>Running a Task</title>
+
+        <para>
+            Tasks can either be a shell task or a Python task.
+            For shell tasks, BitBake writes a shell script to
+            <filename>${WORKDIR}/temp/run.do_taskname.pid</filename> and then executes the script.
+            The generated shell script contains all the exported variables, and the shell functions
+            with all variables expanded.
+            Output from the shell script goes to the file <filename>${WORKDIR}/temp/log.do_taskname.pid</filename>.
+            Looking at the expanded shell functions in the run file and the output in the log files
+            is a useful debugging technique.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            For Python tasks, BitBake executes the task internally and logs information to the
+            controlling terminal.
+            Future versions of BitBake will write the functions to files similar to the way
+            shell tasks are handled.
+            Logging will be handled in a way similar to shell tasks as well.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            Once all the tasks have been completed BitBake exits.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            When running a task, BitBake tightly controls the execution environment
+            of the build tasks to make sure unwanted contamination from the build machine
+            cannot influence the build.
+            Consequently, if you do want something to get passed into the build
+            task's environment, you must take a few steps:
+            <orderedlist>
+                <listitem><para>Tell BitBake to load what you want from the environment
+                    into the data store.
+                    You can do so through the <filename>BB_ENV_EXTRAWHITE</filename>
+                    variable.
+                    For example, assume you want to prevent the build system from
+                    accessing your <filename>$HOME/.ccache</filename> directory.
+                    The following command tells BitBake to load
+                    <filename>CCACHE_DIR</filename> from the environment into the data
+                    store:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     export BB_ENV_EXTRAWHITE="$BB_ENV_EXTRAWHITE CCACHE_DIR"
+                    </literallayout></para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>Tell BitBake to export what you have loaded into the
+                    environment store to the task environment of every running task.
+                    Loading something from the environment into the data store
+                    (previous step) only makes it available in the datastore.
+                    To export it to the task environment of every running task,
+                    use a command similar to the following in your
+                    <filename>local.conf</filename> or distro configuration file:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     export CCACHE_DIR
+                    </literallayout></para></listitem>
+            </orderedlist>
+        </para>
+
+        <note>
+            A side effect of the previous steps is that BitBake records the variable
+            as a dependency of the build process in things like the shared state
+            checksums.
+            If doing so results in unnecessary rebuilds of tasks, you can whitelist the
+            variable so that the shared state code ignores the dependency when it creates
+            checksums.
+            For information on this process, see the <filename>BB_HASHBASE_WHITELIST</filename>
+            example in the "<link linkend='checksums'>Checksums (Signatures)</link>" section.
+        </note>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-bitbake-commandline'>
+        <title>BitBake Command Line</title>
+
+        <para>
+            Following is the BitBake help output:
+        </para>
+
+        <screen>
+$ bitbake --help
+Usage: bitbake [options] [recipename/target ...]
+
+    Executes the specified task (default is 'build') for a given set of target recipes (.bb files).
+    It is assumed there is a conf/bblayers.conf available in cwd or in BBPATH which
+    will provide the layer, BBFILES and other configuration information.
+
+Options:
+  --version             show program's version number and exit
+  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
+  -b BUILDFILE, --buildfile=BUILDFILE
+                        Execute tasks from a specific .bb recipe directly.
+                        WARNING: Does not handle any dependencies from other
+                        recipes.
+  -k, --continue        Continue as much as possible after an error. While the
+                        target that failed and anything depending on it cannot
+                        be built, as much as possible will be built before
+                        stopping.
+  -a, --tryaltconfigs   Continue with builds by trying to use alternative
+                        providers where possible.
+  -f, --force           Force the specified targets/task to run (invalidating
+                        any existing stamp file).
+  -c CMD, --cmd=CMD     Specify the task to execute. The exact options
+                        available depend on the metadata. Some examples might
+                        be 'compile' or 'populate_sysroot' or 'listtasks' may
+                        give a list of the tasks available.
+  -C INVALIDATE_STAMP, --clear-stamp=INVALIDATE_STAMP
+                        Invalidate the stamp for the specified task such as
+                        'compile' and then run the default task for the
+                        specified target(s).
+  -r PREFILE, --read=PREFILE
+                        Read the specified file before bitbake.conf.
+  -R POSTFILE, --postread=POSTFILE
+                        Read the specified file after bitbake.conf.
+  -v, --verbose         Output more log message data to the terminal.
+  -D, --debug           Increase the debug level. You can specify this more
+                        than once.
+  -n, --dry-run         Don't execute, just go through the motions.
+  -S, --dump-signatures
+                        Don't execute, just dump out the signature
+                        construction information.
+  -p, --parse-only      Quit after parsing the BB recipes.
+  -s, --show-versions   Show current and preferred versions of all recipes.
+  -e, --environment     Show the global or per-package environment complete
+                        with information about where variables were
+                        set/changed.
+  -g, --graphviz        Save dependency tree information for the specified
+                        targets in the dot syntax.
+  -I EXTRA_ASSUME_PROVIDED, --ignore-deps=EXTRA_ASSUME_PROVIDED
+                        Assume these dependencies don't exist and are already
+                        provided (equivalent to ASSUME_PROVIDED). Useful to
+                        make dependency graphs more appealing
+  -l DEBUG_DOMAINS, --log-domains=DEBUG_DOMAINS
+                        Show debug logging for the specified logging domains
+  -P, --profile         Profile the command and save reports.
+  -u UI, --ui=UI        The user interface to use (e.g. knotty, hob, depexp).
+  -t SERVERTYPE, --servertype=SERVERTYPE
+                        Choose which server to use, process or xmlrpc.
+  --revisions-changed   Set the exit code depending on whether upstream
+                        floating revisions have changed or not.
+  --server-only         Run bitbake without a UI, only starting a server
+                        (cooker) process.
+  -B BIND, --bind=BIND  The name/address for the bitbake server to bind to.
+  --no-setscene         Do not run any setscene tasks. sstate will be ignored
+                        and everything needed, built.
+  --remote-server=REMOTE_SERVER
+                        Connect to the specified server.
+  -m, --kill-server     Terminate the remote server.
+  --observe-only        Connect to a server as an observing-only client.
+        </screen>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-bitbake-fetchers'>
+        <title>Fetchers</title>
+
+        <para>
+            BitBake also contains a set of "fetcher" modules that allow
+            retrieval of source code from various types of sources.
+            For example, BitBake can get source code from a disk with the metadata, from websites,
+            from remote shell accounts, or from Source Code Management (SCM) systems
+            like <filename>cvs/subversion/git</filename>.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            Fetchers are usually triggered by entries in
+            <filename><link linkend='var-SRC_URI'>SRC_URI</link></filename>.
+            You can find information about the options and formats of entries for specific
+            fetchers in the BitBake manual located in the
+            <filename>bitbake/doc/manual</filename> directory of the
+            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            One useful feature for certain Source Code Manager (SCM) fetchers is the ability to
+            "auto-update" when the upstream SCM changes version.
+            Since this ability requires certain functionality from the SCM, not all
+            systems support it.
+            Currently Subversion, Bazaar and to a limited extent, Git support the ability to "auto-update".
+            This feature works using the <filename><link linkend='var-SRCREV'>SRCREV</link></filename>
+            variable.
+            See the
+            "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#platdev-appdev-srcrev'>Using an External SCM</ulink>" section
+            in the Yocto Project Development Manual for more information.
+        </para>
+
+    </section>
+
+</chapter>
+<!--
+vim: expandtab tw=80 ts=4 spell spelllang=en_gb
+-->
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f60b907e85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,3489 @@
+<!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
+"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"
+[<!ENTITY % poky SYSTEM "../poky.ent"> %poky; ] >
+
+<chapter id='ref-classes'>
+<title>Classes</title>
+
+<para>
+    Class files are used to abstract common functionality and share it amongst
+    multiple recipe (<filename>.bb</filename>) files.
+    To use a class file, you simply make sure the recipe inherits the class.
+    In most cases, when a recipe inherits a class it is enough to enable its
+    features.
+    There are cases, however, where in the recipe you might need to set
+    variables or override some default behavior.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+    Any <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#metadata'>Metadata</ulink> usually
+    found in a recipe can also be placed in a class file.
+    Class files are identified by the extension <filename>.bbclass</filename>
+    and are usually placed in a <filename>classes/</filename> directory beneath
+    the <filename>meta*/</filename> directory found in the
+    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>.
+    Class files can also be pointed to by
+    <link linkend='var-BUILDDIR'><filename>BUILDDIR</filename></link>
+    (e.g. <filename>build/</filename>) in the same way as
+    <filename>.conf</filename> files in the <filename>conf</filename> directory.
+    Class files are searched for in
+    <link linkend='var-BBPATH'><filename>BBPATH</filename></link>
+    using the same method by which <filename>.conf</filename> files are
+    searched.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+    This chapter discusses only the most useful and important classes.
+    Other classes do exist within the <filename>meta/classes</filename>
+    directory in the
+    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>.
+    You can reference the <filename>.bbclass</filename> files directly
+    for more information.
+</para>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-allarch'>
+    <title><filename>allarch.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>allarch</filename> class is inherited
+        by recipes that do not produce architecture-specific output.
+        The class disables functionality that is normally needed for recipes
+        that produce executable binaries (such as building the cross-compiler
+        and a C library as pre-requisites, and splitting out of debug symbols
+        during packaging).
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        By default, all recipes inherit the
+        <link linkend='ref-classes-base'><filename>base</filename></link> and
+        <link linkend='ref-classes-package'><filename>package</filename></link>
+        classes, which enable functionality
+        needed for recipes that produce executable output.
+        If your recipe, for example, only produces packages that contain
+        configuration files, media files, or scripts (e.g. Python and Perl),
+        then it should inherit the <filename>allarch</filename> class.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-archiver'>
+    <title><filename>archiver.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>archiver</filename> class supports releasing
+        source code and other materials with the binaries.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        For more details on the source archiver, see the
+        "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#maintaining-open-source-license-compliance-during-your-products-lifecycle'>Maintaining Open Source License Compliance During Your Product's Lifecycle</ulink>"
+        section in the Yocto Project Development Manual.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-autotools'>
+    <title><filename>autotools.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>autotools</filename> class supports Autotooled
+        packages.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>autoconf</filename>, <filename>automake</filename>,
+        and <filename>libtool</filename> bring standardization.
+        This class defines a set of tasks (configure, compile etc.) that
+        work for all Autotooled packages.
+        It should usually be enough to define a few standard variables
+        and then simply <filename>inherit autotools</filename>.
+        This class can also work with software that emulates Autotools.
+        For more information, see the
+        "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#new-recipe-autotooled-package'>Autotooled Package</ulink>"
+        section in the Yocto Project Development Manual.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        By default, the <filename>autotools</filename> class
+        uses out-of-tree builds
+        (<link linkend='var-B'><filename>B</filename></link> <filename>!=</filename>
+        <link linkend='var-S'><filename>S</filename></link>).
+        If the software being built by a recipe does not support
+        using out-of-tree builds, you should have the recipe inherit the
+        <link linkend='ref-classes-autotools-brokensep'><filename>autotools-brokensep</filename></link>
+        class.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        It's useful to have some idea of how the tasks defined by this class work
+        and what they do behind the scenes.
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem><para><link linkend='ref-tasks-configure'><filename>do_configure</filename></link> &dash;
+                Regenerates the
+                configure script (using <filename>autoreconf</filename>) and then launches it
+                with a standard set of arguments used during cross-compilation.
+                You can pass additional parameters to <filename>configure</filename> through the
+                <filename><link linkend='var-EXTRA_OECONF'>EXTRA_OECONF</link></filename> variable.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><link linkend='ref-tasks-compile'><filename>do_compile</filename></link> &dash; Runs <filename>make</filename> with
+                arguments that specify the compiler and linker.
+                You can pass additional arguments through
+                the <filename><link linkend='var-EXTRA_OEMAKE'>EXTRA_OEMAKE</link></filename> variable.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><link linkend='ref-tasks-install'><filename>do_install</filename></link> &dash; Runs <filename>make install</filename>
+                and passes in
+                <filename>${</filename><link linkend='var-D'><filename>D</filename></link><filename>}</filename>
+                as <filename>DESTDIR</filename>.
+                </para></listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-autotools-brokensep'>
+    <title><filename>autotools-brokensep.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>autotools-brokensep</filename> class behaves the same
+        as the
+        <link linkend='ref-classes-autotools'><filename>autotools</filename></link>
+        class but builds with
+        <link linkend='var-B'><filename>B</filename></link> ==
+        <link linkend='var-S'><filename>S</filename></link>.
+        This method is useful when out-of-tree build support is either not
+        present or is broken.
+        <note>
+            It is recommended that out-of-tree support be fixed and used
+            if at all possible.
+        </note>
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-base'>
+    <title><filename>base.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>base</filename> class is special in that every
+        <filename>.bb</filename> file implicitly inherits the class.
+        This class contains definitions for standard basic
+        tasks such as fetching, unpacking, configuring (empty by default),
+        compiling (runs any <filename>Makefile</filename> present), installing
+        (empty by default) and packaging (empty by default).
+        These classes are often overridden or extended by other classes
+        such as the
+        <link linkend='ref-classes-autotools'><filename>autotools</filename></link>
+        class or the
+        <link linkend='ref-classes-package'><filename>package</filename></link>
+        class.
+        The class also contains some commonly used functions such as
+        <filename>oe_runmake</filename>.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-bin-package'>
+    <title><filename>bin_package.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>bin_package</filename> class is a
+        helper class for recipes that extract the contents of a binary package
+        (e.g. an RPM) and install those contents rather than building the
+        binary from source.
+        The binary package is extracted and new packages in the configured
+        output package format are created.
+        Extraction and installation of proprietary binaries is a good example
+        use for this class.
+        <note>
+            For RPMs and other packages that do not contain a subdirectory,
+            you should specify a "subdir" parameter.
+            Here is an example where <filename>${BP}</filename> is used so that
+            the files are extracted into the subdirectory expected by the
+            default value of
+            <link linkend='var-S'><filename>S</filename></link>:
+            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     SRC_URI = "http://example.com/downloads/somepackage.rpm;subdir=${BP}"
+            </literallayout>
+        </note>
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-binconfig'>
+    <title><filename>binconfig.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>binconfig</filename> class helps to correct paths in
+        shell scripts.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        Before <filename>pkg-config</filename> had become widespread, libraries
+        shipped shell scripts to give information about the libraries and
+        include paths needed to build software (usually named
+        <filename>LIBNAME-config</filename>).
+        This class assists any recipe using such scripts.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        During staging, the OpenEmbedded build system installs such scripts
+        into the <filename>sysroots/</filename> directory.
+        Inheriting this class results in all paths in these scripts being
+        changed to point into the <filename>sysroots/</filename> directory so
+        that all builds that use the script use the correct directories
+        for the cross compiling layout.
+        See the
+        <link linkend='var-BINCONFIG_GLOB'><filename>BINCONFIG_GLOB</filename></link>
+        variable for more information.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-binconfig-disabled'>
+    <title><filename>binconfig-disabled.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        An alternative version of the
+        <link linkend='ref-classes-binconfig'><filename>binconfig</filename></link>
+        class, which disables binary configuration scripts by making them
+        return an error in favor of using <filename>pkg-config</filename>
+        to query the information.
+        The scripts to be disabled should be specified using the
+        <link linkend='var-BINCONFIG'><filename>BINCONFIG</filename></link>
+        variable within the recipe inheriting the class.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-blacklist'>
+    <title><filename>blacklist.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>blacklist</filename> class prevents
+        the OpenEmbedded build system from building specific recipes
+        (blacklists them).
+        To use this class, inherit the class globally and set
+        <link linkend='var-PNBLACKLIST'><filename>PNBLACKLIST</filename></link>
+        for each recipe you wish to blacklist.
+        Specify the <link linkend='var-PN'><filename>PN</filename></link>
+        value as a variable flag (varflag) and provide a reason, which is
+        reported, if the package is requested to be built as the value.
+        For example, if you want to blacklist a recipe called "exoticware",
+        you add the following to your <filename>local.conf</filename>
+        or distribution configuration:
+        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     INHERIT += "blacklist"
+     PNBLACKLIST[exoticware] = "Not supported by our organization."
+        </literallayout>
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-boot-directdisk'>
+    <title><filename>boot-directdisk.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>boot-directdisk</filename> class
+        creates an image that can be placed directly onto a hard disk using
+        <filename>dd</filename> and then booted.
+        The image uses SYSLINUX.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        The end result is a 512 boot sector populated with a
+        Master Boot Record (MBR) and partition table followed by an MSDOS
+        FAT16 partition containing SYSLINUX and a Linux kernel completed by
+        the <filename>ext2</filename> and <filename>ext3</filename>
+        root filesystems.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-bootimg'>
+    <title><filename>bootimg.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>bootimg</filename> class creates a bootable
+        image using SYSLINUX, your kernel, and an optional initial RAM disk
+        (<filename>initrd</filename>).
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        When you use this class, two things happen:
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem><para>
+                A <filename>.hddimg</filename> file is created.
+                This file is an MSDOS filesystem that contains SYSLINUX,
+                a kernel, an <filename>initrd</filename>, and a root filesystem
+                image.
+                All three of these can be written to hard drives directly and
+                also booted on a USB flash disks using <filename>dd</filename>.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para>
+                A CD <filename>.iso</filename> image is created.
+                When this file is booted, the <filename>initrd</filename>
+                boots and processes the label selected in SYSLINUX.
+                Actions based on the label are then performed (e.g. installing
+                to a hard drive).</para></listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>bootimg</filename> class supports the
+        <link linkend='var-INITRD'><filename>INITRD</filename></link>,
+        <link linkend='var-NOISO'><filename>NOISO</filename></link>,
+        <link linkend='var-NOHDD'><filename>NOHDD</filename></link>, and
+        <link linkend='var-ROOTFS'><filename>ROOTFS</filename></link>
+        variables.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-bugzilla'>
+    <title><filename>bugzilla.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>bugzilla</filename> class supports setting up an
+        instance of Bugzilla in which you can automatically files bug reports
+        in response to build failures.
+        For this class to work, you need to enable the XML-RPC interface in
+        the instance of Bugzilla.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-buildhistory'>
+    <title><filename>buildhistory.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>buildhistory</filename> class records a
+        history of build output metadata, which can be used to detect possible
+        regressions as well as used for analysis of the build output.
+        For more information on using Build History, see the
+        "<link linkend='maintaining-build-output-quality'>Maintaining Build Output Quality</link>"
+        section.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-buildstats'>
+    <title><filename>buildstats.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>buildstats</filename> class records
+        performance statistics about each task executed during the build
+        (e.g. elapsed time, CPU usage, and I/O usage).
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        When you use this class, the output goes into the
+        <link linkend='var-BUILDSTATS_BASE'><filename>BUILDSTATS_BASE</filename></link>
+        directory, which defaults to <filename>${TMPDIR}/buildstats/</filename>.
+        You can analyze the elapsed time using
+        <filename>scripts/pybootchartgui/pybootchartgui.py</filename>, which
+        produces a cascading chart of the entire build process and can be
+        useful for highlighting bottlenecks.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        Collecting build statistics is enabled by default through the
+        <link linkend='var-USER_CLASSES'><filename>USER_CLASSES</filename></link>
+        variable from your <filename>local.conf</filename> file.
+        Consequently, you do not have to do anything to enable the class.
+        However, if you want to disable the class, simply remove "buildstats"
+        from the <filename>USER_CLASSES</filename> list.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-buildstats-summary'>
+    <title><filename>buildstats-summary.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        When inherited globally, prints statistics at the end of the build
+        on sstate re-use.
+        In order to function, this class requires the
+        <link linkend='ref-classes-buildstats'><filename>buildstats</filename></link>
+        class be enabled.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-ccache'>
+    <title><filename>ccache.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>ccache</filename> class enables the
+        <ulink url='http://ccache.samba.org/'>C/C++ Compiler Cache</ulink>
+        for the build.
+        This class is used to give a minor performance boost during the build.
+        However, using the class can lead to unexpected side-effects.
+        Thus, it is recommended that you do not use this class.
+        See <ulink url='http://ccache.samba.org/'></ulink> for information on
+        the C/C++ Compiler Cache.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-chrpath'>
+    <title><filename>chrpath.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>chrpath</filename> class
+        is a wrapper around the "chrpath" utility, which is used during the
+        build process for <filename>nativesdk</filename>,
+        <filename>cross</filename>, and
+        <filename>cross-canadian</filename> recipes to change
+        <filename>RPATH</filename> records within binaries in order to make
+        them relocatable.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-clutter'>
+    <title><filename>clutter.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>clutter</filename> class consolidates the
+        major and minor version naming and other common items used by Clutter
+        and related recipes.
+        <note>
+            Unlike some other classes related to specific libraries, recipes
+            building other software that uses Clutter do not need to
+            inherit this class unless they use the same recipe versioning
+            scheme that the Clutter and related recipes do.
+        </note>
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-cmake'>
+    <title><filename>cmake.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>cmake</filename> class allows for
+        recipes that need to build software using the CMake build system.
+        You can use the
+        <link linkend='var-EXTRA_OECMAKE'><filename>EXTRA_OECMAKE</filename></link>
+        variable to specify additional configuration options to be passed on
+        the <filename>cmake</filename> command line.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-cml1'>
+    <title><filename>cml1.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>cml1</filename> class provides basic support for the
+        Linux kernel style build configuration system.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-compress_doc'>
+    <title><filename>compress_doc.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        Enables compression for man pages and info pages.
+        This class is intended to be inherited globally.
+        The default compression mechanism is gz (gzip) but you can
+        select an alternative mechanism by setting the
+        <link linkend='var-DOC_COMPRESS'><filename>DOC_COMPRESS</filename></link>
+        variable.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-copyleft_compliance'>
+    <title><filename>copyleft_compliance.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>copyleft_compliance</filename> class
+        preserves source code for the purposes of license compliance.
+        This class is an alternative to the <filename>archiver</filename>
+        class and is still used by some users even though it has been
+        deprecated in favor of the
+        <link linkend='ref-classes-archiver'><filename>archiver</filename></link>
+        class.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-copyleft_filter'>
+    <title><filename>copyleft_filter.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        A class used by the
+        <link linkend='ref-classes-archiver'><filename>archiver</filename></link>
+        and
+        <link linkend='ref-classes-copyleft_compliance'><filename>copyleft_compliance</filename></link>
+        classes for filtering licenses.
+        The <filename>copyleft_filter</filename> class is an internal class
+        and is not intended to be used directly.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-core-image'>
+    <title><filename>core-image.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>core-image</filename> class
+        provides common definitions for the
+        <filename>core-image-*</filename> image recipes, such as support for
+        additional
+        <link linkend='var-IMAGE_FEATURES'><filename>IMAGE_FEATURES</filename></link>.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-cpan'>
+    <title><filename>cpan.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>cpan</filename> class supports Perl modules.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        Recipes for Perl modules are simple.
+        These recipes usually only need to point to the source's archive and
+        then inherit the proper class file.
+        Building is split into two methods depending on which method the module
+        authors used.
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem><para>Modules that use old
+                <filename>Makefile.PL</filename>-based build system require
+                <filename>cpan.bbclass</filename> in their recipes.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para>Modules that use
+                <filename>Build.PL</filename>-based build system require
+                using <filename>cpan_build.bbclass</filename> in their recipes.
+                </para></listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-cross'>
+    <title><filename>cross.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>cross</filename> class provides support for the recipes
+        that build the cross-compilation tools.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-cross-canadian'>
+    <title><filename>cross-canadian.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>cross-canadian</filename> class
+        provides support for the recipes that build the Canadian
+        Cross-compilation tools for SDKs.
+        See the
+        "<link linkend='cross-development-toolchain-generation'>Cross-Development Toolchain Generation</link>"
+        section for more discussion on these cross-compilation tools.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-crosssdk'>
+    <title><filename>crosssdk.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>crosssdk</filename> class
+        provides support for the recipes that build the cross-compilation
+        tools used for building SDKs.
+        See the
+        "<link linkend='cross-development-toolchain-generation'>Cross-Development Toolchain Generation</link>"
+        section for more discussion on these cross-compilation tools.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-debian'>
+    <title><filename>debian.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>debian</filename> class renames output packages so that
+        they follow the Debian naming policy (i.e. <filename>glibc</filename>
+        becomes <filename>libc6</filename> and <filename>glibc-devel</filename>
+        becomes <filename>libc6-dev</filename>.)
+        Renaming includes the library name and version as part of the package
+        name.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        If a recipe creates packages for multiple libraries
+        (shared object files of <filename>.so</filename> type), use the
+        <link linkend='var-LEAD_SONAME'><filename>LEAD_SONAME</filename></link>
+        variable in the recipe to specify the library on which to apply the
+        naming scheme.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-deploy'>
+    <title><filename>deploy.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>deploy</filename> class handles deploying files
+        to the
+        <link linkend='var-DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE'><filename>DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE</filename></link>
+        directory.
+        The main function of this class is to allow the deploy step to be
+        accelerated by shared state.
+        Recipes that inherit this class should define their own
+        <link linkend='ref-tasks-deploy'><filename>do_deploy</filename></link>
+        function to copy the files to be deployed to
+        <link linkend='var-DEPLOYDIR'><filename>DEPLOYDIR</filename></link>,
+        and use <filename>addtask</filename> to add the task at the appropriate
+        place, which is usually after
+        <link linkend='ref-tasks-compile'><filename>do_compile</filename></link>
+        or
+        <link linkend='ref-tasks-install'><filename>do_install</filename></link>.
+        The class then takes care of staging the files from
+        <filename>DEPLOYDIR</filename> to
+        <filename>DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE</filename>.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-devshell'>
+    <title><filename>devshell.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>devshell</filename> class adds the
+        <filename>do_devshell</filename> task.
+        Distribution policy dictates whether to include this class.
+        See the
+        "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#platdev-appdev-devshell'>Using a Development Shell</ulink>" section
+        in the Yocto Project Development Manual for more information about
+        using <filename>devshell</filename>.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-distro_features_check'>
+    <title><filename>distro_features_check.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>distro_features_check</filename> class
+        allows individual recipes to check for required and conflicting
+        <link linkend='var-DISTRO_FEATURES'><filename>DISTRO_FEATURES</filename></link>.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        This class provides support for the
+        <link linkend='var-REQUIRED_DISTRO_FEATURES'><filename>REQUIRED_DISTRO_FEATURES</filename></link>
+        and
+        <link linkend='var-CONFLICT_DISTRO_FEATURES'><filename>CONFLICT_DISTRO_FEATURES</filename></link>
+        variables.
+        If any conditions specified in the recipe using the above variables are
+        not met, the recipe will be skipped.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-distrodata'>
+    <title><filename>distrodata.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>distrodata</filename> class
+        provides for automatic checking for upstream recipe updates.
+        The class creates a comma-separated value (CSV) spreadsheet that
+        contains information about the recipes.
+        The information provides the <filename>do_distrodata</filename> and
+        <filename>do_distro_check</filename> tasks, which do upstream checking
+        and also verify if a package is used in multiple major distributions.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        The class is not included by default.
+        To use it, you must include the following files and set the
+        <link linkend='var-INHERIT'><filename>INHERIT</filename></link>
+        variable:
+        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     include conf/distro/include/distro_alias.inc
+     include conf/distro/include/recipe_color.inc
+     include conf/distro/include/maintainers.inc
+     include conf/distro/include/upstream_tracking.inc
+     include conf/distro/include/package_regex.inc
+     INHERIT+= "distrodata"
+        </literallayout>
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-distutils'>
+    <title><filename>distutils.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>distutils</filename> class supports recipes for Python
+        version 2.x extensions, which are simple.
+        These recipes usually only need to point to the source's archive and
+        then inherit the proper class.
+        Building is split into two methods depending on which method the
+        module authors used.
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem><para>Extensions that use an Autotools-based build system
+                require Autotools and
+                <filename>distutils</filename>-based classes in their recipes.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para>Extensions that use build systems based on
+                <filename>distutils</filename> require
+                the <filename>distutils</filename> class in their recipes.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para>Extensions that use build systems based on
+                <filename>setuptools</filename> require the
+                <link linkend='ref-classes-setuptools'><filename>setuptools</filename></link>
+                class in their recipes.
+                </para></listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-distutils3'>
+    <title><filename>distutils3.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>distutils3</filename> class supports recipes for Python
+        version 3.x extensions, which are simple.
+        These recipes usually only need to point to the source's archive and
+        then inherit the proper class.
+        Building is split into two methods depending on which method the
+        module authors used.
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem><para>Extensions that use an Autotools-based build system
+                require Autotools and
+                <filename>distutils</filename>-based classes in their recipes.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para>Extensions that use
+                <filename>distutils</filename>-based build systems require
+                the <filename>distutils</filename> class in their recipes.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para>Extensions that use build systems based on
+                <filename>setuptools3</filename> require the
+                <link linkend='ref-classes-setuptools'><filename>setuptools3</filename></link>
+                class in their recipes.
+                </para></listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-externalsrc'>
+    <title><filename>externalsrc.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>externalsrc</filename> class supports building software
+        from source code that is external to the OpenEmbedded build system.
+        Building software from an external source tree means that the build
+        system's normal fetch, unpack, and patch process is not used.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        By default, the OpenEmbedded build system uses the
+        <link linkend='var-S'><filename>S</filename></link> and
+        <link linkend='var-B'><filename>B</filename></link> variables to
+        locate unpacked recipe source code and to build it, respectively.
+        When your recipe inherits the <filename>externalsrc</filename> class,
+        you use the
+        <link linkend='var-EXTERNALSRC'><filename>EXTERNALSRC</filename></link>
+        and
+        <link linkend='var-EXTERNALSRC_BUILD'><filename>EXTERNALSRC_BUILD</filename></link>
+        variables to ultimately define <filename>S</filename> and
+        <filename>B</filename>.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        By default, this class expects the source code to support recipe builds
+        that use the <link linkend='var-B'><filename>B</filename></link>
+        variable to point to the directory in which the OpenEmbedded build
+        system places the generated objects built from the recipes.
+        By default, the <filename>B</filename> directory is set to the
+        following, which is separate from the source directory
+        (<filename>S</filename>):
+        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     ${WORKDIR}/${BPN}/{PV}/
+        </literallayout>
+        See these variables for more information:
+        <link linkend='var-WORKDIR'><filename>WORKDIR</filename></link>,
+        <link linkend='var-BPN'><filename>BPN</filename></link>, and
+        <link linkend='var-PV'><filename>PV</filename></link>,
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        For more information on the
+        <filename>externalsrc</filename> class, see the comments in
+        <filename>meta/classes/externalsrc.bbclass</filename> in the
+        <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>.
+        For information on how to use the <filename>externalsrc</filename>
+        class, see the
+        "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#building-software-from-an-external-source'>Building Software from an External Source</ulink>"
+        section in the Yocto Project Development Manual.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-extrausers'>
+    <title><filename>extrausers.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>extrausers</filename> class allows
+        additional user and group configuration to be applied at the image
+        level.
+        Inheriting this class either globally or from an image recipe allows
+        additional user and group operations to be performed using the
+        <link linkend='var-EXTRA_USERS_PARAMS'><filename>EXTRA_USERS_PARAMS</filename></link>
+        variable.
+        <note>
+            The user and group operations added using the
+            <filename>extrausers</filename> class are not tied to a specific
+            recipe outside of the recipe for the image.
+            Thus, the operations can be performed across the image as a whole.
+            Use the
+            <link linkend='ref-classes-useradd'><filename>useradd</filename></link>
+            class to add user and group configuration to a specific recipe.
+        </note>
+        Here is an example that uses this class in an image recipe:
+        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     inherit extrausers
+     EXTRA_USERS_PARAMS = "\
+         useradd -p '' tester; \
+         groupadd developers; \
+         userdel nobody; \
+         groupdel -g video; \
+         groupmod -g 1020 developers; \
+         usermod -s /bin/sh tester; \
+         "
+        </literallayout>
+        Here is an example that adds two users named "tester-jim" and
+        "tester-sue" and assigns passwords:
+        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     inherit extrausers
+     EXTRA_USERS_PARAMS = "\
+         useradd -P tester01 tester-jim; \
+         useradd -P tester01 tester-sue; \
+         "
+        </literallayout>
+        Finally, here is an example that sets the root password to
+        "1876*18":
+        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     inherit extrausers
+     EXTRA_USERS_PARAMS = "\
+         useradd -P 1876*18 root; \
+         "
+        </literallayout>
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-fontcache'>
+    <title><filename>fontcache.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>fontcache</filename> class generates the
+        proper post-install and post-remove (postinst and postrm)
+        scriptlets for font packages.
+        These scriptlets call <filename>fc-cache</filename> (part of
+        <filename>Fontconfig</filename>) to add the fonts to the font
+        information cache.
+        Since the cache files are architecture-specific,
+        <filename>fc-cache</filename> runs using QEMU if the postinst
+        scriptlets need to be run on the build host during image creation.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        If the fonts being installed are in packages other than the main
+        package, set
+        <link linkend='var-FONT_PACKAGES'><filename>FONT_PACKAGES</filename></link>
+        to specify the packages containing the fonts.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-gconf'>
+    <title><filename>gconf.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>gconf</filename> class provides common
+        functionality for recipes that need to install GConf schemas.
+        The schemas will be put into a separate package
+        (<filename>${</filename><link linkend='var-PN'><filename>PN</filename></link><filename>}-gconf</filename>)
+        that is created automatically when this class is inherited.
+        This package uses the appropriate post-install and post-remove
+        (postinst/postrm) scriptlets to register and unregister the schemas
+        in the target image.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-gettext'>
+    <title><filename>gettext.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>gettext</filename> class provides support for
+        building software that uses the GNU <filename>gettext</filename>
+        internationalization and localization system.
+        All recipes building software that use
+        <filename>gettext</filename> should inherit this class.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-gnome'>
+    <title><filename>gnome.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>gnome</filename> class supports recipes that
+        build software from the GNOME stack.
+        This class inherits the
+        <link linkend='ref-classes-gnomebase'><filename>gnomebase</filename></link>,
+        <link linkend='ref-classes-gtk-icon-cache'><filename>gtk-icon-cache</filename></link>,
+        <link linkend='ref-classes-gconf'><filename>gconf</filename></link> and
+        <link linkend='ref-classes-mime'><filename>mime</filename></link> classes.
+        The class also disables GObject introspection where applicable.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-gnomebase'>
+    <title><filename>gnomebase.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>gnomebase</filename> class is the base
+        class for recipes that build software from the GNOME stack.
+        This class sets
+        <link linkend='var-SRC_URI'><filename>SRC_URI</filename></link> to
+        download the source from the GNOME mirrors as well as extending
+        <link linkend='var-FILES'><filename>FILES</filename></link>
+        with the typical GNOME installation paths.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-grub-efi'>
+    <title><filename>grub-efi.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>grub-efi</filename>
+        class provides <filename>grub-efi</filename>-specific functions for
+        building bootable images.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        This class supports several variables:
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem><para>
+                <link linkend='var-INITRD'><filename>INITRD</filename></link>:
+                Indicates list of filesystem images to concatenate and use
+                as an initial RAM disk (initrd) (optional).
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para>
+                <link linkend='var-ROOTFS'><filename>ROOTFS</filename></link>:
+                Indicates a filesystem image to include as the root filesystem
+                (optional).</para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para>
+                <link linkend='var-GRUB_GFXSERIAL'><filename>GRUB_GFXSERIAL</filename></link>:
+                Set this to "1" to have graphics and serial in the boot menu.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para>
+                <link linkend='var-LABELS'><filename>LABELS</filename></link>:
+                A list of targets for the automatic configuration.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para>
+                <link linkend='var-APPEND'><filename>APPEND</filename></link>:
+                An override list of append strings for each
+                <filename>LABEL</filename>.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para>
+                <link linkend='var-GRUB_OPTS'><filename>GRUB_OPTS</filename></link>:
+                Additional options to add to the configuration (optional).
+                Options are delimited using semi-colon characters
+                (<filename>;</filename>).</para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para>
+                <link linkend='var-GRUB_TIMEOUT'><filename>GRUB_TIMEOUT</filename></link>:
+                Timeout before executing the default <filename>LABEL</filename>
+                (optional).
+                </para></listitem>
+       </itemizedlist>
+   </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-gsettings'>
+    <title><filename>gsettings.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>gsettings</filename> class
+        provides common functionality for recipes that need to install
+        GSettings (glib) schemas.
+        The schemas are assumed to be part of the main package.
+        Appropriate post-install and post-remove (postinst/postrm)
+        scriptlets are added to register and unregister the schemas in the
+        target image.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-gtk-doc'>
+    <title><filename>gtk-doc.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>gtk-doc</filename> class
+        is a helper class to pull in the appropriate
+        <filename>gtk-doc</filename> dependencies and disable
+        <filename>gtk-doc</filename>.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-gtk-icon-cache'>
+    <title><filename>gtk-icon-cache.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>gtk-icon-cache</filename> class
+        generates the proper post-install and post-remove (postinst/postrm)
+        scriptlets for packages that use GTK+ and install icons.
+        These scriptlets call <filename>gtk-update-icon-cache</filename> to add
+        the fonts to GTK+'s icon cache.
+        Since the cache files are architecture-specific,
+        <filename>gtk-update-icon-cache</filename> is run using QEMU if the
+        postinst scriptlets need to be run on the build host during image
+        creation.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-gtk-immodules-cache'>
+    <title><filename>gtk-immodules-cache.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>gtk-immodules-cache</filename> class
+        generates the proper post-install and post-remove (postinst/postrm)
+        scriptlets for packages that install GTK+ input method modules for
+        virtual keyboards.
+        These scriptlets call <filename>gtk-update-icon-cache</filename> to add
+        the input method modules to the cache.
+        Since the cache files are architecture-specific,
+        <filename>gtk-update-icon-cache</filename> is run using QEMU if the
+        postinst scriptlets need to be run on the build host during image
+        creation.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        If the input method modules being installed are in packages other than
+        the main package, set
+        <link linkend='var-GTKIMMODULES_PACKAGES'><filename>GTKIMMODULES_PACKAGES</filename></link>
+        to specify the packages containing the modules.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-gummiboot'>
+    <title><filename>gummiboot.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>gummiboot</filename> class provides functions specific
+        to the gummiboot bootloader for building bootable images.
+        This is an internal class and is not intended to be
+        used directly.
+        Set the
+        <link linkend='var-EFI_PROVIDER'><filename>EFI_PROVIDER</filename></link>
+        variable to "gummiboot" to use this class.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        For information on more variables used and supported in this class,
+        see the
+        <link linkend='var-GUMMIBOOT_CFG'><filename>GUMMIBOOT_CFG</filename></link>,
+        <link linkend='var-GUMMIBOOT_ENTRIES'><filename>GUMMIBOOT_ENTRIES</filename></link>,
+        and
+        <link linkend='var-GUMMIBOOT_TIMEOUT'><filename>GUMMIBOOT_TIMEOUT</filename></link>
+        variables.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        You can also see the
+        <ulink url='http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/gummiboot/'>Gummiboot documentation</ulink>
+        for more information.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-gzipnative'>
+    <title><filename>gzipnative.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>gzipnative</filename>
+        class enables the use of native versions of <filename>gzip</filename>
+        and <filename>pigz</filename> rather than the versions of these tools
+        from the build host.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-icecc'>
+    <title><filename>icecc.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>icecc</filename> class supports
+        <ulink url='https://github.com/icecc/icecream'>Icecream</ulink>, which
+        facilitates taking compile jobs and distributing them among remote
+        machines.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        The class stages directories with symlinks from <filename>gcc</filename>
+        and <filename>g++</filename> to <filename>icecc</filename>, for both
+        native and cross compilers.
+        Depending on each configure or compile, the OpenEmbedded build system
+        adds the directories at the head of the <filename>PATH</filename> list
+        and then sets the <filename>ICECC_CXX</filename> and
+        <filename>ICEC_CC</filename> variables, which are the paths to the
+        <filename>g++</filename> and <filename>gcc</filename> compilers,
+        respectively.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        For the cross compiler, the class creates a <filename>tar.gz</filename>
+        file that contains the Yocto Project toolchain and sets
+        <filename>ICECC_VERSION</filename>, which is the version of the
+        cross-compiler used in the cross-development toolchain, accordingly.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        The class handles all three different compile stages
+        (i.e native ,cross-kernel and target) and creates the necessary
+        environment <filename>tar.gz</filename> file to be used by the remote
+        machines.
+        The class also supports SDK generation.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        If <link linkend='var-ICECC_PATH'><filename>ICECC_PATH</filename></link>
+        is not set in your <filename>local.conf</filename> file, then the
+        class tries to locate the <filename>icecc</filename> binary
+        using <filename>which</filename>.
+
+        If
+        <link linkend='var-ICECC_ENV_EXEC'><filename>ICECC_ENV_EXEC</filename></link>
+        is set in your <filename>local.conf</filename> file, the variable should
+        point to the <filename>icecc-create-env</filename> script
+        provided by the user.
+        If you do not point to a user-provided script, the build system
+        uses the default script provided by the recipe
+        <filename>icecc-create-env-native.bb</filename>.
+        <note>
+            This script is a modified version and not the one that comes with
+            <filename>icecc</filename>.
+        </note>
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        If you do not want the Icecream distributed compile support to apply
+        to specific recipes or classes, you can effectively "blacklist" them
+        by listing the recipes and classes using the
+        <link linkend='var-ICECC_USER_PACKAGE_BL'><filename>ICECC_USER_PACKAGE_BL</filename></link>
+        and
+        <link linkend='var-ICECC_USER_CLASS_BL'><filename>ICECC_USER_CLASS_BL</filename></link>,
+        variables, respectively, in your <filename>local.conf</filename> file.
+        Doing so causes the OpenEmbedded build system to handle these
+        compilations locally.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        Additionally, you can list recipes using the
+        <link linkend='var-ICECC_USER_PACKAGE_WL'><filename>ICECC_USER_PACKAGE_WL</filename></link>
+        variable in your <filename>local.conf</filename> file to force
+        <filename>icecc</filename> to be enabled for recipes using an empty
+        <link linkend='var-PARALLEL_MAKE'><filename>PARALLEL_MAKE</filename></link>
+        variable.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        Inheriting the <filename>icecc</filename> class changes all sstate
+        signatures.
+        Consequently, if a development team has a dedicated build system
+        that populates
+        <link linkend='var-SSTATE_MIRRORS'><filename>STATE_MIRRORS</filename></link>
+        and they want to reuse sstate from
+        <filename>STATE_MIRRORS</filename>, then all developers and the
+        build system need to either inherit the <filename>icecc</filename>
+        class or nobody should.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        At the distribution level, you can inherit the
+        <filename>icecc</filename> class to be sure that all builders start
+        with the same sstate signatures.
+        After inheriting the class, you can then disable the feature by setting
+        the
+        <link linkend='var-ICECC_DISABLED'><filename>ICECC_DISABLED</filename></link>
+        variable to "1" as follows:
+        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     INHERIT_DISTRO_append = " icecc"
+     ICECC_DISABLED ??= "1"
+        </literallayout>
+        This practice makes sure everyone is using the same signatures but also
+        requires individuals that do want to use Icecream to enable the feature
+        individually as follows in your <filename>local.conf</filename> file:
+        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     ICECC_DISABLED = ""
+        </literallayout>
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-image'>
+    <title><filename>image.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>image</filename> class helps support creating images
+        in different formats.
+        First, the root filesystem is created from packages using
+        one of the <filename>rootfs*.bbclass</filename>
+        files (depending on the package format used) and then one or more image
+        files are created.
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem><para>The
+                <filename><link linkend='var-IMAGE_FSTYPES'>IMAGE_FSTYPES</link></filename>
+                variable controls the types of images to generate.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para>The
+                <filename><link linkend='var-IMAGE_INSTALL'>IMAGE_INSTALL</link></filename>
+                variable controls the list of packages to install into the
+                image.</para></listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+        For information on customizing images, see the
+        "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#usingpoky-extend-customimage'>Customizing Images</ulink>"
+        section in the Yocto Project Development Manual.
+        For information on how images are created, see the
+        "<link linkend='images-dev-environment'>Images</link>" section elsewhere
+        in this manual.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-image_types'>
+    <title><filename>image_types.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>image_types</filename> class defines all of
+        the standard image output types that you can enable through the
+        <link linkend='var-IMAGE_FSTYPES'><filename>IMAGE_FSTYPES</filename></link>
+        variable.
+        You can use this class as a reference on how to add support for custom
+        image output types.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        By default, this class is enabled through the
+        <link linkend='var-IMAGE_CLASSES'><filename>IMAGE_CLASSES</filename></link>
+        variable in
+        <link linkend='ref-classes-image'><filename>image.bbclass</filename></link>.
+        If you define your own image types using a custom BitBake class and
+        then use <filename>IMAGE_CLASSES</filename> to enable it, the custom
+        class must either inherit <filename>image_types</filename> or
+        <filename>image_types</filename> must also appear in
+        <filename>IMAGE_CLASSES</filename>.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-image_types_uboot'>
+    <title><filename>image_types_uboot.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>image_types_uboot</filename> class
+        defines additional image types specifically for the U-Boot bootloader.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-image-live'>
+    <title><filename>image-live.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>image-live</filename> class supports building "live"
+        images.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        Normally, you do not use this class directly.
+        Instead, you add "live" to
+        <link linkend='var-IMAGE_FSTYPES'><filename>IMAGE_FSTYPES</filename></link>.
+        For example, if you were building an ISO image, you would add "live"
+        to <filename>IMAGE_FSTYPES</filename>, set the
+        <link linkend='var-NOISO'><filename>NOISO</filename></link> variable to
+        "0" and the build system would use the <filename>image-live</filename>
+        class to build the ISO image.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-image-mklibs'>
+    <title><filename>image-mklibs.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>image-mklibs</filename> class
+        enables the use of the <filename>mklibs</filename> utility during the
+        <link linkend='ref-tasks-rootfs'><filename>do_rootfs</filename></link>
+        task, which optimizes the size of
+        libraries contained in the image.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        By default, the class is enabled in the
+        <filename>local.conf.template</filename> using the
+        <link linkend='var-USER_CLASSES'><filename>USER_CLASSES</filename></link>
+        variable as follows:
+        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     USER_CLASSES ?= "buildstats image-mklibs image-prelink"
+        </literallayout>
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-image-prelink'>
+    <title><filename>image-prelink.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>image-prelink</filename> class
+        enables the use of the <filename>prelink</filename> utility during
+        the
+        <link linkend='ref-tasks-rootfs'><filename>do_rootfs</filename></link>
+        task, which optimizes the dynamic
+        linking of shared libraries to reduce executable startup time.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        By default, the class is enabled in the
+        <filename>local.conf.template</filename> using the
+        <link linkend='var-USER_CLASSES'><filename>USER_CLASSES</filename></link>
+        variable as follows:
+        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     USER_CLASSES ?= "buildstats image-mklibs image-prelink"
+        </literallayout>
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-image-swab'>
+    <title><filename>image-swab.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>image-swab</filename> class enables the
+        <ulink url='&YOCTO_HOME_URL;/tools-resources/projects/swabber'>Swabber</ulink>
+        tool in order to detect and log accesses to the host system during
+        the OpenEmbedded build process.
+        <note>
+            This class is currently unmaintained.
+        </note>
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-image-vmdk'>
+    <title><filename>image-vmdk.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>image-vmdk</filename> class supports building VMware
+        VMDK images.
+        Normally, you do not use this class directly.
+        Instead, you add "vmdk" to
+        <link linkend='var-IMAGE_FSTYPES'><filename>IMAGE_FSTYPES</filename></link>.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-insane'>
+    <title><filename>insane.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>insane</filename> class adds a step to the package
+        generation process so that output quality assurance checks are
+        generated by the OpenEmbedded build system.
+        A range of checks are performed that check the build's output
+        for common problems that show up during runtime.
+        Distribution policy usually dictates whether to include this class.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        You can configure the sanity checks so that specific test failures
+        either raise a warning or an error message.
+        Typically, failures for new tests generate a warning.
+        Subsequent failures for the same test would then generate an error
+        message once the metadata is in a known and good condition.
+        See the
+        "<link linkend='ref-qa-checks'>QA Error and Warning Messages</link>"
+        Chapter for a list of all the warning and error messages
+        you might encounter using a default configuration.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        Use the
+        <link linkend='var-WARN_QA'><filename>WARN_QA</filename></link> and
+        <link linkend='var-ERROR_QA'><filename>ERROR_QA</filename></link>
+        variables to control the behavior of
+        these checks at the global level (i.e. in your custom distro
+        configuration).
+        However, to skip one or more checks in recipes, you should use
+        <link linkend='var-INSANE_SKIP'><filename>INSANE_SKIP</filename></link>.
+        For example, to skip the check for symbolic link
+        <filename>.so</filename> files in the main package of a recipe,
+        add the following to the recipe.
+        You need to realize that the package name override, in this example
+        <filename>${PN}</filename>, must be used:
+        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     INSANE_SKIP_${PN} += "dev-so"
+        </literallayout>
+        Please keep in mind that the QA checks exist in order to detect real
+        or potential problems in the packaged output.
+        So exercise caution when disabling these checks.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        The following list shows the tests you can list with the
+        <filename>WARN_QA</filename> and <filename>ERROR_QA</filename>
+        variables:
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>already-stripped:</filename></emphasis>
+                Checks that produced binaries have not already been
+                stripped prior to the build system extracting debug symbols.
+                It is common for upstream software projects to default to
+                stripping debug symbols for output binaries.
+                In order for debugging to work on the target using
+                <filename>-dbg</filename> packages, this stripping must be
+                disabled.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>arch:</filename></emphasis>
+                Checks the Executable and Linkable Format (ELF) type, bit size,
+                and endianness of any binaries to ensure they match the target
+                architecture.
+                This test fails if any binaries do not match the type since
+                there would be an incompatibility.
+                The test could indicate that the
+                wrong compiler or compiler options have been used.
+                Sometimes software, like bootloaders, might need to bypass
+                this check.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>buildpaths:</filename></emphasis>
+                Checks for paths to locations on the build host inside the
+                output files.
+                Currently, this test triggers too many false positives and
+                thus is not normally enabled.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>build-deps:</filename></emphasis>
+                Determines if a build-time dependency that is specified through
+                <link linkend='var-DEPENDS'><filename>DEPENDS</filename></link>,
+                explicit
+                <link linkend='var-RDEPENDS'><filename>RDEPENDS</filename></link>,
+                or task-level dependencies exists to match any runtime
+                dependency.
+                This determination is particularly useful to discover where
+                runtime dependencies are detected and added during packaging.
+                If no explicit dependency has been specified within the
+                metadata, at the packaging stage it is too late to ensure that
+                the dependency is built, and thus you can end up with an
+                error when the package is installed into the image during the
+                <link linkend='ref-tasks-rootfs'><filename>do_rootfs</filename></link>
+                task because the auto-detected dependency was not satisfied.
+                An example of this would be where the
+                <link linkend='ref-classes-update-rc.d'><filename>update-rc.d</filename></link>
+                class automatically adds a dependency on the
+                <filename>initscripts-functions</filename> package to packages
+                that install an initscript that refers to
+                <filename>/etc/init.d/functions</filename>.
+                The recipe should really have an explicit
+                <filename>RDEPENDS</filename> for the package in question on
+                <filename>initscripts-functions</filename> so that the
+                OpenEmbedded build system is able to ensure that the
+                <filename>initscripts</filename> recipe is actually built and
+                thus the <filename>initscripts-functions</filename> package is
+                made available.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>compile-host-path:</filename></emphasis>
+                Checks the
+                <link linkend='ref-tasks-compile'><filename>do_compile</filename></link>
+                log for indications
+                that paths to locations on the build host were used.
+                Using such paths might result in host contamination of the
+                build output.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>debug-deps:</filename></emphasis>
+                Checks that all packages except <filename>-dbg</filename>
+                packages do not depend on <filename>-dbg</filename>
+                packages, which would cause a packaging bug.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>debug-files:</filename></emphasis>
+                Checks for <filename>.debug</filename> directories in anything but the
+                <filename>-dbg</filename> package.
+                The debug files should all be in the <filename>-dbg</filename> package.
+                Thus, anything packaged elsewhere is incorrect packaging.</para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>dep-cmp:</filename></emphasis>
+                Checks for invalid version comparison statements in runtime
+                dependency relationships between packages (i.e. in
+                <link linkend='var-RDEPENDS'><filename>RDEPENDS</filename></link>,
+                <link linkend='var-RRECOMMENDS'><filename>RRECOMMENDS</filename></link>,
+                <link linkend='var-RSUGGESTS'><filename>RSUGGESTS</filename></link>,
+                <link linkend='var-RPROVIDES'><filename>RPROVIDES</filename></link>,
+                <link linkend='var-RREPLACES'><filename>RREPLACES</filename></link>,
+                and
+                <link linkend='var-RCONFLICTS'><filename>RCONFLICTS</filename></link>
+                variable values).
+                Any invalid comparisons might trigger failures or undesirable
+                behavior when passed to the package manager.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>desktop:</filename></emphasis>
+                Runs the <filename>desktop-file-validate</filename> program
+                against any <filename>.desktop</filename> files to validate
+                their contents against the specification for
+                <filename>.desktop</filename> files.</para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>dev-deps:</filename></emphasis>
+                Checks that all packages except <filename>-dev</filename>
+                or <filename>-staticdev</filename> packages do not depend on
+                <filename>-dev</filename> packages, which would be a
+                packaging bug.</para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>dev-so:</filename></emphasis>
+                Checks that the <filename>.so</filename> symbolic links are in the
+                <filename>-dev</filename> package and not in any of the other packages.
+                In general, these symlinks are only useful for development purposes.
+                Thus, the <filename>-dev</filename> package is the correct location for
+                them.
+                Some very rare cases do exist for dynamically loaded modules where
+                these symlinks are needed instead in the main package.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>file-rdeps:</filename></emphasis>
+                Checks that file-level dependencies identified by the
+                OpenEmbedded build system at packaging time are satisfied.
+                For example, a shell script might start with the line
+                <filename>#!/bin/bash</filename>.
+                This line would translate to a file dependency on
+                <filename>/bin/bash</filename>.
+                Of the three package managers that the OpenEmbedded build
+                system supports, only RPM directly handles file-level
+                dependencies, resolving them automatically to packages
+                providing the files.
+                However, the lack of that functionality in the other two
+                package managers does not mean the dependencies do not still
+                need resolving.
+                This QA check attempts to ensure that explicitly declared
+                <link linkend='var-RDEPENDS'><filename>RDEPENDS</filename></link>
+                exist to handle any file-level dependency detected in
+                packaged files.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>files-invalid:</filename></emphasis>
+                Checks for
+                <link linkend='var-FILES'><filename>FILES</filename></link>
+                variable values that contain "//", which is invalid.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>incompatible-license:</filename></emphasis>
+                Report when packages are excluded from being created due to
+                being marked with a license that is in
+                <link linkend='var-INCOMPATIBLE_LICENSE'><filename>INCOMPATIBLE_LICENSE</filename></link>.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>install-host-path:</filename></emphasis>
+                Checks the
+                <link linkend='ref-tasks-install'><filename>do_install</filename></link>
+                log for indications
+                that paths to locations on the build host were used.
+                Using such paths might result in host contamination of the
+                build output.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>installed-vs-shipped:</filename></emphasis>
+                Reports when files have been installed within
+                <filename>do_install</filename> but have not been included in
+                any package by way of the
+                <link linkend='var-FILES'><filename>FILES</filename></link>
+                variable.
+                Files that do not appear in any package cannot be present in
+                an image later on in the build process.
+                Ideally, all installed files should be packaged or not
+                installed at all.
+                These files can be deleted at the end of
+                <filename>do_install</filename> if the files are not
+                needed in any package.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>la:</filename></emphasis>
+                Checks <filename>.la</filename> files for any <filename>TMPDIR</filename>
+                paths.
+                Any <filename>.la</filename> file containing these paths is incorrect since
+                <filename>libtool</filename> adds the correct sysroot prefix when using the
+                files automatically itself.</para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>ldflags:</filename></emphasis>
+                Ensures that the binaries were linked with the
+                <link linkend='var-LDFLAGS'><filename>LDFLAGS</filename></link>
+                options provided by the build system.
+                If this test fails, check that the <filename>LDFLAGS</filename> variable
+                is being passed to the linker command.</para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>libdir:</filename></emphasis>
+                Checks for libraries being installed into incorrect
+                (possibly hardcoded) installation paths.
+                For example, this test will catch recipes that install
+                <filename>/lib/bar.so</filename> when
+                <filename>${base_libdir}</filename> is "lib32".
+                Another example is when recipes install
+                <filename>/usr/lib64/foo.so</filename> when
+                <filename>${libdir}</filename> is "/usr/lib".
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>libexec:</filename></emphasis>
+                Checks if a package contains files in
+                <filename>/usr/libexec</filename>.
+                This check is not performed if the
+                <filename>libexecdir</filename> variable has been set
+                explicitly to <filename>/usr/libexec</filename>.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>packages-list:</filename></emphasis>
+                Checks for the same package being listed multiple times through
+                the <link linkend='var-PACKAGES'><filename>PACKAGES</filename></link>
+                variable value.
+                Installing the package in this manner can cause errors during
+                packaging.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>perm-config:</filename></emphasis>
+                Reports lines in <filename>fs-perms.txt</filename> that have
+                an invalid format.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>perm-line:</filename></emphasis>
+                Reports lines in <filename>fs-perms.txt</filename> that have
+                an invalid format.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>perm-link:</filename></emphasis>
+                Reports lines in <filename>fs-perms.txt</filename> that
+                specify 'link' where the specified target already exists.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>perms:</filename></emphasis>
+                Currently, this check is unused but reserved.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>pkgconfig:</filename></emphasis>
+                Checks <filename>.pc</filename> files for any
+                <link linkend='var-TMPDIR'><filename>TMPDIR</filename></link>/<link linkend='var-WORKDIR'><filename>WORKDIR</filename></link>
+                paths.
+                Any <filename>.pc</filename> file containing these paths is incorrect
+                since <filename>pkg-config</filename> itself adds the correct sysroot prefix
+                when the files are accessed.</para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>pkgname:</filename></emphasis>
+                Checks that all packages in
+                <link linkend='var-PACKAGES'><filename>PACKAGES</filename></link>
+                have names that do not contain invalid characters (i.e.
+                characters other than 0-9, a-z, ., +, and -).
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>pkgv-undefined:</filename></emphasis>
+                Checks to see if the <filename>PKGV</filename> variable
+                is undefined during
+                <link linkend='ref-tasks-package'><filename>do_package</filename></link>.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>pkgvarcheck:</filename></emphasis>
+                Checks through the variables
+                <link linkend='var-RDEPENDS'><filename>RDEPENDS</filename></link>,
+                <link linkend='var-RRECOMMENDS'><filename>RRECOMMENDS</filename></link>,
+                <link linkend='var-RSUGGESTS'><filename>RSUGGESTS</filename></link>,
+                <link linkend='var-RCONFLICTS'><filename>RCONFLICTS</filename></link>,
+                <link linkend='var-RPROVIDES'><filename>RPROVIDES</filename></link>,
+                <link linkend='var-RREPLACES'><filename>RREPLACES</filename></link>,
+                <link linkend='var-FILES'><filename>FILES</filename></link>,
+                <link linkend='var-ALLOW_EMPTY'><filename>ALLOW_EMPTY</filename></link>,
+                <filename>pkg_preinst</filename>,
+                <filename>pkg_postinst</filename>,
+                <filename>pkg_prerm</filename>
+                and <filename>pkg_postrm</filename>, and reports if there are
+                variable sets that are not package-specific.
+                Using these variables without a package suffix is bad practice,
+                and might unnecessarily complicate dependencies of other packages
+                within the same recipe or have other unintended consequences.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>pn-overrides:</filename></emphasis>
+                Checks that a recipe does not have a name
+                (<link linkend='var-PN'><filename>PN</filename></link>) value
+                that appears in
+                <link linkend='var-OVERRIDES'><filename>OVERRIDES</filename></link>.
+                If a recipe is named such that its <filename>PN</filename>
+                value matches something already in
+                <filename>OVERRIDES</filename> (e.g. <filename>PN</filename>
+                happens to be the same as
+                <link linkend='var-MACHINE'><filename>MACHINE</filename></link>
+                or
+                <link linkend='var-DISTRO'><filename>DISTRO</filename></link>),
+                it can have unexpected consequences.
+                For example, assignments such as
+                <filename>FILES_${PN} = "xyz"</filename> effectively turn into
+                <filename>FILES = "xyz"</filename>.
+                </para></listitem>
+           <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>rpaths:</filename></emphasis>
+                Checks for rpaths in the binaries that contain build system paths such
+                as <filename>TMPDIR</filename>.
+                If this test fails, bad <filename>-rpath</filename> options are being
+                passed to the linker commands and your binaries have potential security
+                issues.</para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>split-strip:</filename></emphasis>
+                Reports that splitting or stripping debug symbols from binaries
+                has failed.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>staticdev:</filename></emphasis>
+                Checks for static library files (<filename>*.a</filename>) in
+                non-<filename>staticdev</filename> packages.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>symlink-to-sysroot:</filename></emphasis>
+                Checks for symlinks in packages that point into
+                <link linkend='var-TMPDIR'><filename>TMPDIR</filename></link>
+                on the host.
+                Such symlinks will work on the host, but are clearly invalid
+                when running on the target.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>textrel:</filename></emphasis>
+                Checks for ELF binaries that contain relocations in their
+                <filename>.text</filename> sections, which can result in a
+                performance impact at runtime.</para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>unsafe-references-in-binaries:</filename></emphasis>
+                Reports when a binary installed in
+                <filename>${base_libdir}</filename>,
+                <filename>${base_bindir}</filename>, or
+                <filename>${base_sbindir}</filename>, depends on another
+                binary installed under <filename>${exec_prefix}</filename>.
+                This dependency is a concern if you want the system to remain
+                basically operable if <filename>/usr</filename> is mounted
+                separately and is not mounted.
+                <note>
+                    Defaults for binaries installed in
+                    <filename>${base_libdir}</filename>,
+                    <filename>${base_bindir}</filename>, and
+                    <filename>${base_sbindir}</filename> are
+                    <filename>/lib</filename>, <filename>/bin</filename>, and
+                    <filename>/sbin</filename>, respectively.
+                    The default for a binary installed
+                    under <filename>${exec_prefix}</filename> is
+                    <filename>/usr</filename>.
+                </note>
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>unsafe-references-in-scripts:</filename></emphasis>
+                Reports when a script file installed in
+                <filename>${base_libdir}</filename>,
+                <filename>${base_bindir}</filename>, or
+                <filename>${base_sbindir}</filename>, depends on files
+                installed under <filename>${exec_prefix}</filename>.
+                This dependency is a concern if you want the system to remain
+                basically operable if <filename>/usr</filename> is mounted
+                separately and is not mounted.
+                <note>
+                    Defaults for binaries installed in
+                    <filename>${base_libdir}</filename>,
+                    <filename>${base_bindir}</filename>, and
+                    <filename>${base_sbindir}</filename> are
+                    <filename>/lib</filename>, <filename>/bin</filename>, and
+                    <filename>/sbin</filename>, respectively.
+                    The default for a binary installed
+                    under <filename>${exec_prefix}</filename> is
+                    <filename>/usr</filename>.
+                </note>
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>useless-rpaths:</filename></emphasis>
+                Checks for dynamic library load paths (rpaths) in the binaries that
+                by default on a standard system are searched by the linker (e.g.
+                <filename>/lib</filename> and <filename>/usr/lib</filename>).
+                While these paths will not cause any breakage, they do waste space and
+                are unnecessary.</para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>var-undefined:</filename></emphasis>
+                Reports when variables fundamental to packaging (i.e.
+                <link linkend='var-WORKDIR'><filename>WORKDIR</filename></link>,
+                <link linkend='var-DEPLOY_DIR'><filename>DEPLOY_DIR</filename></link>,
+                <link linkend='var-D'><filename>D</filename></link>,
+                <link linkend='var-PN'><filename>PN</filename></link>, and
+                <link linkend='var-PKGD'><filename>PKGD</filename></link>) are
+                undefined during
+                <link linkend='ref-tasks-package'><filename>do_package</filename></link>.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>version-going-backwards:</filename></emphasis>
+                If Build History is enabled, reports when a package
+                being written out has a lower version than the previously
+                written package under the same name.
+                If you are placing output packages into a feed and
+                upgrading packages on a target system using that feed, the
+                version of a package going backwards can result in the target
+                system not correctly upgrading to the "new" version of the
+                package.
+                <note>
+                    If you are not using runtime package management on your
+                    target system, then you do not need to worry about
+                    this situation.
+                </note>
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>xorg-driver-abi:</filename></emphasis>
+                Checks that all packages containing Xorg drivers have ABI
+                dependencies.
+                The <filename>xserver-xorg</filename> recipe provides driver
+                ABI names.
+                All drivers should depend on the ABI versions that they have
+                been built against.
+                Driver recipes that include
+                <filename>xorg-driver-input.inc</filename>
+                or <filename>xorg-driver-video.inc</filename> will
+                automatically get these versions.
+                Consequently, you should only need to explicitly add
+                dependencies to binary driver recipes.
+                </para></listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-insserv'>
+    <title><filename>insserv.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>insserv</filename> class
+        uses the <filename>insserv</filename> utility to update the order of
+        symbolic links in <filename>/etc/rc?.d/</filename> within an image
+        based on dependencies specified by LSB headers in the
+        <filename>init.d</filename> scripts themselves.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-kernel'>
+    <title><filename>kernel.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>kernel</filename> class handles building Linux kernels.
+        The class contains code to build all kernel trees.
+        All needed headers are staged into the
+        <filename><link linkend='var-STAGING_KERNEL_DIR'>STAGING_KERNEL_DIR</link></filename>
+        directory to allow out-of-tree module builds using
+        the
+        <link linkend='ref-classes-module'><filename>module</filename></link>
+        class.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        This means that each built kernel module is packaged separately and inter-module
+        dependencies are created by parsing the <filename>modinfo</filename> output.
+        If all modules are required, then installing the <filename>kernel-modules</filename>
+        package installs all packages with modules and various other kernel packages
+        such as <filename>kernel-vmlinux</filename>.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        Various other classes are used by the <filename>kernel</filename>
+        and <filename>module</filename> classes internally including the
+        <link linkend='ref-classes-kernel-arch'><filename>kernel-arch</filename></link>,
+        <link linkend='ref-classes-module-base'><filename>module-base</filename></link>,
+        and
+        <link linkend='ref-classes-linux-kernel-base'><filename>linux-kernel-base</filename></link>
+        classes.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-kernel-arch'>
+    <title><filename>kernel-arch.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>kernel-arch</filename> class
+        sets the <filename>ARCH</filename> environment variable for Linux
+        kernel compilation (including modules).
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-kernel-module-split'>
+    <title><filename>kernel-module-split.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>kernel-module-split</filename> class
+        provides common functionality for splitting Linux kernel modules into
+        separate packages.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-kernel-yocto'>
+    <title><filename>kernel-yocto.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>kernel-yocto</filename> class
+        provides common functionality for building from linux-yocto style
+        kernel source repositories.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-lib_package'>
+    <title><filename>lib_package.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>lib_package</filename> class
+        supports recipes that build libraries and produce executable
+        binaries, where those binaries should not be installed by default
+        along with the library.
+        Instead, the binaries are added to a separate
+        <filename>${</filename><link linkend='var-PN'><filename>PN</filename></link><filename>}-bin</filename>
+        package to make their installation optional.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-license'>
+    <title><filename>license.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>license</filename> class provides license
+        manifest creation and license exclusion.
+        This class is enabled by default using the default value for the
+        <link linkend='var-INHERIT_DISTRO'><filename>INHERIT_DISTRO</filename></link>
+        variable.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-linux-kernel-base'>
+    <title><filename>linux-kernel-base.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>linux-kernel-base</filename> class
+        provides common functionality for recipes that build out of the Linux
+        kernel source tree.
+        These builds goes beyond the kernel itself.
+        For example, the Perf recipe also inherits this class.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-logging'>
+    <title><filename>logging.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>logging</filename> class provides the standard
+        shell functions used to log messages for various BitBake severity levels
+        (i.e. <filename>bbplain</filename>, <filename>bbnote</filename>,
+        <filename>bbwarn</filename>, <filename>bberror</filename>,
+        <filename>bbfatal</filename>, and <filename>bbdebug</filename>).
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        This class is enabled by default since it is inherited by
+        the <filename>base</filename> class.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-meta'>
+    <title><filename>meta.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>meta</filename> class is inherited by recipes
+        that do not build any output packages themselves, but act as a "meta"
+        target for building other recipes.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-metadata_scm'>
+    <title><filename>metadata_scm.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>metadata_scm</filename> class provides functionality for
+        querying the branch and revision of a Source Code Manager (SCM)
+        repository.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        The <link linkend='ref-classes-base'><filename>base</filename></link>
+        class uses this class to print the revisions of each layer before
+        starting every build.
+        The <filename>metadata_scm</filename> class is enabled by default
+        because it is inherited by the <filename>base</filename> class.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-mime'>
+    <title><filename>mime.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>mime</filename> class generates the proper
+        post-install and post-remove (postinst/postrm) scriptlets for packages
+        that install MIME type files.
+        These scriptlets call <filename>update-mime-database</filename> to add
+        the MIME types to the shared database.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-mirrors'>
+    <title><filename>mirrors.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>mirrors</filename> class sets up some standard
+        <link linkend='var-MIRRORS'><filename>MIRRORS</filename></link> entries
+        for source code mirrors.
+        These mirrors provide a fall-back path in case the upstream source
+        specified in
+        <link linkend='var-SRC_URI'><filename>SRC_URI</filename></link>
+        within recipes is unavailable.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        This class is enabled by default since it is inherited by the
+        <link linkend='ref-classes-base'><filename>base</filename></link> class.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-module'>
+    <title><filename>module.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>module</filename> class provides support for building
+        out-of-tree Linux kernel modules.
+        The class inherits the
+        <link linkend='ref-classes-module-base'><filename>module-base</filename></link>
+        and
+        <link linkend='ref-classes-kernel-module-split'><filename>kernel-module-split</filename></link>
+        classes, and implements the
+        <link linkend='ref-tasks-compile'><filename>do_compile</filename></link>
+        and
+        <link linkend='ref-tasks-install'><filename>do_install</filename></link>
+        tasks.
+        The class provides everything needed to build and package a kernel
+        module.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        For general information on out-of-tree Linux kernel modules, see the
+        "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_KERNEL_URL;#incorporating-out-of-tree-modules'>Incorporating Out-of-Tree Modules</ulink>"
+        section in the Yocto Project Linux Kernel Development Manual.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-module-base'>
+    <title><filename>module-base.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>module-base</filename> class provides the base
+        functionality for building Linux kernel modules.
+        Typically, a recipe that builds software that includes one or
+        more kernel modules and has its own means of building
+        the module inherits this class as opposed to inheriting the
+        <link linkend='ref-classes-module'><filename>module</filename></link>
+        class.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-multilib*'>
+    <title><filename>multilib*.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>multilib*</filename> classes provide support
+        for building libraries with different target optimizations or target
+        architectures and installing them side-by-side in the same image.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        For more information on using the Multilib feature, see the
+        "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#combining-multiple-versions-library-files-into-one-image'>Combining Multiple Versions of Library Files into One Image</ulink>"
+        section in the Yocto Project Development Manual.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-native'>
+    <title><filename>native.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>native</filename> class provides common
+        functionality for recipes that wish to build tools to run on the build
+        host (i.e. tools that use the compiler or other tools from the
+        build host).
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        You can create a recipe that builds tools that run natively on the
+        host a couple different ways:
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem><para>Create a <replaceable>myrecipe</replaceable><filename>-native.bb</filename>
+                that inherits the <filename>native</filename> class.
+                If you use this method, you must order the inherit statement
+                in the recipe after all other inherit statements so that the
+                <filename>native</filename> class is inherited last.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para>Create or modify a target recipe that contains
+                the following:
+                <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     <link linkend='var-BBCLASSEXTEND'><filename>BBCLASSEXTEND</filename></link> = "native"
+                </literallayout>
+                Inside the recipe, use <filename>_class-native</filename> and
+                <filename>_class-target</filename> overrides to specify any
+                functionality specific to the respective native or target
+                case.</para></listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        Although applied differently, the <filename>native</filename> class is
+        used with both methods.
+        The advantage of the second method is that you do not need to have two
+        separate recipes (assuming you need both) for native and target.
+        All common parts of the recipe are automatically shared.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-nativesdk'>
+    <title><filename>nativesdk.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>nativesdk</filename> class provides common
+        functionality for recipes that wish to build tools to run as part of
+        an SDK (i.e. tools that run on
+        <link linkend='var-SDKMACHINE'><filename>SDKMACHINE</filename></link>).
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        You can create a recipe that builds tools that run on the SDK machine
+        a couple different ways:
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem><para>Create a <replaceable>myrecipe</replaceable><filename>-nativesdk.bb</filename>
+                recipe that inherits the <filename>nativesdk</filename> class.
+                If you use this method, you must order the inherit statement
+                in the recipe after all other inherit statements so that the
+                <filename>nativesdk</filename> class is inherited last.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para>Create a <filename>nativesdk</filename> variant
+                of any recipe by adding the following:
+                <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     <link linkend='var-BBCLASSEXTEND'><filename>BBCLASSEXTEND</filename></link> = "nativesdk"
+                </literallayout>
+                Inside the recipe, use <filename>_class-nativesdk</filename> and
+                <filename>_class-target</filename> overrides to specify any
+                functionality specific to the respective SDK machine or target
+                case.</para></listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        Although applied differently, the <filename>nativesdk</filename> class
+        is used with both methods.
+        The advantage of the second method is that you do not need to have two
+        separate recipes (assuming you need both) for the SDK machine and the
+        target.
+        All common parts of the recipe are automatically shared.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-oelint'>
+    <title><filename>oelint.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>oelint</filename> class is an
+        obsolete lint checking tool that exists in
+        <filename>meta/classes</filename> in the
+        <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        A number of classes exist that are could be generally useful in
+        OE-Core but are never actually used within OE-Core itself.
+        The <filename>oelint</filename> class is one such example.
+        However, being aware of this class can reduce the proliferation of
+        different versions of similar classes across multiple layers.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-own-mirrors'>
+    <title><filename>own-mirrors.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>own-mirrors</filename> class makes it
+        easier to set up your own
+        <link linkend='var-PREMIRRORS'><filename>PREMIRRORS</filename></link>
+        from which to first fetch source before attempting to fetch it from the
+        upstream specified in
+        <link linkend='var-SRC_URI'><filename>SRC_URI</filename></link>
+        within each recipe.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        To use this class, inherit it globally and specify
+        <link linkend='var-SOURCE_MIRROR_URL'><filename>SOURCE_MIRROR_URL</filename></link>.
+        Here is an example:
+        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     INHERIT += "own-mirrors"
+     SOURCE_MIRROR_URL = "http://example.com/my-source-mirror"
+        </literallayout>
+        You can specify only a single URL in
+        <filename>SOURCE_MIRROR_URL</filename>.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-package'>
+    <title><filename>package.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>package</filename> class supports generating
+        packages from a build's output.
+        The core generic functionality is in
+        <filename>package.bbclass</filename>.
+        The code specific to particular package types resides in these
+        package-specific classes:
+        <link linkend='ref-classes-package_deb'><filename>package_deb</filename></link>,
+        <link linkend='ref-classes-package_rpm'><filename>package_rpm</filename></link>,
+        <link linkend='ref-classes-package_ipk'><filename>package_ipk</filename></link>,
+        and
+        <link linkend='ref-classes-package_tar'><filename>package_tar</filename></link>.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        You can control the list of resulting package formats by using the
+        <filename><link linkend='var-PACKAGE_CLASSES'>PACKAGE_CLASSES</link></filename>
+        variable defined in your <filename>conf/local.conf</filename>
+        configuration file, which is located in the
+        <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>.
+        When defining the variable, you can specify one or more package types.
+        Since images are generated from packages, a packaging class is
+        needed to enable image generation.
+        The first class listed in this variable is used for image generation.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        If you take the optional step to set up a repository (package feed)
+        on the development host that can be used by Smart, you can
+        install packages from the feed while you are running the image
+        on the target (i.e. runtime installation of packages).
+        For more information, see the
+        "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#using-runtime-package-management'>Using Runtime Package Management</ulink>"
+         section in the Yocto Project Development Manual.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        The package-specific class you choose can affect build-time performance
+        and has space ramifications.
+        In general, building a package with IPK takes about thirty percent less
+        time as compared to using RPM to build the same or similar package.
+        This comparison takes into account a complete build of the package with
+        all dependencies previously built.
+        The reason for this discrepancy is because the RPM package manager
+        creates and processes more
+        <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#metadata'>Metadata</ulink> than the
+        IPK package manager.
+        Consequently, you might consider setting
+        <filename>PACKAGE_CLASSES</filename> to "package_ipk" if you are
+        building smaller systems.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        Before making your package manager decision, however, you should
+        consider some further things about using RPM:
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem><para>
+                RPM starts to provide more abilities than IPK due to
+                the fact that it processes more Metadata.
+                For example, this information includes individual file types,
+                file checksum generation and evaluation on install, sparse file
+                support, conflict detection and resolution for Multilib systems,
+                ACID style upgrade, and repackaging abilities for rollbacks.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para>
+                For smaller systems, the extra space used for the Berkeley
+                Database and the amount of metadata when using RPM can affect
+                your ability to perform on-device upgrades.
+                </para></listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        You can find additional information on the effects of the package
+        class at these two Yocto Project mailing list links:
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem><para><ulink url='&YOCTO_LISTS_URL;/pipermail/poky/2011-May/006362.html'>
+                https://lists.yoctoproject.org/pipermail/poky/2011-May/006362.html</ulink></para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><ulink url='&YOCTO_LISTS_URL;/pipermail/poky/2011-May/006363.html'>
+                https://lists.yoctoproject.org/pipermail/poky/2011-May/006363.html</ulink></para></listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-package_deb'>
+    <title><filename>package_deb.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>package_deb</filename> class
+        provides support for creating packages that use the
+        <filename>.deb</filename> file format.
+        The class ensures the packages are written out to the
+        <filename>${</filename><link linkend='var-DEPLOY_DIR'><filename>DEPLOY_DIR</filename></link><filename>}/deb</filename>
+        directory in a <filename>.deb</filename> file format.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        This class inherits the
+        <link linkend='ref-classes-package'><filename>package</filename></link>
+        class and is enabled through the
+        <link linkend='var-PACKAGE_CLASSES'><filename>PACKAGE_CLASSES</filename></link>
+        variable in the <filename>local.conf</filename> file.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-package_ipk'>
+    <title><filename>package_ipk.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>package_ipk</filename> class
+        provides support for creating packages that use the
+        <filename>.ipk</filename> file format.
+        The class ensures the packages are written out to the
+        <filename>${</filename><link linkend='var-DEPLOY_DIR'><filename>DEPLOY_DIR</filename></link><filename>}/ipk</filename>
+        directory in a <filename>.ipk</filename> file format.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        This class inherits the
+        <link linkend='ref-classes-package'><filename>package</filename></link>
+        class and is enabled through the
+        <link linkend='var-PACKAGE_CLASSES'><filename>PACKAGE_CLASSES</filename></link>
+        variable in the <filename>local.conf</filename> file.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-package_rpm'>
+    <title><filename>package_rpm.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>package_rpm</filename> class
+        provides support for creating packages that use the
+        <filename>.rpm</filename> file format.
+        The class ensures the packages are written out to the
+        <filename>${</filename><link linkend='var-DEPLOY_DIR'><filename>DEPLOY_DIR</filename></link><filename>}/rpm</filename>
+        directory in a <filename>.rpm</filename> file format.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        This class inherits the
+        <link linkend='ref-classes-package'><filename>package</filename></link>
+        class and is enabled through the
+        <link linkend='var-PACKAGE_CLASSES'><filename>PACKAGE_CLASSES</filename></link>
+        variable in the <filename>local.conf</filename> file.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-package_tar'>
+    <title><filename>package_tar.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>package_tar</filename>
+        class provides support for creating packages that use the
+        <filename>.tar</filename> file format.
+        The class ensures the packages are written out to the
+        <filename>${</filename><link linkend='var-DEPLOY_DIR'><filename>DEPLOY_DIR</filename></link><filename>}/tar</filename>
+        directory in a <filename>.tar</filename> file format.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        This class inherits the
+        <link linkend='ref-classes-package'><filename>package</filename></link>
+        class and is enabled through the
+        <link linkend='var-PACKAGE_CLASSES'><filename>PACKAGE_CLASSES</filename></link>
+        variable in the <filename>local.conf</filename> file.
+        <note>
+            You cannot specify the <filename>package_tar</filename> class
+            first using the <filename>PACKAGE_CLASSES</filename> variable.
+            You must use <filename>.deb</filename>,
+            <filename>.ipk</filename>, or <filename>.rpm</filename> file
+            formats for your image or SDK.
+        </note>
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-packagedata'>
+    <title><filename>packagedata.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>packagedata</filename> class provides
+        common functionality for reading <filename>pkgdata</filename> files
+        found in
+        <link linkend='var-PKGDATA_DIR'><filename>PKGDATA_DIR</filename></link>.
+        These files contain information about each output package produced by
+        the OpenEmbedded build system.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        This class is enabled by default because it is inherited by the
+        <link linkend='ref-classes-package'><filename>package</filename></link>
+        class.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-packagegroup'>
+    <title><filename>packagegroup.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>packagegroup</filename> class sets default values
+        appropriate for package group recipes (e.g.
+        <filename><link linkend='var-PACKAGES'>PACKAGES</link></filename>,
+        <filename><link linkend='var-PACKAGE_ARCH'>PACKAGE_ARCH</link></filename>,
+        <filename><link linkend='var-ALLOW_EMPTY'>ALLOW_EMPTY</link></filename>,
+        and so forth).
+        It is highly recommended that all package group recipes inherit this class.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        For information on how to use this class, see the
+        "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#usingpoky-extend-customimage-customtasks'>Customizing Images Using Custom Package Groups</ulink>"
+        section in the Yocto Project Development Manual.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        Previously, this class was called the <filename>task</filename> class.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-packageinfo'>
+    <title><filename>packageinfo.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>packageinfo</filename> class
+        gives a BitBake user interface the ability to retrieve information
+        about output packages from the <filename>pkgdata</filename> files.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        This class is enabled automatically when using the
+        <ulink url='&YOCTO_HOME_URL;/tools-resources/projects/hob'>Hob</ulink>
+        user interface.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-patch'>
+    <title><filename>patch.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>patch</filename> class provides all functionality for
+        applying patches during the
+        <link linkend='ref-tasks-patch'><filename>do_patch</filename></link>
+        task.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        This class is enabled by default because it is inherited by the
+        <link linkend='ref-classes-base'><filename>base</filename></link>
+        class.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-perlnative'>
+    <title><filename>perlnative.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        When inherited by a recipe, the <filename>perlnative</filename> class
+        supports using the native version of Perl built by the build system
+        rather than using the version provided by the build host.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-pixbufcache'>
+    <title><filename>pixbufcache.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>pixbufcache</filename> class generates the proper
+        post-install and post-remove (postinst/postrm) scriptlets for packages
+        that install pixbuf loaders, which are used with
+        <filename>gdk-pixbuf</filename>.
+        These scriptlets call <filename>update_pixbuf_cache</filename>
+        to add the pixbuf loaders to the cache.
+        Since the cache files are architecture-specific,
+        <filename>update_pixbuf_cache</filename> is run using QEMU if the
+        postinst scriptlets need to be run on the build host during image
+        creation.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        If the pixbuf loaders being installed are in packages other
+        than the recipe's main package, set
+        <link linkend='var-PIXBUF_PACKAGES'><filename>PIXBUF_PACKAGES</filename></link>
+        to specify the packages containing the loaders.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-pkgconfig'>
+    <title><filename>pkgconfig.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>pkg-config</filename> class provides a standard way to get
+        header and library information.
+        This class aims to smooth integration of
+        <filename>pkg-config</filename> into libraries that use it.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        During staging, BitBake installs <filename>pkg-config</filename> data into the
+        <filename>sysroots/</filename> directory.
+        By making use of sysroot functionality within <filename>pkg-config</filename>,
+        this class no longer has to manipulate the files.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-populate-sdk'>
+    <title><filename>populate_sdk.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>populate_sdk</filename> class provides support for
+        SDK-only recipes.
+        For information on advantages gained when building a cross-development
+        toolchain using the
+        <link linkend='ref-tasks-populate_sdk'><filename>do_populate_sdk</filename></link>
+        task, see the
+        "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_ADT_URL;#optionally-building-a-toolchain-installer'>Optionally Building a Toolchain Installer</ulink>"
+        section in the Yocto Project Application Developer's Guide.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-populate-sdk-*'>
+    <title><filename>populate_sdk_*.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>populate_sdk_*</filename> classes support SDK creation
+        and consist of the following classes:
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>populate_sdk_base</filename>:</emphasis>
+                The base class supporting SDK creation under all package
+                managers (i.e. DEB, RPM, and opkg).</para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>populate_sdk_deb</filename>:</emphasis>
+                Supports creation of the SDK given the Debian package manager.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>populate_sdk_rpm</filename>:</emphasis>
+                Supports creation of the SDK given the RPM package manager.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>populate_sdk_ipk</filename>:</emphasis>
+                Supports creation of the SDK given the opkg (IPK format)
+                package manager.
+                </para></listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>populate_sdk_base</filename> class inherits the
+        appropriate <filename>populate_sdk_*</filename> (i.e.
+        <filename>deb</filename>, <filename>rpm</filename>, and
+        <filename>ipk</filename>) based on
+        <link linkend='var-IMAGE_PKGTYPE'><filename>IMAGE_PKGTYPE</filename></link>.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        The base class ensures all source and destination directories are
+        established and then populates the SDK.
+        After populating the SDK, the <filename>populate_sdk_base</filename>
+        class constructs two sysroots:
+        <filename>${</filename><link linkend='var-SDK_ARCH'><filename>SDK_ARCH</filename></link><filename>}-nativesdk</filename>,
+        which contains the cross-compiler and associated tooling, and the
+        target, which contains a target root filesystem that is configured for
+        the SDK usage.
+        These two images reside in
+        <link linkend='var-SDK_OUTPUT'><filename>SDK_OUTPUT</filename></link>,
+        which consists of the following:
+        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     ${SDK_OUTPUT}/${SDK_ARCH}<replaceable>-nativesdk-pkgs</replaceable>
+     ${SDK_OUTPUT}/${SDKTARGETSYSROOT}/<replaceable>target-pkgs</replaceable>
+        </literallayout>
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        Finally, the base populate SDK class creates the toolchain
+        environment setup script, the tarball of the SDK, and the installer.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        The respective <filename>populate_sdk_deb</filename>,
+        <filename>populate_sdk_rpm</filename>, and
+        <filename>populate_sdk_ipk</filename> classes each support the
+        specific type of SDK.
+        These classes are inherited by and used with the
+        <filename>populate_sdk_base</filename> class.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        For more information on the cross-development toolchain
+        generation, see the
+        "<link linkend='cross-development-toolchain-generation'>Cross-Development Toolchain Generation</link>"
+        section.
+        For information on advantages gained when building a
+        cross-development toolchain using the
+        <link linkend='ref-tasks-populate_sdk'><filename>do_populate_sdk</filename></link>
+        task, see the
+        "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_ADT_URL;#optionally-building-a-toolchain-installer'>Optionally Building a Toolchain Installer</ulink>"
+        section in the Yocto Project Application Developer's Guide.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-prexport'>
+    <title><filename>prexport.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>prexport</filename> class provides functionality for
+        exporting
+        <link linkend='var-PR'><filename>PR</filename></link> values.
+        <note>
+            This class is not intended to be used directly.
+            Rather, it is enabled when using
+            "<filename>bitbake-prserv-tool export</filename>".
+        </note>
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-primport'>
+    <title><filename>primport.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>primport</filename> class provides functionality for
+        importing
+        <link linkend='var-PR'><filename>PR</filename></link> values.
+        <note>
+            This class is not intended to be used directly.
+            Rather, it is enabled when using
+            "<filename>bitbake-prserv-tool import</filename>".
+        </note>
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-prserv'>
+    <title><filename>prserv.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>prserv</filename> class provides functionality for
+        using a
+        <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#working-with-a-pr-service'>PR service</ulink>
+        in order to automatically manage the incrementing of the
+        <link linkend='var-PR'><filename>PR</filename></link> variable for
+        each recipe.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        This class is enabled by default because it is inherited by the
+        <link linkend='ref-classes-package'><filename>package</filename></link>
+        class.
+        However, the OpenEmbedded build system will not enable the
+        functionality of this class unless
+        <link linkend='var-PRSERV_HOST'><filename>PRSERV_HOST</filename></link>
+        has been set.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-ptest'>
+    <title><filename>ptest.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>ptest</filename> class provides functionality for
+        packaging and installing runtime tests for recipes that build software
+        that provides these tests.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        This class is intended to be inherited by individual recipes.
+        However, the class' functionality is largely disabled unless "ptest"
+        appears in
+        <link linkend='var-DISTRO_FEATURES'><filename>DISTRO_FEATURES</filename></link>.
+        See the
+        "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#testing-packages-with-ptest'>Testing Packages With ptest</ulink>"
+        section in the Yocto Project Development Manual for more information
+        on ptest.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-ptest-gnome'>
+    <title><filename>ptest-gnome.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        Enables package tests (ptests) specifically for GNOME packages,
+        which have tests intended to be executed with
+        <filename>gnome-desktop-testing</filename>.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        For information on setting up and running ptests, see the
+        "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#testing-packages-with-ptest'>Testing Packages With ptest</ulink>"
+        section in the Yocto Project Development Manual.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-python-dir'>
+    <title><filename>python-dir.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>python-dir</filename> class provides the base version,
+        location, and site package location for Python.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-pythonnative'>
+    <title><filename>pythonnative.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        When inherited by a recipe, the <filename>pythonnative</filename> class
+        supports using the native version of Python built by the build system
+        rather than using the version provided by the build host.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-qemu'>
+    <title><filename>qemu.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>qemu</filename> class provides functionality for recipes
+        that either need QEMU or test for the existence of QEMU.
+        Typically, this class is used to run programs for a target system on
+        the build host using QEMU's application emulation mode.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-qmake*'>
+    <title><filename>qmake*.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>qmake*</filename> classes support recipes that
+        need to build software that uses Qt's <filename>qmake</filename>
+        build system and are comprised of the following:
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>qmake_base</filename>:</emphasis>
+                Provides base functionality for all versions of
+                <filename>qmake</filename>.</para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>qmake2</filename>:</emphasis>
+                Extends base functionality for <filename>qmake</filename> 2.x as
+                used by Qt 4.x.</para></listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        If you need to set any configuration variables or pass any options to
+        <filename>qmake</filename>, you can add these to the
+        <link linkend='var-EXTRA_QMAKEVARS_PRE'><filename>EXTRA_QMAKEVARS_PRE</filename></link>
+        or
+        <link linkend='var-EXTRA_QMAKEVARS_POST'><filename>EXTRA_QMAKEVARS_POST</filename></link>
+        variables, depending on whether the arguments need to be before or
+        after the <filename>.pro</filename> file list on the command line,
+        respectively.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        By default, all <filename>.pro</filename> files are built.
+        If you want to specify your own subset of <filename>.pro</filename>
+        files to be built, specify them in the
+        <link linkend='var-QMAKE_PROFILES'><filename>QMAKE_PROFILES</filename></link>
+        variable.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-qt4*'>
+    <title><filename>qt4*.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>qt4*</filename> classes support recipes that need to
+        build software that uses the Qt development framework version 4.x
+        and consist of the following:
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>qt4e</filename>:</emphasis>
+                Supports building against Qt/Embedded, which uses the
+                framebuffer for graphical output.</para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>qt4x11</filename>:</emphasis>
+                Supports building against Qt/X11.</para></listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        The classes inherit the
+        <link linkend='ref-classes-qmake*'><filename>qmake2</filename></link>
+        class.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-relocatable'>
+    <title><filename>relocatable.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>relocatable</filename> class enables relocation of
+        binaries when they are installed into the sysroot.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        This class makes use of the
+        <link linkend='ref-classes-chrpath'><filename>chrpath</filename></link>
+        class and is used by both the
+        <link linkend='ref-classes-cross'><filename>cross</filename></link>
+        and
+        <link linkend='ref-classes-native'><filename>native</filename></link>
+        classes.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-report-error'>
+    <title><filename>report-error.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>report-error</filename> class supports enabling the
+        <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#using-the-error-reporting-tool'>error reporting tool</ulink>,
+        which allows you to submit build error information to a central
+        database.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        The class collects debug information for recipe, recipe version, task,
+        machine, distro, build system, target system, host distro, branch,
+        commit, and log.
+        From the information, report files using a JSON format are created and
+        stored in
+        <filename>${</filename><link linkend='var-LOG_DIR'><filename>LOG_DIR</filename></link><filename>}/error-report</filename>.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-rm-work'>
+    <title><filename>rm_work.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>rm_work</filename> class supports deletion of temporary
+        workspace, which can ease your hard drive demands during builds.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        The OpenEmbedded build system can use a substantial amount of disk
+        space during the build process.
+        A portion of this space is the work files under the
+        <filename>${TMPDIR}/work</filename> directory for each recipe.
+        Once the build system generates the packages for a recipe, the work
+        files for that recipe are no longer needed.
+        However, by default, the build system preserves these files
+        for inspection and possible debugging purposes.
+        If you would rather have these files deleted to save disk space
+        as the build progresses, you can enable <filename>rm_work</filename>
+        by adding the following to your <filename>local.conf</filename> file,
+        which is found in the
+        <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>.
+        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+    INHERIT += "rm_work"
+        </literallayout>
+        If you are modifying and building source code out of the work directory
+        for a recipe, enabling <filename>rm_work</filename> will potentially
+        result in your changes to the source being lost.
+        To exclude some recipes from having their work directories deleted by
+        <filename>rm_work</filename>, you can add the names of the recipe or
+        recipes you are working on to the <filename>RM_WORK_EXCLUDE</filename>
+        variable, which can also be set in your <filename>local.conf</filename>
+        file.
+        Here is an example:
+        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+    RM_WORK_EXCLUDE += "busybox glibc"
+        </literallayout>
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-rootfs*'>
+    <title><filename>rootfs*.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>rootfs*</filename> classes support creating
+        the root filesystem for an image and consist of the following classes:
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem><para>
+                The <filename>rootfs_deb</filename> class, which supports
+                creation of root filesystems for images built using
+                <filename>.deb</filename> packages.</para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para>
+                The <filename>rootfs_rpm</filename> class, which supports
+                creation of root filesystems for images built using
+                <filename>.rpm</filename> packages.</para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para>
+                The <filename>rootfs_ipk</filename> class, which supports
+                creation of root filesystems for images built using
+                <filename>.ipk</filename> packages.</para></listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        The root filesystem is created from packages using one of the
+        <filename>rootfs*.bbclass</filename> files as determined by the
+        <link linkend='var-PACKAGE_CLASSES'><filename>PACKAGE_CLASSES</filename></link>
+        variable.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        For information on how root filesystem images are created, see the
+        "<link linkend='image-generation-dev-environment'>Image Generation</link>"
+        section.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-sanity'>
+    <title><filename>sanity.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>sanity</filename> class checks to see if prerequisite
+        software is present on the host system so that users can be notified
+        of potential problems that might affect their build.
+        The class also performs basic user configuration checks from
+        the <filename>local.conf</filename> configuration file to
+        prevent common mistakes that cause build failures.
+        Distribution policy usually determines whether to include this class.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-scons'>
+    <title><filename>scons.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>scons</filename> class supports recipes that need to
+        build software that uses the SCons build system.
+        You can use the
+        <link linkend='var-EXTRA_OESCONS'><filename>EXTRA_OESCONS</filename></link>
+        variable to specify additional configuration options you want to pass
+        SCons command line.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-sdl'>
+    <title><filename>sdl.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>sdl</filename> class supports recipes that need to build
+        software that uses the Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL) library.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-setuptools'>
+    <title><filename>setuptools.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>setuptools</filename> class supports Python
+        version 2.x extensions that use build systems based on
+        <filename>setuptools</filename>.
+        If your recipe uses these build systems, the recipe needs to
+        inherit the <filename>setuptools</filename> class.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-setuptools3'>
+    <title><filename>setuptools3.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>setuptools3</filename> class supports Python
+        version 3.x extensions that use build systems based on
+        <filename>setuptools3</filename>.
+        If your recipe uses these build systems, the recipe needs to
+        inherit the <filename>setuptools3</filename> class.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-sip'>
+    <title><filename>sip.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>sip</filename> class
+        supports recipes that build or package SIP-based Python bindings.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-siteconfig'>
+    <title><filename>siteconfig.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>siteconfig</filename> class
+        provides functionality for handling site configuration.
+        The class is used by the
+        <link linkend='ref-classes-autotools'><filename>autotools</filename></link>
+        class to accelerate the
+        <link linkend='ref-tasks-configure'><filename>do_configure</filename></link>
+        task.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-siteinfo'>
+    <title><filename>siteinfo.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>siteinfo</filename> class provides information about
+        the targets that might be needed by other classes or recipes.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        As an example, consider Autotools, which can require tests that must
+        execute on the target hardware.
+        Since this is not possible in general when cross compiling, site
+        information is used to provide cached test results so these tests can
+        be skipped over but still make the correct values available.
+        The
+        <filename><link linkend='structure-meta-site'>meta/site directory</link></filename>
+        contains test results sorted into different categories such as
+        architecture, endianness, and the <filename>libc</filename> used.
+        Site information provides a list of files containing data relevant to
+        the current build in the
+        <filename><link linkend='var-CONFIG_SITE'>CONFIG_SITE</link></filename> variable
+        that Autotools automatically picks up.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        The class also provides variables like
+        <filename><link linkend='var-SITEINFO_ENDIANNESS'>SITEINFO_ENDIANNESS</link></filename>
+        and <filename><link linkend='var-SITEINFO_BITS'>SITEINFO_BITS</link></filename>
+        that can be used elsewhere in the metadata.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        Because the
+        <link linkend='ref-classes-base'><filename>base</filename></link> class
+        includes the <filename>siteinfo</filename> class, it is always active.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-spdx'>
+    <title><filename>spdx.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>spdx</filename> class integrates real-time license
+        scanning, generation of SPDX standard output, and verification
+        of license information during the build.
+        <note>
+            This class is currently at the prototype stage in the 1.6
+            release.
+        </note>
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-sstate'>
+    <title><filename>sstate.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>sstate</filename> class provides support for Shared
+        State (sstate).
+        By default, the class is enabled through the
+        <link linkend='var-INHERIT_DISTRO'><filename>INHERIT_DISTRO</filename></link>
+        variable's default value.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        For more information on sstate, see the
+        "<link linkend='shared-state-cache'>Shared State Cache</link>"
+        section.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-staging'>
+    <title><filename>staging.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>staging</filename> class provides support for staging
+        files into the sysroot during the
+        <link linkend='ref-tasks-populate_sysroot'><filename>do_populate_sysroot</filename></link>
+        task.
+        The class is enabled by default because it is inherited by the
+        <link linkend='ref-classes-base'><filename>base</filename></link>
+        class.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-syslinux'>
+    <title><filename>syslinux.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>syslinux</filename> class provides syslinux-specific
+        functions for building bootable images.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        The class supports the following variables:
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem><para><link linkend='var-INITRD'><filename>INITRD</filename></link>:
+                Indicates list of filesystem images to concatenate and use as
+                an initial RAM disk (initrd).
+                This variable is optional.</para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><link linkend='var-ROOTFS'><filename>ROOTFS</filename></link>:
+                Indicates a filesystem image to include as the root filesystem.
+                This variable is optional.</para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><link linkend='var-AUTO_SYSLINUXMENU'><filename>AUTO_SYSLINUXMENU</filename></link>:
+                Enables creating an automatic menu when set to "1".
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><link linkend='var-LABELS'><filename>LABELS</filename></link>:
+                Lists targets for automatic configuration.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><link linkend='var-APPEND'><filename>APPEND</filename></link>:
+                Lists append string overrides for each label.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><link linkend='var-SYSLINUX_OPTS'><filename>SYSLINUX_OPTS</filename></link>:
+                Lists additional options to add to the syslinux file.
+                Semicolon characters separate multiple options.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><link linkend='var-SYSLINUX_SPLASH'><filename>SYSLINUX_SPLASH</filename></link>:
+                Lists a background for the VGA boot menu when you are using the
+                boot menu.</para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><link linkend='var-SYSLINUX_DEFAULT_CONSOLE'><filename>SYSLINUX_DEFAULT_CONSOLE</filename></link>:
+                Set to "console=ttyX" to change kernel boot default console.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><link linkend='var-SYSLINUX_SERIAL'><filename>SYSLINUX_SERIAL</filename></link>:
+                Sets an alternate serial port.
+                Or, turns off serial when the variable is set with an
+                empty string.</para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><link linkend='var-SYSLINUX_SERIAL_TTY'><filename>SYSLINUX_SERIAL_TTY</filename></link>:
+                Sets an alternate "console=tty..." kernel boot argument.
+                </para></listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-systemd'>
+    <title><filename>systemd.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>systemd</filename> class provides support for recipes
+        that install systemd unit files.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        The functionality for this class is disabled unless you have "systemd"
+        in
+        <link linkend='var-DISTRO_FEATURES'><filename>DISTRO_FEATURES</filename></link>.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        Under this class, the recipe or Makefile (i.e. whatever the recipe is
+        calling during the
+        <link linkend='ref-tasks-install'><filename>do_install</filename></link>
+        task) installs unit files into
+        <filename>${</filename><link linkend='var-D'><filename>D</filename></link><filename>}${systemd_unitdir}/system</filename>.
+        If the unit files being installed go into packages other than the
+        main package, you need to set
+        <link linkend='var-SYSTEMD_PACKAGES'><filename>SYSTEMD_PACKAGES</filename></link>
+        in your recipe to identify the packages in which the files will be
+        installed.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        You should set
+        <link linkend='var-SYSTEMD_SERVICE'><filename>SYSTEMD_SERVICE</filename></link>
+        to the name of the service file.
+        You should also use a package name override to indicate the package
+        to which the value applies.
+        If the value applies to the recipe's main package, use
+        <filename>${</filename><link linkend='var-PN'><filename>PN</filename></link><filename>}</filename>.
+        Here is an example from the connman recipe:
+        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     SYSTEMD_SERVICE_${PN} = "connman.service"
+        </literallayout>
+        Services are set up to start on boot automatically unless
+        you have set
+        <link linkend='var-SYSTEMD_AUTO_ENABLE'><filename>SYSTEMD_AUTO_ENABLE</filename></link>
+        to "disable".
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        For more information on <filename>systemd</filename>, see the
+        "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#selecting-an-initialization-manager'>Selecting an Initialization Manager</ulink>"
+        section in the Yocto Project Development Manual.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-terminal'>
+    <title><filename>terminal.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>terminal</filename> class provides support for starting
+        a terminal session.
+        The
+        <link linkend='var-OE_TERMINAL'><filename>OE_TERMINAL</filename></link>
+        variable controls which terminal emulator is used for the session.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        Other classes use the <filename>terminal</filename> class anywhere a
+        separate terminal session needs to be started.
+        For example, the
+        <link linkend='ref-classes-patch'><filename>patch</filename></link>
+        class assuming
+        <link linkend='var-PATCHRESOLVE'><filename>PATCHRESOLVE</filename></link>
+        is set to "user", the
+        <link linkend='ref-classes-cml1'><filename>cml1</filename></link>
+        class, and the
+        <link linkend='ref-classes-devshell'><filename>devshell</filename></link>
+        class all use the <filename>terminal</filename> class.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-testimage'>
+    <title><filename>testimage.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>testimage</filename> class supports running automated
+        tests against images using QEMU and on actual hardware.
+        The class handles loading the tests and starting the image.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        To use the class, you need to perform steps to set up the
+        environment.
+        The tests are commands that run on the target system over
+        <filename>ssh</filename>.
+        they are written in Python and make use of the
+        <filename>unittest</filename> module.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        For information on how to enable, run, and create new tests, see the
+        "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#performing-automated-runtime-testing'>Performing Automated Runtime Testing</ulink>"
+        section.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-texinfo'>
+    <title><filename>texinfo.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        This class should be inherited by recipes whose upstream packages
+        invoke the <filename>texinfo</filename> utilities at build-time.
+        Native and cross recipes are made to use the dummy scripts provided
+        by <filename>texinfo-dummy-native</filename>, for improved performance.
+        Target architecture recipes use the genuine
+        Texinfo utilities.
+        By default, they use the Texinfo utilities on the host system.
+        <note>
+            If you want to use the Texinfo recipe shipped with the build
+            system, you can remove "texinfo-native" from
+            <link linkend='var-ASSUME_PROVIDED'><filename>ASSUME_PROVIDED</filename></link>
+            and makeinfo from
+            <link linkend='var-SANITY_REQUIRED_UTILITIES'><filename>SANITY_REQUIRED_UTILITIES</filename></link>.
+        </note>
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-tinderclient'>
+    <title><filename>tinderclient.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>tinderclient</filename> class submits build results to
+        an external Tinderbox instance.
+        <note>
+            This class is currently unmaintained.
+        </note>
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-toaster'>
+    <title><filename>toaster.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>toaster</filename> class collects information about
+        packages and images and sends them as events that the BitBake
+        user interface can receive.
+        The class is enabled when the Toaster user interface is running.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        This class is not intended to be used directly.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-toolchain-scripts'>
+    <title><filename>toolchain-scripts.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>toolchain-scripts</filename> class provides the scripts
+        used for setting up the environment for installed SDKs.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-typecheck'>
+    <title><filename>typecheck.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>typecheck</filename> class provides support for
+        validating the values of variables set at the configuration level
+        against their defined types.
+        The OpenEmbedded build system allows you to define the type of a
+        variable using the "type" varflag.
+        Here is an example:
+        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     IMAGE_FEATURES[type] = "list"
+        </literallayout>
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-uboot-config'>
+    <title><filename>uboot-config.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>uboot-config</filename> class provides support for
+        U-Boot configuration for a machine.
+        Specify the machine in your recipe as follows:
+        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     UBOOT_CONFIG ??= &lt;default&gt;
+     UBOOT_CONFIG[foo] = "config,images"
+        </literallayout>
+        You can also specify the machine using this method:
+        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     UBOOT_MACHINE = "config"
+        </literallayout>
+        See the
+        <link linkend='var-UBOOT_CONFIG'><filename>UBOOT_CONFIG</filename></link>
+        and
+        <link linkend='var-UBOOT_MACHINE'><filename>UBOOT_MACHINE</filename></link>
+        variables for additional information.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-uninative'>
+    <title><filename>uninative.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        Provides a means of reusing <filename>native/cross</filename> over
+        multiple distros.
+        <note>
+            Currently, the method used by the <filename>uninative</filename>
+            class is experimental.
+        </note>
+        For more information, see the commit message
+        <ulink url='http://cgit.openembedded.org/openembedded-core/commit/?id=e66c96ae9c7ba21ebd04a4807390f0031238a85a'>here</ulink>.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-update-alternatives'>
+    <title><filename>update-alternatives.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>update-alternatives</filename> class helps the
+        alternatives system when multiple sources provide the same command.
+        This situation occurs when several programs that have the same or
+        similar function are installed with the same name.
+        For example, the <filename>ar</filename> command is available from the
+        <filename>busybox</filename>, <filename>binutils</filename> and
+        <filename>elfutils</filename> packages.
+        The <filename>update-alternatives</filename> class handles
+        renaming the binaries so that multiple packages can be installed
+        without conflicts.
+        The <filename>ar</filename> command still works regardless of which
+        packages are installed or subsequently removed.
+        The class renames the conflicting binary in each package and symlinks
+        the highest priority binary during installation or removal of packages.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        To use this class, you need to define a number of variables:
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem><para><link linkend='var-ALTERNATIVE'><filename>ALTERNATIVE</filename></link>
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><link linkend='var-ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME'><filename>ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME</filename></link>
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><link linkend='var-ALTERNATIVE_TARGET'><filename>ALTERNATIVE_TARGET</filename></link>
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><link linkend='var-ALTERNATIVE_PRIORITY'><filename>ALTERNATIVE_PRIORITY</filename></link>
+                </para></listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+        These variables list alternative commands needed by a package,
+        provide pathnames for links, default links for targets, and
+        so forth.
+        For details on how to use this class, see the comments in the
+        <ulink url='&YOCTO_GIT_URL;/cgit/cgit.cgi/poky/tree/meta/classes/update-alternatives.bbclass'><filename>update-alternatives.bbclass</filename></ulink>.
+    </para>
+
+    <note>
+        You can use the <filename>update-alternatives</filename> command
+        directly in your recipes.
+        However, this class simplifies things in most cases.
+    </note>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-update-rc.d'>
+    <title><filename>update-rc.d.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>update-rc.d</filename> class uses
+        <filename>update-rc.d</filename> to safely install an
+        initialization script on behalf of the package.
+        The OpenEmbedded build system takes care of details such as making
+        sure the script is stopped before a package is removed and started when
+        the package is installed.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        Three variables control this class:
+        <filename><link linkend='var-INITSCRIPT_PACKAGES'>INITSCRIPT_PACKAGES</link></filename>,
+        <filename><link linkend='var-INITSCRIPT_NAME'>INITSCRIPT_NAME</link></filename> and
+        <filename><link linkend='var-INITSCRIPT_PARAMS'>INITSCRIPT_PARAMS</link></filename>.
+        See the variable links for details.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-useradd'>
+    <title><filename>useradd.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>useradd</filename> class supports the addition of users
+        or groups for usage by the package on the target.
+        For example, if you have packages that contain system services that
+        should be run under their own user or group, you can use this class to
+        enable creation of the user or group.
+        The <filename>meta-skeleton/recipes-skeleton/useradd/useradd-example.bb</filename>
+        recipe in the <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>
+        provides a simple example that shows how to add three
+        users and groups to two packages.
+        See the <filename>useradd-example.bb</filename> recipe for more
+        information on how to use this class.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>useradd</filename> class supports the
+        <link linkend='var-USERADD_PACKAGES'><filename>USERADD_PACKAGES</filename></link>,
+        <link linkend='var-USERADD_PARAM'><filename>USERADD_PARAM</filename></link>,
+        <link linkend='var-GROUPADD_PARAM'><filename>GROUPADD_PARAM</filename></link>,
+        and
+        <link linkend='var-GROUPMEMS_PARAM'><filename>GROUPMEMS_PARAM</filename></link>
+        variables.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-useradd-staticids'>
+    <title><filename>useradd-staticids.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>useradd-staticids</filename> class supports the addition
+        of users or groups that have static user identification
+        (<filename>uid</filename>) and group identification
+        (<filename>gid</filename>) values.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        The default behavior of the OpenEmbedded build system for assigning
+        <filename>uid</filename> and <filename>gid</filename> values when
+        packages add users and groups during package install time is to
+        add them dynamically.
+        This works fine for programs that do not care what the values of the
+        resulting users and groups become.
+        In these cases, the order of the installation determines the final
+        <filename>uid</filename> and <filename>gid</filename> values.
+        However, if non-deterministic
+        <filename>uid</filename> and <filename>gid</filename> values are a
+        problem, you can override the default, dynamic application of these
+        values by setting static values.
+        When you set static values, the OpenEmbedded build system looks in
+        <link linkend='var-BBPATH'><filename>BBPATH</filename></link> for
+        <filename>files/passwd</filename> and <filename>files/group</filename>
+        files for the values.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        To use static <filename>uid</filename> and <filename>gid</filename>
+        values, you need to set some variables.
+        See the
+        <link linkend='var-USERADDEXTENSION'><filename>USERADDEXTENSION</filename></link>,
+        <link linkend='var-USERADD_UID_TABLES'><filename>USERADD_UID_TABLES</filename></link>,
+        <link linkend='var-USERADD_GID_TABLES'><filename>USERADD_GID_TABLES</filename></link>,
+        and
+        <link linkend='var-USERADD_ERROR_DYNAMIC'><filename>USERADD_ERROR_DYNAMIC</filename></link>
+        variables.
+        You can also see the
+        <link linkend='ref-classes-useradd'><filename>useradd</filename></link>
+        class for additional information.
+    </para>
+
+    <note><title>Notes</title>
+        You do not use this class directly.
+        You either enable or disable the class by setting the
+        <filename>USERADDEXTENSION</filename> variable.
+        If you enable or disable the class in a configured system,
+        <link linkend='var-TMPDIR'><filename>TMPDIR</filename></link>
+        might contain incorrect <filename>uid</filename> and
+        <filename>gid</filename> values.
+        Deleting the <filename>TMPDIR</filename> directory
+        will correct this condition.
+    </note>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-utility-tasks'>
+    <title><filename>utility-tasks.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>utility-tasks</filename> class provides support for
+        various "utility" type tasks that are applicable to all recipes,
+        such as
+        <link linkend='ref-tasks-clean'><filename>do_clean</filename></link> and
+        <link linkend='ref-tasks-listtasks'><filename>do_listtasks</filename></link>.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        This class is enabled by default because it is inherited by
+        the
+        <link linkend='ref-classes-base'><filename>base</filename></link>
+        class.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-utils'>
+    <title><filename>utils.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>utils</filename> class provides some useful Python
+        functions that are typically used in inline Python expressions
+        (e.g. <filename>${@...}</filename>).
+        One example use is for <filename>bb.utils.contains()</filename>.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        This class is enabled by default because it is inherited by the
+        <link linkend='ref-classes-base'><filename>base</filename></link>
+        class.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-vala'>
+    <title><filename>vala.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>vala</filename> class supports recipes that need to
+        build software written using the Vala programming language.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='ref-classes-waf'>
+    <title><filename>waf.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>waf</filename> class supports recipes that need to build
+        software that uses the Waf build system.
+        You can use the
+        <link linkend='var-EXTRA_OECONF'><filename>EXTRA_OECONF</filename></link>
+        variable to specify additional configuration options to be passed on
+        the Waf command line.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<!-- Undocumented classes are:
+        image-empty.bbclass (possibly being dropped)
+        migrate_localcount.bbclass (still need a description)
+-->
+
+
+</chapter>
+<!--
+vim: expandtab tw=80 ts=4
+-->
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-features.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-features.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..230cabd155
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-features.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,420 @@
+<!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
+"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"
+[<!ENTITY % poky SYSTEM "../poky.ent"> %poky; ] >
+
+<chapter id='ref-features'>
+    <title>Features</title>
+
+    <para>
+        This chapter provides a reference of shipped machine and distro features
+        you can include as part of your image, a reference on image features you can
+        select, and a reference on feature backfilling.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        Features provide a mechanism for working out which packages
+        should be included in the generated images.
+        Distributions can select which features they want to support through the
+        <filename><link linkend='var-DISTRO_FEATURES'>DISTRO_FEATURES</link></filename>
+        variable, which is set or appended to in a distribution's configuration file such as
+        <filename>poky.conf</filename>,
+        <filename>poky-tiny.conf</filename>,
+        <filename>poky-lsb.conf</filename> and so forth.
+        Machine features are set in the
+        <filename><link linkend='var-MACHINE_FEATURES'>MACHINE_FEATURES</link></filename>
+        variable, which is set in the machine configuration file and
+        specifies the hardware features for a given machine.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        These two variables combine to work out which kernel modules,
+        utilities, and other packages to include.
+        A given distribution can support a selected subset of features so some machine features might not
+        be included if the distribution itself does not support them.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        One method you can use to determine which recipes are checking to see if a
+        particular feature is contained or not is to <filename>grep</filename> through
+        the <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#metadata'>Metadata</ulink>
+        for the feature.
+        Here is an example that discovers the recipes whose build is potentially
+        changed based on a given feature:
+        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ cd poky
+     $ git grep 'contains.*MACHINE_FEATURES.*<replaceable>feature</replaceable>'
+        </literallayout>
+    </para>
+
+    <section id='ref-features-machine'>
+        <title>Machine Features</title>
+
+        <para>
+            The items below are features you can use with
+            <link linkend='var-MACHINE_FEATURES'><filename>MACHINE_FEATURES</filename></link>.
+            Features do not have a one-to-one correspondence to packages, and they can
+            go beyond simply controlling the installation of a package or packages.
+            Sometimes a feature can influence how certain recipes are built.
+            For example, a feature might determine whether a particular configure option
+            is specified within the
+            <link linkend='ref-tasks-configure'><filename>do_configure</filename></link>
+            task for a particular recipe.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            This feature list only represents features as shipped with the Yocto Project metadata:
+            <itemizedlist>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>acpi:</emphasis> Hardware has ACPI (x86/x86_64 only)
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>alsa:</emphasis> Hardware has ALSA audio drivers
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>apm:</emphasis> Hardware uses APM (or APM emulation)
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>bluetooth:</emphasis> Hardware has integrated BT
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>efi:</emphasis> Support for booting through EFI
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>ext2:</emphasis> Hardware HDD or Microdrive
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>irda:</emphasis> Hardware has IrDA support
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>keyboard:</emphasis> Hardware has a keyboard
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>pcbios:</emphasis> Support for booting through BIOS
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>pci:</emphasis> Hardware has a PCI bus
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>pcmcia:</emphasis> Hardware has PCMCIA or CompactFlash sockets
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>phone:</emphasis> Mobile phone (voice) support
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>qvga:</emphasis> Machine has a QVGA (320x240) display
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>rtc:</emphasis> Machine has a Real-Time Clock
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>screen:</emphasis> Hardware has a screen
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>serial:</emphasis> Hardware has serial support (usually RS232)
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>touchscreen:</emphasis> Hardware has a touchscreen
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>usbgadget:</emphasis> Hardware is USB gadget device capable
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>usbhost:</emphasis> Hardware is USB Host capable
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>vfat:</emphasis> FAT file system support
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>wifi:</emphasis> Hardware has integrated WiFi
+                    </para></listitem>
+            </itemizedlist>
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-features-distro'>
+        <title>Distro Features</title>
+
+        <para>
+            The items below are features you can use with
+            <link linkend='var-DISTRO_FEATURES'><filename>DISTRO_FEATURES</filename></link>
+            to enable features across your distribution.
+            Features do not have a one-to-one correspondence to packages,
+            and they can go beyond simply controlling the installation of a
+            package or packages.
+            In most cases, the presence or absence of a feature translates to
+            the appropriate option supplied to the configure script during the
+            <link linkend='ref-tasks-configure'><filename>do_configure</filename></link>
+            task for the recipes that optionally
+            support the feature.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            Some distro features are also machine features.
+            These select features make sense to be controlled both at
+            the machine and distribution configuration level.
+            See the
+            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-COMBINED_FEATURES'><filename>COMBINED_FEATURES</filename></ulink>
+            variable for more information.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            This list only represents features as shipped with the Yocto Project metadata:
+            <itemizedlist>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>alsa:</emphasis> Include ALSA support
+                    (OSS compatibility kernel modules installed if available).
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>bluetooth:</emphasis> Include
+                    bluetooth support (integrated BT only).</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>cramfs:</emphasis> Include CramFS
+                    support.</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>directfb:</emphasis>
+                    Include DirectFB support.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>ext2:</emphasis> Include tools for
+                    supporting for devices with internal HDD/Microdrive for
+                    storing files (instead of Flash only devices).
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>ipsec:</emphasis> Include IPSec
+                    support.</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>ipv6:</emphasis> Include IPv6 support.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>irda:</emphasis> Include IrDA support.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>keyboard:</emphasis> Include keyboard
+                    support (e.g. keymaps will be loaded during boot).
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>nfs:</emphasis> Include NFS client
+                    support (for mounting NFS exports on device).
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>opengl:</emphasis>
+                    Include the Open Graphics Library, which is a
+                    cross-language, multi-platform application programming
+                    interface used for rendering two and three-dimensional
+                    graphics.</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>pci:</emphasis> Include PCI bus
+                    support.</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>pcmcia:</emphasis> Include
+                    PCMCIA/CompactFlash support.</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>ppp:</emphasis> Include PPP dialup
+                    support.</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>smbfs:</emphasis> Include SMB networks
+                    client support (for mounting Samba/Microsoft Windows shares
+                    on device).</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>systemd:</emphasis> Include support
+                    for this <filename>init</filename> manager, which is a full
+                    replacement of for <filename>init</filename> with parallel
+                    starting of services, reduced shell overhead, and other
+                    features.
+                    This <filename>init</filename> manager is used by many
+                    distributions.</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>usbgadget:</emphasis> Include USB
+                    Gadget Device support (for USB networking/serial/storage).
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>usbhost:</emphasis> Include USB Host
+                    support (allows to connect external keyboard, mouse,
+                    storage, network etc).</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>wayland:</emphasis> Include the
+                    Wayland display server protocol and the library that
+                    supports it.</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>wifi:</emphasis> Include WiFi support
+                    (integrated only).</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>x11:</emphasis> Include the X server
+                    and libraries.</para></listitem>
+            </itemizedlist>
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-features-image'>
+        <title>Image Features</title>
+
+        <para>
+            The contents of images generated by the OpenEmbedded build system
+            can be controlled by the
+            <link linkend='var-IMAGE_FEATURES'><filename>IMAGE_FEATURES</filename></link>
+            and
+            <link linkend='var-EXTRA_IMAGE_FEATURES'><filename>EXTRA_IMAGE_FEATURES</filename></link>
+            variables that you typically configure in your image recipes.
+            Through these variables, you can add several different
+            predefined packages such as development utilities or packages with
+            debug information needed to investigate application problems or
+            profile applications.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            The following image features are available for all images:
+            <itemizedlist>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>dbg-pkgs:</emphasis>
+                    Installs debug symbol packages for all packages installed
+                    in a given image.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>debug-tweaks:</emphasis>
+                    Makes an image suitable for development (e.g.
+                    allows root logins without passwords).
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>dev-pkgs:</emphasis>
+                    Installs development packages (headers and extra library
+                    links) for all packages installed in a given image.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>doc-pkgs:</emphasis> Installs
+                    documentation packages for all packages installed in a
+                    given image.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>package-management:</emphasis>
+                    Installs package management tools and preserves the package
+                    manager database.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>ptest-pkgs:</emphasis>
+                    Installs ptest packages for all ptest-enabled recipes.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>read-only-rootfs:</emphasis>
+                    Creates an image whose root filesystem is read-only.
+                    See the
+                    "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#creating-a-read-only-root-filesystem'>Creating a Read-Only Root Filesystem</ulink>"
+                    section in the Yocto Project Development Manual for more
+                    information.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>splash:</emphasis>
+                    Enables showing a splash screen during boot.
+                    By default, this screen is provided by
+                    <filename>psplash</filename>, which does allow
+                    customization.
+                    If you prefer to use an alternative splash screen package,
+                    you can do so by setting the <filename>SPLASH</filename>
+                    variable to a different package name (or names) within the
+                    image recipe or at the distro configuration level.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>staticdev-pkgs:</emphasis>
+                    Installs static development packages, which are
+                    static libraries (i.e. <filename>*.a</filename> files), for
+                    all packages installed in a given image.
+                    </para></listitem>
+            </itemizedlist>
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            Some image features are available only when you inherit the
+            <link linkend='ref-classes-core-image'><filename>core-image</filename></link>
+            class.
+            The current list of these valid features is as follows:
+            <itemizedlist>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>eclipse-debug:</emphasis> Provides
+                    Eclipse remote debugging support.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>hwcodecs:</emphasis> Installs
+                    hardware acceleration codecs.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>nfs-server:</emphasis>
+                    Installs an NFS server.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>qt4-pkgs:</emphasis>
+                    Supports Qt4/X11 and demo applications.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>ssh-server-dropbear:</emphasis>
+                    Installs the Dropbear minimal SSH server.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>ssh-server-openssh:</emphasis>
+                    Installs the OpenSSH SSH server, which is more
+                    full-featured than Dropbear.
+                    Note that if both the OpenSSH SSH server and the Dropbear
+                    minimal SSH server are present in
+                    <filename>IMAGE_FEATURES</filename>, then OpenSSH will take
+                    precedence and Dropbear will not be installed.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>tools-debug:</emphasis>
+                    Installs debugging tools such as
+                    <filename>strace</filename> and <filename>gdb</filename>.
+                    For information on GDB, see the
+                    "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#platdev-gdb-remotedebug'>Debugging With the GNU Project Debugger (GDB) Remotely</ulink>"
+                    section in the Yocto Project Development Manual.
+                    For information on tracing and profiling, see the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_PROF_URL;'>Yocto Project Profiling and Tracing Manual</ulink>.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>tools-profile:</emphasis>
+                    Installs profiling tools such as
+                    <filename>oprofile</filename>, <filename>exmap</filename>,
+                    and <filename>LTTng</filename>.
+                    For general information on user-space tools, see the
+                    "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_ADT_URL;#user-space-tools'>User-Space Tools</ulink>"
+                    section in the Yocto Project Application Developer's
+                    Guide.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>tools-sdk:</emphasis>
+                    Installs a full SDK that runs on the device.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>tools-testapps:</emphasis>
+                    Installs device testing tools (e.g. touchscreen debugging).
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>x11:</emphasis>
+                    Installs the X server.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>x11-base:</emphasis>
+                    Installs the X server with a minimal environment.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>x11-sato:</emphasis>
+                    Installs the OpenedHand Sato environment.
+                    </para></listitem>
+            </itemizedlist>
+        </para>
+
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-features-backfill'>
+        <title>Feature Backfilling</title>
+
+        <para>
+            Sometimes it is necessary in the OpenEmbedded build system to extend
+            <link linkend='var-MACHINE_FEATURES'><filename>MACHINE_FEATURES</filename></link>
+            or <link linkend='var-DISTRO_FEATURES'><filename>DISTRO_FEATURES</filename></link>
+            to control functionality that was previously enabled and not able
+            to be disabled.
+            For these cases, we need to add an
+            additional feature item to appear in one of these variables,
+            but we do not want to force developers who have existing values
+            of the variables in their configuration to add the new feature
+            in order to retain the same overall level of functionality.
+            Thus, the OpenEmbedded build system has a mechanism to
+            automatically "backfill" these added features into existing
+            distro or machine configurations.
+            You can see the list of features for which this is done by
+            finding the
+            <link linkend='var-DISTRO_FEATURES_BACKFILL'><filename>DISTRO_FEATURES_BACKFILL</filename></link>
+            and <link linkend='var-MACHINE_FEATURES_BACKFILL'><filename>MACHINE_FEATURES_BACKFILL</filename></link>
+            variables in the <filename>meta/conf/bitbake.conf</filename> file.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            Because such features are backfilled by default into all
+            configurations as described in the previous paragraph, developers
+            who wish to disable the new features need to be able to selectively
+            prevent the backfilling from occurring.
+            They can do this by adding the undesired feature or features to the
+            <link linkend='var-DISTRO_FEATURES_BACKFILL_CONSIDERED'><filename>DISTRO_FEATURES_BACKFILL_CONSIDERED</filename></link>
+            or <link linkend='var-MACHINE_FEATURES_BACKFILL_CONSIDERED'><filename>MACHINE_FEATURES_BACKFILL_CONSIDERED</filename></link>
+            variables for distro features and machine features respectively.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            Here are two examples to help illustrate feature backfilling:
+            <itemizedlist>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>The "pulseaudio" distro feature option</emphasis>:
+                    Previously, PulseAudio support was enabled within the Qt and
+                    GStreamer frameworks.
+                    Because of this, the feature is backfilled and thus
+                    enabled for all distros through the
+                    <filename>DISTRO_FEATURES_BACKFILL</filename>
+                    variable in the <filename>meta/conf/bitbake.conf</filename> file.
+                    However, your distro needs to disable the feature.
+                    You can disable the feature without affecting
+                    other existing distro configurations that need PulseAudio support
+                    by adding "pulseaudio" to
+                    <filename>DISTRO_FEATURES_BACKFILL_CONSIDERED</filename>
+                    in your distro's <filename>.conf</filename> file.
+                    Adding the feature to this variable when it also
+                    exists in the <filename>DISTRO_FEATURES_BACKFILL</filename>
+                    variable prevents the build system from adding the feature to
+                    your configuration's <filename>DISTRO_FEATURES</filename>, effectively disabling
+                    the feature for that particular distro.</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>The "rtc" machine feature option</emphasis>:
+                    Previously, real time clock (RTC) support was enabled for all
+                    target devices.
+                    Because of this, the feature is backfilled and thus enabled
+                    for all machines through the <filename>MACHINE_FEATURES_BACKFILL</filename>
+                    variable in the <filename>meta/conf/bitbake.conf</filename> file.
+                    However, your target device does not have this capability.
+                    You can disable RTC support for your device without
+                    affecting other machines that need RTC support
+                    by adding the feature to your machine's
+                    <filename>MACHINE_FEATURES_BACKFILL_CONSIDERED</filename>
+                    list in the machine's <filename>.conf</filename> file.
+                    Adding the feature to this variable when it also
+                    exists in the <filename>MACHINE_FEATURES_BACKFILL</filename>
+                    variable prevents the build system from adding the feature to
+                    your configuration's <filename>MACHINE_FEATURES</filename>, effectively
+                    disabling RTC support for that particular machine.</para></listitem>
+            </itemizedlist>
+        </para>
+    </section>
+</chapter>
+
+<!--
+vim: expandtab tw=80 ts=4 spell spelllang=en_gb
+-->
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-images.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-images.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d15ca5b93a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-images.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+<!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
+"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"
+[<!ENTITY % poky SYSTEM "../poky.ent"> %poky; ] >
+
+<chapter id='ref-images'>
+    <title>Images</title>
+
+    <para>
+        The OpenEmbedded build system provides several example
+        images to satisfy different needs.
+        When you issue the <filename>bitbake</filename> command you provide a “top-level” recipe
+        that essentially begins the build for the type of image you want.
+    </para>
+
+    <note>
+        Building an image without GNU General Public License Version 3 (GPLv3),
+        GNU Lesser General Public License Version 3 (LGPLv3), and the
+        GNU Affero General Public License Version 3 (AGPL-3.0) components
+        is only supported for minimal and base images.
+        Furthermore, if you are going to build an image using non-GPLv3 and
+        similarly licensed components, you must make the following changes in
+        the <filename>local.conf</filename> file before using the BitBake
+        command to build the minimal or base image:
+        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     1. Comment out the EXTRA_IMAGE_FEATURES line
+     2. Set INCOMPATIBLE_LICENSE = "GPL-3.0 LGPL-3.0 AGPL-3.0"
+        </literallayout>
+    </note>
+
+    <para>
+        From within the <filename>poky</filename> Git repository, you can use
+        the following command to display the list of directories within the
+        <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>
+        that containe image recipe files:
+        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ ls meta*/recipes*/images/*.bb
+        </literallayout>
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        Following is a list of supported recipes:
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem><para><filename>build-appliance-image</filename>:
+                An example virtual machine that contains all the pieces required to
+                run builds using the build system as well as the build system itself.
+                You can boot and run the image using either the
+                <ulink url='http://www.vmware.com/products/player/overview.html'>VMware Player</ulink>
+                or <ulink url='http://www.vmware.com/products/workstation/overview.html'>VMware Workstation</ulink>.
+                For more information on this image, see the
+                <ulink url='&YOCTO_HOME_URL;/documentation/build-appliance'>Build Appliance</ulink> page on
+                the Yocto Project website.</para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><filename>core-image-base</filename>:
+                A console-only image that fully supports the target device hardware.</para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><filename>core-image-clutter</filename>:
+                An image with support for the Open GL-based toolkit Clutter, which enables development of
+                rich and animated graphical user interfaces.</para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><filename>core-image-directfb</filename>:
+                An image that uses <filename>directfb</filename> instead of X11.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><filename>core-image-full-cmdline</filename>:
+                A console-only image with more full-featured Linux system
+                functionality installed.</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><filename>core-image-lsb</filename>:
+                An image that conforms to the Linux Standard Base (LSB)
+                specification.
+                This image requires a distribution configuration that
+                enables LSB compliance (e.g. <filename>poky-lsb</filename>).
+                If you build <filename>core-image-lsb</filename> without that
+                configuration, the image will not be LSB-compliant.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><filename>core-image-lsb-dev</filename>:
+                A <filename>core-image-lsb</filename> image that is suitable for development work
+                using the host.
+                The image includes headers and libraries you can use in a host development
+                environment.
+                This image requires a distribution configuration that
+                enables LSB compliance (e.g. <filename>poky-lsb</filename>).
+                If you build <filename>core-image-lsb-dev</filename> without that
+                configuration, the image will not be LSB-compliant.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><filename>core-image-lsb-sdk</filename>:
+                A <filename>core-image-lsb</filename> that includes everything in
+                meta-toolchain but also includes development headers and libraries
+                to form a complete standalone SDK.
+                This image requires a distribution configuration that
+                enables LSB compliance (e.g. <filename>poky-lsb</filename>).
+                If you build <filename>core-image-lsb-sdk</filename> without that
+                configuration, the image will not be LSB-compliant.
+                This image is suitable for development using the target.</para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><filename>core-image-minimal</filename>:
+                A small image just capable of allowing a device to boot.</para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><filename>core-image-minimal-dev</filename>:
+                A <filename>core-image-minimal</filename> image suitable for development work
+                using the host.
+                The image includes headers and libraries you can use in a host development
+                environment.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para id='images-core-image-minimal-initramfs'><filename>core-image-minimal-initramfs</filename>:
+                A <filename>core-image-minimal</filename> image that has the Minimal RAM-based
+                Initial Root Filesystem (initramfs) as part of the kernel,
+                which allows the system to find the first “init” program more efficiently.
+                See the
+                <link linkend='var-PACKAGE_INSTALL'><filename>PACKAGE_INSTALL</filename></link>
+                variable for additional information helpful when working with
+                initramfs images.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><filename>core-image-minimal-mtdutils</filename>:
+                A <filename>core-image-minimal</filename> image that has support
+                for the Minimal MTD Utilities, which let the user interact with the
+                MTD subsystem in the kernel to perform operations on flash devices.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><filename>core-image-rt</filename>:
+                A <filename>core-image-minimal</filename> image plus a real-time test suite and
+                tools appropriate for real-time use.</para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><filename>core-image-rt-sdk</filename>:
+                A <filename>core-image-rt</filename> image that includes everything in
+                <filename>meta-toolchain</filename>.
+                The image also includes development headers and libraries to form a complete
+                stand-alone SDK and is suitable for development using the target.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><filename>core-image-sato</filename>:
+                An image with Sato support, a mobile environment and visual style that works well
+                with mobile devices.
+                The image supports X11 with a Sato theme and applications such as
+                a terminal, editor, file manager, media player, and so forth.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><filename>core-image-sato-dev</filename>:
+                A <filename>core-image-sato</filename> image suitable for development
+                using the host.
+                The image includes libraries needed to build applications on the device itself,
+                testing and profiling tools, and debug symbols.
+                This image was formerly <filename>core-image-sdk</filename>.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><filename>core-image-sato-sdk</filename>:
+                A <filename>core-image-sato</filename> image that includes everything in meta-toolchain.
+                The image also includes development headers and libraries to form a complete standalone SDK
+                and is suitable for development using the target.</para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><filename>core-image-testmaster</filename>:
+                A "master" image designed to be used for automated runtime testing.
+                Provides a "known good" image that is deployed to a separate
+                partition so that you can boot into it and use it to deploy a
+                second image to be tested.
+                You can find more information about runtime testing in the
+                "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#performing-automated-runtime-testing'>Performing Automated Runtime Testing</ulink>"
+                section in the Yocto Project Development Manual.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><filename>core-image-testmaster-initramfs</filename>:
+                A RAM-based Initial Root Filesystem (initramfs) image tailored for
+                use with the <filename>core-image-testmaster</filename> image.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><filename>core-image-weston</filename>:
+                A very basic Wayland image with a terminal.
+                This image provides the Wayland protocol libraries and the
+                reference Weston compositor.
+                For more information, see the
+                "<link linkend='wayland'>Wayland</link>" section.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><filename>core-image-x11</filename>:
+                A very basic X11 image with a terminal.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><filename>qt4e-demo-image</filename>:
+                An image that launches into the demo application for the embedded
+                (not based on X11) version of Qt.</para></listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+</chapter>
+<!--
+vim: expandtab tw=80 ts=4
+-->
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-manual-customization.xsl b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-manual-customization.xsl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1bee3bd5d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-manual-customization.xsl
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?xml version='1.0'?>
+<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" version="1.0">
+
+  <xsl:import href="http://docbook.sourceforge.net/release/xsl/1.76.1/xhtml/docbook.xsl" />
+
+  <xsl:include href="../template/permalinks.xsl"/>
+  <xsl:include href="../template/section.title.xsl"/>
+  <xsl:include href="../template/component.title.xsl"/>
+  <xsl:include href="../template/division.title.xsl"/>
+  <xsl:include href="../template/formal.object.heading.xsl"/>
+  <xsl:include href="../template/gloss-permalinks.xsl"/>
+  <xsl:include href="../template/qa-code-permalinks.xsl"/>
+
+  <xsl:param name="html.stylesheet" select="'ref-style.css'" />
+  <xsl:param name="chapter.autolabel" select="1" />
+  <xsl:param name="appendix.autolabel" select="A" />
+  <xsl:param name="section.autolabel" select="1" />
+  <xsl:param name="section.label.includes.component.label" select="1" />
+  <xsl:param name="generate.id.attributes" select="1" />
+
+</xsl:stylesheet>
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-manual-eclipse-customization.xsl b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-manual-eclipse-customization.xsl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4e6b7997b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-manual-eclipse-customization.xsl
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?xml version='1.0'?>
+<xsl:stylesheet
+        xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
+        xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"
+        xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format"
+        version="1.0">
+
+  <xsl:import
+          href="http://docbook.sourceforge.net/release/xsl/current/eclipse/eclipse3.xsl" />
+
+  <xsl:param name="chunker.output.indent" select="'yes'"/>
+  <xsl:param name="chunk.quietly" select="1"/>
+  <xsl:param name="chunk.first.sections" select="1"/>
+  <xsl:param name="chunk.section.depth" select="10"/>
+  <xsl:param name="use.id.as.filename" select="1"/>
+  <xsl:param name="ulink.target" select="'_self'" />
+  <xsl:param name="base.dir" select="'html/ref-manual/'"/>
+  <xsl:param name="html.stylesheet" select="'../book.css'"/>
+  <xsl:param name="eclipse.manifest" select="0"/>
+  <xsl:param name="create.plugin.xml" select="0"/>
+  <xsl:param name="suppress.navigation" select="1"/>
+  <xsl:param name="generate.index" select="0"/>
+  <xsl:param name="chapter.autolabel" select="1" />
+  <xsl:param name="appendix.autolabel">A</xsl:param>
+  <xsl:param name="section.autolabel" select="1" />
+  <xsl:param name="section.label.includes.component.label" select="1" />
+</xsl:stylesheet>
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-manual.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-manual.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bf9f65fb5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-manual.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+<!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
+"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"
+[<!ENTITY % poky SYSTEM "../poky.ent"> %poky; ] >
+
+<book id='ref-manual' lang='en'
+      xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude"
+      xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
+      >
+    <bookinfo>
+
+        <mediaobject>
+            <imageobject>
+                <imagedata fileref='figures/poky-title.png'
+                    format='SVG'
+                    align='left' scalefit='1' width='100%'/>
+            </imageobject>
+        </mediaobject>
+
+        <title>
+            Yocto Project Reference Manual
+        </title>
+
+        <authorgroup>
+            <author>
+                <firstname>Richard</firstname> <surname>Purdie</surname>
+                <affiliation>
+                    <orgname>Linux Foundation</orgname>
+                </affiliation>
+                <email>richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org</email>
+            </author>
+
+        </authorgroup>
+
+        <revhistory>
+            <revision>
+                <revnumber>4.0+git</revnumber>
+                <date>24 November 2010</date>
+                <revremark>Released with the Yocto Project 0.9 Release</revremark>
+            </revision>
+            <revision>
+                <revnumber>1.0</revnumber>
+                <date>6 April 2011</date>
+                <revremark>Released with the Yocto Project 1.0 Release.</revremark>
+            </revision>
+            <revision>
+                <revnumber>1.0.1</revnumber>
+                <date>23 May 2011</date>
+                <revremark>Released with the Yocto Project 1.0.1 Release.</revremark>
+            </revision>
+            <revision>
+                <revnumber>1.1</revnumber>
+                <date>6 October 2011</date>
+                <revremark>Released with the Yocto Project 1.1 Release.</revremark>
+            </revision>
+            <revision>
+                <revnumber>1.2</revnumber>
+                <date>April 2012</date>
+                <revremark>Released with the Yocto Project 1.2 Release.</revremark>
+            </revision>
+            <revision>
+                <revnumber>1.3</revnumber>
+                <date>October 2012</date>
+                <revremark>Released with the Yocto Project 1.3 Release.</revremark>
+            </revision>
+            <revision>
+                <revnumber>1.4</revnumber>
+                <date>April 2013</date>
+                <revremark>Released with the Yocto Project 1.4 Release.</revremark>
+            </revision>
+            <revision>
+                <revnumber>1.5</revnumber>
+                <date>October 2013</date>
+                <revremark>Released with the Yocto Project 1.5 Release.</revremark>
+            </revision>
+            <revision>
+                <revnumber>1.5.1</revnumber>
+                <date>January 2014</date>
+                <revremark>Released with the Yocto Project 1.5.1 Release.</revremark>
+            </revision>
+            <revision>
+                <revnumber>1.6</revnumber>
+                <date>April 2014</date>
+                <revremark>Released with the Yocto Project 1.6 Release.</revremark>
+            </revision>
+            <revision>
+                <revnumber>1.7</revnumber>
+                <date>October 2014</date>
+                <revremark>Released with the Yocto Project 1.7 Release.</revremark>
+            </revision>
+            <revision>
+                <revnumber>1.7.1</revnumber>
+                <date>January 2015</date>
+                <revremark>Released with the Yocto Project 1.7.1 Release.</revremark>
+            </revision>
+            <revision>
+                <revnumber>1.7.2</revnumber>
+                <date>June 2015</date>
+                <revremark>Released with the Yocto Project 1.7.2 Release.</revremark>
+            </revision>
+        </revhistory>
+
+    <copyright>
+      <year>&COPYRIGHT_YEAR;</year>
+      <holder>Linux Foundation</holder>
+    </copyright>
+
+    <legalnotice>
+      <para>
+        Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under
+        the terms of the <ulink type="http" url="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England &amp; Wales</ulink> as published by Creative Commons.
+      </para>
+      <note>
+          For the latest version of this manual associated with this
+          Yocto Project release, see the
+          <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;'>Yocto Project Reference Manual</ulink>
+          from the Yocto Project website.
+      </note>
+    </legalnotice>
+
+    </bookinfo>
+
+    <xi:include href="introduction.xml"/>
+
+    <xi:include href="usingpoky.xml"/>
+
+    <xi:include href="closer-look.xml"/>
+
+    <xi:include href="technical-details.xml"/>
+
+    <xi:include href="migration.xml"/>
+
+    <xi:include href="ref-structure.xml"/>
+
+    <xi:include href="ref-classes.xml"/>
+
+    <xi:include href="ref-tasks.xml"/>
+
+    <xi:include href="ref-qa-checks.xml"/>
+
+    <xi:include href="ref-images.xml"/>
+
+    <xi:include href="ref-features.xml"/>
+
+    <xi:include href="ref-variables.xml"/>
+
+    <xi:include href="ref-varlocality.xml"/>
+
+    <xi:include href="faq.xml"/>
+
+    <xi:include href="resources.xml"/>
+
+<!--    <index id='index'>
+      <title>Index</title>
+    </index>
+-->
+
+</book>
+<!--
+vim: expandtab tw=80 ts=4
+-->
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-qa-checks.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-qa-checks.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..871cd294f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-qa-checks.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,1217 @@
+<!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
+"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"
+[<!ENTITY % poky SYSTEM "../poky.ent"> %poky; ] >
+
+<chapter id='ref-qa-checks'>
+<title>QA Error and Warning Messages</title>
+
+<section id='qa-introduction'>
+    <title>Introduction</title>
+
+    <para>
+        When building a recipe, the OpenEmbedded build system performs
+        various QA checks on the output to ensure that common issues are
+        detected and reported.
+        Sometimes when you create a new recipe to build new software,
+        it will build with no problems.
+        When this is not the case, or when you have QA issues building any
+        software, it could take a little time to resolve them.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        While it is tempting to ignore a QA message or even to
+        disable QA checks, it is best to try and resolve any
+        reported QA issues.
+        This chapter provides a list of the QA messages and brief explanations
+        of the issues you could encounter so that you can properly resolve
+        problems.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        The next section provides a list of all QA error and warning
+        messages based on a default configuration.
+        Each entry provides the message or error form along with an
+        explanation.
+        <note>
+            <title>Notes</title>
+            <itemizedlist>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    At the end of each message, the name of the associated
+                    QA test (as listed in the
+                    "<link linkend='ref-classes-insane'><filename>insane.bbclass</filename></link>"
+                    section) appears within square brackets.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    As mentioned, this list of error and warning messages is for
+                    QA checks only.
+                    The list does not cover all possible build errors or
+                    warnings you could encounter.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>
+                    Because some QA checks are disabled by default, this list
+                    does not include all possible QA check errors and warnings.
+                    </para></listitem>
+            </itemizedlist>
+        </note>
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='qa-errors-and-warnings'>
+    <title>Errors and Warnings</title>
+
+<!--
+This section uses the <para><code> construct to enable permalinks for the
+various QA issue and warning messages.  The file templates/qa-code-permalinks.xsl
+is used to locate the construct and generate the permalink.  This solution
+leverages the fact that right now this section in the ref-manual is the only
+place is all the YP docs that uses the <para><code> construct.  If, in the
+future, that construct were to appear in the ref-manual, a generic permalink
+would be generated for the text between <code></code>.  If a better solution
+can be found then it should be implemented.  I can't find one at the moment.
+-->
+
+    <para>
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem>
+                <para id='qa-issue-libexec'>
+                    <code>
+     &lt;packagename&gt;: &lt;path&gt; is using libexec please relocate to &lt;libexecdir&gt; [libexec]
+                    </code>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The specified package contains files in
+                    <filename>/usr/libexec</filename>.
+                    By default, <filename>libexecdir</filename> is set to
+                    "${libdir}/${BPN}" rather than to "/usr/libexec".
+                    Thus, installing to <filename>/usr/libexec</filename>
+                    is likely not desirable.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    &nbsp;
+                </para>
+            </listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem>
+                <para id='qa-issue-rpaths'>
+                    <code>
+     package &lt;packagename&gt; contains bad RPATH &lt;rpath&gt; in file &lt;file&gt; [rpaths]
+                    </code>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The specified binary produced by the recipe contains dynamic
+                    library load paths (rpaths) that contain build system paths
+                    such as
+                    <link linkend='var-TMPDIR'><filename>TMPDIR</filename></link>,
+                    which are incorrect for the target and could potentially
+                    be a security issue.
+                    Check for bad <filename>-rpath</filename> options being
+                    passed to the linker in your
+                    <link linkend='ref-tasks-compile'><filename>do_compile</filename></link>
+                    log.
+                    Depending on the build system used by the software being
+                    built, there might be a configure option to disable rpath
+                    usage completely within the build of the software.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    &nbsp;
+                </para>
+            </listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem>
+                <para id='qa-issue-useless-rpaths'>
+                    <code>
+     &lt;packagename&gt;: &lt;file&gt; contains probably-redundant RPATH &lt;rpath&gt; [useless-rpaths]
+                    </code>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The specified binary produced by the recipe contains dynamic
+                    library load paths (rpaths) that on a standard system are
+                    searched by default by the linker (e.g.
+                    <filename>/lib</filename> and <filename>/usr/lib</filename>).
+                    While these paths will not cause any breakage, they do waste
+                    space and are unnecessary.
+                    Depending on the build system used by the software being
+                    built, there might be a configure option to disable rpath
+                    usage completely within the build of the software.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    &nbsp;
+                </para>
+            </listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem>
+                <para id='qa-issue-file-rdeps'>
+                    <code>
+     &lt;packagename&gt; requires &lt;files&gt;, but no providers in its RDEPENDS [file-rdeps]
+                    </code>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    A file-level dependency has been identified from the
+                    specified package on the specified files, but there is
+                    no explicit corresponding entry in
+                    <link linkend='var-RDEPENDS'><filename>RDEPENDS</filename></link>.
+                    If particular files are required at runtime then
+                    <filename>RDEPENDS</filename> should be declared in the
+                    recipe to ensure the packages providing them are built.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    &nbsp;
+                </para>
+            </listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem>
+                <para id='qa-issue-build-deps'>
+                    <code>
+     &lt;packagename1&gt; rdepends on &lt;packagename2&gt;, but it isn't a build dependency? [build-deps]
+                    </code>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    A runtime dependency exists between the two specified
+                    packages, but there is nothing explicit within the recipe
+                    to enable the OpenEmbedded build system to ensure that
+                    dependency is satisfied.
+                    This condition is usually triggered by an
+                    <link linkend='var-RDEPENDS'><filename>RDEPENDS</filename></link>
+                    value being added at the packaging stage rather than up
+                    front, which is usually automatic based on the contents of
+                    the package.
+                    In most cases, you should change the recipe to add an
+                    explicit <filename>RDEPENDS</filename> for the dependency.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    &nbsp;
+                </para>
+            </listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem>
+                <para id='qa-issue-dev-so'>
+                    <code>
+     non -dev/-dbg/-nativesdk package contains symlink .so: &lt;packagename&gt; path '&lt;path&gt;' [dev-so]
+                    </code>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Symlink <filename>.so</filename> files are for development
+                    only, and should therefore go into the
+                    <filename>-dev</filename> package.
+                    This situation might occur if you add
+                    <filename>*.so*</filename> rather than
+                    <filename>*.so.*</filename> to a non-dev package.
+                    Change
+                    <link linkend='var-FILES'><filename>FILES</filename></link>
+                    (and possibly
+                    <link linkend='var-PACKAGES'><filename>PACKAGES</filename></link>)
+                    such that the specified <filename>.so</filename> file goes
+                    into an appropriate <filename>-dev</filename> package.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    &nbsp;
+                </para>
+            </listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem>
+                <para id='qa-issue-staticdev'>
+                    <code>
+     non -staticdev package contains static .a library: &lt;packagename&gt; path '&lt;path&gt;' [staticdev]
+                    </code>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Static <filename>.a</filename> library files should go into
+                    a <filename>-staticdev</filename> package.
+                    Change
+                    <link linkend='var-FILES'><filename>FILES</filename></link>
+                    (and possibly
+                    <link linkend='var-PACKAGES'><filename>PACKAGES</filename></link>)
+                    such that the specified <filename>.a</filename> file goes
+                    into an appropriate <filename>-staticdev</filename> package.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    &nbsp;
+                </para>
+            </listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem>
+                <para id='qa-issue-libdir'>
+                    <code>
+     &lt;packagename&gt;: found library in wrong location [libdir]
+                    </code>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The specified file may have been installed into an incorrect
+                    (possibly hardcoded) installation path.
+                    For example, this test will catch recipes that install
+                    <filename>/lib/bar.so</filename> when
+                    <filename>${base_libdir}</filename> is "lib32".
+                    Another example is when recipes install
+                    <filename>/usr/lib64/foo.so</filename> when
+                    <filename>${libdir}</filename> is "/usr/lib".
+                    False positives occasionally exist.
+                    For these cases add "libdir" to
+                    <link linkend='var-INSANE_SKIP'><filename>INSANE_SKIP</filename></link>
+                    for the package.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    &nbsp;
+                </para>
+            </listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem>
+                <para id='qa-issue-debug-files'>
+                    <code>
+     non debug package contains .debug directory: &lt;packagename&gt; path &lt;path&gt; [debug-files]
+                    </code>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The specified package contains a
+                    <filename>.debug</filename> directory, which should not
+                    appear in anything but the <filename>-dbg</filename>
+                    package.
+                    This situation might occur if you add a path which contains
+                    a <filename>.debug</filename> directory and do not
+                    explicitly add the <filename>.debug</filename> directory
+                    to the <filename>-dbg</filename> package.
+                    If this is the case, add the <filename>.debug</filename>
+                    directory explicitly to
+                    <filename>FILES_${PN}-dbg</filename>.
+                    See
+                    <link linkend='var-FILES'><filename>FILES</filename></link>
+                    for additional information on <filename>FILES</filename>.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    &nbsp;
+                </para>
+            </listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem>
+                <para id='qa-issue-arch'>
+                    <code>
+     Architecture did not match (&lt;machine_arch&gt; to &lt;file_arch&gt;) on &lt;file&gt; [arch]
+                    </code>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    By default, the OpenEmbedded build system checks the
+                    Executable and Linkable Format (ELF) type, bit size, and
+                    endianness of any binaries to ensure they match the
+                    target architecture.
+                    This test fails if any binaries do not match the type since
+                    there would be an incompatibility.
+                    The test could indicate that the wrong compiler or compiler
+                    options have been used.
+                    Sometimes software, like bootloaders, might need to
+                    bypass this check.
+                    If the file you receive the error for is firmware
+                    that is not intended to be executed within the target
+                    operating system or is intended to run on a separate
+                    processor within the device, you can add "arch" to
+                    <link linkend='var-INSANE_SKIP'><filename>INSANE_SKIP</filename></link>
+                    for the package.
+                    Another option is to check the
+                    <link linkend='ref-tasks-compile'><filename>do_compile</filename></link>
+                    log and verify that the compiler options being used
+                    are correct.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    &nbsp;
+                </para>
+            </listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem>
+                <para id='qa-issue-arch-bit-size-no-match'>
+                    <code>
+     Bit size did not match (&lt;machine_bits&gt; to &lt;file_bits&gt;) &lt;recipe&gt; on &lt;file&gt; [arch]
+                    </code>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    By default, the OpenEmbedded build system checks
+                    the Executable and Linkable Format (ELF) type,
+                    bit size, and endianness of any binaries to ensure
+                    they match the target architecture.
+                    This test fails if any binaries do not match the type since
+                    there would be an incompatibility.
+                    The test could indicate that the wrong compiler or compiler
+                    options have been used.
+                    Sometimes software, like bootloaders, might need to
+                    bypass this check.
+                    If the file you receive the error for is firmware that
+                    is not intended to be executed within the target
+                    operating system or is intended to run on a separate
+                    processor within the device, you can add "arch" to
+                    <link linkend='var-INSANE_SKIP'><filename>INSANE_SKIP</filename></link>
+                    for the package.
+                    Another option is to check the
+                    <link linkend='ref-tasks-compile'><filename>do_compile</filename></link>
+                    log and verify that the compiler options being used are
+                    correct.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    &nbsp;
+                </para>
+            </listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem>
+                <para id='qa-issue-arch-endianness-no-match'>
+                    <code>
+     Endianness did not match (&lt;machine_endianness&gt; to &lt;file_endianness&gt;) on &lt;file&gt; [arch]
+                    </code>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    By default, the OpenEmbedded build system checks
+                    the Executable and Linkable Format (ELF) type, bit
+                    size, and endianness of any binaries to ensure they
+                    match the target architecture.
+                    This test fails if any binaries do not match the type since
+                    there would be an incompatibility.
+                    The test could indicate that the wrong compiler or compiler
+                    options have been used.
+                    Sometimes software, like bootloaders, might need to
+                    bypass this check.
+                    If the file you receive the error for is firmware
+                    that is not intended to be executed within the target
+                    operating system or is intended to run on a separate
+                    processor within the device, you can add "arch" to
+                    <link linkend='var-INSANE_SKIP'><filename>INSANE_SKIP</filename></link>
+                    for the package.
+                    Another option is to check the
+                    <link linkend='ref-tasks-compile'><filename>do_compile</filename></link>
+                    log and verify that the compiler options being used
+                    are correct.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    &nbsp;
+                </para>
+            </listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem>
+                <para id='qa-issue-textrel'>
+                    <code>
+     ELF binary '&lt;file&gt;' has relocations in .text [textrel]
+                    </code>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The specified ELF binary contains relocations in its
+                    <filename>.text</filename> sections.
+                    This situation can result in a performance impact
+                    at runtime.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    &nbsp;
+                </para>
+            </listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem>
+                <para id='qa-issue-ldflags'>
+                    <code>
+     No GNU_HASH in the elf binary: '&lt;file&gt;' [ldflags]
+                    </code>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    This indicates that binaries produced when building the
+                    recipe have not been linked with the
+                    <link linkend='var-LDFLAGS'><filename>LDFLAGS</filename></link>
+                    options provided by the build system.
+                    Check to be sure that the <filename>LDFLAGS</filename>
+                    variable is being passed to the linker command.
+                    A common workaround for this situation is to pass in
+                    <filename>LDFLAGS</filename> using
+                    <link linkend='var-TARGET_CC_ARCH'><filename>TARGET_CC_ARCH</filename></link>
+                    within the recipe as follows:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     TARGET_CC_ARCH += "${LDFLAGS}"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    &nbsp;
+                </para>
+            </listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem>
+                <para id='qa-issue-xorg-driver-abi'>
+                    <code>
+     Package &lt;packagename&gt; contains Xorg driver (&lt;driver&gt;) but no xorg-abi- dependencies [xorg-driver-abi]
+                    </code>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The specified package contains an Xorg driver, but does not
+                    have a corresponding ABI package dependency.
+                    The xserver-xorg recipe provides driver ABI names.
+                    All drivers should depend on the ABI versions that they have
+                    been built against.
+                    Driver recipes that include
+                    <filename>xorg-driver-input.inc</filename> or
+                    <filename>xorg-driver-video.inc</filename> will
+                    automatically get these versions.
+                    Consequently, you should only need to explicitly add
+                    dependencies to binary driver recipes.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    &nbsp;
+                </para>
+            </listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem>
+                <para id='qa-issue-infodir'>
+                    <code>
+     The /usr/share/info/dir file is not meant to be shipped in a particular package. [infodir]
+                    </code>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The <filename>/usr/share/info/dir</filename> should not be
+                    packaged.
+                    Add the following line to your
+                    <link linkend='ref-tasks-install'><filename>do_install</filename></link>
+                    task or to your <filename>do_install_append</filename>
+                    within the recipe as follows:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     rm ${D}${infodir}/dir
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    &nbsp;
+                </para>
+            </listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem>
+                <para id='qa-issue-symlink-to-sysroot'>
+                    <code>
+     Symlink &lt;path&gt; in &lt;packagename&gt; points to TMPDIR [symlink-to-sysroot]
+                    </code>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The specified symlink points into
+                    <link linkend='var-TMPDIR'><filename>TMPDIR</filename></link>
+                    on the host.
+                    Such symlinks will work on the host.
+                    However, they are clearly invalid when running on
+                    the target.
+                    You should either correct the symlink to use a relative
+                    path or remove the symlink.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    &nbsp;
+                </para>
+            </listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem>
+                <para id='qa-issue-la'>
+                    <code>
+     &lt;file&gt; failed sanity test (workdir) in path &lt;path&gt; [la]
+                    </code>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The specified <filename>.la</filename> file contains
+                    <link linkend='var-TMPDIR'><filename>TMPDIR</filename></link>
+                    paths.
+                    Any <filename>.la</filename> file containing these paths
+                    is incorrect since <filename>libtool</filename> adds the
+                    correct sysroot prefix when using the files automatically
+                    itself.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    &nbsp;
+                </para>
+            </listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem>
+                <para id='qa-issue-pkgconfig'>
+                    <code>
+     &lt;file&gt; failed sanity test (tmpdir) in path &lt;path&gt; [pkgconfig]
+                    </code>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The specified <filename>.pc</filename> file contains
+                    <link linkend='var-TMPDIR'><filename>TMPDIR</filename></link><filename>/</filename><link linkend='var-WORKDIR'><filename>WORKDIR</filename></link>
+                    paths.
+                    Any <filename>.pc</filename> file containing these paths is
+                    incorrect since <filename>pkg-config</filename> itself adds
+                    the correct sysroot prefix when the files are accessed.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    &nbsp;
+                </para>
+            </listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem>
+                <para id='qa-issue-debug-deps'>
+                    <code>
+     &lt;packagename&gt; rdepends on &lt;debug_packagename&gt; [debug-deps]
+                    </code>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    A dependency exists between the specified non-dbg package
+                    (i.e. a package whose name does not end in
+                    <filename>-dbg</filename>) and a package that is a
+                    <filename>dbg</filename> package.
+                    The <filename>dbg</filename> packages contain
+                    debug symbols and are brought in using several
+                    different methods:
+                    <itemizedlist>
+                        <listitem><para>
+                            Using the <filename>dbg-pkgs</filename>
+                            <link linkend='var-IMAGE_FEATURES'><filename>IMAGE_FEATURES</filename></link>
+                            value.
+                            </para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para>
+                            Using
+                            <link linkend='var-IMAGE_INSTALL'><filename>IMAGE_INSTALL</filename></link>.
+                            </para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para>
+                            As a dependency of another
+                            <filename>dbg</filename> package that was brought
+                            in using one of the above methods.
+                            </para></listitem>
+                    </itemizedlist>
+                    The dependency might have been automatically added
+                    because the <filename>dbg</filename> package erroneously
+                    contains files that it should not contain (e.g. a
+                    non-symlink <filename>.so</filename> file) or it might
+                    have been added manually (e.g. by adding to
+                    <link linkend='var-RDEPENDS'><filename>RDEPENDS</filename></link>).
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    &nbsp;
+                </para>
+            </listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem>
+                <para id='qa-issue-dev-deps'>
+                    <code>
+     &lt;packagename&gt; rdepends on &lt;dev_packagename&gt; [dev-deps]
+                    </code>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    A dependency exists between the specified non-dev package
+                    (a package whose name does not end in
+                    <filename>-dev</filename>) and a package that is a
+                    <filename>dev</filename> package.
+                    The <filename>dev</filename> packages contain development
+                    headers and are usually brought in using several different
+                    methods:
+                    <itemizedlist>
+                        <listitem><para>
+                            Using the <filename>dev-pkgs</filename>
+                            <link linkend='var-IMAGE_FEATURES'><filename>IMAGE_FEATURES</filename></link>
+                            value.
+                            </para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para>
+                            Using
+                            <link linkend='var-IMAGE_INSTALL'><filename>IMAGE_INSTALL</filename></link>.
+                            </para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para>
+                            As a dependency of another
+                            <filename>dev</filename> package that was brought
+                            in using one of the above methods.
+                            </para></listitem>
+                    </itemizedlist>
+                    The dependency might have been automatically added (because
+                    the <filename>dev</filename> package erroneously contains
+                    files that it should not have (e.g. a non-symlink
+                    <filename>.so</filename> file) or it might have been added
+                    manually (e.g. by adding to
+                    <link linkend='var-RDEPENDS'><filename>RDEPENDS</filename></link>).
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    &nbsp;
+                </para>
+            </listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem>
+                <para id='qa-issue-dep-cmp'>
+                    <code>
+     &lt;var&gt;_&lt;packagename&gt; is invalid: &lt;comparison&gt; (&lt;value&gt;)   only comparisons &lt;, =, &gt;, &lt;=, and &gt;= are allowed [dep-cmp]
+                    </code>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    If you are adding a versioned dependency relationship to one
+                    of the dependency variables
+                    (<link linkend='var-RDEPENDS'><filename>RDEPENDS</filename></link>,
+                    <link linkend='var-RRECOMMENDS'><filename>RRECOMMENDS</filename></link>,
+                    <link linkend='var-RSUGGESTS'><filename>RSUGGESTS</filename></link>,
+                    <link linkend='var-RPROVIDES'><filename>RPROVIDES</filename></link>,
+                    <link linkend='var-RREPLACES'><filename>RREPLACES</filename></link>,
+                    or
+                    <link linkend='var-RCONFLICTS'><filename>RCONFLICTS</filename></link>),
+                    you must only use the named comparison operators.
+                    Change the versioned dependency values you are adding
+                    to match those listed in the message.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    &nbsp;
+                </para>
+            </listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem>
+                <para id='qa-issue-compile-host-path'>
+                    <code>
+     &lt;recipename&gt;: The compile log indicates that host include and/or library paths were used. Please check the log '&lt;logfile&gt;' for more information. [compile-host-path]
+                    </code>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The log for the
+                    <link linkend='ref-tasks-compile'><filename>do_compile</filename></link>
+                    task indicates that paths on the host were searched
+                    for files, which is not appropriate when cross-compiling.
+                    Look for "is unsafe for cross-compilation" or "CROSS COMPILE
+                    Badness" in the specified log file.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    &nbsp;
+                </para>
+            </listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem>
+                <para id='qa-issue-install-host-path'>
+                    <code>
+     &lt;recipename&gt;: The install log indicates that host include and/or library paths were used. Please check the log '&lt;logfile&gt;' for more information. [install-host-path]
+                    </code>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The log for the
+                    <link linkend='ref-tasks-install'><filename>do_install</filename></link>
+                    task indicates that paths on the host were searched
+                    for files, which is not appropriate when cross-compiling.
+                    Look for "is unsafe for cross-compilation"
+                    or "CROSS COMPILE Badness" in the specified log file.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    &nbsp;
+                </para>
+            </listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem>
+                <para id='qa-issue-autoconf-log'>
+                    <code>
+     This autoconf log indicates errors, it looked at host include and/or library paths while determining system capabilities. Rerun configure task after fixing this. The path was '&lt;path&gt;'
+                    </code>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The log for the
+                    <link linkend='ref-tasks-configure'><filename>do_configure</filename></link>
+                    task indicates that paths on the host were searched
+                    for files, which is not appropriate when cross-compiling.
+                    Look for "is unsafe for cross-compilation" or
+                    "CROSS COMPILE Badness" in the specified log file.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    &nbsp;
+                </para>
+            </listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem>
+                <para id='qa-issue-pkgname'>
+                    <code>
+     &lt;packagename&gt; doesn't match the [a-z0-9.+-]+ regex [pkgname]
+                    </code>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The convention within the OpenEmbedded build system
+                    (sometimes enforced by the package manager itself) is to
+                    require that package names are all lower case
+                    and to allow a restricted set of characters.
+                    If your recipe name does not match this, or you add
+                    packages to
+                    <link linkend='var-PACKAGES'><filename>PACKAGES</filename></link>
+                    that do not conform to the convention, then you
+                    will receive this error.
+                    Rename your recipe.
+                    Or, if you have added a non-conforming package name to
+                    <filename>PACKAGES</filename>, change the package name
+                    appropriately.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    &nbsp;
+                </para>
+            </listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem>
+                <para id='qa-issue-unknown-configure-option'>
+                    <code>
+     &lt;recipe&gt;: configure was passed unrecognized options: &lt;options&gt; [unknown-configure-option]
+                    </code>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The configure script is reporting that the specified
+                    options are unrecognized.
+                    This situation could be because the options
+                    were previously valid but have been removed from the
+                    configure script.
+                    Or, there was a mistake when the options were added
+                    and there is another option that should be used instead.
+                    If you are unsure, consult the upstream build
+                    documentation, the
+                    <filename>./configure &dash;&dash;help</filename> output,
+                    and the upstream change log or release notes.
+                    Once you have worked out what the appropriate
+                    change is, you can update
+                    <link linkend='var-EXTRA_OECONF'><filename>EXTRA_OECONF</filename></link>
+                    or the individual
+                    <link linkend='var-PACKAGECONFIG'><filename>PACKAGECONFIG</filename></link>
+                    option values accordingly.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    &nbsp;
+                </para>
+            </listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem>
+                <para id='qa-issue-pn-overrides'>
+                    <code>
+     Recipe &lt;recipefile&gt; has PN of "&lt;recipename&gt;" which is in OVERRIDES, this can result in unexpected behavior. [pn-overrides]
+                    </code>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The specified recipe has a name
+                    (<link linkend='var-PN'><filename>PN</filename></link>)
+                    value that appears in
+                    <link linkend='var-OVERRIDES'><filename>OVERRIDES</filename></link>.
+                    If a recipe is named such that its <filename>PN</filename>
+                    value matches something already in
+                    <filename>OVERRIDES</filename> (e.g. <filename>PN</filename>
+                    happens to be the same as
+                    <link linkend='var-MACHINE'><filename>MACHINE</filename></link>
+                    or
+                    <link linkend='var-DISTRO'><filename>DISTRO</filename></link>),
+                    it can have unexpected consequences.
+                    For example, assignments such as
+                    <filename>FILES_${PN} = "xyz"</filename> effectively
+                    turn into <filename>FILES = "xyz"</filename>.
+                    Rename your recipe (or if <filename>PN</filename> is being
+                    set explicitly, change the <filename>PN</filename> value) so
+                    that the conflict does not occur.
+                    See
+                    <link linkend='var-FILES'><filename>FILES</filename></link>
+                    for additional information.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    &nbsp;
+                </para>
+            </listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem>
+                <para id='qa-issue-pkgvarcheck'>
+                    <code>
+     &lt;recipefile&gt;: Variable &lt;variable&gt; is set as not being package specific, please fix this. [pkgvarcheck]
+                    </code>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Certain variables
+                    (<link linkend='var-RDEPENDS'><filename>RDEPENDS</filename></link>,
+                    <link linkend='var-RRECOMMENDS'><filename>RRECOMMENDS</filename></link>,
+                    <link linkend='var-RSUGGESTS'><filename>RSUGGESTS</filename></link>,
+                    <link linkend='var-RCONFLICTS'><filename>RCONFLICTS</filename></link>,
+                    <link linkend='var-RPROVIDES'><filename>RPROVIDES</filename></link>,
+                    <link linkend='var-RREPLACES'><filename>RREPLACES</filename></link>,
+                    <link linkend='var-FILES'><filename>FILES</filename></link>,
+                    <filename>pkg_preinst</filename>,
+                    <filename>pkg_postinst</filename>,
+                    <filename>pkg_prerm</filename>,
+                    <filename>pkg_postrm</filename>, and
+                    <link linkend='var-ALLOW_EMPTY'><filename>ALLOW_EMPTY</filename></link>)
+                    should always be set specific to a package (i.e. they
+                    should be set with a package name override such as
+                    <filename>RDEPENDS_${PN} = "value"</filename> rather than
+                    <filename>RDEPENDS = "value"</filename>).
+                    If you receive this error, correct any assignments to these
+                    variables within your recipe.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    &nbsp;
+                </para>
+            </listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem>
+                <para id='qa-issue-already-stripped'>
+                    <code>
+     File '&lt;file&gt;' from &lt;recipename&gt; was already stripped, this will prevent future debugging! [already-stripped]
+                    </code>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Produced binaries have already been stripped prior to the
+                    build system extracting debug symbols.
+                    It is common for upstream software projects to default to
+                    stripping debug symbols for output binaries.
+                    In order for debugging to work on the target using
+                    <filename>-dbg</filename> packages, this stripping must be
+                    disabled.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Depending on the build system used by the software being
+                    built, disabling this stripping could be as easy as
+                    specifying an additional configure option.
+                    If not, disabling stripping might involve patching
+                    the build scripts.
+                    In the latter case, look for references to "strip" or
+                    "STRIP", or the "-s" or "-S" command-line options being
+                    specified on the linker command line (possibly
+                    through the compiler command line if preceded with "-Wl,").
+                    <note>
+                        Disabling stripping here does not mean that the final
+                        packaged binaries will be unstripped.
+                        Once the OpenEmbedded build system splits out debug
+                        symbols to the <filename>-dbg</filename> package,
+                        it will then strip the symbols from the binaries.
+                    </note>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    &nbsp;
+                </para>
+            </listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem>
+                <para id='qa-issue-packages-list'>
+                    <code>
+     &lt;packagename&gt; is listed in PACKAGES multiple times, this leads to packaging errors. [packages-list]
+                    </code>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Package names must appear only once in the
+                    <link linkend='var-PACKAGES'><filename>PACKAGES</filename></link>
+                    variable.
+                    You might receive this error if you are attempting to add a
+                    package to <filename>PACKAGES</filename> that is
+                    already in the variable's value.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    &nbsp;
+                </para>
+            </listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem>
+                <para id='qa-issue-files-invalid'>
+                    <code>
+     FILES variable for package &lt;packagename&gt; contains '//' which is invalid. Attempting to fix this but you should correct the metadata. [files-invalid]
+                    </code>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The string "//" is invalid in a Unix path.
+                    Correct all occurrences where this string appears in a
+                    <link linkend='var-FILES'><filename>FILES</filename></link>
+                    variable so that there is only a single "/".
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    &nbsp;
+                </para>
+            </listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem>
+                <para id='qa-issue-installed-vs-shipped'>
+                    <code>
+      &lt;recipename&gt;: Files/directories were installed but not shipped [installed-vs-shipped]
+                    </code>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Files have been installed within the
+                    <link linkend='ref-tasks-install'><filename>do_install</filename></link>
+                    task but have not been included in any package by way of the
+                    <link linkend='var-FILES'><filename>FILES</filename></link>
+                    variable.
+                    Files that do not appear in any package cannot be present in
+                    an image later on in the build process.
+                    You need to do one of the following:
+                    <itemizedlist>
+                        <listitem><para>
+                            Add the files to <filename>FILES</filename> for the
+                            package you want them to appear in (e.g.
+                            <filename>FILES_${</filename><link linkend='var-PN'><filename>PN</filename></link><filename>}</filename> for the main
+                            package).
+                            </para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para>
+                            Delete the files at the end of the
+                            <filename>do_install</filename> task if the files
+                            are not needed in any package.
+                            </para></listitem>
+                    </itemizedlist>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    &nbsp;
+                </para>
+            </listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem>
+                <para id='qa-issue-old-and-new-package-and-version-names'>
+                    <code>
+     &lt;oldpackage&gt;-&lt;oldpkgversion&gt; was registered as shlib provider for &lt;library&gt;, changing it to &lt;newpackage&gt;-&lt;newpkgversion&gt; because it was built later
+                    </code>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    This message means that both
+                    <filename>&lt;oldpackage&gt;</filename> and
+                    <filename>&lt;newpackage&gt;</filename> provide the specified
+                    shared library.
+                    You can expect this message when a recipe has been renamed.
+                    However, if that is not the case, the message might indicate
+                    that a private version of a library is being erroneously
+                    picked up as the provider for a common library.
+                    If that is the case, you should add the library's
+                    <filename>.so</filename> file name to
+                    <link linkend='var-PRIVATE_LIBS'><filename>PRIVATE_LIBS</filename></link>
+                    in the recipe that provides
+                    the private version of the library.
+                </para>
+            </listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+
+<!--
+Here are some messages that might be documented in the future.
+Right now we are not documenting them because the QA checks are not
+enabled by default:
+
+    <para>
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem><para>
+                <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     Desktop file issue: &lt;error&gt; [desktop]
+                </literallayout>
+                NEED A DESCRIPTION AND SOLUTION
+                </para></listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem><para>
+                <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     &lt;packagename&gt;: &lt;file&gt;, installed in the base_prefix, requires a shared library under exec_prefix (&lt;exec_prefix&t;g) [unsafe-references-in-binaries]
+                </literallayout>
+                NEED A DESCRIPTION AND SOLUTION
+                </para></listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem><para>
+                <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     &lt;packagename&gt;: Found a reference to &lt;exec_prefix&gt;/ in &lt;path&gt; - Shell scripts in base_bindir and base_sbindir should not reference anything in exec_prefix [unsafe-references-in-scripts]
+                </literallayout>
+                NEED A DESCRIPTION AND SOLUTION
+                </para></listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+-->
+</section>
+
+<section id='configuring-and-disabling-qa-checks'>
+    <title>Configuring and Disabling QA Checks</title>
+
+    <para>
+        You can configure the QA checks globally so that specific check
+        failures either raise a warning or an error message, using the
+        <link linkend='var-WARN_QA'><filename>WARN_QA</filename></link> and
+        <link linkend='var-ERROR_QA'><filename>ERROR_QA</filename></link>
+        variables, respectively.
+        You can also disable checks within a particular recipe using
+        <link linkend='var-INSANE_SKIP'><filename>INSANE_SKIP</filename></link>.
+        For information on how to work with the QA checks, see the
+        "<link linkend='ref-classes-insane'><filename>insane.bbclass</filename></link>"
+        section.
+        <note><title>Tip</title>
+            Please keep in mind that the QA checks exist in order to
+            detect real or potential problems in the packaged output.
+            So exercise caution when disabling these checks.
+        </note>
+    </para>
+</section>
+</chapter>
+<!--
+vim: expandtab tw=80 ts=4
+-->
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-structure.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-structure.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e7ca7b334b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-structure.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,1129 @@
+<!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
+"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"
+[<!ENTITY % poky SYSTEM "../poky.ent"> %poky; ] >
+
+<chapter id='ref-structure'>
+
+<title>Source Directory Structure</title>
+
+<para>
+    The <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink> consists of several components.
+    Understanding them and knowing where they are located is key to using the Yocto Project well.
+    This chapter describes the Source Directory and gives information about the various
+    files and directories.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+    For information on how to establish a local Source Directory on your development system, see the
+    "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#getting-setup'>Getting Set Up</ulink>"
+    section in the Yocto Project Development Manual.
+</para>
+
+<note>
+    The OpenEmbedded build system does not support file or directory names that
+    contain spaces.
+    Be sure that the Source Directory you use does not contain these types
+    of names.
+</note>
+
+<section id='structure-core'>
+    <title>Top-Level Core Components</title>
+
+    <para>
+        This section describes the top-level components of the
+        <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>.
+    </para>
+
+    <section id='structure-core-bitbake'>
+        <title><filename>bitbake/</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            This directory includes a copy of BitBake for ease of use.
+            The copy usually matches the current stable BitBake release from
+            the BitBake project.
+            BitBake, a
+            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#metadata'>Metadata</ulink>
+            interpreter, reads the Yocto Project Metadata and runs the tasks
+            defined by that data.
+            Failures are usually from the Metadata and not from BitBake itself.
+            Consequently, most users do not need to worry about BitBake.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            When you run the <filename>bitbake</filename> command, the
+            main BitBake executable, which resides in the
+            <filename>bitbake/bin/</filename> directory, starts.
+            Sourcing an environment setup script (e.g.
+            <link linkend="structure-core-script"><filename>&OE_INIT_FILE;</filename></link>
+            or
+            <link linkend="structure-memres-core-script"><filename>oe-init-build-env-memres</filename></link>)
+            places the <filename>scripts</filename> and
+            <filename>bitbake/bin</filename> directories (in that order) into
+            the shell's <filename>PATH</filename> environment variable.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            For more information on BitBake, see the
+            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_BB_URL;'>BitBake User Manual</ulink>.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='structure-core-build'>
+        <title><filename>build/</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            This directory contains user configuration files and the output
+            generated by the OpenEmbedded build system in its standard configuration where
+            the source tree is combined with the output.
+            The <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>
+            is created initially when you <filename>source</filename>
+            the OpenEmbedded build environment setup script
+            (i.e.
+            <link linkend='structure-core-script'><filename>&OE_INIT_FILE;</filename></link>
+            or
+            <link linkend='structure-memres-core-script'><filename>oe-init-build-env-memres</filename></link>).
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            It is also possible to place output and configuration
+            files in a directory separate from the
+            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>
+            by providing a directory name when you <filename>source</filename>
+            the setup script.
+            For information on separating output from your local
+            Source Directory files, see the
+            "<link linkend='structure-core-script'><filename>&OE_INIT_FILE;</filename></link>
+            and
+            "<link linkend='structure-memres-core-script'><filename>oe-init-build-env-memres</filename></link>"
+            sections.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='handbook'>
+        <title><filename>documentation/</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            This directory holds the source for the Yocto Project documentation
+            as well as templates and tools that allow you to generate PDF and HTML
+            versions of the manuals.
+            Each manual is contained in a sub-folder.
+            For example, the files for this manual reside in
+            the <filename>ref-manual/</filename> directory.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='structure-core-meta'>
+        <title><filename>meta/</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            This directory contains the OpenEmbedded Core metadata.
+            The directory holds recipes, common classes, and machine
+            configuration for emulated targets (<filename>qemux86</filename>,
+            <filename>qemuarm</filename>, and so forth.)
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='structure-core-meta-yocto'>
+        <title><filename>meta-yocto/</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            This directory contains the configuration for the Poky
+            reference distribution.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='structure-core-meta-yocto-bsp'>
+        <title><filename>meta-yocto-bsp/</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            This directory contains the Yocto Project reference
+            hardware Board Support Packages (BSPs).
+            For more information on BSPs, see the
+            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_BSP_URL;'>Yocto Project Board Support
+            Package (BSP) Developer's Guide</ulink>.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='structure-meta-selftest'>
+        <title><filename>meta-selftest/</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            This directory adds additional recipes and append files
+            used by the OpenEmbedded selftests to verify the behavior
+            of the build system.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            You do not have to add this layer to your
+            <filename>bblayers.conf</filename> file unless you want to run the
+            selftests.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='structure-meta-skeleton'>
+        <title><filename>meta-skeleton/</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            This directory contains template recipes for BSP and kernel development.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='structure-core-scripts'>
+        <title><filename>scripts/</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            This directory contains various integration scripts that implement
+            extra functionality in the Yocto Project environment (e.g. QEMU scripts).
+            The <link linkend="structure-core-script"><filename>&OE_INIT_FILE;</filename></link>
+            and
+            <link linkend='structure-memres-core-script'><filename>oe-init-build-env-memres</filename></link>
+            scripts append this directory to the shell's
+            <filename>PATH</filename> environment variable.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            The <filename>scripts</filename> directory has useful scripts that assist in contributing
+            back to the Yocto Project, such as <filename>create-pull-request</filename> and
+            <filename>send-pull-request</filename>.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='structure-core-script'>
+        <title><filename>&OE_INIT_FILE;</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            This script is one of two scripts that set up the OpenEmbedded build
+            environment.
+            For information on the other script, see the
+            "<link linkend='structure-memres-core-script'><filename>oe-init-build-env-memres</filename></link>"
+            section.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            Running this script with the <filename>source</filename> command in
+            a shell makes changes to <filename>PATH</filename> and sets other
+            core BitBake variables based on the current working directory.
+            You need to run an environment setup script before running BitBake
+            commands.
+            The script uses other scripts within the
+            <filename>scripts</filename> directory to do the bulk of the work.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            When you run this script, your Yocto Project environment is set
+            up, a
+            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>
+            is created, your working directory becomes the Build Directory,
+            and you are presented with a list of common BitBake targets.
+            Here is an example:
+            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ source oe-init-build-env
+
+     ### Shell environment set up for builds. ###
+
+     You can now run 'bitbake &lt;target&gt;'
+
+     Common targets are:
+         core-image-minimal
+         core-image-sato
+         meta-toolchain
+         adt-installer
+         meta-ide-support
+
+     You can also run generated qemu images with a command like 'runqemu qemux86'
+            </literallayout>
+            The script gets its default list of common targets from the
+            <filename>conf-notes.txt</filename> file, which is found in the
+            <filename>meta-yocto</filename> directory within the
+            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>.
+            Should you have custom distributions, it is very easy to modify
+            this configuration file to include your targets for your
+            distribution.
+            See the
+            "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#creating-a-custom-template-configuration-directory'>Creating a Custom Template Configuration Directory</ulink>"
+            section in the Yocto Project Development Manual for more
+            information.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            By default, running this script without a
+            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>
+            argument creates the <filename>build</filename> directory
+            in your current working directory.
+            If you provide a Build Directory argument when you
+            <filename>source</filename> the script, you direct the OpenEmbedded
+            build system to create a Build Directory of your choice.
+            For example, the following command creates a Build Directory named
+            <filename>mybuilds</filename> that is outside of the
+            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>:
+            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ source &OE_INIT_FILE; ~/mybuilds
+            </literallayout>
+            The OpenEmbedded build system uses the template configuration
+            files, which are found by default in the
+            <filename>meta-yocto/conf</filename> directory in the
+            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>.
+            See the
+            "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#creating-a-custom-template-configuration-directory'>Creating a Custom Template Configuration Directory</ulink>"
+            section in the Yocto Project Development Manual for more
+            information.
+            <note>
+                The OpenEmbedded build system does not support file or directory names that
+                contain spaces.
+                If you attempt to run the <filename>&OE_INIT_FILE;</filename> script
+                from a Source Directory that contains spaces in either the filenames
+                or directory names, the script returns an error indicating no such
+                file or directory.
+                Be sure to use a Source Directory free of names containing spaces.
+            </note>
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='structure-memres-core-script'>
+        <title><filename>oe-init-build-env-memres</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            This script is one of two scripts that set up the OpenEmbedded
+            build environment.
+            Aside from setting up the environment, this script starts a
+            memory-resident BitBake server.
+            For information on the other setup script, see the
+            "<link linkend='structure-core-script'><filename>&OE_INIT_FILE;</filename></link>"
+            section.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            Memory-resident BitBake resides in memory until you specifically
+            remove it using the following BitBake command:
+            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ bitbake -m
+            </literallayout>
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            Running this script with the <filename>source</filename> command in
+            a shell makes changes to <filename>PATH</filename> and sets other
+            core BitBake variables based on the current working directory.
+            One of these variables is the
+            <link linkend='var-BBSERVER'><filename>BBSERVER</filename></link>
+            variable, which allows the OpenEmbedded build system to locate
+            the server that is running BitBake.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            You need to run an environment setup script before using BitBake
+            commands.
+            Following is the script syntax:
+            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ source oe-init-build-env-memres <replaceable>port_number</replaceable> <replaceable>build_dir</replaceable>
+            </literallayout>
+            The script uses other scripts within the
+            <filename>scripts</filename> directory to do the bulk of the work.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            If you do not provide a port number with the script, the
+            BitBake server at port "12345" is started.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            When you run this script, your Yocto Project environment is set
+            up, a
+            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>
+            is created, your working directory becomes the Build Directory,
+            and you are presented with a list of common BitBake targets.
+            Here is an example:
+            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ source oe-init-build-env-memres
+     No port specified, using dynamically selected port
+
+     ### Shell environment set up for builds. ###
+
+     You can now run 'bitbake &lt;target&gt;'
+
+     Common targets are:
+         core-image-minimal
+         core-image-sato
+         meta-toolchain
+         adt-installer
+         meta-ide-support
+
+     You can also run generated qemu images with a command like 'runqemu qemux86'
+     Bitbake server started on demand as needed, use bitbake -m to shut it down
+            </literallayout>
+            The script gets its default list of common targets from the
+            <filename>conf-notes.txt</filename> file, which is found in the
+            <filename>meta-yocto</filename> directory within the
+            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>.
+            Should you have custom distributions, it is very easy to modify
+            this configuration file to include your targets for your
+            distribution.
+            See the
+            "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#creating-a-custom-template-configuration-directory'>Creating a Custom Template Configuration Directory</ulink>"
+            section in the Yocto Project Development Manual for more
+            information.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            By default, running this script without a
+            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>
+            argument creates a build directory named
+            <filename>build</filename>.
+            If you provide a Build Directory argument when you
+            <filename>source</filename> the script, the Build Directory is
+            created using that name.
+            For example, the following command starts the BitBake server using
+            the default port "12345" and creates a Build Directory named
+            <filename>mybuilds</filename> that is outside of the
+            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>:
+            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ source oe-init-build-env-memres ~/mybuilds
+            </literallayout>
+            The OpenEmbedded build system uses the template configuration
+            files, which are found by default in the
+            <filename>meta-yocto/conf</filename> directory in the
+            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>.
+            See the
+            "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#creating-a-custom-template-configuration-directory'>Creating a Custom Template Configuration Directory</ulink>"
+            section in the Yocto Project Development Manual for more
+            information.
+            <note>
+                The OpenEmbedded build system does not support file or
+                directory names that contain spaces.
+                If you attempt to run the
+                <filename>oe-init-build-env-memres</filename> script
+                from a Source Directory that contains spaces in either the
+                filenames or directory names, the script returns an error
+                indicating no such file or directory.
+                Be sure to use a Source Directory free of names containing
+                spaces.
+            </note>
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='structure-basic-top-level'>
+        <title><filename>LICENSE, README, and README.hardware</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            These files are standard top-level files.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+</section>
+
+<section id='structure-build'>
+    <title>The Build Directory - <filename>build/</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The OpenEmbedded build system creates the
+        <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>
+        when you run one of the build environment setup scripts (i.e.
+        <link linkend='structure-core-script'><filename>&OE_INIT_FILE;</filename></link>
+        or
+        <link linkend='structure-memres-core-script'><filename>oe-init-build-env-memres</filename></link>).
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        If you do not give the Build Directory a specific name when you run
+        a setup script, the name defaults to <filename>build</filename>.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        The
+        <link linkend='var-TOPDIR'><filename>TOPDIR</filename></link> variable
+        points to the Build Directory.
+    </para>
+
+    <section id='structure-build-buildhistory'>
+        <title><filename>build/buildhistory</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            The OpenEmbedded build system creates this directory when you
+            enable the build history feature.
+            The directory tracks build information into image, packages, and
+            SDK subdirectories.
+            For information on the build history feature, see the
+            "<link linkend='maintaining-build-output-quality'>Maintaining Build Output Quality</link>"
+            section.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='structure-build-conf-local.conf'>
+        <title><filename>build/conf/local.conf</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            This configuration file contains all the local user configurations
+            for your build environment.
+            The <filename>local.conf</filename> file contains documentation on
+            the various configuration options.
+            Any variable set here overrides any variable set elsewhere within
+            the environment unless that variable is hard-coded within a file
+            (e.g. by using '=' instead of '?=').
+            Some variables are hard-coded for various reasons but these
+            variables are relatively rare.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            Edit this file to set the
+            <filename><link linkend='var-MACHINE'>MACHINE</link></filename>
+            for which you want to build, which package types you wish to use
+            (<link linkend='var-PACKAGE_CLASSES'><filename>PACKAGE_CLASSES</filename></link>),
+            the location from which you want to access downloaded files
+            (<filename><link linkend='var-DL_DIR'>DL_DIR</link></filename>),
+            and how you want your host machine to use resources
+            (<link linkend='var-BB_NUMBER_THREADS'><filename>BB_NUMBER_THREADS</filename></link>
+            and
+            <link linkend='var-PARALLEL_MAKE'><filename>PARALLEL_MAKE</filename></link>).
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            If <filename>local.conf</filename> is not present when you
+            start the build, the OpenEmbedded build system creates it from
+            <filename>local.conf.sample</filename> when
+            you <filename>source</filename> the top-level build environment
+            setup script (i.e.
+            <link linkend='structure-core-script'><filename>&OE_INIT_FILE;</filename></link>
+            or
+            <link linkend='structure-memres-core-script'><filename>oe-init-build-env-memres</filename></link>).
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            The source <filename>local.conf.sample</filename> file used
+            depends on the <filename>$TEMPLATECONF</filename> script variable,
+            which defaults to <filename>meta-yocto/conf</filename>
+            when you are building from the Yocto Project development
+            environment and defaults to <filename>meta/conf</filename> when
+            you are building from the OpenEmbedded Core environment.
+            Because the script variable points to the source of the
+            <filename>local.conf.sample</filename> file, this implies that
+            you can configure your build environment from any layer by setting
+            the variable in the top-level build environment setup script as
+            follows:
+            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     TEMPLATECONF=<replaceable>your_layer</replaceable>/conf
+            </literallayout>
+            Once the build process gets the sample file, it uses
+            <filename>sed</filename> to substitute final
+            <filename>${</filename><link linkend='var-OEROOT'><filename>OEROOT</filename></link><filename>}</filename>
+            values for all <filename>##OEROOT##</filename> values.
+            <note>
+                You can see how the <filename>TEMPLATECONF</filename> variable
+                is used by looking at the
+                <filename>scripts/oe-setup-builddir</filename> script in the
+                <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>.
+                You can find the Yocto Project version of the
+                <filename>local.conf.sample</filename> file in the
+                <filename>meta-yocto/conf</filename> directory.
+            </note>
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='structure-build-conf-bblayers.conf'>
+        <title><filename>build/conf/bblayers.conf</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            This configuration file defines
+            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#understanding-and-creating-layers'>layers</ulink>,
+            which are directory trees, traversed (or walked) by BitBake.
+            The <filename>bblayers.conf</filename> file uses the
+            <link linkend='var-BBLAYERS'><filename>BBLAYERS</filename></link>
+            variable to list the layers BitBake tries to find, and uses the
+            <link linkend='var-BBLAYERS_NON_REMOVABLE'><filename>BBLAYERS_NON_REMOVABLE</filename></link>
+            variable to list layers that must not be removed.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            If <filename>bblayers.conf</filename> is not present when you
+            start the build, the OpenEmbedded build system creates it from
+            <filename>bblayers.conf.sample</filename> when
+            you <filename>source</filename> the top-level build environment
+            setup script (i.e.
+            <link linkend='structure-core-script'><filename>&OE_INIT_FILE;</filename></link>
+            or
+            <link linkend='structure-memres-core-script'><filename>oe-init-build-env-memres</filename></link>).
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            The source <filename>bblayers.conf.sample</filename> file used
+            depends on the <filename>$TEMPLATECONF</filename> script variable,
+            which defaults to <filename>meta-yocto/conf</filename>
+            when you are building from the Yocto Project development
+            environment and defaults to <filename>meta/conf</filename> when
+            you are building from the OpenEmbedded Core environment.
+            Because the script variable points to the source of the
+            <filename>bblayers.conf.sample</filename> file, this implies that
+            you can base your build from any layer by setting the variable in
+            the top-level build environment setup script as follows:
+            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     TEMPLATECONF=<replaceable>your_layer</replaceable>/conf
+            </literallayout>
+            Once the build process gets the sample file, it uses
+            <filename>sed</filename> to substitute final
+            <filename>${</filename><link linkend='var-OEROOT'><filename>OEROOT</filename></link><filename>}</filename>
+            values for all <filename>##OEROOT##</filename> values.
+            <note>
+                You can see how the <filename>TEMPLATECONF</filename> variable
+                <filename>scripts/oe-setup-builddir</filename> script in the
+                <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>.
+                You can find the Yocto Project version of the
+                <filename>bblayers.conf.sample</filename> file in the
+                <filename>meta-yocto/conf</filename> directory.
+            </note>
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='structure-build-conf-sanity_info'>
+        <title><filename>build/conf/sanity_info</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            This file indicates the state of the sanity checks and is created
+            during the build.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='structure-build-downloads'>
+        <title><filename>build/downloads/</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            This directory contains downloaded upstream source tarballs.
+            You can reuse the directory for multiple builds or move
+            the directory to another location.
+            You can control the location of this directory through the
+            <filename><link linkend='var-DL_DIR'>DL_DIR</link></filename> variable.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='structure-build-sstate-cache'>
+        <title><filename>build/sstate-cache/</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            This directory contains the shared state cache.
+            You can reuse the directory for multiple builds or move
+            the directory to another location.
+            You can control the location of this directory through the
+            <filename><link linkend='var-SSTATE_DIR'>SSTATE_DIR</link></filename> variable.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='structure-build-tmp'>
+        <title><filename>build/tmp/</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            The OpenEmbedded build system creates and uses this directory
+            for all the build system's output.
+            The
+            <link linkend='var-TMPDIR'><filename>TMPDIR</filename></link>
+            variable points to this directory.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            BitBake creates this directory if it does not exist.
+            As a last resort, to clean up a build and start it from scratch
+            (other than the downloads), you can remove everything in the
+            <filename>tmp</filename> directory or get rid of the
+            directory completely.
+            If you do, you should also completely remove the
+            <filename>build/sstate-cache</filename> directory.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='structure-build-tmp-buildstats'>
+        <title><filename>build/tmp/buildstats/</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            This directory stores the build statistics.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='structure-build-tmp-cache'>
+        <title><filename>build/tmp/cache/</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            When BitBake parses the metadata, it creates a cache file of the result that can
+            be used when subsequently running commands.
+            BitBake stores these results here on a per-machine basis.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='structure-build-tmp-deploy'>
+        <title><filename>build/tmp/deploy/</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            This directory contains any "end result" output from the
+            OpenEmbedded build process.
+            The <link linkend='var-DEPLOY_DIR'><filename>DEPLOY_DIR</filename></link>
+            variable points to this directory.
+            For more detail on the contents of the <filename>deploy</filename>
+            directory, see the
+            "<link linkend='images-dev-environment'>Images</link>" and
+            "<link linkend='sdk-dev-environment'>Application Development SDK</link>"
+            sections.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='structure-build-tmp-deploy-deb'>
+        <title><filename>build/tmp/deploy/deb/</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            This directory receives any <filename>.deb</filename> packages produced by
+            the build process.
+            The packages are sorted into feeds for different architecture types.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='structure-build-tmp-deploy-rpm'>
+        <title><filename>build/tmp/deploy/rpm/</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            This directory receives any <filename>.rpm</filename> packages produced by
+            the build process.
+            The packages are sorted into feeds for different architecture types.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='structure-build-tmp-deploy-ipk'>
+        <title><filename>build/tmp/deploy/ipk/</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            This directory receives <filename>.ipk</filename> packages produced by
+            the build process.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='structure-build-tmp-deploy-licenses'>
+        <title><filename>build/tmp/deploy/licenses/</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            This directory receives package licensing information.
+            For example, the directory contains sub-directories for <filename>bash</filename>,
+            <filename>busybox</filename>, and <filename>glibc</filename> (among others) that in turn
+            contain appropriate <filename>COPYING</filename> license files with other licensing information.
+            For information on licensing, see the
+            "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#maintaining-open-source-license-compliance-during-your-products-lifecycle'>Maintaining Open Source License Compliance During Your Product's Lifecycle</ulink>"
+            section.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='structure-build-tmp-deploy-images'>
+        <title><filename>build/tmp/deploy/images/</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            This directory receives complete filesystem images.
+            If you want to flash the resulting image from a build onto a device, look here for the image.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            Be careful when deleting files in this directory.
+            You can safely delete old images from this directory (e.g.
+            <filename>core-image-*</filename>, <filename>hob-image-*</filename>,
+            etc.).
+            However, the kernel (<filename>*zImage*</filename>, <filename>*uImage*</filename>, etc.),
+            bootloader and other supplementary files might be deployed here prior to building an
+            image.
+            Because these files are not directly produced from the image, if you
+            delete them they will not be automatically re-created when you build the image again.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            If you do accidentally delete files here, you will need to force them to be
+            re-created.
+            In order to do that, you will need to know the target that produced them.
+            For example, these commands rebuild and re-create the kernel files:
+            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ bitbake -c clean virtual/kernel
+     $ bitbake virtual/kernel
+            </literallayout>
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='structure-build-tmp-deploy-sdk'>
+        <title><filename>build/tmp/deploy/sdk/</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            The OpenEmbedded build system creates this directory to hold
+            toolchain installer scripts, which when executed, install the
+            sysroot that matches your target hardware.
+            You can find out more about these installers in the
+            "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_ADT_URL;#optionally-building-a-toolchain-installer'>Optionally Building a Toolchain Installer</ulink>"
+            section in the Yocto Project Application Developer's Guide.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='structure-build-tmp-sstate-control'>
+        <title><filename>build/tmp/sstate-control/</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            The OpenEmbedded build system uses this directory for the
+            shared state manifest files.
+            The shared state code uses these files to record the files
+            installed by each sstate task so that the files can be removed
+            when cleaning the recipe or when a newer version is about to
+            be installed.
+            The build system also uses the manifests to detect and produce
+            a warning when files from one task are overwriting those from
+            another.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='structure-build-tmp-sysroots'>
+        <title><filename>build/tmp/sysroots/</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            This directory contains shared header files and libraries as well as other shared
+            data.
+            Packages that need to share output with other packages do so within this directory.
+            The directory is subdivided by architecture so multiple builds can run within
+            the one Build Directory.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='structure-build-tmp-stamps'>
+        <title><filename>build/tmp/stamps/</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            This directory holds information that BitBake uses for accounting purposes
+            to track what tasks have run and when they have run.
+            The directory is sub-divided by architecture, package name, and
+            version.
+            Following is an example:
+            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     stamps/all-poky-linux/distcc-config/1.0-r0.do_build-2fdd....2do
+            </literallayout>
+            Although the files in the directory are empty of data,
+            BitBake uses the filenames and timestamps for tracking purposes.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='structure-build-tmp-log'>
+        <title><filename>build/tmp/log/</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            This directory contains general logs that are not otherwise placed using the
+            package's <filename><link linkend='var-WORKDIR'>WORKDIR</link></filename>.
+            Examples of logs are the output from the
+            <filename>do_check_pkg</filename> or
+            <filename>do_distro_check</filename> tasks.
+            Running a build does not necessarily mean this directory is created.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='structure-build-tmp-work'>
+        <title><filename>build/tmp/work/</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            This directory contains architecture-specific work sub-directories
+            for packages built by BitBake.
+            All tasks execute from the appropriate work directory.
+            For example, the source for a particular package is unpacked,
+            patched, configured and compiled all within its own work directory.
+            Within the work directory, organization is based on the package group
+            and version for which the source is being compiled
+            as defined by the
+            <link linkend='var-WORKDIR'><filename>WORKDIR</filename></link>.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            It is worth considering the structure of a typical work directory.
+            As an example, consider <filename>linux-yocto-kernel-3.0</filename>
+            on the machine <filename>qemux86</filename>
+            built within the Yocto Project.
+            For this package, a work directory of
+            <filename>tmp/work/qemux86-poky-linux/linux-yocto/3.0+git1+&lt;.....&gt;</filename>,
+            referred to as the
+            <filename><link linkend='var-WORKDIR'>WORKDIR</link></filename>, is created.
+            Within this directory, the source is unpacked to
+            <filename>linux-qemux86-standard-build</filename> and then patched by Quilt.
+            (See the
+            "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#using-a-quilt-workflow'>Using a Quilt Flow</ulink>"
+            section in the Yocto Project Development Manual for more information.)
+            Within the <filename>linux-qemux86-standard-build</filename> directory,
+            standard Quilt directories <filename>linux-3.0/patches</filename>
+            and <filename>linux-3.0/.pc</filename> are created,
+            and standard Quilt commands can be used.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            There are other directories generated within <filename>WORKDIR</filename>.
+            The most important directory is <filename>WORKDIR/temp/</filename>,
+            which has log files for each task (<filename>log.do_*.pid</filename>)
+            and contains the scripts BitBake runs for each task
+            (<filename>run.do_*.pid</filename>).
+            The <filename>WORKDIR/image/</filename> directory is where "make
+            install" places its output that is then split into sub-packages
+            within <filename>WORKDIR/packages-split/</filename>.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='structure-build-work-shared'>
+        <title><filename>build/tmp/work-shared/</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            For efficiency, the OpenEmbedded build system creates and uses
+            this directory to hold recipes that share a work directory with
+            other recipes.
+            In practice, this is only used for <filename>gcc</filename>
+            and its variants (e.g. <filename>gcc-cross</filename>,
+            <filename>libgcc</filename>, <filename>gcc-runtime</filename>,
+            and so forth).
+        </para>
+    </section>
+</section>
+
+<section id='structure-meta'>
+    <title>The Metadata - <filename>meta/</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        As mentioned previously,
+        <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#metadata'>Metadata</ulink> is the core
+        of the Yocto Project.
+        Metadata has several important subdivisions:
+    </para>
+
+    <section id='structure-meta-classes'>
+        <title><filename>meta/classes/</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            This directory contains the <filename>*.bbclass</filename> files.
+            Class files are used to abstract common code so it can be reused by multiple
+            packages.
+            Every package inherits the <filename>base.bbclass</filename> file.
+            Examples of other important classes are <filename>autotools.bbclass</filename>, which
+            in theory allows any Autotool-enabled package to work with the Yocto Project with minimal effort.
+            Another example is <filename>kernel.bbclass</filename> that contains common code and functions
+            for working with the Linux kernel.
+            Functions like image generation or packaging also have their specific class files
+            such as <filename>image.bbclass</filename>, <filename>rootfs_*.bbclass</filename> and
+            <filename>package*.bbclass</filename>.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            For reference information on classes, see the
+            "<link linkend='ref-classes'>Classes</link>" chapter.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='structure-meta-conf'>
+        <title><filename>meta/conf/</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            This directory contains the core set of configuration files that start from
+            <filename>bitbake.conf</filename> and from which all other configuration
+            files are included.
+            See the include statements at the end of the
+            <filename>bitbake.conf</filename> file and you will note that even
+            <filename>local.conf</filename> is loaded from there.
+            While <filename>bitbake.conf</filename> sets up the defaults, you can often override
+            these by using the (<filename>local.conf</filename>) file, machine file or
+            the distribution configuration file.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='structure-meta-conf-machine'>
+        <title><filename>meta/conf/machine/</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            This directory contains all the machine configuration files.
+            If you set <filename>MACHINE = "qemux86"</filename>,
+            the OpenEmbedded build system looks for a <filename>qemux86.conf</filename> file in this
+            directory.
+            The <filename>include</filename> directory contains various data common to multiple machines.
+            If you want to add support for a new machine to the Yocto Project, look in this directory.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='structure-meta-conf-distro'>
+        <title><filename>meta/conf/distro/</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            The contents of this directory controls any distribution-specific
+            configurations.
+            For the Yocto Project, the <filename>defaultsetup.conf</filename> is the main file here.
+            This directory includes the versions and the
+            <filename>SRCDATE</filename> definitions for applications that are configured here.
+            An example of an alternative configuration might be <filename>poky-bleeding.conf</filename>.
+            Although this file mainly inherits its configuration from Poky.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='structure-meta-conf-machine-sdk'>
+        <title><filename>meta/conf/machine-sdk/</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            The OpenEmbedded build system searches this directory for
+            configuration files that correspond to the value of
+            <link linkend='var-SDKMACHINE'><filename>SDKMACHINE</filename></link>.
+            By default, 32-bit and 64-bit x86 files ship with the Yocto
+            Project that support some SDK hosts.
+            However, it is possible to extend that support to other SDK hosts
+            by adding additional configuration files in this subdirectory
+            within another layer.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='structure-meta-files'>
+        <title><filename>meta/files/</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            This directory contains common license files and several text files
+            used by the build system.
+            The text files contain minimal device information and
+            lists of files and directories with known permissions.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='structure-meta-lib'>
+        <title><filename>meta/lib/</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            This directory contains OpenEmbedded Python library code
+            used during the build process.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='structure-meta-recipes-bsp'>
+        <title><filename>meta/recipes-bsp/</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            This directory contains anything linking to specific hardware or hardware
+            configuration information such as "u-boot" and "grub".
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='structure-meta-recipes-connectivity'>
+        <title><filename>meta/recipes-connectivity/</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            This directory contains libraries and applications related to communication with other devices.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='structure-meta-recipes-core'>
+        <title><filename>meta/recipes-core/</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            This directory contains what is needed to build a basic working Linux image
+            including commonly used dependencies.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='structure-meta-recipes-devtools'>
+        <title><filename>meta/recipes-devtools/</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            This directory contains tools that are primarily used by the build system.
+            The tools, however, can also be used on targets.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='structure-meta-recipes-extended'>
+        <title><filename>meta/recipes-extended/</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            This directory contains non-essential applications that add features compared to the
+            alternatives in core.
+            You might need this directory for full tool functionality or for Linux Standard Base (LSB)
+            compliance.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='structure-meta-recipes-gnome'>
+        <title><filename>meta/recipes-gnome/</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            This directory contains all things related to the GTK+ application framework.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='structure-meta-recipes-graphics'>
+        <title><filename>meta/recipes-graphics/</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            This directory contains X and other graphically related system libraries
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='structure-meta-recipes-kernel'>
+        <title><filename>meta/recipes-kernel/</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            This directory contains the kernel and generic applications and libraries that
+            have strong kernel dependencies.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='structure-meta-recipes-lsb4'>
+        <title><filename>meta/recipes-lsb4/</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            This directory contains recipes specifically added to support
+            the Linux Standard Base (LSB) version 4.x.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='structure-meta-recipes-multimedia'>
+        <title><filename>meta/recipes-multimedia/</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            This directory contains codecs and support utilities for audio, images and video.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='structure-meta-recipes-qt'>
+        <title><filename>meta/recipes-qt/</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            This directory contains all things related to the Qt application framework.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='structure-meta-recipes-rt'>
+        <title><filename>meta/recipes-rt/</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            This directory contains package and image recipes for using and testing
+            the <filename>PREEMPT_RT</filename> kernel.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='structure-meta-recipes-sato'>
+        <title><filename>meta/recipes-sato/</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            This directory contains the Sato demo/reference UI/UX and its associated applications
+            and configuration data.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='structure-meta-recipes-support'>
+        <title><filename>meta/recipes-support/</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            This directory contains recipes used by other recipes, but that are
+            not directly included in images (i.e. dependencies of other
+            recipes).
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='structure-meta-site'>
+        <title><filename>meta/site/</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            This directory contains a list of cached results for various architectures.
+            Because certain "autoconf" test results cannot be determined when cross-compiling due to
+            the tests not able to run on a live system, the information in this directory is
+            passed to "autoconf" for the various architectures.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='structure-meta-recipes-txt'>
+        <title><filename>meta/recipes.txt</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            This file is a description of the contents of <filename>recipes-*</filename>.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+</section>
+
+</chapter>
+<!--
+vim: expandtab tw=80 ts=4
+-->
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-style.css b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-style.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e04b5006b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-style.css
@@ -0,0 +1,985 @@
+/*
+   Generic XHTML / DocBook XHTML CSS Stylesheet.
+
+   Browser wrangling and typographic design by
+      Oyvind Kolas / pippin@gimp.org
+
+   Customised for Poky by
+      Matthew Allum / mallum@o-hand.com
+
+   Thanks to:
+     Liam R. E. Quin
+     William Skaggs
+     Jakub Steiner
+
+   Structure
+   ---------
+
+   The stylesheet is divided into the following sections:
+
+       Positioning
+          Margins, paddings, width, font-size, clearing.
+       Decorations
+          Borders, style
+       Colors
+          Colors
+       Graphics
+          Graphical backgrounds
+       Nasty IE tweaks
+          Workarounds needed to make it work in internet explorer,
+          currently makes the stylesheet non validating, but up until
+          this point it is validating.
+       Mozilla extensions
+          Transparency for footer
+          Rounded corners on boxes
+
+*/
+
+
+  /*************** /
+ /  Positioning   /
+/ ***************/
+
+body {
+  font-family: Verdana, Sans, sans-serif;
+
+  min-width: 640px;
+  width: 80%;
+  margin:  0em auto;
+  padding: 2em 5em 5em 5em;
+  color: #333;
+}
+
+h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,h7 {
+  font-family: Arial, Sans;
+  color: #00557D;
+  clear: both;
+}
+
+h1 {
+  font-size: 2em;
+  text-align: left;
+  padding: 0em 0em 0em 0em;
+  margin: 2em 0em 0em 0em;
+}
+
+h2.subtitle {
+  margin: 0.10em 0em 3.0em 0em;
+  padding: 0em 0em 0em 0em;
+  font-size: 1.8em;
+  padding-left: 20%;
+  font-weight: normal;
+  font-style: italic;
+}
+
+h2 {
+  margin: 2em 0em 0.66em 0em;
+  padding: 0.5em 0em 0em 0em;
+  font-size: 1.5em;
+  font-weight: bold;
+}
+
+h3.subtitle {
+  margin: 0em 0em 1em 0em;
+  padding: 0em 0em 0em 0em;
+  font-size: 142.14%;
+  text-align: right;
+}
+
+h3 {
+  margin: 1em 0em 0.5em 0em;
+  padding: 1em 0em 0em 0em;
+  font-size: 140%;
+  font-weight: bold;
+}
+
+h4 {
+  margin: 1em 0em 0.5em 0em;
+  padding: 1em 0em 0em 0em;
+  font-size: 120%;
+  font-weight: bold;
+}
+
+h5 {
+  margin: 1em 0em 0.5em 0em;
+  padding: 1em 0em 0em 0em;
+  font-size: 110%;
+  font-weight: bold;
+}
+
+h6 {
+  margin: 1em 0em 0em 0em;
+  padding: 1em 0em 0em 0em;
+  font-size: 110%;
+  font-weight: bold;
+}
+
+.authorgroup {
+  background-color: transparent;
+  background-repeat: no-repeat;
+  padding-top: 256px;
+  background-image: url("figures/poky-title.png");
+  background-position: left top;
+  margin-top: -256px;
+  padding-right: 50px;
+  margin-left: 0px;
+  text-align: right;
+  width: 740px;
+}
+
+h3.author {
+  margin: 0em 0me 0em 0em;
+  padding: 0em 0em 0em 0em;
+  font-weight: normal;
+  font-size: 100%;
+  color: #333;
+  clear: both;
+}
+
+.author tt.email {
+  font-size: 66%;
+}
+
+.titlepage hr {
+  width: 0em;
+  clear: both;
+}
+
+.revhistory {
+  padding-top: 2em;
+  clear: both;
+}
+
+.toc,
+.list-of-tables,
+.list-of-examples,
+.list-of-figures {
+  padding: 1.33em 0em 2.5em 0em;
+  color: #00557D;
+}
+
+.toc p,
+.list-of-tables p,
+.list-of-figures p,
+.list-of-examples p {
+  padding: 0em 0em 0em 0em;
+  padding: 0em 0em 0.3em;
+  margin: 1.5em 0em 0em 0em;
+}
+
+.toc p b,
+.list-of-tables p b,
+.list-of-figures p b,
+.list-of-examples p b{
+  font-size: 100.0%;
+  font-weight: bold;
+}
+
+.toc dl,
+.list-of-tables dl,
+.list-of-figures dl,
+.list-of-examples dl {
+  margin: 0em 0em 0.5em 0em;
+  padding: 0em 0em 0em 0em;
+}
+
+.toc dt {
+  margin: 0em 0em 0em 0em;
+  padding: 0em 0em 0em 0em;
+}
+
+.toc dd {
+  margin: 0em 0em 0em 2.6em;
+  padding: 0em 0em 0em 0em;
+}
+
+div.glossary dl,
+div.variablelist dl {
+}
+
+.glossary dl dt,
+.variablelist dl dt,
+.variablelist dl dt span.term {
+  font-weight: normal;
+  width: 20em;
+  text-align: right;
+}
+
+.variablelist dl dt {
+  margin-top: 0.5em;
+}
+
+.glossary dl dd,
+.variablelist dl dd {
+  margin-top: -1em;
+  margin-left: 25.5em;
+}
+
+.glossary dd p,
+.variablelist dd p {
+  margin-top: 0em;
+  margin-bottom: 1em;
+}
+
+
+div.calloutlist table td {
+  padding: 0em 0em 0em 0em;
+  margin: 0em 0em 0em 0em;
+}
+
+div.calloutlist table td p {
+  margin-top: 0em;
+  margin-bottom: 1em;
+}
+
+div p.copyright {
+  text-align: left;
+}
+
+div.legalnotice p.legalnotice-title {
+  margin-bottom: 0em;
+}
+
+p {
+  line-height: 1.5em;
+  margin-top: 0em;
+
+}
+
+dl {
+  padding-top: 0em;
+}
+
+hr {
+  border: solid 1px;
+}
+
+
+.mediaobject,
+.mediaobjectco {
+  text-align: center;
+}
+
+img {
+  border: none;
+}
+
+ul {
+  padding: 0em 0em 0em 1.5em;
+}
+
+ul li {
+  padding: 0em 0em 0em 0em;
+}
+
+ul li p {
+  text-align: left;
+}
+
+table {
+  width :100%;
+}
+
+th {
+  padding: 0.25em;
+  text-align: left;
+  font-weight: normal;
+  vertical-align: top;
+}
+
+td {
+  padding: 0.25em;
+  vertical-align: top;
+}
+
+p a[id] {
+  margin: 0px;
+  padding: 0px;
+  display: inline;
+  background-image: none;
+}
+
+a {
+  text-decoration: underline;
+  color: #444;
+}
+
+pre {
+    overflow: auto;
+}
+
+a:hover {
+  text-decoration: underline;
+  /*font-weight: bold;*/
+}
+
+/* This style defines how the permalink character
+   appears by itself and when hovered over with
+   the mouse. */
+
+[alt='Permalink'] { color: #eee; }
+[alt='Permalink']:hover { color: black; }
+
+
+div.informalfigure,
+div.informalexample,
+div.informaltable,
+div.figure,
+div.table,
+div.example {
+  margin: 1em 0em;
+  padding: 1em;
+  page-break-inside: avoid;
+}
+
+
+div.informalfigure p.title b,
+div.informalexample p.title b,
+div.informaltable p.title b,
+div.figure p.title b,
+div.example p.title b,
+div.table p.title b{
+    padding-top: 0em;
+    margin-top: 0em;
+    font-size: 100%;
+    font-weight: normal;
+}
+
+.mediaobject .caption,
+.mediaobject .caption p  {
+  text-align: center;
+  font-size: 80%;
+  padding-top: 0.5em;
+  padding-bottom: 0.5em;
+}
+
+.epigraph {
+  padding-left: 55%;
+  margin-bottom: 1em;
+}
+
+.epigraph p {
+  text-align: left;
+}
+
+.epigraph .quote {
+  font-style: italic;
+}
+.epigraph .attribution {
+  font-style: normal;
+  text-align: right;
+}
+
+span.application {
+  font-style: italic;
+}
+
+.programlisting {
+  font-family: monospace;
+  font-size: 80%;
+  white-space: pre;
+  margin: 1.33em 0em;
+  padding: 1.33em;
+}
+
+.tip,
+.warning,
+.caution,
+.note {
+  margin-top: 1em;
+  margin-bottom: 1em;
+
+}
+
+/* force full width of table within div */
+.tip table,
+.warning table,
+.caution table,
+.note table {
+  border: none;
+  width: 100%;
+}
+
+
+.tip table th,
+.warning table th,
+.caution table th,
+.note table th {
+  padding: 0.8em 0.0em 0.0em 0.0em;
+  margin : 0em 0em 0em 0em;
+}
+
+.tip p,
+.warning p,
+.caution p,
+.note p {
+  margin-top: 0.5em;
+  margin-bottom: 0.5em;
+  padding-right: 1em;
+  text-align: left;
+}
+
+.acronym {
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+}
+
+b.keycap,
+.keycap {
+  padding: 0.09em 0.3em;
+  margin: 0em;
+}
+
+.itemizedlist li {
+  clear: none;
+}
+
+.filename {
+  font-size: medium;
+  font-family: Courier, monospace;
+}
+
+
+div.navheader, div.heading{
+  position: absolute;
+  left: 0em;
+  top: 0em;
+  width: 100%;
+  background-color: #cdf;
+  width: 100%;
+}
+
+div.navfooter, div.footing{
+  position: fixed;
+  left: 0em;
+  bottom: 0em;
+  background-color: #eee;
+  width: 100%;
+}
+
+
+div.navheader td,
+div.navfooter td {
+  font-size: 66%;
+}
+
+div.navheader table th {
+  /*font-family: Georgia, Times, serif;*/
+  /*font-size: x-large;*/
+  font-size: 80%;
+}
+
+div.navheader table {
+  border-left: 0em;
+  border-right: 0em;
+  border-top: 0em;
+  width: 100%;
+}
+
+div.navfooter table {
+  border-left: 0em;
+  border-right: 0em;
+  border-bottom: 0em;
+  width: 100%;
+}
+
+div.navheader table td a,
+div.navfooter table td a {
+  color: #777;
+  text-decoration: none;
+}
+
+/* normal text in the footer */
+div.navfooter table td {
+  color: black;
+}
+
+div.navheader table td a:visited,
+div.navfooter table td a:visited {
+  color: #444;
+}
+
+
+/* links in header and footer */
+div.navheader table td a:hover,
+div.navfooter table td a:hover {
+  text-decoration: underline;
+  background-color: transparent;
+  color: #33a;
+}
+
+div.navheader hr,
+div.navfooter hr {
+  display: none;
+}
+
+
+.qandaset tr.question td p {
+  margin: 0em 0em 1em 0em;
+  padding: 0em 0em 0em 0em;
+}
+
+.qandaset tr.answer td p {
+  margin: 0em 0em 1em 0em;
+  padding: 0em 0em 0em 0em;
+}
+.answer td {
+  padding-bottom: 1.5em;
+}
+
+.emphasis {
+  font-weight: bold;
+}
+
+
+  /************* /
+ / decorations  /
+/ *************/
+
+.titlepage {
+}
+
+.part .title {
+}
+
+.subtitle {
+    border: none;
+}
+
+/*
+h1 {
+  border: none;
+}
+
+h2 {
+  border-top: solid 0.2em;
+  border-bottom: solid 0.06em;
+}
+
+h3 {
+  border-top: 0em;
+  border-bottom: solid 0.06em;
+}
+
+h4 {
+  border: 0em;
+  border-bottom: solid 0.06em;
+}
+
+h5 {
+  border: 0em;
+}
+*/
+
+.programlisting {
+  border: solid 1px;
+}
+
+div.figure,
+div.table,
+div.informalfigure,
+div.informaltable,
+div.informalexample,
+div.example {
+  border: 1px solid;
+}
+
+
+
+.tip,
+.warning,
+.caution,
+.note {
+  border: 1px solid;
+}
+
+.tip table th,
+.warning table th,
+.caution table th,
+.note table th {
+  border-bottom: 1px solid;
+}
+
+.question td {
+  border-top: 1px solid black;
+}
+
+.answer {
+}
+
+
+b.keycap,
+.keycap {
+  border: 1px solid;
+}
+
+
+div.navheader, div.heading{
+  border-bottom: 1px solid;
+}
+
+
+div.navfooter, div.footing{
+  border-top: 1px solid;
+}
+
+  /********* /
+ /  colors  /
+/ *********/
+
+body {
+  color: #333;
+  background: white;
+}
+
+a {
+  background: transparent;
+}
+
+a:hover {
+  background-color: #dedede;
+}
+
+
+h1,
+h2,
+h3,
+h4,
+h5,
+h6,
+h7,
+h8 {
+  background-color: transparent;
+}
+
+hr {
+  border-color: #aaa;
+}
+
+
+.tip, .warning, .caution, .note {
+  border-color: #fff;
+}
+
+
+.tip table th,
+.warning table th,
+.caution table th,
+.note table th {
+  border-bottom-color: #fff;
+}
+
+
+.warning {
+  background-color: #f0f0f2;
+}
+
+.caution {
+  background-color: #f0f0f2;
+}
+
+.tip {
+  background-color: #f0f0f2;
+}
+
+.note {
+  background-color: #f0f0f2;
+}
+
+.glossary dl dt,
+.variablelist dl dt,
+.variablelist dl dt span.term {
+  color: #044;
+}
+
+div.figure,
+div.table,
+div.example,
+div.informalfigure,
+div.informaltable,
+div.informalexample {
+  border-color: #aaa;
+}
+
+pre.programlisting {
+  color: black;
+  background-color: #fff;
+  border-color: #aaa;
+  border-width: 2px;
+}
+
+.guimenu,
+.guilabel,
+.guimenuitem {
+  background-color: #eee;
+}
+
+
+b.keycap,
+.keycap {
+  background-color: #eee;
+  border-color: #999;
+}
+
+
+div.navheader {
+  border-color: black;
+}
+
+
+div.navfooter {
+  border-color: black;
+}
+
+
+  /*********** /
+ /  graphics  /
+/ ***********/
+
+/*
+body {
+  background-image: url("images/body_bg.jpg");
+  background-attachment: fixed;
+}
+
+.navheader,
+.note,
+.tip {
+  background-image: url("images/note_bg.jpg");
+  background-attachment: fixed;
+}
+
+.warning,
+.caution {
+  background-image: url("images/warning_bg.jpg");
+  background-attachment: fixed;
+}
+
+.figure,
+.informalfigure,
+.example,
+.informalexample,
+.table,
+.informaltable {
+  background-image: url("images/figure_bg.jpg");
+  background-attachment: fixed;
+}
+
+*/
+h1,
+h2,
+h3,
+h4,
+h5,
+h6,
+h7{
+}
+
+/*
+Example of how to stick an image as part of the title.
+
+div.article .titlepage .title
+{
+  background-image: url("figures/white-on-black.png");
+  background-position: center;
+  background-repeat: repeat-x;
+}
+*/
+
+div.preface .titlepage .title,
+div.colophon .title,
+div.chapter .titlepage .title,
+div.article .titlepage .title
+{
+}
+
+div.section div.section .titlepage .title,
+div.sect2 .titlepage .title {
+    background: none;
+}
+
+
+h1.title {
+  background-color: transparent;
+  background-image: url("figures/poky-title.png");
+  background-repeat: no-repeat;
+  height: 256px;
+  text-indent: -9000px;
+  overflow:hidden;
+}
+
+h2.subtitle {
+  background-color: transparent;
+  text-indent: -9000px;
+  overflow:hidden;
+  width: 0px;
+  display: none;
+}
+
+  /*************************************** /
+ /  pippin.gimp.org specific alterations  /
+/ ***************************************/
+
+/*
+div.heading, div.navheader {
+  color: #777;
+  font-size: 80%;
+  padding: 0;
+  margin: 0;
+  text-align: left;
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 0px;
+  left: 0px;
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 50px;
+  background: url('/gfx/heading_bg.png') transparent;
+  background-repeat: repeat-x;
+  background-attachment: fixed;
+  border: none;
+}
+
+div.heading a {
+  color: #444;
+}
+
+div.footing, div.navfooter {
+  border: none;
+  color: #ddd;
+  font-size: 80%;
+  text-align:right;
+
+  width: 100%;
+  padding-top: 10px;
+  position: absolute;
+  bottom: 0px;
+  left: 0px;
+
+  background: url('/gfx/footing_bg.png') transparent;
+}
+*/
+
+
+
+  /****************** /
+ /  nasty ie tweaks  /
+/ ******************/
+
+/*
+div.heading, div.navheader {
+  width:expression(document.body.clientWidth + "px");
+}
+
+div.footing, div.navfooter {
+  width:expression(document.body.clientWidth + "px");
+  margin-left:expression("-5em");
+}
+body {
+  padding:expression("4em 5em 0em 5em");
+}
+*/
+
+  /**************************************** /
+ / mozilla vendor specific css extensions  /
+/ ****************************************/
+/*
+div.navfooter, div.footing{
+  -moz-opacity: 0.8em;
+}
+
+div.figure,
+div.table,
+div.informalfigure,
+div.informaltable,
+div.informalexample,
+div.example,
+.tip,
+.warning,
+.caution,
+.note {
+  -moz-border-radius: 0.5em;
+}
+
+b.keycap,
+.keycap {
+  -moz-border-radius: 0.3em;
+}
+*/
+
+table tr td table tr td {
+  display: none;
+}
+
+
+hr {
+  display: none;
+}
+
+table {
+  border: 0em;
+}
+
+ .photo {
+  float: right;
+  margin-left:   1.5em;
+  margin-bottom: 1.5em;
+  margin-top: 0em;
+  max-width:      17em;
+  border:     1px solid gray;
+  padding:    3px;
+  background: white;
+}
+ .seperator {
+   padding-top: 2em;
+   clear: both;
+  }
+
+  #validators {
+      margin-top: 5em;
+      text-align: right;
+      color: #777;
+  }
+  @media print {
+      body {
+          font-size: 8pt;
+      }
+      .noprint {
+          display: none;
+      }
+  }
+
+
+.tip,
+.note {
+   background: #f0f0f2;
+   color: #333;
+   padding: 20px;
+   margin: 20px;
+}
+
+.tip h3,
+.note h3 {
+   padding: 0em;
+   margin: 0em;
+   font-size: 2em;
+   font-weight: bold;
+   color: #333;
+}
+
+.tip a,
+.note a {
+   color: #333;
+   text-decoration: underline;
+}
+
+.footnote {
+   font-size: small;
+   color: #333;
+}
+
+/* Changes the announcement text */
+.tip h3,
+.warning h3,
+.caution h3,
+.note h3 {
+   font-size:large;
+   color: #00557D;
+}
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-tasks.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-tasks.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f325f0e233
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-tasks.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,695 @@
+<!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
+"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"
+[<!ENTITY % poky SYSTEM "../poky.ent"> %poky; ] >
+
+<chapter id='ref-tasks'>
+<title>Tasks</title>
+
+<para>
+    Tasks are units of execution for BitBake.
+    Recipes (<filename>.bb</filename> files) use tasks to complete
+    configuring, compiling, and packaging software.
+    This chapter provides a reference of the tasks defined in the
+    OpenEmbedded build system.
+</para>
+
+<section id='normal-recipe-build-tasks'>
+    <title>Normal Recipe Build Tasks</title>
+
+    <para>
+        The following sections describe normal tasks associated with building
+        a recipe.
+    </para>
+
+    <section id='ref-tasks-build'>
+        <title><filename>do_build</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            The default task for all recipes.
+            This task depends on all other normal tasks
+            required to build a recipe.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-tasks-compile'>
+        <title><filename>do_compile</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            Compiles the source in the compilation directory, which is pointed
+            to by the
+            <link linkend='var-B'><filename>B</filename></link> variable.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-tasks-compile_ptest_base'>
+        <title><filename>do_compile_ptest_base</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            Compiles the runtime test suite included in the software being
+            built.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-tasks-configure'>
+        <title><filename>do_configure</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            Configures the source by enabling and disabling any build-time and
+            configuration options for the software being built.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-tasks-configure_ptest_base'>
+        <title><filename>do_configure_ptest_base</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            Configures the runtime test suite included in the software being
+            built.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-tasks-deploy'>
+        <title><filename>do_deploy</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            Writes output files that are to be deployed to the deploy
+            directory, which is defined by the
+            <link linkend='var-DEPLOYDIR'><filename>DEPLOYDIR</filename></link>
+            variable.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            The <filename>do_deploy</filename> task is a
+            shared state (sstate) task, which means that the task can
+            be accelerated through sstate use.
+            Realize also that if the task is re-executed, any previous output
+            is removed (i.e. "cleaned").
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-tasks-fetch'>
+        <title><filename>do_fetch</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            Fetches the source code.
+            This task uses the
+            <link linkend='var-SRC_URI'><filename>SRC_URI</filename></link>
+            variable and the argument's prefix to determine the correct
+            fetcher module.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-tasks-install'>
+        <title><filename>do_install</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            Copies files from the compilation directory, which is defined by
+            the
+            <link linkend='var-B'><filename>B</filename></link> variable,
+            to a holding area defined by the
+            <link linkend='var-D'><filename>D</filename></link> variable.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-tasks-install_ptest_base'>
+        <title><filename>do_install_ptest_base</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            Copies the runtime test suite files from the compilation directory
+            to a holding area.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-tasks-package'>
+        <title><filename>do_package</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            Analyzes the content of the holding area and splits it into subsets
+            based on available packages and files.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-tasks-package_qa'>
+        <title><filename>do_package_qa</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            Runs QA checks on packaged files.
+            For more information on these checks, see the
+            <link linkend='ref-classes-insane'><filename>insane</filename></link>
+            class.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-tasks-package_write_deb'>
+        <title><filename>do_package_write_deb</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            Creates the actual DEB packages and places them in the
+            <link linkend='package-feeds-dev-environment'>Package Feeds</link>
+            area.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-tasks-package_write_ipk'>
+        <title><filename>do_package_write_ipk</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            Creates the actual IPK packages and places them in the
+            <link linkend='package-feeds-dev-environment'>Package Feeds</link>
+            area.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-tasks-package_write_rpm'>
+        <title><filename>do_package_write_rpm</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            Creates the actual RPM packages and places them in the
+            <link linkend='package-feeds-dev-environment'>Package Feeds</link>
+            area.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-tasks-package_write_tar'>
+        <title><filename>do_package_write_tar</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            Creates tar archives for packages and places them in the
+            <link linkend='package-feeds-dev-environment'>Package Feeds</link>
+            area.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-tasks-packagedata'>
+        <title><filename>do_packagedata</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            Creates package metadata used by the build system to generate the
+            final packages.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-tasks-patch'>
+        <title><filename>do_patch</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            Locates patch files and applies them to the source code.
+            See the
+            "<link linkend='patching-dev-environment'>Patching</link>"
+            section for more information.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-tasks-populate_lic'>
+        <title><filename>do_populate_lic</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            Writes license information for the recipe that is collected later
+            when the image is constructed.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-tasks-populate_sdk'>
+        <title><filename>do_populate_sdk</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            Creates the file and directory structure for an installable SDK.
+            See the
+            "<link linkend='sdk-generation-dev-environment'>SDK Generation</link>"
+            section for more information.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-tasks-populate_sysroot'>
+        <title><filename>do_populate_sysroot</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            Copies a subset of files installed by the
+            <link linkend='ref-tasks-install'><filename>do_install</filename></link>
+            task into the sysroot in order to make them available to other
+            recipes.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            The <filename>do_populate_sysroot</filename> task is a
+            shared state (sstate) task, which means that the task can
+            be accelerated through sstate use.
+            Realize also that if the task is re-executed, any previous output
+            is removed (i.e. "cleaned").
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-tasks-rm_work'>
+        <title><filename>do_rm_work</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            Removes work files after the OpenEmbedded build system has
+            finished with them.
+            You can learn more by looking at the
+            "<link linkend='ref-classes-rm-work'><filename>rm_work.bbclass</filename></link>"
+            section.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-tasks-rm_work_all'>
+        <title><filename>do_rm_work_all</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            Top-level task for removing work files after the build system has
+            finished with them.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-tasks-unpack'>
+        <title><filename>do_unpack</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            Unpacks the source code into a working directory pointed to
+            by
+            <filename>${</filename><link linkend='var-WORKDIR'><filename>WORKDIR</filename></link><filename>}</filename>.
+            The
+            <link linkend='var-S'><filename>S</filename></link> variable also
+            plays a role in where unpacked source files ultimately reside.
+            For more information on how source files are unpacked, see the
+            "<link linkend='source-fetching-dev-environment'>Source Fetching</link>"
+            section and the <filename>WORKDIR</filename> and
+            <filename>S</filename> variable descriptions.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+</section>
+
+<section id='manually-called-tasks'>
+    <title>Manually Called Tasks</title>
+
+    <para>
+        These tasks are typically manually triggered (e.g. by using the
+        <filename>bitbake -c</filename> command-line option):
+    </para>
+
+    <section id='ref-tasks-checkuri'>
+        <title><filename>do_checkuri</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            Validates the
+            <link linkend='var-SRC_URI'><filename>SRC_URI</filename></link>
+            value.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-tasks-checkuriall'>
+        <title><filename>do_checkuriall</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            Validates the
+            <link linkend='var-SRC_URI'><filename>SRC_URI</filename></link>
+            value for all recipes required to build a target.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-tasks-clean'>
+        <title><filename>do_clean</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            Removes all output files for a target from the
+            <link linkend='ref-tasks-unpack'><filename>do_unpack</filename></link>
+            task forward (i.e.
+            <link linkend='ref-tasks-patch'><filename>do_unpack</filename></link>,
+            <link linkend='ref-tasks-configure'><filename>do_configure</filename></link>,
+            <link linkend='ref-tasks-compile'><filename>do_compile</filename></link>,
+            <link linkend='ref-tasks-install'><filename>do_install</filename></link>,
+            and
+            <link linkend='ref-tasks-package'><filename>do_package</filename></link>).
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            You can run this task using BitBake as follows:
+            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ bitbake -c clean <replaceable>recipe</replaceable>
+            </literallayout>
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            Running this task does not remove the
+            <link linkend='shared-state-cache'>sstate</link>) cache
+            files.
+            Consequently, if no changes have been made and the recipe is
+            rebuilt after cleaning, output files are simply restored from the
+            sstate cache.
+            If you want to remove the sstate cache files for the recipe,
+            you need to use the
+            <link linkend='ref-tasks-cleansstate'><filename>do_cleansstate</filename></link>
+            task instead (i.e. <filename>bitbake -c cleansstate</filename> <replaceable>recipe</replaceable>).
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-tasks-cleanall'>
+        <title><filename>do_cleanall</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            Removes all output files, shared state
+            (<link linkend='shared-state-cache'>sstate</link>) cache, and
+            downloaded source files for a target (i.e. the contents of
+            <link linkend='var-DL_DIR'><filename>DL_DIR</filename></link>).
+            Essentially, the <filename>do_cleanall</filename> task is
+            identical to the
+            <link linkend='ref-tasks-cleansstate'><filename>do_cleansstate</filename></link>
+            task with the added removal of downloaded source files.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            You can run this task using BitBake as follows:
+            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ bitbake -c cleanall <replaceable>recipe</replaceable>
+            </literallayout>
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            Typically, you would not normally use the
+            <filename>cleanall</filename> task.
+            Do so only if you want to start fresh with the
+            <link linkend='ref-tasks-fetch'><filename>do_fetch</filename></link>
+            task.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-tasks-cleansstate'>
+        <title><filename>do_cleansstate</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            Removes all output files and shared state
+            (<link linkend='shared-state-cache'>sstate</link>)
+            cache for a target.
+            Essentially, the <filename>do_cleansstate</filename> task is
+            identical to the
+            <link linkend='ref-tasks-clean'><filename>do_clean</filename></link>
+            task with the added removal of shared state
+            (<link linkend='shared-state-cache'>sstate</link>) cache.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            You can run this task using BitBake as follows:
+            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ bitbake -c cleansstate <replaceable>recipe</replaceable>
+            </literallayout>
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            When you run the <filename>do_cleansstate</filename> task,
+            the OpenEmbedded build system no longer uses any
+            sstate.
+            Consequently, building the recipe from scratch is guaranteed.
+            <note>
+                The <filename>do_cleansstate</filename> task cannot remove
+                sstate from a remote sstate mirror.
+                If you need to build a target from scratch using remote
+                mirrors, use the "-f" option as follows:
+                <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ bitbake -f -c do_cleansstate <replaceable>target</replaceable>
+                </literallayout>
+            </note>
+        </para>
+     </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-tasks-devshell'>
+        <title><filename>do_devshell</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            Starts a shell whose environment is set up for
+            development, debugging, or both.
+            See the
+            "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#platdev-appdev-devshell'>Using a Development Shell</ulink>"
+            section in the Yocto Project Development Manual for more
+            information about using <filename>devshell</filename>.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-tasks-fetchall'>
+        <title><filename>do_fetchall</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            Fetches all remote sources required to build a target.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-tasks-listtasks'>
+        <title><filename>do_listtasks</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            Lists all defined tasks for a target.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-tasks-package_index'>
+        <title><filename>do_package_index</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            Creates or updates the index in the
+            <link linkend='package-feeds-dev-environment'>Package Feeds</link>
+            area.
+            <note>
+                This task is not triggered with the
+                <filename>bitbake -c</filename> command-line option as
+                are the other tasks in this section.
+                Because this task is specifically for the
+                <filename>package-index</filename> recipe,
+                you run it using
+                <filename>bitbake package-index</filename>.
+            </note>
+        </para>
+    </section>
+</section>
+
+<section id='image-related-tasks'>
+    <title>Image-Related Tasks</title>
+
+    <para>
+        The following tasks are applicable to image recipes.
+    </para>
+
+    <section id='ref-tasks-bootimg'>
+        <title><filename>do_bootimg</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            Creates a bootable live image.
+            See the
+            <link linkend='var-IMAGE_FSTYPES'><filename>IMAGE_FSTYPES</filename></link>
+            variable for additional information on live image types.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-tasks-bundle_initramfs'>
+        <title><filename>do_bundle_initramfs</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            Combines an initial RAM disk (initramfs) image and kernel
+            together to form a single image.
+            The
+            <link linkend='var-CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE'><filename>CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE</filename></link>
+            variable has some more information about these types of images.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-tasks-rootfs'>
+        <title><filename>do_rootfs</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            Creates the root filesystem (file and directory structure) for an
+            image.
+            See the
+            "<link linkend='image-generation-dev-environment'>Image Generation</link>"
+            section for more information on how the root filesystem is created.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-tasks-testimage'>
+        <title><filename>do_testimage</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            Boots an image and performs runtime tests within the image.
+            For information on automatically testing images, see the
+            "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#performing-automated-runtime-testing'>Performing Automated Runtime Testing</ulink>"
+            section in the Yocto Project Development Manual.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-tasks-testimage_auto'>
+        <title><filename>do_testimage_auto</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            Boots an image and performs runtime tests within the image
+            immediately after it has been built.
+            This task is enabled when you set
+            <link linkend='var-TEST_IMAGE'><filename>TEST_IMAGE</filename></link>
+            equal to "1".
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            For information on automatically testing images, see the
+            "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#performing-automated-runtime-testing'>Performing Automated Runtime Testing</ulink>"
+            section in the Yocto Project Development Manual.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-tasks-vmdkimg'>
+        <title><filename>do_vmdkimg</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            Creates a <filename>.vmdk</filename> image for use with
+            <ulink url='http://www.vmware.com/'>VMware</ulink>
+            and compatible virtual machine hosts.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+</section>
+
+<section id='kernel-related-tasks'>
+    <title>Kernel-Related Tasks</title>
+
+    <para>
+        The following tasks are applicable to kernel recipes.
+        Some of these tasks (e.g. the
+        <link linkend='ref-tasks-menuconfig'><filename>do_menuconfig</filename></link>
+        task) are also applicable to recipes that use
+        Linux kernel style configuration such as the BusyBox recipe.
+    </para>
+
+    <section id='ref-tasks-compile_kernelmodules'>
+        <title><filename>do_compile_kernelmodules</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            Compiles loadable modules for the Linux kernel.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-tasks-diffconfig'>
+        <title><filename>do_diffconfig</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            Compares the old and new config files after running the
+            <link linkend='ref-tasks-menuconfig'><filename>do_menuconfig</filename></link>
+            task for the kernel.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-tasks-kernel_checkout'>
+        <title><filename>do_kernel_checkout</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            Checks out source/meta branches for a linux-yocto style kernel.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-tasks-kernel_configcheck'>
+        <title><filename>do_kernel_configcheck</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            Validates the kernel configuration for a linux-yocto style kernel.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-tasks-kernel_configme'>
+        <title><filename>do_kernel_configme</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            Assembles the kernel configuration for a linux-yocto style kernel.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-tasks-kernel_link_vmlinux'>
+        <title><filename>do_kernel_link_vmlinux</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            Creates a symbolic link in
+            <filename>arch/$arch/boot</filename> for vmlinux kernel
+            images.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-tasks-menuconfig'>
+        <title><filename>do_menuconfig</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            Runs <filename>make menuconfig</filename> for the kernel.
+            For information on <filename>menuconfig</filename>, see the
+            "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#using-menuconfig'>Using&nbsp;&nbsp;<filename>menuconfig</filename></ulink>"
+            section in the Yocto Project Development Manual.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-tasks-savedefconfig'>
+        <title><filename>do_savedefconfig</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            Creates a minimal Linux kernel configuration file.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-tasks-sizecheck'>
+        <title><filename>do_sizecheck</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            Checks the size of the kernel image against
+            <filename>KERNEL_IMAGE_MAXSIZE</filename> when set.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-tasks-strip'>
+        <title><filename>do_strip</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            Strips unneeded sections out of the Linux kernel image.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-tasks-uboot_mkimage'>
+        <title><filename>do_uboot_mkimage</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            Creates a uImage file from the kernel for the U-Boot bootloader.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-tasks-validate_branches'>
+        <title><filename>do_validate_branches</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            Ensures that the source, metadata (or both) branches are on the
+            locations specified by their
+            <link linkend='var-SRCREV'><filename>SRCREV</filename></link>
+            values for a linux-yocto style kernel.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+</section>
+
+<section id='miscellaneous-tasks'>
+    <title>Miscellaneous Tasks</title>
+
+    <para>
+        The following sections describe miscellaneous tasks.
+    </para>
+
+    <section id='ref-tasks-generate_qt_config_file'>
+        <title><filename>do_generate_qt_config_file</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            Writes a <filename>qt.conf</filename> configuration
+            file used for building a Qt-based application.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-tasks-spdx'>
+        <title><filename>do_spdx</filename></title>
+
+        <para>
+            A build stage that takes the source code and scans it on a remote
+            FOSSOLOGY server in order to produce an SPDX document.
+            This task applies only to the
+            <link linkend='ref-classes-spdx'><filename>spdx</filename></link>
+            class.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+</section>
+
+</chapter>
+<!--
+vim: expandtab tw=80 ts=4
+-->
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..576c91f29a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,10284 @@
+<!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
+"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"
+[<!ENTITY % poky SYSTEM "../poky.ent"> %poky; ] >
+
+<!-- Dummy chapter -->
+<chapter id='ref-variables-glos'>
+
+<title>Variables Glossary</title>
+
+<para>
+    This chapter lists common variables used in the OpenEmbedded build system and gives an overview
+    of their function and contents.
+</para>
+
+<glossary id='ref-variables-glossary'>
+
+
+    <para>
+       <link linkend='var-ABIEXTENSION'>A</link>
+       <link linkend='var-B'>B</link>
+       <link linkend='var-CFLAGS'>C</link>
+       <link linkend='var-D'>D</link>
+       <link linkend='var-EFI_PROVIDER'>E</link>
+       <link linkend='var-FEATURE_PACKAGES'>F</link>
+       <link linkend='var-GLIBC_GENERATE_LOCALES'>G</link>
+       <link linkend='var-HOMEPAGE'>H</link>
+       <link linkend='var-ICECC_DISABLED'>I</link>
+<!--               <link linkend='var-glossary-j'>J</link> -->
+       <link linkend='var-KARCH'>K</link>
+       <link linkend='var-LABELS'>L</link>
+       <link linkend='var-MACHINE'>M</link>
+<!--               <link linkend='var-glossary-n'>N</link> -->
+       <link linkend='var-OE_BINCONFIG_EXTRA_MANGLE'>O</link>
+       <link linkend='var-P'>P</link>
+       <link linkend='var-QMAKE_PROFILES'>Q</link>
+       <link linkend='var-RCONFLICTS'>R</link>
+       <link linkend='var-S'>S</link>
+       <link linkend='var-T'>T</link>
+       <link linkend='var-UBOOT_CONFIG'>U</link>
+<!--               <link linkend='var-glossary-v'>V</link> -->
+       <link linkend='var-WARN_QA'>W</link>
+<!--               <link linkend='var-glossary-x'>X</link> -->
+<!--               <link linkend='var-glossary-y'>Y</link> -->
+<!--               <link linkend='var-glossary-z'>Z</link>-->
+    </para>
+
+    <glossdiv id='var-glossary-a'><title>A</title>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-ABIEXTENSION'><glossterm>ABIEXTENSION</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Extension to the Application Binary Interface (ABI)
+                    field of the GNU canonical architecture name
+                    (e.g. "eabi").
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                   ABI extensions are set in the machine include files.
+                   For example, the
+                   <filename>meta/conf/machine/include/arm/arch-arm.inc</filename>
+                   file sets the following extension:
+                   <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     ABIEXTENSION = "eabi"
+                   </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+         <glossentry id='var-ALLOW_EMPTY'><glossterm>ALLOW_EMPTY</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                   Specifies if an output package should still be produced if it is empty.
+                   By default, BitBake does not produce empty packages.
+                   This default behavior can cause issues when there is an
+                   <link linkend='var-RDEPENDS'><filename>RDEPENDS</filename></link> or
+                   some other hard runtime requirement on the existence of the package.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                   Like all package-controlling variables, you must always use them in
+                   conjunction with a package name override, as in:
+                   <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     ALLOW_EMPTY_${PN} = "1"
+     ALLOW_EMPTY_${PN}-dev = "1"
+     ALLOW_EMPTY_${PN}-staticdev = "1"
+                   </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+         </glossentry>
+
+         <glossentry id='var-ALTERNATIVE'><glossterm>ALTERNATIVE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Lists commands in a package that need an alternative
+                    binary naming scheme.
+                    Sometimes the same command is provided in multiple packages.
+                    When this occurs, the OpenEmbedded build system needs to
+                    use the alternatives system to create a different binary
+                    naming scheme so the commands can co-exist.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    To use the variable, list out the package's commands
+                    that also exist as part of another package.
+                    For example, if the <filename>busybox</filename> package
+                    has four commands that also exist as part of another
+                    package, you identify them as follows:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     ALTERNATIVE_busybox = "sh sed test bracket"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    For more information on the alternatives system, see the
+                    "<link linkend='ref-classes-update-alternatives'><filename>update-alternatives.bbclass</filename></link>"
+                    section.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+         </glossentry>
+
+         <glossentry id='var-ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME'><glossterm>ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Used by the alternatives system to map duplicated commands
+                    to actual locations.
+                    For example, if the <filename>bracket</filename> command
+                    provided by the <filename>busybox</filename> package is
+                    duplicated through another package, you must use the
+                    <filename>ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME</filename> variable to
+                    specify the actual location:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME[bracket] = "/usr/bin/["
+                    </literallayout>
+                    In this example, the binary for the
+                    <filename>bracket</filename> command (i.e.
+                    <filename>[</filename>) from the
+                    <filename>busybox</filename> package resides in
+                    <filename>/usr/bin/</filename>.
+                    <note>
+                        If <filename>ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME</filename> is not
+                        defined, it defaults to
+                        <filename>${bindir}/<replaceable>name</replaceable></filename>.
+                    </note>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    For more information on the alternatives system, see the
+                    "<link linkend='ref-classes-update-alternatives'><filename>update-alternatives.bbclass</filename></link>"
+                    section.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+         </glossentry>
+
+         <glossentry id='var-ALTERNATIVE_PRIORITY'><glossterm>ALTERNATIVE_PRIORITY</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Used by the alternatives system to create default
+                    priorities for duplicated commands.
+                    You can use the variable to create a single default
+                    regardless of the command name or package, a default for
+                    specific duplicated commands regardless of the package, or
+                    a default for specific commands tied to particular packages.
+                    Here are the available syntax forms:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     ALTERNATIVE_PRIORITY = "<replaceable>priority</replaceable>"
+     ALTERNATIVE_PRIORITY[<replaceable>name</replaceable>] = "<replaceable>priority</replaceable>"
+     ALTERNATIVE_PRIORITY_<replaceable>pkg</replaceable>[<replaceable>name</replaceable>] = "<replaceable>priority</replaceable>"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    For more information on the alternatives system, see the
+                    "<link linkend='ref-classes-update-alternatives'><filename>update-alternatives.bbclass</filename></link>"
+                    section.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+         </glossentry>
+
+         <glossentry id='var-ALTERNATIVE_TARGET'><glossterm>ALTERNATIVE_TARGET</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Used by the alternatives system to create default link
+                    locations for duplicated commands.
+                    You can use the variable to create a single default
+                    location for all duplicated commands regardless of the
+                    command name or package, a default for
+                    specific duplicated commands regardless of the package, or
+                    a default for specific commands tied to particular packages.
+                    Here are the available syntax forms:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     ALTERNATIVE_TARGET = "<replaceable>target</replaceable>"
+     ALTERNATIVE_TARGET[<replaceable>name</replaceable>] = "<replaceable>target</replaceable>"
+     ALTERNATIVE_TARGET_<replaceable>pkg</replaceable>[<replaceable>name</replaceable>] = "<replaceable>target</replaceable>"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    <note>
+                        <para>
+                            If <filename>ALTERNATIVE_TARGET</filename> is not
+                            defined, it inherits the value from the
+                            <link linkend='var-ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME'><filename>ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME</filename></link>
+                            variable.
+                        </para>
+
+                        <para>
+                            If <filename>ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME</filename> and
+                            <filename>ALTERNATIVE_TARGET</filename> are the
+                            same, the target for
+                            <filename>ALTERNATIVE_TARGET</filename>
+                            has "<filename>.{BPN}</filename>" appended to it.
+                        </para>
+
+                        <para>
+                            Finally, if the file referenced has not been
+                            renamed, the alternatives system will rename it to
+                            avoid the need to rename alternative files in the
+                            <link linkend='ref-tasks-install'><filename>do_install</filename></link>
+                            task while
+                            retaining support for the command if necessary.
+                        </para>
+                    </note>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    For more information on the alternatives system, see the
+                    "<link linkend='ref-classes-update-alternatives'><filename>update-alternatives.bbclass</filename></link>"
+                    section.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+         </glossentry>
+
+         <glossentry id='var-APPEND'><glossterm>APPEND</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    An override list of append strings for each
+                    <link linkend='var-LABELS'><filename>LABEL</filename></link>.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    See the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-grub-efi'><filename>grub-efi</filename></link>
+                    class for more information on how this variable is used.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+         </glossentry>
+
+         <glossentry id='var-ASSUME_PROVIDED'><glossterm>ASSUME_PROVIDED</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Lists recipe names
+                    (<link linkend='var-PN'><filename>PN</filename></link>
+                    values) BitBake does not attempt to build.
+                    Instead, BitBake assumes these recipes have already been
+                    built.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    In OpenEmbedded Core, <filename>ASSUME_PROVIDED</filename>
+                    mostly specifies native tools that should not be built.
+                    An example is <filename>git-native</filename>, which when
+                    specified, allows for the Git binary from the host to be
+                    used rather than building <filename>git-native</filename>.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+         </glossentry>
+
+         <glossentry id='var-AUTHOR'><glossterm>AUTHOR</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>The email address used to contact the original author
+                    or authors in order to send patches and forward bugs.</para>
+            </glossdef>
+         </glossentry>
+
+         <glossentry id='var-AUTO_SYSLINUXMENU'><glossterm>AUTO_SYSLINUXMENU</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Enables creating an automatic menu.
+                    You must set this in your recipe.
+                    The
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-syslinux'><filename>syslinux</filename></link>
+                    class checks this variable.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+         </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-AUTOREV'><glossterm>AUTOREV</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>When <filename><link linkend='var-SRCREV'>SRCREV</link></filename>
+                    is set to the value of this variable, it specifies to use the latest
+                    source revision in the repository.
+                    Here is an example:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     SRCREV = "${AUTOREV}"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-AVAILTUNES'><glossterm>AVAILTUNES</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The list of defined CPU and Application Binary Interface
+                    (ABI) tunings (i.e.  "tunes") available for use by the
+                    OpenEmbedded build system.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The list simply presents the tunes that are available.
+                    Not all tunes may be compatible with a particular
+                    machine configuration, or with each other in a
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#combining-multiple-versions-library-files-into-one-image'>Multilib</ulink>
+                    configuration.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    To add a tune to the list, be sure to append it with
+                    spaces using the "+=" BitBake operator.
+                    Do not simply replace the list by using the "=" operator.
+                    See the
+                    "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_BB_URL;#basic-syntax'>Basic Syntax</ulink>"
+                    section in the BitBake User Manual for more information.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+
+    </glossdiv>
+
+    <glossdiv id='var-glossary-b'><title>B</title>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-B'><glossterm>B</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The directory within the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>
+                    in which the OpenEmbedded build system places generated
+                    objects during a recipe's build process.
+                    By default, this directory is the same as the <link linkend='var-S'><filename>S</filename></link>
+                    directory, which is defined as:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     S = "${WORKDIR}/${BP}/"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    You can separate the (<filename>S</filename>) directory
+                    and the directory pointed to by the <filename>B</filename>
+                    variable.
+                    Most Autotools-based recipes support separating these
+                    directories.
+                    The build system defaults to using separate directories for
+                    <filename>gcc</filename> and some kernel recipes.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-BAD_RECOMMENDATIONS'><glossterm>BAD_RECOMMENDATIONS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Lists "recommended-only" packages to not install.
+                    Recommended-only packages are packages installed only
+                    through the
+                    <link linkend='var-RRECOMMENDS'><filename>RRECOMMENDS</filename></link>
+                    variable.
+                    You can prevent any of these "recommended" packages from
+                    being installed by listing them with the
+                    <filename>BAD_RECOMMENDATIONS</filename> variable:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     BAD_RECOMMENDATIONS = "<replaceable>package_name</replaceable> <replaceable>package_name</replaceable> <replaceable>package_name</replaceable> ..."
+                    </literallayout>
+                    You can set this variable globally in your
+                    <filename>local.conf</filename> file or you can attach it to
+                    a specific image recipe by using the recipe name override:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     BAD_RECOMMENDATIONS_pn-<replaceable>target_image</replaceable> = "<replaceable>package_name</replaceable>"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    It is important to realize that if you choose to not install
+                    packages using this variable and some other packages are
+                    dependent on them (i.e. listed in a recipe's
+                    <link linkend='var-RDEPENDS'><filename>RDEPENDS</filename></link>
+                    variable), the OpenEmbedded build system ignores your
+                    request and will install the packages to avoid dependency
+                    errors.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Support for this variable exists only when using the
+                    IPK and RPM packaging backend.
+                    Support does not exist for DEB.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    See the
+                    <link linkend='var-NO_RECOMMENDATIONS'><filename>NO_RECOMMENDATIONS</filename></link>
+                    and the
+                    <link linkend='var-PACKAGE_EXCLUDE'><filename>PACKAGE_EXCLUDE</filename></link>
+                    variables for related information.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-BASE_LIB'><glossterm>BASE_LIB</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The library directory name for the CPU or Application
+                    Binary Interface (ABI) tune.
+                    The <filename>BASE_LIB</filename> applies only in the
+                    Multilib context.
+                    See the
+                    "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#combining-multiple-versions-library-files-into-one-image'>Combining Multiple Versions of Library Files into One Image</ulink>"
+                    section in the Yocto Project Development Manual for
+                    information on Multilib.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The <filename>BASE_LIB</filename> variable is defined in
+                    the machine include files in the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>.
+                    If Multilib is not being used, the value defaults to "lib".
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-BB_DANGLINGAPPENDS_WARNONLY'><glossterm>BB_DANGLINGAPPENDS_WARNONLY</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Defines how BitBake handles situations where an append
+                    file (<filename>.bbappend</filename>) has no
+                    corresponding recipe file (<filename>.bb</filename>).
+                    This condition often occurs when layers get out of sync
+                    (e.g. <filename>oe-core</filename> bumps a
+                    recipe version and the old recipe no longer exists and the
+                    other layer has not been updated to the new version
+                    of the recipe yet).
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The default fatal behavior is safest because it is
+                    the sane reaction given something is out of sync.
+                    It is important to realize when your changes are no longer
+                    being applied.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    You can change the default behavior by setting this
+                    variable to "1", "yes", or "true"
+                    in your <filename>local.conf</filename> file, which is
+                    located in the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>:
+                    Here is an example:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     BB_DANGLINGAPPENDS_WARNONLY = "1"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-BB_DISKMON_DIRS'><glossterm>BB_DISKMON_DIRS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Monitors disk space and available inodes during the build
+                    and allows you to control the build based on these
+                    parameters.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Disk space monitoring is disabled by default.
+                    To enable monitoring, add the <filename>BB_DISKMON_DIRS</filename>
+                    variable to your <filename>conf/local.conf</filename> file found in the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>.
+                    Use the following form:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     BB_DISKMON_DIRS = "<replaceable>action</replaceable>,<replaceable>dir</replaceable>,<replaceable>threshold</replaceable> [...]"
+
+     where:
+
+        <replaceable>action</replaceable> is:
+           ABORT:     Immediately abort the build when
+                      a threshold is broken.
+           STOPTASKS: Stop the build after the currently
+                      executing tasks have finished when
+                      a threshold is broken.
+           WARN:      Issue a warning but continue the
+                      build when a threshold is broken.
+                      Subsequent warnings are issued as
+                      defined by the
+                      <link linkend='var-BB_DISKMON_WARNINTERVAL'>BB_DISKMON_WARNINTERVAL</link> variable,
+                      which must be defined in the
+                      conf/local.conf file.
+
+        <replaceable>dir</replaceable> is:
+           Any directory you choose. You can specify one or
+           more directories to monitor by separating the
+           groupings with a space.  If two directories are
+           on the same device, only the first directory
+           is monitored.
+
+        <replaceable>threshold</replaceable> is:
+           Either the minimum available disk space,
+           the minimum number of free inodes, or
+           both.  You must specify at least one.  To
+           omit one or the other, simply omit the value.
+           Specify the threshold using G, M, K for Gbytes,
+           Mbytes, and Kbytes, respectively. If you do
+           not specify G, M, or K, Kbytes is assumed by
+           default.  Do not use GB, MB, or KB.
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Here are some examples:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     BB_DISKMON_DIRS = "ABORT,${TMPDIR},1G,100K WARN,${SSTATE_DIR},1G,100K"
+     BB_DISKMON_DIRS = "STOPTASKS,${TMPDIR},1G"
+     BB_DISKMON_DIRS = "ABORT,${TMPDIR},,100K"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    The first example works only if you also provide
+                    the <link linkend='var-BB_DISKMON_WARNINTERVAL'><filename>BB_DISKMON_WARNINTERVAL</filename></link> variable
+                    in the <filename>conf/local.conf</filename>.
+                    This example causes the build system to immediately
+                    abort when either the disk space in <filename>${TMPDIR}</filename> drops
+                    below 1 Gbyte or the available free inodes drops below
+                    100 Kbytes.
+                    Because two directories are provided with the variable, the
+                    build system also issue a
+                    warning when the disk space in the
+                    <filename>${SSTATE_DIR}</filename> directory drops
+                    below 1 Gbyte or the number of free inodes drops
+                    below 100 Kbytes.
+                    Subsequent warnings are issued during intervals as
+                    defined by the <filename>BB_DISKMON_WARNINTERVAL</filename>
+                    variable.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The second example stops the build after all currently
+                    executing tasks complete when the minimum disk space
+                    in the <filename>${<link linkend='var-TMPDIR'>TMPDIR</link>}</filename>
+                    directory drops below 1 Gbyte.
+                    No disk monitoring occurs for the free inodes in this case.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The final example immediately aborts the build when the
+                    number of free inodes in the <filename>${TMPDIR}</filename> directory
+                    drops below 100 Kbytes.
+                    No disk space monitoring for the directory itself occurs
+                    in this case.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-BB_DISKMON_WARNINTERVAL'><glossterm>BB_DISKMON_WARNINTERVAL</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Defines the disk space and free inode warning intervals.
+                    To set these intervals, define the variable in your
+                    <filename>conf/local.conf</filename> file in the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    If you are going to use the
+                    <filename>BB_DISKMON_WARNINTERVAL</filename> variable, you must
+                    also use the
+                    <link linkend='var-BB_DISKMON_DIRS'><filename>BB_DISKMON_DIRS</filename></link> variable
+                    and define its action as "WARN".
+                    During the build, subsequent warnings are issued each time
+                    disk space or number of free inodes further reduces by
+                    the respective interval.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    If you do not provide a <filename>BB_DISKMON_WARNINTERVAL</filename>
+                    variable and you do use <filename>BB_DISKMON_DIRS</filename> with
+                    the "WARN" action, the disk monitoring interval defaults to
+                    the following:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     BB_DISKMON_WARNINTERVAL = "50M,5K"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    When specifying the variable in your configuration file,
+                    use the following form:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     BB_DISKMON_WARNINTERVAL = "<replaceable>disk_space_interval</replaceable>,<replaceable>disk_inode_interval</replaceable>"
+
+     where:
+
+        <replaceable>disk_space_interval</replaceable> is:
+           An interval of memory expressed in either
+           G, M, or K for Gbytes, Mbytes, or Kbytes,
+           respectively. You cannot use GB, MB, or KB.
+
+        <replaceable>disk_inode_interval</replaceable> is:
+           An interval of free inodes expressed in either
+           G, M, or K for Gbytes, Mbytes, or Kbytes,
+           respectively. You cannot use GB, MB, or KB.
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Here is an example:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     BB_DISKMON_DIRS = "WARN,${SSTATE_DIR},1G,100K"
+     BB_DISKMON_WARNINTERVAL = "50M,5K"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    These variables cause the OpenEmbedded build system to
+                    issue subsequent warnings each time the available
+                    disk space further reduces by 50 Mbytes or the number
+                    of free inodes further reduces by 5 Kbytes in the
+                    <filename>${SSTATE_DIR}</filename> directory.
+                    Subsequent warnings based on the interval occur each time
+                    a respective interval is reached beyond the initial warning
+                    (i.e. 1 Gbytes and 100 Kbytes).
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-BB_GENERATE_MIRROR_TARBALLS'><glossterm>BB_GENERATE_MIRROR_TARBALLS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Causes tarballs of the Git repositories, including the
+                    Git metadata, to be placed in the
+                    <link linkend='var-DL_DIR'><filename>DL_DIR</filename></link>
+                    directory.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    For performance reasons, creating and placing tarballs of
+                    the Git repositories is not the default action by the
+                    OpenEmbedded build system.
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     BB_GENERATE_MIRROR_TARBALLS = "1"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    Set this variable in your <filename>local.conf</filename>
+                    file in the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-BB_NUMBER_THREADS'><glossterm>BB_NUMBER_THREADS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The maximum number of tasks BitBake should run in parallel
+                    at any one time.
+                    If your host development system supports multiple cores,
+                    a good rule of thumb is to set this variable to twice the
+                    number of cores.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The default value for <filename>BB_NUMBER_THREADS</filename>
+                    is equal to the number of cores your build system has.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-BBCLASSEXTEND'><glossterm>BBCLASSEXTEND</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Allows you to extend a recipe so that it builds variants of the software.
+                    Common variants for recipes exist such as "natives" like <filename>quilt-native</filename>,
+                    which is a copy of Quilt built to run on the build system;
+                    "crosses" such as <filename>gcc-cross</filename>,
+                    which is a compiler built to run on the build machine but produces binaries
+                    that run on the target <link linkend='var-MACHINE'><filename>MACHINE</filename></link>;
+                    "nativesdk", which targets the SDK machine instead of <filename>MACHINE</filename>;
+                    and "mulitlibs" in the form "<filename>multilib:</filename><replaceable>multilib_name</replaceable>".
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    To build a different variant of the recipe with a minimal amount of code, it usually
+                    is as simple as adding the following to your recipe:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     BBCLASSEXTEND =+ "native nativesdk"
+     BBCLASSEXTEND =+ "multilib:<replaceable>multilib_name</replaceable>"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+             </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-BBFILE_COLLECTIONS'><glossterm>BBFILE_COLLECTIONS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>Lists the names of configured layers.
+                    These names are used to find the other <filename>BBFILE_*</filename>
+                    variables.
+                    Typically, each layer will append its name to this variable in its
+                    <filename>conf/layer.conf</filename> file.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-BBFILE_PATTERN'><glossterm>BBFILE_PATTERN</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>Variable that expands to match files from
+                    <link linkend='var-BBFILES'><filename>BBFILES</filename></link>
+                    in a particular layer.
+                    This variable is used in the <filename>conf/layer.conf</filename> file and must
+                    be suffixed with the name of the specific layer (e.g.
+                    <filename>BBFILE_PATTERN_emenlow</filename>).</para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-BBFILE_PRIORITY'><glossterm>BBFILE_PRIORITY</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>Assigns the priority for recipe files in each layer.</para>
+                <para>This variable is useful in situations where the same recipe appears in
+                    more than one layer.
+                    Setting this variable allows you to prioritize a
+                    layer against other layers that contain the same recipe - effectively
+                    letting you control the precedence for the multiple layers.
+                    The precedence established through this variable stands regardless of a
+                    recipe's version
+                    (<link linkend='var-PV'><filename>PV</filename></link> variable).
+                    For example, a layer that has a recipe with a higher <filename>PV</filename> value but for
+                    which the <filename>BBFILE_PRIORITY</filename> is set to have a lower precedence still has a
+                    lower precedence.</para>
+                <para>A larger value for the <filename>BBFILE_PRIORITY</filename> variable results in a higher
+                    precedence.
+                    For example, the value 6 has a higher precedence than the value 5.
+                    If not specified, the <filename>BBFILE_PRIORITY</filename> variable is set based on layer
+                    dependencies (see the
+                    <filename><link linkend='var-LAYERDEPENDS'>LAYERDEPENDS</link></filename> variable for
+                    more information.
+                    The default priority, if unspecified
+                    for a layer with no dependencies, is the lowest defined priority + 1
+                    (or 1 if no priorities are defined).</para>
+                <tip>
+                    You can use the command <filename>bitbake-layers show-layers</filename> to list
+                    all configured layers along with their priorities.
+                </tip>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-BBFILES'><glossterm>BBFILES</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>List of recipe files used by BitBake to build software.</para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-BBINCLUDELOGS'><glossterm>BBINCLUDELOGS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>Variable that controls how BitBake displays logs on build failure.</para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-BBLAYERS'><glossterm>BBLAYERS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>Lists the layers to enable during the build.
+                    This variable is defined in the <filename>bblayers.conf</filename> configuration
+                    file in the <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>.
+                    Here is an example:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     BBLAYERS = " \
+       /home/scottrif/poky/meta \
+       /home/scottrif/poky/meta-yocto \
+       /home/scottrif/poky/meta-yocto-bsp \
+       /home/scottrif/poky/meta-mykernel \
+       "
+
+     BBLAYERS_NON_REMOVABLE ?= " \
+       /home/scottrif/poky/meta \
+       /home/scottrif/poky/meta-yocto \
+       "
+                    </literallayout>
+                    This example enables four layers, one of which is a custom, user-defined layer
+                    named <filename>meta-mykernel</filename>.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-BBLAYERS_NON_REMOVABLE'><glossterm>BBLAYERS_NON_REMOVABLE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>Lists core layers that cannot be removed from the
+                    <filename>bblayers.conf</filename> file during a build
+                    using the
+                    <ulink url='https://www.yoctoproject.org/tools-resources/projects/hob'>Hob</ulink>.
+                    <note>
+                        When building an image outside of Hob, this variable
+                        is ignored.
+                    </note>
+                    In order for BitBake to build your image using Hob, your
+                    <filename>bblayers.conf</filename> file must include the
+                    <filename>meta</filename> and <filename>meta-yocto</filename>
+                    core layers.
+                    Here is an example that shows these two layers listed in
+                    the <filename>BBLAYERS_NON_REMOVABLE</filename> statement:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     BBLAYERS = " \
+       /home/scottrif/poky/meta \
+       /home/scottrif/poky/meta-yocto \
+       /home/scottrif/poky/meta-yocto-bsp \
+       /home/scottrif/poky/meta-mykernel \
+       "
+
+     BBLAYERS_NON_REMOVABLE ?= " \
+       /home/scottrif/poky/meta \
+       /home/scottrif/poky/meta-yocto \
+       "
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-BBMASK'><glossterm>BBMASK</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Prevents BitBake from processing recipes and recipe
+                    append files.
+                    Use the <filename>BBMASK</filename> variable from within the
+                    <filename>conf/local.conf</filename> file found
+                    in the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    You can use the <filename>BBMASK</filename> variable
+                    to "hide" these <filename>.bb</filename> and
+                    <filename>.bbappend</filename> files.
+                    BitBake ignores any recipe or recipe append files that
+                    match the expression.
+                    It is as if BitBake does not see them at all.
+                    Consequently, matching files are not parsed or otherwise
+                    used by BitBake.</para>
+                <para>
+                    The value you provide is passed to Python's regular
+                    expression compiler.
+                    The expression is compared against the full paths to
+                    the files.
+                    For complete syntax information, see Python's
+                    documentation at
+                    <ulink url='http://docs.python.org/release/2.3/lib/re-syntax.html'></ulink>.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The following example uses a complete regular expression
+                    to tell BitBake to ignore all recipe and recipe append
+                    files in the <filename>meta-ti/recipes-misc/</filename>
+                    directory:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     BBMASK = "meta-ti/recipes-misc/"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    If you want to mask out multiple directories or recipes,
+                    use the vertical bar to separate the regular expression
+                    fragments.
+                    This next example masks out multiple directories and
+                    individual recipes:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     BBMASK = "meta-ti/recipes-misc/|meta-ti/recipes-ti/packagegroup/"
+     BBMASK .= "|.*meta-oe/recipes-support/"
+     BBMASK .= "|.*openldap"
+     BBMASK .= "|.*opencv"
+     BBMASK .= "|.*lzma"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    Notice how the vertical bar is used to append the fragments.
+                    <note>
+                        When specifying a directory name, use the trailing
+                        slash character to ensure you match just that directory
+                        name.
+                    </note>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-BBPATH'><glossterm>BBPATH</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Used by BitBake to locate
+                    <filename>.bbclass</filename> and configuration files.
+                    This variable is analogous to the
+                    <filename>PATH</filename> variable.
+                    <note>
+                        If you run BitBake from a directory outside of the
+                        <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>,
+                        you must be sure to set
+                        <filename>BBPATH</filename> to point to the
+                        Build Directory.
+                        Set the variable as you would any environment variable
+                        and then run BitBake:
+                        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ BBPATH = "<replaceable>build_directory</replaceable>"
+     $ export BBPATH
+     $ bitbake <replaceable>target</replaceable>
+                        </literallayout>
+                    </note>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-BBSERVER'><glossterm>BBSERVER</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Points to the server that runs memory-resident BitBake.
+                    This variable is set by the
+                    <link linkend='structure-memres-core-script'><filename>oe-init-build-env-memres</filename></link>
+                    setup script and should not be hand-edited.
+                    The variable is only used when you employ memory-resident
+                    BitBake.
+                    The setup script exports the value as follows:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     export BBSERVER=localhost:$port
+                    </literallayout>
+                    For more information on how the
+                    <filename>BBSERVER</filename> is used, see the
+                    <filename>oe-init-build-env-memres</filename> script, which
+                    is located in the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-BINCONFIG'><glossterm>BINCONFIG</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    When inheriting the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-binconfig-disabled'><filename>binconfig-disabled</filename></link>
+                    class, this variable specifies binary configuration
+                    scripts to disable in favor of using
+                    <filename>pkg-config</filename> to query the information.
+                    The <filename>binconfig-disabled</filename> class will
+                    modify the specified scripts to return an error so that
+                    calls to them can be easily found and replaced.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    To add multiple scripts, separate them by spaces.
+                    Here is an example from the <filename>libpng</filename>
+                    recipe:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     BINCONFIG = "${bindir}/libpng-config ${bindir}/libpng16-config"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-BINCONFIG_GLOB'><glossterm>BINCONFIG_GLOB</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    When inheriting the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-binconfig'><filename>binconfig</filename></link>
+                    class, this variable specifies a wildcard for
+                    configuration scripts that need editing.
+                    The scripts are edited to correct any paths that have been
+                    set up during compilation so that they are correct for
+                    use when installed into the sysroot and called by the
+                    build processes of other recipes.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    For more information on how this variable works, see
+                    <filename>meta/classes/binconfig.bbclass</filename> in the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>.
+                    You can also find general information on the class in the
+                    "<link linkend='ref-classes-binconfig'><filename>binconfig.bbclass</filename></link>"
+                    section.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-BP'><glossterm>BP</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>The base recipe name and version but without any special
+                    recipe name suffix (i.e. <filename>-native</filename>, <filename>lib64-</filename>,
+                    and so forth).
+                    <filename>BP</filename> is comprised of the following:
+                    <literallayout class="monospaced">
+     ${BPN}-${PV}
+                    </literallayout></para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-BPN'><glossterm>BPN</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>The bare name of the recipe.
+                    This variable is a version of the <link linkend='var-PN'><filename>PN</filename></link> variable
+                    but removes common suffixes such as "-native" and "-cross" as well
+                    as removes common prefixes such as multilib's "lib64-" and "lib32-".
+                    The exact list of suffixes removed is specified by the
+                    <link linkend='var-SPECIAL_PKGSUFFIX'><filename>SPECIAL_PKGSUFFIX</filename></link> variable.
+                    The exact list of prefixes removed is specified by the
+                    <link linkend='var-MLPREFIX'><filename>MLPREFIX</filename></link> variable.
+                    Prefixes are removed for <filename>multilib</filename>
+                    and <filename>nativesdk</filename> cases.</para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-BUGTRACKER'><glossterm>BUGTRACKER</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies a URL for an upstream bug tracking website for
+                    a recipe.
+                    The OpenEmbedded build system does not use this variable.
+                    Rather, the variable is a useful pointer in case a bug
+                    in the software being built needs to be manually reported.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-BUILD_CFLAGS'><glossterm>BUILD_CFLAGS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the flags to pass to the C compiler when building
+                    for the build host.
+                    When building in the <filename>-native</filename> context,
+                    <link linkend='var-CFLAGS'><filename>CFLAGS</filename></link>
+                    is set to the value of this variable by default.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-BUILD_CPPFLAGS'><glossterm>BUILD_CPPFLAGS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the flags to pass to the C pre-processor
+                    (i.e. to both the C and the C++ compilers) when building
+                    for the build host.
+                    When building in the <filename>native</filename> context,
+                    <link linkend='var-CPPFLAGS'><filename>CPPFLAGS</filename></link>
+                    is set to the value of this variable by default.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-BUILD_CXXFLAGS'><glossterm>BUILD_CXXFLAGS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the flags to pass to the C++ compiler when
+                    building for the build host.
+                    When building in the <filename>native</filename> context,
+                    <link linkend='var-CXXFLAGS'><filename>CXXFLAGS</filename></link>
+                    is set to the value of this variable by default.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-BUILD_LDFLAGS'><glossterm>BUILD_LDFLAGS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the flags to pass to the linker when building
+                    for the build host.
+                    When building in the <filename>-native</filename> context,
+                    <link linkend='var-LDFLAGS'><filename>LDFLAGS</filename></link>
+                    is set to the value of this variable by default.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-BUILD_OPTIMIZATION'><glossterm>BUILD_OPTIMIZATION</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the optimization flags passed to the C compiler
+                    when building for the build host or the SDK.
+                    The flags are passed through the
+                    <link linkend='var-BUILD_CFLAGS'><filename>BUILD_CFLAGS</filename></link>
+                    and
+                    <link linkend='var-BUILDSDK_CFLAGS'><filename>BUILDSDK_CFLAGS</filename></link>
+                    default values.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The default value of the
+                    <filename>BUILD_OPTIMIZATION</filename> variable is
+                    "-O2 -pipe".
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-BUILDDIR'><glossterm>BUILDDIR</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Points to the location of the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>.
+                    You can define this directory indirectly through the
+                    <link linkend='structure-core-script'><filename>&OE_INIT_FILE;</filename></link>
+                    and
+                    <link linkend='structure-memres-core-script'><filename>oe-init-build-env-memres</filename></link>
+                    scripts by passing in a Build Directory path when you run
+                    the scripts.
+                    If you run the scripts and do not provide a Build Directory
+                    path, the <filename>BUILDDIR</filename> defaults to
+                    <filename>build</filename> in the current directory.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-BUILDHISTORY_COMMIT'><glossterm>BUILDHISTORY_COMMIT</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    When inheriting the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-buildhistory'><filename>buildhistory</filename></link>
+                    class, this variable specifies whether or not to commit the
+                    build history output in a local Git repository.
+                    If set to "1", this local repository will be maintained
+                    automatically by the
+                    <filename>buildhistory</filename>
+                    class and a commit will be created on every
+                    build for changes to each top-level subdirectory of the
+                    build history output (images, packages, and sdk).
+                    If you want to track changes to build history over
+                    time, you should set this value to "1".
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    By default, the <filename>buildhistory</filename> class
+                    does not commit the build history output in a local
+                    Git repository:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     BUILDHISTORY_COMMIT ?= "0"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-BUILDHISTORY_COMMIT_AUTHOR'><glossterm>BUILDHISTORY_COMMIT_AUTHOR</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    When inheriting the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-buildhistory'><filename>buildhistory</filename></link>
+                    class, this variable specifies the author to use for each
+                    Git commit.
+                    In order for the <filename>BUILDHISTORY_COMMIT_AUTHOR</filename>
+                    variable to work, the
+                    <link linkend='var-BUILDHISTORY_COMMIT'><filename>BUILDHISTORY_COMMIT</filename></link>
+                    variable must be set to "1".
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Git requires that the value you provide for the
+                    <filename>BUILDHISTORY_COMMIT_AUTHOR</filename> variable
+                    takes the form of "name &lt;email@host&gt;".
+                    Providing an email address or host that is not valid does
+                    not produce an error.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    By default, the <filename>buildhistory</filename> class
+                    sets the variable as follows:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     BUILDHISTORY_COMMIT_AUTHOR ?= "buildhistory &lt;buildhistory@${DISTRO}&gt;"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-BUILDHISTORY_DIR'><glossterm>BUILDHISTORY_DIR</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    When inheriting the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-buildhistory'><filename>buildhistory</filename></link>
+                    class, this variable specifies the directory in which
+                    build history information is kept.
+                    For more information on how the variable works, see the
+                    <filename>buildhistory.class</filename>.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    By default, the <filename>buildhistory</filename> class
+                    sets the directory as follows:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     BUILDHISTORY_DIR ?= "${TOPDIR}/buildhistory"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-BUILDHISTORY_FEATURES'><glossterm>BUILDHISTORY_FEATURES</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    When inheriting the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-buildhistory'><filename>buildhistory</filename></link>
+                    class, this variable specifies the build history features
+                    to be enabled.
+                    For more information on how build history works, see the
+                    "<link linkend='maintaining-build-output-quality'>Maintaining Build Output Quality</link>"
+                    section.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    You can specify three features in the form of a
+                    space-separated list:
+                    <itemizedlist>
+                        <listitem><para><emphasis>image:</emphasis>
+                            Analysis of the contents of images, which
+                            includes the list of installed packages among other
+                            things.
+                            </para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para><emphasis>package:</emphasis>
+                            Analysis of the contents of individual packages.
+                            </para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para><emphasis>sdk:</emphasis>
+                            Analysis of the contents of the software
+                            development kit (SDK).
+                            </para></listitem>
+                    </itemizedlist>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    By default, the <filename>buildhistory</filename> class
+                    enables all three features:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     BUILDHISTORY_FEATURES ?= "image package sdk"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-BUILDHISTORY_IMAGE_FILES'><glossterm>BUILDHISTORY_IMAGE_FILES</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    When inheriting the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-buildhistory'><filename>buildhistory</filename></link>
+                    class, this variable specifies a list of paths to files
+                    copied from the
+                    image contents into the build history directory under
+                    an "image-files" directory in the directory for
+                    the image, so that you can track the contents of each file.
+                    The default is to copy <filename>/etc/passwd</filename>
+                    and <filename>/etc/group</filename>, which allows you to
+                    monitor for changes in user and group entries.
+                    You can modify the list to include any file.
+                    Specifying an invalid path does not produce an error.
+                    Consequently, you can include files that might
+                    not always be present.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    By default, the <filename>buildhistory</filename> class
+                    provides paths to the following files:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     BUILDHISTORY_IMAGE_FILES ?= "/etc/passwd /etc/group"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-BUILDHISTORY_PUSH_REPO'><glossterm>BUILDHISTORY_PUSH_REPO</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    When inheriting the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-buildhistory'><filename>buildhistory</filename></link>
+                    class, this variable optionally specifies a remote
+                    repository to which build history pushes Git changes.
+                    In order for <filename>BUILDHISTORY_PUSH_REPO</filename>
+                    to work,
+                    <link linkend='var-BUILDHISTORY_COMMIT'><filename>BUILDHISTORY_COMMIT</filename></link>
+                    must be set to "1".
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The repository should correspond to a remote
+                    address that specifies a repository as understood by
+                    Git, or alternatively to a remote name that you have
+                    set up manually using <filename>git remote</filename>
+                    within the local repository.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    By default, the <filename>buildhistory</filename> class
+                    sets the variable as follows:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     BUILDHISTORY_PUSH_REPO ?= ""
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-BUILDSDK_CFLAGS'><glossterm>BUILDSDK_CFLAGS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the flags to pass to the C compiler when building
+                    for the SDK.
+                    When building in the <filename>nativesdk</filename>
+                    context,
+                    <link linkend='var-CFLAGS'><filename>CFLAGS</filename></link>
+                    is set to the value of this variable by default.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-BUILDSDK_CPPFLAGS'><glossterm>BUILDSDK_CPPFLAGS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the flags to pass to the C pre-processor
+                    (i.e. to both the C and the C++ compilers) when building
+                    for the SDK.
+                    When building in the <filename>nativesdk</filename>
+                    context,
+                    <link linkend='var-CPPFLAGS'><filename>CPPFLAGS</filename></link>
+                    is set to the value of this variable by default.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-BUILDSDK_CXXFLAGS'><glossterm>BUILDSDK_CXXFLAGS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the flags to pass to the C++ compiler when
+                    building for the SDK.
+                    When building in the <filename>nativesdk</filename>
+                    context,
+                    <link linkend='var-CXXFLAGS'><filename>CXXFLAGS</filename></link>
+                    is set to the value of this variable by default.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-BUILDSDK_LDFLAGS'><glossterm>BUILDSDK_LDFLAGS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the flags to pass to the linker when building
+                    for the SDK.
+                    When building in the <filename>nativesdk-</filename>
+                    context,
+                    <link linkend='var-LDFLAGS'><filename>LDFLAGS</filename></link>
+                    is set to the value of this variable by default.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-BUILDSTATS_BASE'><glossterm>BUILDSTATS_BASE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Points to the location of the directory that holds build
+                    statistics when you use and enable the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-buildstats'><filename>buildstats</filename></link>
+                    class.
+                    The <filename>BUILDSTATS_BASE</filename> directory defaults
+                    to
+                    <filename>${</filename><link linkend='var-TMPDIR'><filename>TMPDIR</filename></link><filename>}/buildstats/</filename>.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-BUSYBOX_SPLIT_SUID'><glossterm>BUSYBOX_SPLIT_SUID</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    For the BusyBox recipe, specifies whether to split the
+                    output executable file into two parts: one for features
+                    that require <filename>setuid root</filename>, and one for
+                    the remaining features (i.e. those that do not require
+                    <filename>setuid root</filename>).
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The <filename>BUSYBOX_SPLIT_SUID</filename> variable
+                    defaults to "1", which results in a single output
+                    executable file.
+                    Set the variable to "0" to split the output file.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+    </glossdiv>
+
+    <glossdiv id='var-glossary-c'><title>C</title>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-CFLAGS'><glossterm>CFLAGS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the flags to pass to the C compiler.
+                    This variable is exported to an environment
+                    variable and thus made visible to the software being
+                    built during the compilation step.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Default initialization for <filename>CFLAGS</filename>
+                    varies depending on what is being built:
+                    <itemizedlist>
+                        <listitem><para>
+                            <link linkend='var-TARGET_CFLAGS'><filename>TARGET_CFLAGS</filename></link>
+                            when building for the target
+                            </para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para>
+                            <link linkend='var-BUILD_CFLAGS'><filename>BUILD_CFLAGS</filename></link>
+                            when building for the build host (i.e.
+                            <filename>-native</filename>)
+                            </para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para>
+                            <link linkend='var-BUILDSDK_CFLAGS'><filename>BUILDSDK_CFLAGS</filename></link>
+                            when building for an SDK (i.e.
+                            <filename>nativesdk-</filename>)
+                            </para></listitem>
+                    </itemizedlist>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-CLASSOVERRIDE'><glossterm>CLASSOVERRIDE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    An internal variable specifying the special class override
+                    that should currently apply (e.g. "class-target",
+                    "class-native", and so forth).
+                    The classes that use this variable set it to
+                    appropriate values.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    You do not normally directly interact with this variable.
+                    The value for the <filename>CLASSOVERRIDE</filename>
+                    variable goes into
+                    <link linkend='var-OVERRIDES'><filename>OVERRIDES</filename></link>
+                    and then can be used as an override.
+                    Here is an example where "python-native" is added to
+                    <link linkend='var-DEPENDS'><filename>DEPENDS</filename></link>
+                    only when building for the native case:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     DEPENDS_append_class-native = " python-native"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-COMBINED_FEATURES'><glossterm>COMBINED_FEATURES</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Provides a list of hardware features that are enabled in
+                    both
+                    <link linkend='var-MACHINE_FEATURES'><filename>MACHINE_FEATURES</filename></link>
+                    and
+                    <link linkend='var-DISTRO_FEATURES'><filename>DISTRO_FEATURES</filename></link>.
+                    This select list of features contains features that make
+                    sense to be controlled both at the machine and distribution
+                    configuration level.
+                    For example, the "bluetooth" feature requires hardware
+                    support but should also be optional at the distribution
+                    level, in case the hardware supports Bluetooth but you
+                    do not ever intend to use it.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    For more information, see the
+                    <link linkend='var-MACHINE_FEATURES'><filename>MACHINE_FEATURES</filename></link>
+                    and <link linkend='var-DISTRO_FEATURES'><filename>DISTRO_FEATURES</filename></link>
+                    variables.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-COMMON_LICENSE_DIR'><glossterm>COMMON_LICENSE_DIR</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Points to <filename>meta/files/common-licenses</filename>
+                    in the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>,
+                    which is where generic license files reside.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-COMPATIBLE_HOST'><glossterm>COMPATIBLE_HOST</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>A regular expression that resolves to one or more hosts
+                    (when the recipe is native) or one or more targets (when
+                    the recipe is non-native) with which a recipe is compatible.
+                    The regular expression is matched against
+                    <link linkend="var-HOST_SYS"><filename>HOST_SYS</filename></link>.
+                    You can use the variable to stop recipes from being built
+                    for classes of systems with which the recipes are not
+                    compatible.
+                    Stopping these builds is particularly useful with kernels.
+                    The variable also helps to increase parsing speed
+                    since the build system skips parsing recipes not
+                    compatible with the current system.</para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-COMPATIBLE_MACHINE'><glossterm>COMPATIBLE_MACHINE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>A regular expression that resolves to one or more
+                    target machines with which a recipe is compatible.
+                    The regular expression is matched against
+                    <link linkend="var-MACHINEOVERRIDES"><filename>MACHINEOVERRIDES</filename></link>.
+                    You can use the variable to stop recipes from being built
+                    for machines with which the recipes are not compatible.
+                    Stopping these builds is particularly useful with kernels.
+                    The variable also helps to increase parsing speed
+                    since the build system skips parsing recipes not
+                    compatible with the current machine.</para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-COMPLEMENTARY_GLOB'><glossterm>COMPLEMENTARY_GLOB</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Defines wildcards to match when installing a list of
+                    complementary packages for all the packages explicitly
+                    (or implicitly) installed in an image.
+                    The resulting list of complementary packages is associated
+                    with an item that can be added to
+                    <link linkend='var-IMAGE_FEATURES'><filename>IMAGE_FEATURES</filename></link>.
+                    An example usage of this is the "dev-pkgs" item that when
+                    added to <filename>IMAGE_FEATURES</filename> will
+                    install -dev packages (containing headers and other
+                    development files) for every package in the image.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    To add a new feature item pointing to a wildcard, use a
+                    variable flag to specify the feature item name and
+                    use the value to specify the wildcard.
+                    Here is an example:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     COMPLEMENTARY_GLOB[dev-pkgs] = '*-dev'
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-CONFFILES'><glossterm>CONFFILES</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Identifies editable or configurable files that are part of a package.
+                    If the Package Management System (PMS) is being used to update
+                    packages on the target system, it is possible that
+                    configuration files you have changed after the original installation
+                    and that you now want to remain unchanged are overwritten.
+                    In other words, editable files might exist in the package that you do not
+                    want reset as part of the package update process.
+                    You can use the <filename>CONFFILES</filename> variable to list the files in the
+                    package that you wish to prevent the PMS from overwriting during this update process.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    To use the <filename>CONFFILES</filename> variable, provide a package name
+                    override that identifies the resulting package.
+                    Then, provide a space-separated list of files.
+                    Here is an example:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     CONFFILES_${PN} += "${sysconfdir}/file1 \
+        ${sysconfdir}/file2 ${sysconfdir}/file3"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    A relationship exists between the <filename>CONFFILES</filename> and
+                    <filename><link linkend='var-FILES'>FILES</link></filename> variables.
+                    The files listed within <filename>CONFFILES</filename> must be a subset of
+                    the files listed within <filename>FILES</filename>.
+                    Because the configuration files you provide with <filename>CONFFILES</filename>
+                    are simply being identified so that the PMS will not overwrite them,
+                    it makes sense that
+                    the files must already be included as part of the package through the
+                    <filename>FILES</filename> variable.
+                </para>
+
+                <note>
+                    When specifying paths as part of the <filename>CONFFILES</filename> variable,
+                    it is good practice to use appropriate path variables.
+                    For example, <filename>${sysconfdir}</filename> rather than
+                    <filename>/etc</filename> or <filename>${bindir}</filename> rather
+                    than <filename>/usr/bin</filename>.
+                    You can find a list of these variables at the top of the
+                    <filename>meta/conf/bitbake.conf</filename> file in the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>.
+                </note>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE'><glossterm>CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Identifies the initial RAM disk (initramfs) source files.
+                    The OpenEmbedded build system receives and uses
+                    this kernel Kconfig variable as an environment variable.
+                    By default, the variable is set to null ("").
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The <filename>CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE</filename> can be
+                    either a single cpio archive with a
+                    <filename>.cpio</filename> suffix or a
+                    space-separated list of directories and files for building
+                    the initramfs image.
+                    A cpio archive should contain a filesystem archive
+                    to be used as an initramfs image.
+                    Directories should contain a filesystem layout to be
+                    included in the initramfs image.
+                    Files should contain entries according to the format
+                    described by the
+                    <filename>usr/gen_init_cpio</filename> program in the
+                    kernel tree.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    If you specify multiple directories and files, the
+                    initramfs image will be the aggregate of all of them.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-CONFIG_SITE'><glossterm>CONFIG_SITE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    A list of files that contains <filename>autoconf</filename> test results relevant
+                    to the current build.
+                    This variable is used by the Autotools utilities when running
+                    <filename>configure</filename>.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-CONFLICT_DISTRO_FEATURES'><glossterm>CONFLICT_DISTRO_FEATURES</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    When inheriting the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-distro_features_check'><filename>distro_features_check</filename></link>
+                    class, this
+                    variable identifies distribution features that would
+                    be in conflict should the recipe
+                    be built.
+                    In other words, if the
+                    <filename>CONFLICT_DISTRO_FEATURES</filename> variable
+                    lists a feature that also appears in
+                    <filename>DISTRO_FEATURES</filename> within the
+                    current configuration, an error occurs and the
+                    build stops.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-COPY_LIC_DIRS'><glossterm>COPY_LIC_DIRS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    If set to "1" along with the
+                    <link linkend='var-COPY_LIC_MANIFEST'><filename>COPY_LIC_MANIFEST</filename></link>
+                    variable, the OpenEmbedded build system copies
+                    into the image the license files, which are located in
+                    <filename>/usr/share/common-licenses</filename>,
+                    for each package.
+                    The license files are placed
+                    in directories within the image itself.
+                    </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-COPY_LIC_MANIFEST'><glossterm>COPY_LIC_MANIFEST</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    If set to "1", the OpenEmbedded build system copies
+                    the license manifest for the image to
+                    <filename>/usr/share/common-licenses/license.manifest</filename>
+                    within the image itself.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-CORE_IMAGE_EXTRA_INSTALL'><glossterm>CORE_IMAGE_EXTRA_INSTALL</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the list of packages to be added to the image.
+                    You should only set this variable in the
+                    <filename>local.conf</filename> configuration file found
+                    in the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    This variable replaces <filename>POKY_EXTRA_INSTALL</filename>, which is no longer supported.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-COREBASE'><glossterm>COREBASE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the parent directory of the OpenEmbedded
+                    Core Metadata layer (i.e. <filename>meta</filename>).
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    It is an important distinction that
+                    <filename>COREBASE</filename> points to the parent of this
+                    layer and not the layer itself.
+                    Consider an example where you have cloned the Poky Git
+                    repository and retained the <filename>poky</filename>
+                    name for your local copy of the repository.
+                    In this case, <filename>COREBASE</filename> points to
+                    the <filename>poky</filename> folder because it is the
+                    parent directory of the <filename>poky/meta</filename>
+                    layer.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-CPPFLAGS'><glossterm>CPPFLAGS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the flags to pass to the C pre-processor
+                    (i.e. to both the C and the C++ compilers).
+                    This variable is exported to an environment
+                    variable and thus made visible to the software being
+                    built during the compilation step.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Default initialization for <filename>CPPFLAGS</filename>
+                    varies depending on what is being built:
+                    <itemizedlist>
+                        <listitem><para>
+                            <link linkend='var-TARGET_CPPFLAGS'><filename>TARGET_CPPFLAGS</filename></link>
+                            when building for the target
+                            </para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para>
+                            <link linkend='var-BUILD_CPPFLAGS'><filename>BUILD_CPPFLAGS</filename></link>
+                            when building for the build host (i.e.
+                            <filename>-native</filename>)
+                            </para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para>
+                            <link linkend='var-BUILDSDK_CPPFLAGS'><filename>BUILDSDK_CPPFLAGS</filename></link>
+                            when building for an SDK (i.e.
+                            <filename>nativesdk-</filename>)
+                            </para></listitem>
+                    </itemizedlist>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-CXXFLAGS'><glossterm>CXXFLAGS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the flags to pass to the C++ compiler.
+                    This variable is exported to an environment
+                    variable and thus made visible to the software being
+                    built during the compilation step.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Default initialization for <filename>CXXFLAGS</filename>
+                    varies depending on what is being built:
+                    <itemizedlist>
+                        <listitem><para>
+                            <link linkend='var-TARGET_CXXFLAGS'><filename>TARGET_CXXFLAGS</filename></link>
+                            when building for the target
+                            </para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para>
+                            <link linkend='var-BUILD_CXXFLAGS'><filename>BUILD_CXXFLAGS</filename></link>
+                            when building for the build host (i.e.
+                            <filename>-native</filename>)
+                            </para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para>
+                            <link linkend='var-BUILDSDK_CXXFLAGS'><filename>BUILDSDK_CXXFLAGS</filename></link>
+                            when building for an SDK (i.e.
+                            <filename>nativesdk</filename>)
+                            </para></listitem>
+                    </itemizedlist>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+    </glossdiv>
+
+    <glossdiv id='var-glossary-d'><title>D</title>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-D'><glossterm>D</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The destination directory.
+                    The location in the <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>
+                    where components are installed by the
+                    <link linkend='ref-tasks-install'><filename>do_install</filename></link>
+                    task.
+                    This location defaults to:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     ${WORKDIR}/image
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-DATETIME'><glossterm>DATETIME</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The date and time on which the current build started.
+                    The format is suitable for timestamps.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-DEBUG_BUILD'><glossterm>DEBUG_BUILD</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies to build packages with debugging information.
+                    This influences the value of the
+                    <filename><link linkend='var-SELECTED_OPTIMIZATION'>SELECTED_OPTIMIZATION</link></filename>
+                    variable.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-DEBUG_OPTIMIZATION'><glossterm>DEBUG_OPTIMIZATION</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The options to pass in
+                    <filename><link linkend='var-TARGET_CFLAGS'>TARGET_CFLAGS</link></filename>
+                    and <filename><link linkend='var-CFLAGS'>CFLAGS</link></filename> when compiling
+                    a system for debugging.
+                    This variable defaults to "-O -fno-omit-frame-pointer ${DEBUG_FLAGS} -pipe".
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-DEFAULT_PREFERENCE'><glossterm>DEFAULT_PREFERENCE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies a weak bias for recipe selection priority.
+                </para>
+                <para>
+                    The most common usage of this is variable is to set
+                    it to "-1" within a recipe for a development version of a
+                    piece of software.
+                    Using the variable in this way causes the stable version
+                    of the recipe to build by default in the absence of
+                    <filename><link linkend='var-PREFERRED_VERSION'>PREFERRED_VERSION</link></filename>
+                    being used to build the development version.
+                </para>
+                <note>
+                    The bias provided by <filename>DEFAULT_PREFERENCE</filename>
+                    is weak and is overridden by
+                    <filename><link linkend='var-BBFILE_PRIORITY'>BBFILE_PRIORITY</link></filename>
+                    if that variable is different between two layers
+                    that contain different versions of the same recipe.
+                </note>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-DEFAULTTUNE'><glossterm>DEFAULTTUNE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The default CPU and Application Binary Interface (ABI)
+                    tunings (i.e.  the "tune") used by the OpenEmbedded build
+                    system.
+                    The <filename>DEFAULTTUNE</filename> helps define
+                    <link linkend='var-TUNE_FEATURES'><filename>TUNE_FEATURES</filename></link>.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The default tune is either implicitly or explicitly set
+                    by the machine
+                    (<link linkend='var-MACHINE'><filename>MACHINE</filename></link>).
+                    However, you can override the setting using available tunes
+                    as defined with
+                    <link linkend='var-AVAILTUNES'><filename>AVAILTUNES</filename></link>.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-DEPENDS'><glossterm>DEPENDS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Lists a recipe's build-time dependencies
+                    (i.e. other recipe files).
+                    The system ensures that all the dependencies listed
+                    have been built and have their contents in the appropriate
+                    sysroots before the recipe's configure task is executed.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Consider this simple example for two recipes named "a" and
+                    "b" that produce similarly named packages.
+                    In this example, the <filename>DEPENDS</filename>
+                    statement appears in the "a" recipe:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     DEPENDS = "b"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    Here, the dependency is such that the
+                    <link linkend='ref-tasks-configure'><filename>do_configure</filename></link>
+                    task for recipe "a" depends on the
+                    <link linkend='ref-tasks-populate_sysroot'><filename>do_populate_sysroot</filename></link>
+                    task of recipe "b".
+                    This means anything that recipe "b" puts into sysroot
+                    is available when recipe "a" is configuring itself.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    For information on runtime dependencies, see the
+                    <link linkend='var-RDEPENDS'><filename>RDEPENDS</filename></link>
+                    variable.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-DEPLOY_DIR'><glossterm>DEPLOY_DIR</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Points to the general area that the OpenEmbedded build
+                    system uses to place images, packages, SDKs and other output
+                    files that are ready to be used outside of the build system.
+                    By default, this directory resides within the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>
+                    as <filename>${TMPDIR}/deploy</filename>.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    For more information on the structure of the Build
+                    Directory, see
+                    "<link linkend='structure-build'>The Build Directory - <filename>build/</filename></link>"
+                    section.
+                    For more detail on the contents of the
+                    <filename>deploy</filename> directory, see the
+                    "<link linkend='images-dev-environment'>Images</link>" and
+                    "<link linkend='sdk-dev-environment'>Application Development SDK</link>"
+                    sections.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE'><glossterm>DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Points to the area that the OpenEmbedded build system uses
+                    to place images and other associated output files that are
+                    ready to be deployed onto the target machine.
+                    The directory is machine-specific as it contains the
+                    <filename>${MACHINE}</filename> name.
+                    By default, this directory resides within the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>
+                    as <filename>${DEPLOY_DIR}/images/${MACHINE}/</filename>.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    For more information on the structure of the Build
+                    Directory, see
+                    "<link linkend='structure-build'>The Build Directory - <filename>build/</filename></link>"
+                    section.
+                    For more detail on the contents of the
+                    <filename>deploy</filename> directory, see the
+                    "<link linkend='images-dev-environment'>Images</link>" and
+                    "<link linkend='sdk-dev-environment'>Application Development SDK</link>"
+                    sections.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-DEPLOYDIR'><glossterm>DEPLOYDIR</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    When inheriting the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-deploy'><filename>deploy</filename></link>
+                    class, the <filename>DEPLOYDIR</filename> points to a
+                    temporary work area for deployed files that is set in the
+                    <filename>deploy</filename> class as follows:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     DEPLOYDIR = "${WORKDIR}/deploy-${<link linkend='var-PN'><filename>PN</filename></link>}"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    Recipes inheriting the <filename>deploy</filename> class
+                    should copy files to be deployed into
+                    <filename>DEPLOYDIR</filename>, and the class will take
+                    care of copying them into
+                    <link linkend='var-DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE'><filename>DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE</filename></link>
+                    afterwards.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-DESCRIPTION'><glossterm>DESCRIPTION</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>The package description used by package managers.
+                      If not set, <filename>DESCRIPTION</filename> takes
+                      the value of the
+                      <link linkend='var-SUMMARY'><filename>SUMMARY</filename></link>
+                      variable.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-DISK_SIGNATURE'><glossterm>DISK_SIGNATURE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    A 32-bit MBR disk signature used by
+                    <filename>directdisk</filename> images.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    By default, the signature is set to an automatically
+                    generated random value that allows the OpenEmbedded
+                    build system to create a boot loader.
+                    You can override the signature in the image recipe
+                    by setting <filename>DISK_SIGNATURE</filename> to an
+                    8-digit hex string.
+                    You might want to override
+                    <filename>DISK_SIGNATURE</filename> if you want the disk
+                    signature to remain constant between image builds.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    When using Linux 3.8 or later, you can use
+                    <filename>DISK_SIGNATURE</filename> to specify the root
+                    by UUID to allow the kernel to locate the root device
+                    even if the device name changes due to differences in
+                    hardware configuration.
+                    By default, <filename>SYSLINUX_ROOT</filename> is set
+                    as follows:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     SYSLINUX_ROOT = "root=/dev/sda2"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    However, you can change this to locate the root device
+                    using the disk signature instead:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     SYSLINUX_ROOT = "root=PARTUUID=${DISK_SIGNATURE}-02"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    As previously mentioned, it is possible to set the
+                    <filename>DISK_SIGNATURE</filename> variable in your
+                    <filename>local.conf</filename> file to a fixed
+                    value if you do not want <filename>syslinux.cfg</filename>
+                    changing for each build.
+                    You might find this useful when you want to upgrade the
+                    root filesystem on a device without having to recreate or
+                    modify the master boot record.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-DISTRO'><glossterm>DISTRO</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The short name of the distribution.
+                    This variable corresponds to a distribution
+                    configuration file whose root name is the same as the
+                    variable's argument and whose filename extension is
+                    <filename>.conf</filename>.
+                    For example, the distribution configuration file for the
+                    Poky distribution is named <filename>poky.conf</filename>
+                    and resides in the
+                    <filename>meta-yocto/conf/distro</filename> directory of
+                    the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Within that <filename>poky.conf</filename> file, the
+                    <filename>DISTRO</filename> variable is set as follows:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     DISTRO = "poky"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Distribution configuration files are located in a
+                    <filename>conf/distro</filename> directory within the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#metadata'>Metadata</ulink>
+                    that contains the distribution configuration.
+                    The value for <filename>DISTRO</filename> must not contain
+                    spaces, and is typically all lower-case.
+                    <note>
+                        If the <filename>DISTRO</filename> variable is blank, a set
+                        of default configurations are used, which are specified
+                        within
+                        <filename>meta/conf/distro/defaultsetup.conf</filename>
+                        also in the Source Directory.
+                    </note>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-DISTRO_EXTRA_RDEPENDS'><glossterm>DISTRO_EXTRA_RDEPENDS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies a list of distro-specific packages to add to all images.
+                    This variable takes affect through
+                    <filename>packagegroup-base</filename> so the
+                    variable only really applies to the more full-featured
+                    images that include <filename>packagegroup-base</filename>.
+                    You can use this variable to keep distro policy out of
+                    generic images.
+                    As with all other distro variables, you set this variable
+                    in the distro <filename>.conf</filename> file.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-DISTRO_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS'><glossterm>DISTRO_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies a list of distro-specific packages to add to all images
+                    if the packages exist.
+                    The packages might not exist or be empty (e.g. kernel modules).
+                    The list of packages are automatically installed but you can
+                    remove them.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-DISTRO_FEATURES'><glossterm>DISTRO_FEATURES</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The software support you want in your distribution for
+                    various features.
+                    You define your distribution features in the distribution
+                    configuration file.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    In most cases, the presence or absence of a feature in
+                    <filename>DISTRO_FEATURES</filename> is translated to the
+                    appropriate option supplied to the configure script
+                    during the
+                    <link linkend='ref-tasks-configure'><filename>do_configure</filename></link>
+                    task for recipes that optionally support the feature.
+                    For example, specifying "x11" in
+                    <filename>DISTRO_FEATURES</filename>, causes
+                    every piece of software built for the target that can
+                    optionally support X11 to have its X11 support enabled.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Two more examples are Bluetooth and NFS support.
+                    For a more complete list of features that ships with the
+                    Yocto Project and that you can provide with this variable,
+                    see the
+                    "<link linkend='ref-features-distro'>Distro Features</link>"
+                    section.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-DISTRO_FEATURES_BACKFILL'><glossterm>DISTRO_FEATURES_BACKFILL</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>Features to be added to
+                    <filename><link linkend='var-DISTRO_FEATURES'>DISTRO_FEATURES</link></filename>
+                    if not also present in
+                    <filename><link linkend='var-DISTRO_FEATURES_BACKFILL_CONSIDERED'>DISTRO_FEATURES_BACKFILL_CONSIDERED</link></filename>.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    This variable is set in the <filename>meta/conf/bitbake.conf</filename> file.
+                    It is not intended to be user-configurable.
+                    It is best to just reference the variable to see which distro features are
+                    being backfilled for all distro configurations.
+                    See the <link linkend='ref-features-backfill'>Feature backfilling</link> section for
+                    more information.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-DISTRO_FEATURES_BACKFILL_CONSIDERED'><glossterm>DISTRO_FEATURES_BACKFILL_CONSIDERED</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>Features from
+                    <filename><link linkend='var-DISTRO_FEATURES_BACKFILL'>DISTRO_FEATURES_BACKFILL</link></filename>
+                    that should not be backfilled (i.e. added to
+                    <filename><link linkend='var-DISTRO_FEATURES'>DISTRO_FEATURES</link></filename>)
+                    during the build.
+                    See the "<link linkend='ref-features-backfill'>Feature Backfilling</link>" section for
+                    more information.
+                    </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-DISTRO_NAME'><glossterm>DISTRO_NAME</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>The long name of the distribution.</para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-DISTRO_PN_ALIAS'><glossterm>DISTRO_PN_ALIAS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>Alias names used for the recipe in various Linux distributions.</para>
+                <para>See the
+                    "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#usingpoky-configuring-DISTRO_PN_ALIAS'>Handling
+                    a Package Name Alias</ulink>" section in the Yocto Project Development
+                    Manual for more information.</para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-DISTRO_VERSION'><glossterm>DISTRO_VERSION</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>The version of the distribution.</para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-DISTROOVERRIDES'><glossterm>DISTROOVERRIDES</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    This variable lists overrides specific to the current
+                    distribution.
+                    By default, the variable list includes the value of the
+                    <filename><link linkend='var-DISTRO'>DISTRO</link></filename>
+                    variable.
+                    You can extend the variable to apply any variable overrides
+                    you want as part of the distribution and are not
+                    already in <filename>OVERRIDES</filename> through
+                    some other means.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-DL_DIR'><glossterm>DL_DIR</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The central download directory used by the build process to
+                    store downloads.
+                    By default, <filename>DL_DIR</filename> gets files
+                    suitable for mirroring for everything except Git
+                    repositories.
+                    If you want tarballs of Git repositories, use the
+                    <link linkend='var-BB_GENERATE_MIRROR_TARBALLS'><filename>BB_GENERATE_MIRROR_TARBALLS</filename></link>
+                    variable.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    You can set this directory by defining the
+                    <filename>DL_DIR</filename> variable in the
+                    <filename>conf/local.conf</filename> file.
+                    This directory is self-maintaining and you should not have
+                    to touch it.
+                    By default, the directory is <filename>downloads</filename>
+                    in the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>.
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     #DL_DIR ?= "${TOPDIR}/downloads"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    To specify a different download directory, simply remove
+                    the comment from the line and provide your directory.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    During a first build, the system downloads many different
+                    source code tarballs from various upstream projects.
+                    Downloading can take a while, particularly if your network
+                    connection is slow.
+                    Tarballs are all stored in the directory defined by
+                    <filename>DL_DIR</filename> and the build system looks there
+                    first to find source tarballs.
+                    <note>
+                        When wiping and rebuilding, you can preserve this
+                        directory to speed up this part of subsequent
+                        builds.
+                    </note>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    You can safely share this directory between multiple builds
+                    on the same development machine.
+                    For additional information on how the build process gets
+                    source files when working behind a firewall or proxy server,
+                    see this specific question in the
+                    "<link linkend='how-does-the-yocto-project-obtain-source-code-and-will-it-work-behind-my-firewall-or-proxy-server'>FAQ</link>"
+                    chapter.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-DOC_COMPRESS'><glossterm>DOC_COMPRESS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    When inheriting the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-compress_doc'><filename>compress_doc</filename></link>
+                    class, this variable sets the compression policy used when
+                    the OpenEmbedded build system compresses man pages and info
+                    pages.
+                    By default, the compression method used is gz (gzip).
+                    Other policies available are xz and bz2.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    For information on policies and on how to use this
+                    variable, see the comments in the
+                    <filename>meta/classes/compress_doc.bbclass</filename> file.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+    </glossdiv>
+
+    <glossdiv id='var-glossary-e'><title>E</title>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-EFI_PROVIDER'><glossterm>EFI_PROVIDER</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    When building bootable images (i.e. where
+                    <filename>hddimg</filename> or <filename>vmdk</filename>
+                    is in
+                    <link linkend='var-IMAGE_FSTYPES'><filename>IMAGE_FSTYPES</filename></link>),
+                    The <filename>EFI_PROVIDER</filename> variable specifies
+                    the EFI bootloader to use.
+                    The default is "grub-efi", but "gummiboot" can be used
+                    instead.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    See the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-gummiboot'><filename>gummiboot</filename></link>
+                    class for more information.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-ENABLE_BINARY_LOCALE_GENERATION'><glossterm>ENABLE_BINARY_LOCALE_GENERATION</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>Variable that controls which locales for
+                    <filename>glibc</filename> are generated during the
+                    build (useful if the target device has 64Mbytes
+                    of RAM or less).</para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-ERROR_QA'><glossterm>ERROR_QA</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the quality assurance checks whose failures are
+                    reported as errors by the OpenEmbedded build system.
+                    You set this variable in your distribution configuration
+                    file.
+                    For a list of the checks you can control with this variable,
+                    see the
+                    "<link linkend='ref-classes-insane'><filename>insane.bbclass</filename></link>"
+                    section.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-ERR_REPORT_DIR'><glossterm>ERR_REPORT_DIR</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    When used with the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-report-error'><filename>report-error</filename></link>
+                    class, specifies the path used for storing the debug files
+                    created by the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#using-the-error-reporting-tool'>error reporting tool</ulink>,
+                    which allows you to submit build errors you encounter to a
+                    central database.
+                    By default, the value of this variable is
+                    <filename>${</filename><link linkend='var-LOG_DIR'><filename>LOG_DIR</filename></link><filename>}/error-report</filename>.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    You can set <filename>ERR_REPORT_DIR</filename> to the path
+                    you want the error reporting tool to store the debug files
+                    as follows in your <filename>local.conf</filename> file:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     ERR_REPORT_DIR = "<replaceable>path</replaceable>"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-EXCLUDE_FROM_WORLD'><glossterm>EXCLUDE_FROM_WORLD</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Directs BitBake to exclude a recipe from world builds (i.e.
+                    <filename>bitbake world</filename>).
+                    During world builds, BitBake locates, parses and builds all
+                    recipes found in every layer exposed in the
+                    <filename>bblayers.conf</filename> configuration file.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    To exclude a recipe from a world build using this variable,
+                    set the variable to "1" in the recipe.
+                </para>
+
+                <note>
+                    Recipes added to <filename>EXCLUDE_FROM_WORLD</filename>
+                    may still be built during a world build in order to satisfy
+                    dependencies of other recipes.
+                    Adding a recipe to <filename>EXCLUDE_FROM_WORLD</filename>
+                    only ensures that the recipe is not explicitly added
+                    to the list of build targets in a world build.
+                </note>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-EXTENDPE'><glossterm>EXTENDPE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Used with file and pathnames to create a prefix for a recipe's
+                    version based on the recipe's
+                    <link linkend='var-PE'><filename>PE</filename></link> value.
+                    If <filename>PE</filename> is set and greater than zero for a recipe,
+                    <filename>EXTENDPE</filename> becomes that value (e.g if
+                    <filename>PE</filename> is equal to "1" then <filename>EXTENDPE</filename>
+                    becomes "1_").
+                    If a recipe's <filename>PE</filename> is not set (the default) or is equal to
+                    zero, <filename>EXTENDPE</filename> becomes "".</para>
+                    <para>See the <link linkend='var-STAMP'><filename>STAMP</filename></link>
+                    variable for an example.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-EXTENDPKGV'><glossterm>EXTENDPKGV</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The full package version specification as it appears on the
+                    final packages produced by a recipe.
+                    The variable's value is normally used to fix a runtime
+                    dependency to the exact same version of another package
+                    in the same recipe:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     RDEPENDS_${PN}-additional-module = "${PN} (= ${EXTENDPKGV})"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The dependency relationships are intended to force the
+                    package manager to upgrade these types of packages in
+                    lock-step.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-EXTERNALSRC'><glossterm>EXTERNALSRC</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    When inheriting the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-externalsrc'><filename>externalsrc</filename></link>
+                    class, this variable points to the source tree, which is
+                    outside of the OpenEmbedded build system.
+                    When set, this variable sets the
+                    <link linkend='var-S'><filename>S</filename></link>
+                    variable, which is what the OpenEmbedded build system uses
+                    to locate unpacked recipe source code.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    For more information on
+                    <filename>externalsrc.bbclass</filename>, see the
+                    "<link linkend='ref-classes-externalsrc'><filename>externalsrc.bbclass</filename></link>"
+                    section.
+                    You can also find information on how to use this variable
+                    in the
+                    "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#building-software-from-an-external-source'>Building Software from an External Source</ulink>"
+                    section in the Yocto Project Development Manual.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-EXTERNALSRC_BUILD'><glossterm>EXTERNALSRC_BUILD</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    When inheriting the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-externalsrc'><filename>externalsrc</filename></link>
+                    class, this variable points to the directory in which the
+                    recipe's source code is built, which is outside of the
+                    OpenEmbedded build system.
+                    When set, this variable sets the
+                    <link linkend='var-B'><filename>B</filename></link>
+                    variable, which is what the OpenEmbedded build system uses
+                    to locate the Build Directory.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    For more information on
+                    <filename>externalsrc.bbclass</filename>, see the
+                    "<link linkend='ref-classes-externalsrc'><filename>externalsrc.bbclass</filename></link>"
+                    section.
+                    You can also find information on how to use this variable
+                    in the
+                    "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#building-software-from-an-external-source'>Building Software from an External Source</ulink>"
+                    section in the Yocto Project Development Manual.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-EXTRA_IMAGE_FEATURES'><glossterm>EXTRA_IMAGE_FEATURES</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The list of additional features to include in an image.
+                    Typically, you configure this variable in your
+                    <filename>local.conf</filename> file, which is found in the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>.
+                    Although you can use this variable from within a recipe,
+                    best practices dictate that you do not.
+                    <note>
+                        To enable primary features from within the image
+                        recipe, use the
+                        <link linkend='var-IMAGE_FEATURES'><filename>IMAGE_FEATURES</filename></link>
+                        variable.
+                    </note>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Here are some examples of features you can add:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+"dbg-pkgs" - Adds -dbg packages for all installed packages
+             including symbol information for debugging and
+             profiling.
+
+"debug-tweaks" - Makes an image suitable for development.
+                 For example, ssh root access has a blank
+                 password.  You should remove this feature
+                 before you produce a production image.
+
+"dev-pkgs" - Adds -dev packages for all installed packages.
+             This is useful if you want to develop against
+             the libraries in the image.
+
+"read-only-rootfs" - Creates an image whose root
+                     filesystem is read-only. See the
+                     "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#creating-a-read-only-root-filesystem'>Creating a Read-Only Root Filesystem</ulink>"
+                     section in the Yocto Project
+                     Development Manual for more
+                     information
+
+"tools-debug" - Adds debugging tools such as gdb and
+                strace.
+
+"tools-profile" - Adds profiling tools such as oprofile,
+                  exmap, lttng and valgrind (x86 only).
+
+"tools-sdk" - Adds development tools such as gcc, make,
+              pkgconfig and so forth.
+
+"tools-testapps" - Adds useful testing tools such as
+                   ts_print, aplay, arecord and so
+                   forth.
+
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    For a complete list of image features that ships with the
+                    Yocto Project, see the
+                    "<link linkend="ref-features-image">Image Features</link>"
+                    section.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    For an example that shows how to customize your image by
+                    using this variable, see the
+                    "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#usingpoky-extend-customimage-imagefeatures'>Customizing Images Using Custom <filename>IMAGE_FEATURES</filename> and <filename>EXTRA_IMAGE_FEATURES</filename></ulink>"
+                    section in the Yocto Project Development Manual.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-EXTRA_IMAGECMD'><glossterm>EXTRA_IMAGECMD</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies additional options for the image
+                    creation command that has been specified in
+                    <link linkend='var-IMAGE_CMD'><filename>IMAGE_CMD</filename></link>.
+                    When setting this variable, you should
+                    use an override for the associated type.
+                    Here is an example:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     EXTRA_IMAGECMD_ext3 ?= "-i 4096"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-EXTRA_IMAGEDEPENDS'><glossterm>EXTRA_IMAGEDEPENDS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>A list of recipes to build that do not provide packages
+                    for installing into the root filesystem.
+                </para>
+                <para>Sometimes a recipe is required to build the final image but is not
+                    needed in the root filesystem.
+                    You can use the <filename>EXTRA_IMAGEDEPENDS</filename> variable to
+                    list these recipes and thus specify the dependencies.
+                    A typical example is a required bootloader in a machine configuration.
+                </para>
+                <note>
+                    To add packages to the root filesystem, see the various
+                    <filename>*<link linkend='var-RDEPENDS'>RDEPENDS</link></filename>
+                    and <filename>*<link linkend='var-RRECOMMENDS'>RRECOMMENDS</link></filename>
+                    variables.
+                </note>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-EXTRA_OECMAKE'><glossterm>EXTRA_OECMAKE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>Additional <filename>cmake</filename> options.</para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-EXTRA_OECONF'><glossterm>EXTRA_OECONF</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>Additional <filename>configure</filename> script options.</para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-EXTRA_OEMAKE'><glossterm>EXTRA_OEMAKE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>Additional GNU <filename>make</filename> options.</para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-EXTRA_OESCONS'><glossterm>EXTRA_OESCONS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    When inheriting the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-scons'><filename>scons</filename></link>
+                    class, this variable specifies additional configuration
+                    options you want to pass to the
+                    <filename>scons</filename> command line.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-EXTRA_QMAKEVARS_POST'><glossterm>EXTRA_QMAKEVARS_POST</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Configuration variables or options you want to pass to
+                    <filename>qmake</filename>.
+                    Use this variable when the arguments need to be after the
+                    <filename>.pro</filename> file list on the command line.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    This variable is used with recipes that inherit the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-qmake*'><filename>qmake_base</filename></link>
+                    class or other classes that inherit
+                    <filename>qmake_base</filename>.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+       <glossentry id='var-EXTRA_QMAKEVARS_PRE'><glossterm>EXTRA_QMAKEVARS_PRE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Configuration variables or options you want to pass to
+                    <filename>qmake</filename>.
+                    Use this variable when the arguments need to be before the
+                    <filename>.pro</filename> file list on the command line.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    This variable is used with recipes that inherit the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-qmake*'><filename>qmake_base</filename></link>
+                    class or other classes that inherit
+                    <filename>qmake_base</filename>.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-EXTRA_USERS_PARAMS'><glossterm>EXTRA_USERS_PARAMS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    When inheriting the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-extrausers'><filename>extrausers</filename></link>
+                    class, this variable provides image level user and group
+                    operations.
+                    This is a more global method of providing user and group
+                    configuration as compared to using the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-useradd'><filename>useradd</filename></link>
+                    class, which ties user and group configurations to a
+                    specific recipe.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The set list of commands you can configure using the
+                    <filename>EXTRA_USERS_PARAMS</filename> is shown in the
+                    <filename>extrausers</filename> class.
+                    These commands map to the normal Unix commands of the same
+                    names:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     # EXTRA_USERS_PARAMS = "\
+     # useradd -p '' tester; \
+     # groupadd developers; \
+     # userdel nobody; \
+     # groupdel -g video; \
+     # groupmod -g 1020 developers; \
+     # usermod -s /bin/sh tester; \
+     # "
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+    </glossdiv>
+
+    <glossdiv id='var-glossary-f'><title>F</title>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-FEATURE_PACKAGES'><glossterm>FEATURE_PACKAGES</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Defines one or more packages to include in an image when
+                    a specific item is included in
+                    <link linkend='var-IMAGE_FEATURES'><filename>IMAGE_FEATURES</filename></link>.
+                    When setting the value, <filename>FEATURE_PACKAGES</filename>
+                    should have the name of the feature item as an override.
+                    Here is an example:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     FEATURE_PACKAGES_widget = "<replaceable>package1</replaceable> <replaceable>package2</replaceable>"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    In this example, if "widget" were added to
+                    <filename>IMAGE_FEATURES</filename>, <replaceable>package1</replaceable> and
+                    <replaceable>package2</replaceable> would be included in the image.
+                    <note>
+                        Packages installed by features defined through
+                        <filename>FEATURE_PACKAGES</filename> are often package
+                        groups.
+                        While similarly named, you should not confuse the
+                        <filename>FEATURE_PACKAGES</filename> variable with
+                        package groups, which are discussed elsewhere in the
+                        documentation.
+                    </note>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-FEED_DEPLOYDIR_BASE_URI'><glossterm>FEED_DEPLOYDIR_BASE_URI</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Points to the base URL of the server and location within
+                    the document-root that provides the metadata and
+                    packages required by OPKG to support runtime package
+                    management of IPK packages.
+                    You set this variable in your
+                    <filename>local.conf</filename> file.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Consider the following example:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     FEED_DEPLOYDIR_BASE_URI = "http://192.168.7.1/BOARD-dir"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    This example assumes you are serving your packages over
+                    HTTP and your databases are located in a directory
+                    named <filename>BOARD-dir</filename>, which is underneath
+                    your HTTP server's document-root.
+                    In this case, the OpenEmbedded build system generates a set
+                    of configuration files for you in your target that work
+                    with the feed.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-FILES'><glossterm>FILES</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The list of directories or files that are placed in packages.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    To use the <filename>FILES</filename> variable, provide a
+                    package name override that identifies the resulting package.
+                    Then, provide a space-separated list of files or paths
+                    that identify the files you want included as part of the
+                    resulting package.
+                    Here is an example:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     FILES_${PN} += "${bindir}/mydir1/ ${bindir}/mydir2/myfile"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+
+                <note>
+                    When specifying paths as part of the
+                    <filename>FILES</filename> variable, it is good practice
+                    to use appropriate path variables.
+                    For example, use <filename>${sysconfdir}</filename> rather
+                    than <filename>/etc</filename>, or
+                    <filename>${bindir}</filename> rather than
+                    <filename>/usr/bin</filename>.
+                    You can find a list of these variables at the top of the
+                    <filename>meta/conf/bitbake.conf</filename> file in the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>.
+                </note>
+
+                <para>
+                    If some of the files you provide with the
+                    <filename>FILES</filename> variable are editable and you
+                    know they should not be overwritten during the package
+                    update process by the Package Management System (PMS), you
+                    can identify these files so that the PMS will not
+                    overwrite them.
+                    See the
+                    <link linkend='var-CONFFILES'><filename>CONFFILES</filename></link>
+                    variable for information on how to identify these files to
+                    the PMS.
+                </para>
+
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-FILESEXTRAPATHS'><glossterm>FILESEXTRAPATHS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Extends the search path the OpenEmbedded build system uses
+                    when looking for files and patches as it processes recipes
+                    and append files.
+                    The default directories BitBake uses when it processes
+                    recipes are initially defined by the
+                    <link linkend='var-FILESPATH'><filename>FILESPATH</filename></link>
+                    variable.
+                    You can extend <filename>FILESPATH</filename> variable
+                    by using <filename>FILESEXTRAPATHS</filename>.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Best practices dictate that you accomplish this by using
+                    <filename>FILESEXTRAPATHS</filename> from within a
+                    <filename>.bbappend</filename> file and that you prepend
+                    paths as follows:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend := "${THISDIR}/${PN}:"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    In the above example, the build system first looks for files
+                    in a directory that has the same name as the corresponding
+                    append file.
+                    <note>
+                        <para>When extending <filename>FILESEXTRAPATHS</filename>,
+                        be sure to use the immediate expansion
+                        (<filename>:=</filename>) operator.
+                        Immediate expansion makes sure that BitBake evaluates
+                        <link linkend='var-THISDIR'><filename>THISDIR</filename></link>
+                        at the time the directive is encountered rather than at
+                        some later time when expansion might result in a
+                        directory that does not contain the files you need.
+                        </para>
+                        <para>Also, include the trailing separating colon
+                        character if you are prepending.
+                        The trailing colon character is necessary because you
+                        are directing BitBake to extend the path by prepending
+                        directories to the search path.</para>
+                    </note>
+                    Here is another common use:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend := "${THISDIR}/files:"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    In this example, the build system extends the
+                    <filename>FILESPATH</filename> variable to include a
+                    directory named <filename>files</filename> that is in the
+                    same directory as the corresponding append file.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Here is a final example that specifically adds three paths:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend := "path_1:path_2:path_3:"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    By prepending paths in <filename>.bbappend</filename>
+                    files, you allow multiple append files that reside in
+                    different layers but are used for the same recipe to
+                    correctly extend the path.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-FILESOVERRIDES'><glossterm>FILESOVERRIDES</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    A subset of <link linkend='var-OVERRIDES'><filename>OVERRIDES</filename></link>
+                    used by the OpenEmbedded build system for creating
+                    <link linkend='var-FILESPATH'><filename>FILESPATH</filename></link>.
+                    You can find more information on how overrides are handled
+                    in the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_BB_URL;'>BitBake Manual</ulink>.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    By default, the <filename>FILESOVERRIDES</filename>
+                    variable is defined as:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     FILESOVERRIDES = "${TRANSLATED_TARGET_ARCH}:${MACHINEOVERRIDES}:${DISTROOVERRIDES}"
+                    </literallayout>
+
+                    <note>
+                        Do not hand-edit the <filename>FILESOVERRIDES</filename>
+                        variable.
+                        The values match up with expected overrides and are
+                        used in an expected manner by the build system.
+                    </note>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-FILESPATH'><glossterm>FILESPATH</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The default set of directories the OpenEmbedded build system
+                    uses when searching for patches and files.
+                    During the build process, BitBake searches each directory in
+                    <filename>FILESPATH</filename> in the specified order when
+                    looking for files and patches specified by each
+                    <filename>file://</filename> URI in a recipe.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The default value for the <filename>FILESPATH</filename>
+                    variable is defined in the <filename>base.bbclass</filename>
+                    class found in <filename>meta/classes</filename> in the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     FILESPATH = "${@base_set_filespath(["${FILE_DIRNAME}/${BP}", \
+        "${FILE_DIRNAME}/${BPN}", "${FILE_DIRNAME}/files"], d)}"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    <note>
+                        Do not hand-edit the <filename>FILESPATH</filename>
+                        variable.
+                        If you want the build system to look in directories
+                        other than the defaults, extend the
+                        <filename>FILESPATH</filename> variable by using the
+                        <link linkend='var-FILESEXTRAPATHS'><filename>FILESEXTRAPATHS</filename></link>
+                        variable.
+                    </note>
+                    Be aware that the default <filename>FILESPATH</filename>
+                    directories do not map to directories in custom layers
+                    where append files (<filename>.bbappend</filename>)
+                    are used.
+                    If you want the build system to find patches or files
+                    that reside with your append files, you need to extend
+                    the <filename>FILESPATH</filename> variable by using
+                    the
+                    <link linkend='var-FILESEXTRAPATHS'><filename>FILESEXTRAPATHS</filename></link>
+                    variable.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-FILESYSTEM_PERMS_TABLES'><glossterm>FILESYSTEM_PERMS_TABLES</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>Allows you to define your own file permissions settings table as part of
+                    your configuration for the packaging process.
+                    For example, suppose you need a consistent set of custom permissions for
+                    a set of groups and users across an entire work project.
+                    It is best to do this in the packages themselves but this is not always
+                    possible.
+                </para>
+                <para>
+                    By default, the OpenEmbedded build system uses the <filename>fs-perms.txt</filename>, which
+                    is located in the <filename>meta/files</filename> folder in the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>.
+                    If you create your own file permissions setting table, you should place it in your
+                    layer or the distro's layer.
+                </para>
+                <para>
+                    You define the <filename>FILESYSTEM_PERMS_TABLES</filename> variable in the
+                    <filename>conf/local.conf</filename> file, which is found in the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>, to
+                    point to your custom <filename>fs-perms.txt</filename>.
+                    You can specify more than a single file permissions setting table.
+                    The paths you specify to these files must be defined within the
+                    <link linkend='var-BBPATH'><filename>BBPATH</filename></link> variable.
+                </para>
+                <para>
+                    For guidance on how to create your own file permissions settings table file,
+                    examine the existing <filename>fs-perms.txt</filename>.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-FONT_PACKAGES'><glossterm>FONT_PACKAGES</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    When inheriting the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-fontcache'><filename>fontcache</filename></link>
+                    class, this variable identifies packages containing font
+                    files that need to be cached by Fontconfig.
+                    By default, the <filename>fontcache</filename> class assumes
+                    that fonts are in the recipe's main package
+                    (i.e. <filename>${</filename><link linkend='var-PN'><filename>PN</filename></link><filename>}</filename>).
+                    Use this variable if fonts you need are in a package
+                    other than that main package.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-FULL_OPTIMIZATION'><glossterm>FULL_OPTIMIZATION</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The options to pass in
+                    <filename><link linkend='var-TARGET_CFLAGS'>TARGET_CFLAGS</link></filename>
+                    and <filename><link linkend='var-CFLAGS'>CFLAGS</link></filename>
+                    when compiling an optimized system.
+                    This variable defaults to
+                    "-O2 -pipe ${DEBUG_FLAGS}".
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+    </glossdiv>
+
+    <glossdiv id='var-glossary-g'><title>G</title>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-GLIBC_GENERATE_LOCALES'><glossterm>GLIBC_GENERATE_LOCALES</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the list of GLIBC locales to generate should you
+                    not wish generate all LIBC locals, which can be time
+                    consuming.
+                    <note>
+                        If you specifically remove the locale
+                        <filename>en_US.UTF-8</filename>, you must set
+                        <link linkend='var-IMAGE_LINGUAS'><filename>IMAGE_LINGUAS</filename></link>
+                        appropriately.
+                    </note>
+                    You can set <filename>GLIBC_GENERATE_LOCALES</filename>
+                    in your <filename>local.conf</filename> file.
+                    By default, all locales are generated.
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+      GLIBC_GENERATE_LOCALES = "en_GB.UTF-8 en_US.UTF-8"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-GROUPADD_PARAM'><glossterm>GROUPADD_PARAM</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    When inheriting the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-useradd'><filename>useradd</filename></link>
+                    class, this variable
+                    specifies for a package what parameters should be passed
+                    to the <filename>groupadd</filename> command
+                    if you wish to add a group to the system when the package
+                    is installed.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Here is an example from the <filename>dbus</filename>
+                    recipe:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     GROUPADD_PARAM_${PN} = "-r netdev"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    For information on the standard Linux shell command
+                    <filename>groupadd</filename>, see
+                    <ulink url='http://linux.die.net/man/8/groupadd'></ulink>.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-GROUPMEMS_PARAM'><glossterm>GROUPMEMS_PARAM</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    When inheriting the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-useradd'><filename>useradd</filename></link>
+                    class, this variable
+                    specifies for a package what parameters should be passed
+                    to the <filename>groupmems</filename> command
+                    if you wish to modify the members of a group when the
+                    package is installed.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    For information on the standard Linux shell command
+                    <filename>groupmems</filename>, see
+                    <ulink url='http://linux.die.net/man/8/groupmems'></ulink>.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-GRUB_GFXSERIAL'><glossterm>GRUB_GFXSERIAL</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Configures the GNU GRand Unified Bootloader (GRUB) to have
+                    graphics and serial in the boot menu.
+                    Set this variable to "1" in your
+                    <filename>local.conf</filename> or distribution
+                    configuration file to enable graphics and serial
+                    in the menu.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    See the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-grub-efi'><filename>grub-efi</filename></link>
+                    class for more information on how this variable is used.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-GRUB_OPTS'><glossterm>GRUB_OPTS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Additional options to add to the GNU GRand Unified
+                    Bootloader (GRUB) configuration.
+                    Use a semi-colon character (<filename>;</filename>) to
+                    separate multiple options.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The <filename>GRUB_OPTS</filename> variable is optional.
+                    See the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-grub-efi'><filename>grub-efi</filename></link>
+                    class for more information on how this variable is used.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-GRUB_TIMEOUT'><glossterm>GRUB_TIMEOUT</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the timeout before executing the default
+                    <filename>LABEL</filename> in the GNU GRand Unified
+                    Bootloader (GRUB).
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The <filename>GRUB_TIMEOUT</filename> variable is optional.
+                    See the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-grub-efi'><filename>grub-efi</filename></link>
+                    class for more information on how this variable is used.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-GTKIMMODULES_PACKAGES'><glossterm>GTKIMMODULES_PACKAGES</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    When inheriting the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-gtk-immodules-cache'><filename>gtk-immodules-cache</filename></link>
+                    class, this variable specifies the packages that contain the
+                    GTK+ input method modules being installed when the modules
+                    are in packages other than the main package.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-GUMMIBOOT_CFG'><glossterm>GUMMIBOOT_CFG</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    When
+                    <link linkend='var-EFI_PROVIDER'><filename>EFI_PROVIDER</filename></link>
+                    is set to "gummiboot", the
+                    <filename>GUMMIBOOT_CFG</filename> variable specifies the
+                    configuration file that should be used.
+                    By default, the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-gummiboot'><filename>gummiboot</filename></link>
+                    class sets the <filename>GUMMIBOOT_CFG</filename> as
+                    follows:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     GUMMIBOOT_CFG ?= "${<link linkend='var-S'>S</link>}/loader.conf"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    For information on Gummiboot, see the
+                    <ulink url='http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/gummiboot/'>Gummiboot documentation</ulink>.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-GUMMIBOOT_ENTRIES'><glossterm>GUMMIBOOT_ENTRIES</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    When
+                    <link linkend='var-EFI_PROVIDER'><filename>EFI_PROVIDER</filename></link>
+                    is set to "gummiboot", the
+                    <filename>GUMMIBOOT_ENTRIES</filename> variable specifies
+                    a list of entry files
+                    (<filename>*.conf</filename>) to be installed
+                    containing one boot entry per file.
+                    By default, the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-gummiboot'><filename>gummiboot</filename></link>
+                    class sets the <filename>GUMMIBOOT_ENTRIES</filename> as
+                    follows:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     GUMMIBOOT_ENTRIES ?= ""
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    For information on Gummiboot, see the
+                    <ulink url='http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/gummiboot/'>Gummiboot documentation</ulink>.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-GUMMIBOOT_TIMEOUT'><glossterm>GUMMIBOOT_TIMEOUT</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    When
+                    <link linkend='var-EFI_PROVIDER'><filename>EFI_PROVIDER</filename></link>
+                    is set to "gummiboot", the
+                    <filename>GUMMIBOOT_TIMEOUT</filename> variable specifies
+                    the boot menu timeout in seconds.
+                    By default, the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-gummiboot'><filename>gummiboot</filename></link>
+                    class sets the <filename>GUMMIBOOT_TIMEOUT</filename> as
+                    follows:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     GUMMIBOOT_TIMEOUT ?= "10"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    For information on Gummiboot, see the
+                    <ulink url='http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/gummiboot/'>Gummiboot documentation</ulink>.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+    </glossdiv>
+
+    <glossdiv id='var-glossary-h'><title>H</title>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-HOMEPAGE'><glossterm>HOMEPAGE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>Website where more information about the software the recipe is building
+                    can be found.</para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-HOST_CC_ARCH'><glossterm>HOST_CC_ARCH</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies architecture-specific compiler flags that are
+                    passed to the C compiler.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Default initialization for <filename>HOST_CC_ARCH</filename>
+                    varies depending on what is being built:
+                    <itemizedlist>
+                        <listitem><para>
+                            <link linkend='var-TARGET_CC_ARCH'><filename>TARGET_CC_ARCH</filename></link>
+                            when building for the target
+                            </para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para>
+                            <filename>BUILD_CC_ARCH</filename>
+                            when building for the build host (i.e.
+                            <filename>native</filename>)
+                            </para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para>
+                            <filename>BUILDSDK_CC_ARCH</filename>
+                            when building for an SDK (i.e.
+                            <filename>nativesdk</filename>)
+                            </para></listitem>
+                    </itemizedlist>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-HOST_SYS'><glossterm>HOST_SYS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the system, including the architecture and the
+                    operating system, for with the build is occurring
+                    in the context of the current
+                    recipe.
+                    The OpenEmbedded build system automatically sets this
+                    variable.
+                    You do not need to set the variable yourself.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Here are two examples:
+                    <itemizedlist>
+                        <listitem><para>Given a native recipe on a 32-bit
+                            x86 machine running Linux, the value is
+                            "i686-linux".
+                            </para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para>Given a recipe being built for a
+                            little-endian MIPS target running Linux,
+                            the value might be "mipsel-linux".
+                            </para></listitem>
+                    </itemizedlist>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+    </glossdiv>
+
+    <glossdiv id='var-glossary-i'><title>I</title>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-ICECC_DISABLED'><glossterm>ICECC_DISABLED</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Disables or enables the <filename>icecc</filename>
+                    (Icecream) function.
+                    For more information on this function and best practices
+                    for using this variable, see the
+                    "<link linkend='ref-classes-icecc'><filename>icecc.bbclass</filename></link>"
+                    section.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Setting this variable to "1" in your
+                    <filename>local.conf</filename> disables the function:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     ICECC_DISABLED ??= "1"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    To enable the function, set the variable as follows:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     ICECC_DISABLED = ""
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-ICECC_ENV_EXEC'><glossterm>ICECC_ENV_EXEC</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Points to the <filename>icecc-create-env</filename> script
+                    that you provide.
+                    This variable is used by the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-icecc'><filename>icecc</filename></link>
+                    class.
+                    You set this variable in your
+                    <filename>local.conf</filename> file.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    If you do not point to a script that you provide, the
+                    OpenEmbedded build system uses the default script provided
+                    by the <filename>icecc-create-env.bb</filename> recipe,
+                    which is a modified version and not the one that comes with
+                    <filename>icecc</filename>.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-ICECC_PARALLEL_MAKE'><glossterm>ICECC_PARALLEL_MAKE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Extra options passed to the <filename>make</filename>
+                    command during the
+                    <link linkend='ref-tasks-compile'><filename>do_compile</filename></link>
+                    task that specify parallel compilation.
+                    This variable usually takes the form of
+                    <filename>-j 4</filename>, where the number
+                    represents the maximum number of parallel threads
+                    <filename>make</filename> can run.
+                    <note>
+                        The options passed affect builds on all enabled
+                        machines on the network, which are machines running the
+                        <filename>iceccd</filename> daemon.
+                    </note>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    If your enabled machines support multiple cores,
+                    coming up with the maximum number of parallel threads
+                    that gives you the best performance could take some
+                    experimentation since machine speed, network lag,
+                    available memory, and existing machine loads can all
+                    affect build time.
+                    Consequently, unlike the
+                    <link linkend='var-PARALLEL_MAKE'><filename>PARALLEL_MAKE</filename></link>
+                    variable, there is no rule-of-thumb for setting
+                    <filename>ICECC_PARALLEL_MAKE</filename> to achieve
+                    optimal performance.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    If you do not set <filename>ICECC_PARALLEL_MAKE</filename>,
+                    the build system does not use it (i.e. the system does
+                    not detect and assign the number of cores as is done with
+                    <filename>PARALLEL_MAKE</filename>).
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-ICECC_PATH'><glossterm>ICECC_PATH</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The location of the <filename>icecc</filename> binary.
+                    You can set this variable in your
+                    <filename>local.conf</filename> file.
+                    If your <filename>local.conf</filename> file does not define
+                    this variable, the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-icecc'><filename>icecc</filename></link>
+                    class attempts to define it by locating
+                    <filename>icecc</filename> using <filename>which</filename>.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-ICECC_USER_CLASS_BL'><glossterm>ICECC_USER_CLASS_BL</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Identifies user classes that you do not want the
+                    Icecream distributed compile support to consider.
+                    This variable is used by the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-icecc'><filename>icecc</filename></link>
+                    class.
+                    You set this variable in your
+                    <filename>local.conf</filename> file.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    When you list classes using this variable, you are
+                    "blacklisting" them from distributed compilation across
+                    remote hosts.
+                    Any classes you list will be distributed and compiled
+                    locally.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-ICECC_USER_PACKAGE_BL'><glossterm>ICECC_USER_PACKAGE_BL</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Identifies user recipes that you do not want the
+                    Icecream distributed compile support to consider.
+                    This variable is used by the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-icecc'><filename>icecc</filename></link>
+                    class.
+                    You set this variable in your
+                    <filename>local.conf</filename> file.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    When you list packages using this variable, you are
+                    "blacklisting" them from distributed compilation across
+                    remote hosts.
+                    Any packages you list will be distributed and compiled
+                    locally.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-ICECC_USER_PACKAGE_WL'><glossterm>ICECC_USER_PACKAGE_WL</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Identifies user recipes that use an empty
+                    <link linkend='var-PARALLEL_MAKE'><filename>PARALLEL_MAKE</filename></link>
+                    variable that you want to force remote distributed
+                    compilation on using the Icecream distributed compile
+                    support.
+                    This variable is used by the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-icecc'><filename>icecc</filename></link>
+                    class.
+                    You set this variable in your
+                    <filename>local.conf</filename> file.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-IMAGE_BASENAME'><glossterm>IMAGE_BASENAME</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The base name of image output files.
+                    This variable defaults to the recipe name
+                    (<filename>${</filename><link linkend='var-PN'><filename>PN</filename></link><filename>}</filename>).
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-IMAGE_BOOT_FILES'><glossterm>IMAGE_BOOT_FILES</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    A space-separated list of files installed into the
+                    boot partition when preparing an image.
+                    By default, the files are installed under the same name as
+                    the source files.
+                    To change the installed name, separate it from the
+                    original name with a semi-colon (;).
+                    Source files need to be located in
+                    <link linkend='var-DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE'><filename>DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE</filename></link>.
+                    Here are two examples:
+
+                    <literallayout class="monospaced">
+     IMAGE_BOOT_FILES = "u-boot.img uImage;kernel"
+     IMAGE_BOOT_FILES = "u-boot.${UBOOT_SUFFIX} ${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE}"
+                    </literallayout></para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-IMAGE_CLASSES'><glossterm>IMAGE_CLASSES</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    A list of classes that all images should inherit.
+                    You typically use this variable to specify the list of
+                    classes that register the different types of images
+                    the OpenEmbedded build system creates.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The default value for <filename>IMAGE_CLASSES</filename> is
+                    <filename>image_types</filename>.
+                    You can set this variable in your
+                    <filename>local.conf</filename> or in a distribution
+                    configuration file.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    For more information, see
+                    <filename>meta/classes/image_types.bbclass</filename> in the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-IMAGE_CMD'><glossterm>IMAGE_CMD</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the command to create the image file for a
+                    specific image type, which corresponds to the value set
+                    set in
+                    <link linkend='var-IMAGE_FSTYPES'><filename>IMAGE_FSTYPES</filename></link>,
+                    (e.g. <filename>ext3</filename>,
+                    <filename>btrfs</filename>, and so forth).
+                    When setting this variable, you should use
+                    an override for the associated type.
+                    Here is an example:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     IMAGE_CMD_jffs2 = "mkfs.jffs2 --root=${IMAGE_ROOTFS} \
+        --faketime --output=${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${IMAGE_NAME}.rootfs.jffs2 \
+        ${EXTRA_IMAGECMD}"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    You typically do not need to set this variable unless
+                    you are adding support for a new image type.
+                    For more examples on how to set this variable, see the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-image_types'><filename>image_types</filename></link>
+                    class file, which is
+                    <filename>meta/classes/image_types.bbclass</filename>.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-IMAGE_DEVICE_TABLES'><glossterm>IMAGE_DEVICE_TABLES</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies one or more files that contain custom device
+                    tables that are passed to the
+                    <filename>makedevs</filename> command as part of creating
+                    an image.
+                    These files list basic device nodes that should be
+                    created under <filename>/dev</filename> within the image.
+                    If <filename>IMAGE_DEVICE_TABLES</filename> is not set,
+                    <filename>files/device_table-minimal.txt</filename> is
+                    used, which is located by
+                    <link linkend='var-BBPATH'><filename>BBPATH</filename></link>.
+                    For details on how you should write device table files,
+                    see <filename>meta/files/device_table-minimal.txt</filename>
+                    as an example.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-IMAGE_FEATURES'><glossterm>IMAGE_FEATURES</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The primary list of features to include in an image.
+                    Typically, you configure this variable in an image recipe.
+                    Although you can use this variable from your
+                    <filename>local.conf</filename> file, which is found in the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>,
+                    best practices dictate that you do not.
+                    <note>
+                        To enable extra features from outside the image recipe,
+                        use the
+                        <filename><link linkend='var-EXTRA_IMAGE_FEATURES'>EXTRA_IMAGE_FEATURES</link></filename> variable.
+                    </note>
+                    For a list of image features that ships with the Yocto
+                    Project, see the
+                    "<link linkend="ref-features-image">Image Features</link>"
+                    section.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    For an example that shows how to customize your image by
+                    using this variable, see the
+                    "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#usingpoky-extend-customimage-imagefeatures'>Customizing Images Using Custom <filename>IMAGE_FEATURES</filename> and <filename>EXTRA_IMAGE_FEATURES</filename></ulink>"
+                    section in the Yocto Project Development Manual.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-IMAGE_FSTYPES'><glossterm>IMAGE_FSTYPES</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the formats the OpenEmbedded build system uses
+                    during the build when creating the root filesystem.
+                    For example, setting <filename>IMAGE_FSTYPES</filename>
+                    as follows causes the build system to create root
+                    filesystems using two formats: <filename>.ext3</filename>
+                    and <filename>.tar.bz2</filename>:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     IMAGE_FSTYPES = "ext3 tar.bz2"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    For the complete list of supported image formats from which
+                    you can choose, see
+                    <link linkend='var-IMAGE_TYPES'><filename>IMAGE_TYPES</filename></link>.
+                </para>
+
+                <note>
+                    If you add "live" to <filename>IMAGE_FSTYPES</filename>
+                    inside an image recipe, be sure that you do so prior to the
+                    "inherit image" line of the recipe or the live image will
+                    not build.
+                </note>
+
+                <note>
+                    Due to the way this variable is processed, it is not
+                    possible to update its contents using
+                    <filename>_append</filename> or
+                    <filename>_prepend</filename>. To add one or more
+                    additional options to this variable the
+                    <filename>+=</filename> operator must be used.
+                </note>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-IMAGE_INSTALL'><glossterm>IMAGE_INSTALL</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the packages to install into an image.
+                    The <filename>IMAGE_INSTALL</filename> variable is a
+                    mechanism for an image recipe and you should use it
+                    with care to avoid ordering issues.
+                    <note>
+                        When working with an
+                        <link linkend='images-core-image-minimal-initramfs'><filename>core-image-minimal-initramfs</filename></link>
+                        image, do not use the <filename>IMAGE_INSTALL</filename>
+                        variable to specify packages for installation.
+                        Instead, use the
+                        <link linkend='var-PACKAGE_INSTALL'><filename>PACKAGE_INSTALL</filename></link>
+                        variable, which allows the initial RAM disk (initramfs)
+                        recipe to use a fixed set of packages and not be
+                        affected by <filename>IMAGE_INSTALL</filename>.
+                    </note>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Image recipes set <filename>IMAGE_INSTALL</filename>
+                    to specify the packages to install into an image through
+                    <filename>image.bbclass</filename>.
+                    Additionally, "helper" classes exist, such as
+                    <filename>core-image.bbclass</filename>, that can take
+                    <filename><link linkend='var-IMAGE_FEATURES'>IMAGE_FEATURES</link></filename>
+                    lists and turn these into auto-generated entries in
+                    <filename>IMAGE_INSTALL</filename> in addition to its
+                    default contents.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Using <filename>IMAGE_INSTALL</filename> with the
+                    <filename>+=</filename> operator from the
+                    <filename>/conf/local.conf</filename> file or from within
+                    an image recipe is not recommended as it can cause ordering
+                    issues.
+                    Since <filename>core-image.bbclass</filename> sets
+                    <filename>IMAGE_INSTALL</filename> to a default value using
+                    the <filename>?=</filename> operator, using a
+                    <filename>+=</filename> operation against
+                    <filename>IMAGE_INSTALL</filename> will result in
+                    unexpected behavior when used in
+                    <filename>conf/local.conf</filename>.
+                    Furthermore, the same operation from within an image
+                    recipe may or may not succeed depending on the specific
+                    situation.
+                    In both these cases, the behavior is contrary to how most
+                    users expect the <filename>+=</filename> operator to work.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    When you use this variable, it is best to use it as follows:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     IMAGE_INSTALL_append = " <replaceable>package-name</replaceable>"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    Be sure to include the space between the quotation character
+                    and the start of the package name or names.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-IMAGE_LINGUAS'><glossterm>IMAGE_LINGUAS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the list of locales to install into the image
+                    during the root filesystem construction process.
+                    The OpenEmbedded build system automatically splits locale
+                    files, which are used for localization, into separate
+                    packages.
+                    Setting the <filename>IMAGE_LINGUAS</filename> variable
+                    ensures that any locale packages that correspond to packages
+                    already selected for installation into the image are also
+                    installed.
+                    Here is an example:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     IMAGE_LINGUAS = "pt-br de-de"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    In this example, the build system ensures any Brazilian
+                    Portuguese and German locale files that correspond to
+                    packages in the image are installed (i.e.
+                    <filename>*-locale-pt-br</filename>
+                    and <filename>*-locale-de-de</filename> as well as
+                    <filename>*-locale-pt</filename>
+                    and <filename>*-locale-de</filename>, since some software
+                    packages only provide locale files by language and not by
+                    country-specific language).
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    See the
+                    <link linkend='var-GLIBC_GENERATE_LOCALES'><filename>GLIBC_GENERATE_LOCALES</filename></link>
+                    variable for information on generating GLIBC locales.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-IMAGE_MANIFEST'><glossterm>IMAGE_MANIFEST</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The manifest file for the image.
+                    This file lists all the installed packages that make up
+                    the image.
+                    The file contains package information on a line-per-package
+                    basis as follows:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     <replaceable>packagename</replaceable> <replaceable>packagearch</replaceable> <replaceable>version</replaceable>
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-image'><filename>image</filename></link>
+                    class defines the manifest file as follows:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     IMAGE_MANIFEST = "${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${IMAGE_NAME}.rootfs.manifest"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    The location is derived using the
+                    <link linkend='var-DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE'><filename>DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE</filename></link>
+                    and
+                    <link linkend='var-IMAGE_NAME'><filename>IMAGE_NAME</filename></link>
+                    variables.
+                    You can find information on how the image
+                    is created in the
+                    "<link linkend='image-generation-dev-environment'>Image Generation</link>"
+                    section.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-IMAGE_NAME'><glossterm>IMAGE_NAME</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The name of the output image files minus the extension.
+                    This variable is derived using the
+                    <link linkend='var-IMAGE_BASENAME'><filename>IMAGE_BASENAME</filename></link>,
+                    <link linkend='var-MACHINE'><filename>MACHINE</filename></link>,
+                    and
+                    <link linkend='var-DATETIME'><filename>DATETIME</filename></link>
+                    variables:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     IMAGE_NAME = "${IMAGE_BASENAME}-${MACHINE}-${DATETIME}"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-IMAGE_OVERHEAD_FACTOR'><glossterm>IMAGE_OVERHEAD_FACTOR</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Defines a multiplier that the build system applies to the initial image
+                    size for cases when the multiplier times the returned disk usage value
+                    for the image is greater than the sum of
+                    <filename><link linkend='var-IMAGE_ROOTFS_SIZE'>IMAGE_ROOTFS_SIZE</link></filename>
+                    and
+                    <filename><link linkend='var-IMAGE_ROOTFS_EXTRA_SPACE'>IMAGE_ROOTFS_EXTRA_SPACE</link></filename>.
+                    The result of the multiplier applied to the initial image size creates
+                    free disk space in the image as overhead.
+                    By default, the build process uses a multiplier of 1.3 for this variable.
+                    This default value results in 30% free disk space added to the image when this
+                    method is used to determine the final generated image size.
+                    You should be aware that post install scripts and the package management
+                    system uses disk space inside this overhead area.
+                    Consequently, the multiplier does not produce an image with
+                    all the theoretical free disk space.
+                    See <filename><link linkend='var-IMAGE_ROOTFS_SIZE'>IMAGE_ROOTFS_SIZE</link></filename>
+                    for information on how the build system determines the overall image size.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The default 30% free disk space typically gives the image enough room to boot
+                    and allows for basic post installs while still leaving a small amount of
+                    free disk space.
+                    If 30% free space is inadequate, you can increase the default value.
+                    For example, the following setting gives you 50% free space added to the image:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     IMAGE_OVERHEAD_FACTOR = "1.5"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Alternatively, you can ensure a specific amount of free disk space is added
+                    to the image by using the
+                    <filename><link linkend='var-IMAGE_ROOTFS_EXTRA_SPACE'>IMAGE_ROOTFS_EXTRA_SPACE</link></filename>
+                    variable.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-IMAGE_PKGTYPE'><glossterm>IMAGE_PKGTYPE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Defines the package type (DEB, RPM, IPK, or TAR) used
+                    by the OpenEmbedded build system.
+                    The variable is defined appropriately by the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-package_deb'><filename>package_deb</filename></link>,
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-package_rpm'><filename>package_rpm</filename></link>,
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-package_ipk'><filename>package_ipk</filename></link>,
+                    or
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-package_tar'><filename>package_tar</filename></link>
+                    class.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-populate-sdk-*'><filename>package_sdk_base</filename></link>
+                    and
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-image'><filename>image</filename></link>
+                    classes use the <filename>IMAGE_PKGTYPE</filename> for
+                    packaging up images and SDKs.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    You should not set the <filename>IMAGE_PKGTYPE</filename>
+                    manually.
+                    Rather, the variable is set indirectly through the
+                    appropriate
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-package'><filename>package_*</filename></link>
+                    class using the
+                    <link linkend='var-PACKAGE_CLASSES'><filename>PACKAGE_CLASSES</filename></link>
+                    variable.
+                    The OpenEmbedded build system uses the first package type
+                    (e.g. DEB, RPM, or IPK) that appears with the variable
+                    <note>
+                        Files using the <filename>.tar</filename> format are
+                        never used as a substitute packaging format for DEB,
+                        RPM, and IPK formatted files for your image or SDK.
+                    </note>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-IMAGE_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND'><glossterm>IMAGE_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Added by classes to run post processing commands once the
+                    OpenEmbedded build system has created the image.
+                    You can specify shell commands separated by semicolons:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     IMAGE_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND += "<replaceable>shell_command</replaceable>; ... "
+                    </literallayout>
+                    If you need to pass the path to the root filesystem within
+                    the command, you can use
+                    <filename>${IMAGE_ROOTFS}</filename>, which points to
+                    the root filesystem image.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-IMAGE_ROOTFS'><glossterm>IMAGE_ROOTFS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The location of the root filesystem while it is under
+                    construction (i.e. during the
+                    <link linkend='ref-tasks-rootfs'><filename>do_rootfs</filename></link>
+                    task).
+                    This variable is not configurable.
+                    Do not change it.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-IMAGE_ROOTFS_ALIGNMENT'><glossterm>IMAGE_ROOTFS_ALIGNMENT</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the alignment for the output image file in
+                    Kbytes.
+                    If the size of the image is not a multiple of
+                    this value, then the size is rounded up to the nearest
+                    multiple of the value.
+                    The default value is "1".
+                    See
+                    <link linkend='var-IMAGE_ROOTFS_SIZE'><filename>IMAGE_ROOTFS_SIZE</filename></link>
+                    for additional information.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-IMAGE_ROOTFS_EXTRA_SPACE'><glossterm>IMAGE_ROOTFS_EXTRA_SPACE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Defines additional free disk space created in the image in Kbytes.
+                    By default, this variable is set to "0".
+                    This free disk space is added to the image after the build system determines
+                    the image size as described in
+                    <filename><link linkend='var-IMAGE_ROOTFS_SIZE'>IMAGE_ROOTFS_SIZE</link></filename>.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    This variable is particularly useful when you want to ensure that a
+                    specific amount of free disk space is available on a device after an image
+                    is installed and running.
+                    For example, to be sure 5 Gbytes of free disk space is available, set the
+                    variable as follows:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     IMAGE_ROOTFS_EXTRA_SPACE = "5242880"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    For example, the Yocto Project Build Appliance specifically requests 40 Gbytes
+                    of extra space with the line:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     IMAGE_ROOTFS_EXTRA_SPACE = "41943040"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-IMAGE_ROOTFS_SIZE'><glossterm>IMAGE_ROOTFS_SIZE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Defines the size in Kbytes for the generated image.
+                    The OpenEmbedded build system determines the final size for the generated
+                    image using an algorithm that takes into account the initial disk space used
+                    for the generated image, a requested size for the image, and requested
+                    additional free disk space to be added to the image.
+                    Programatically, the build system determines the final size of the
+                    generated image as follows:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+    if (image-du * overhead) &lt; rootfs-size:
+        internal-rootfs-size = rootfs-size + xspace
+    else:
+        internal-rootfs-size = (image-du * overhead) + xspace
+
+    where:
+
+      image-du = Returned value of the du command on
+                 the image.
+
+      overhead = IMAGE_OVERHEAD_FACTOR
+
+      rootfs-size = IMAGE_ROOTFS_SIZE
+
+      internal-rootfs-size = Initial root filesystem
+                             size before any modifications.
+
+      xspace = IMAGE_ROOTFS_EXTRA_SPACE
+                    </literallayout>
+                    See the <link linkend='var-IMAGE_OVERHEAD_FACTOR'><filename>IMAGE_OVERHEAD_FACTOR</filename></link>
+                    and <link linkend='var-IMAGE_ROOTFS_EXTRA_SPACE'><filename>IMAGE_ROOTFS_EXTRA_SPACE</filename></link>
+                    variables for related information.
+<!--                    In the above example, <filename>overhead</filename> is defined by the
+                    <filename><link linkend='var-IMAGE_OVERHEAD_FACTOR'>IMAGE_OVERHEAD_FACTOR</link></filename>
+                    variable, <filename>xspace</filename> is defined by the
+                    <filename><link linkend='var-IMAGE_ROOTFS_EXTRA_SPACE'>IMAGE_ROOTFS_EXTRA_SPACE</link></filename>
+                    variable, and <filename>du</filename> is the results of the disk usage command
+                    on the initially generated image. -->
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-IMAGE_TYPEDEP'><glossterm>IMAGE_TYPEDEP</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies a dependency from one image type on another.
+                    Here is an example from the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-image-live'><filename>image-live</filename></link>
+                    class:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     IMAGE_TYPEDEP_live = "ext3"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    In the previous example, the variable ensures that when
+                    "live" is listed with the
+                    <link linkend='var-IMAGE_FSTYPES'><filename>IMAGE_FSTYPES</filename></link>
+                    variable, the OpenEmbedded build system produces an
+                    <filename>ext3</filename> image first since one of the
+                    components of the live
+                    image is an <filename>ext3</filename>
+                    formatted partition containing the root
+                    filesystem.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-IMAGE_TYPES'><glossterm>IMAGE_TYPES</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the complete list of supported image types
+                    by default:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     jffs2
+     jffs2.sum
+     cramfs
+     ext2
+     ext2.gz
+     ext2.bz2
+     ext3
+     ext3.gz
+     ext2.lzma
+     btrfs
+     live
+     squashfs
+     squashfs-xz
+     ubi
+     ubifs
+     tar
+     tar.gz
+     tar.bz2
+     tar.xz
+     cpio
+     cpio.gz
+     cpio.xz
+     cpio.lzma
+     vmdk
+     elf
+                    </literallayout>
+                    For more information about these types of images, see
+                    <filename>meta/classes/image_types*.bbclass</filename>
+                    in the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-INC_PR'><glossterm>INC_PR</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>Helps define the recipe revision for recipes that share
+                    a common <filename>include</filename> file.
+                    You can think of this variable as part of the recipe revision
+                    as set from within an include file.</para>
+                <para>Suppose, for example, you have a set of recipes that
+                    are used across several projects.
+                    And, within each of those recipes the revision
+                    (its <link linkend='var-PR'><filename>PR</filename></link>
+                    value) is set accordingly.
+                    In this case, when the revision of those recipes changes,
+                    the burden is on you to find all those recipes and
+                    be sure that they get changed to reflect the updated
+                    version of the recipe.
+                    In this scenario, it can get complicated when recipes
+                    that are used in many places and provide common functionality
+                    are upgraded to a new revision.</para>
+                <para>A more efficient way of dealing with this situation is
+                    to set the <filename>INC_PR</filename> variable inside
+                    the <filename>include</filename> files that the recipes
+                    share and then expand the <filename>INC_PR</filename>
+                    variable within the recipes to help
+                    define the recipe revision.
+                    </para>
+                <para>
+                    The following provides an example that shows how to use
+                    the <filename>INC_PR</filename> variable
+                    given a common <filename>include</filename> file that
+                    defines the variable.
+                    Once the variable is defined in the
+                    <filename>include</filename> file, you can use the
+                    variable to set the <filename>PR</filename> values in
+                    each recipe.
+                    You will notice that when you set a recipe's
+                    <filename>PR</filename> you can provide more granular
+                    revisioning by appending values to the
+                    <filename>INC_PR</filename> variable:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+recipes-graphics/xorg-font/xorg-font-common.inc:INC_PR = "r2"
+recipes-graphics/xorg-font/encodings_1.0.4.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.1"
+recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-util_1.3.0.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.0"
+recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    The first line of the example establishes the baseline
+                    revision to be used for all recipes that use the
+                    <filename>include</filename> file.
+                    The remaining lines in the example are from individual
+                    recipes and show how the <filename>PR</filename> value
+                    is set.</para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-INCOMPATIBLE_LICENSE'><glossterm>INCOMPATIBLE_LICENSE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies a space-separated list of license names
+                    (as they would appear in
+                    <link linkend='var-LICENSE'><filename>LICENSE</filename></link>)
+                    that should be excluded from the build.
+                    Recipes that provide no alternatives to listed incompatible
+                    licenses are not built.
+                    Packages that are individually licensed with the specified
+                    incompatible licenses will be deleted.
+                </para>
+
+                <note>
+                    This functionality is only regularly tested using
+                    the following setting:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     INCOMPATIBLE_LICENSE = "GPL-3.0 LGPL-3.0 AGPL-3.0"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    Although you can use other settings, you might be required
+                    to remove dependencies on or provide alternatives to
+                    components that are required to produce a functional system
+                    image.
+                </note>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-INHIBIT_DEFAULT_DEPS'><glossterm>INHIBIT_DEFAULT_DEPS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Prevents the default dependencies, namely the C compiler
+                    and standard C library (libc), from being added to
+                    <link linkend='var-DEPENDS'><filename>DEPENDS</filename></link>.
+                    This variable is usually used within recipes that do not
+                    require any compilation using the C compiler.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Set the variable to "1" to prevent the default dependencies
+                    from being added.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-INHIBIT_PACKAGE_DEBUG_SPLIT'><glossterm>INHIBIT_PACKAGE_DEBUG_SPLIT</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+
+                <para>
+                    Prevents the OpenEmbedded build system from splitting
+                    out debug information during packaging.
+                    By default, the build system splits out debugging
+                    information during the
+                    <link linkend='ref-tasks-package'><filename>do_package</filename></link>
+                    task.
+                    For more information on how debug information is split out,
+                    see the
+                    <link linkend='var-PACKAGE_DEBUG_SPLIT_STYLE'><filename>PACKAGE_DEBUG_SPLIT_STYLE</filename></link>
+                    variable.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    To prevent the build system from splitting out
+                    debug information during packaging, set the
+                    <filename>INHIBIT_PACKAGE_DEBUG_SPLIT</filename> variable
+                    as follows:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     INHIBIT_PACKAGE_DEBUG_SPLIT = "1"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-INHIBIT_PACKAGE_STRIP'><glossterm>INHIBIT_PACKAGE_STRIP</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    If set to "1", causes the build to not strip binaries in resulting packages.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-INHERIT'><glossterm>INHERIT</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Causes the named class to be inherited at
+                    this point during parsing.
+                    The variable is only valid in configuration files.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-INHERIT_DISTRO'><glossterm>INHERIT_DISTRO</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Lists classes that will be inherited at the
+                    distribution level.
+                    It is unlikely that you want to edit this variable.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The default value of the variable is set as follows in the
+                    <filename>meta/conf/distro/defaultsetup.conf</filename>
+                    file:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     INHERIT_DISTRO ?= "debian devshell sstate license"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-INITRAMFS_FSTYPES'><glossterm>INITRAMFS_FSTYPES</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Defines the format for the output image of an initial
+                    RAM disk (initramfs), which is used during boot.
+                    Supported formats are the same as those supported by the
+                    <link linkend='var-IMAGE_FSTYPES'><filename>IMAGE_FSTYPES</filename></link>
+                    variable.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-INITRAMFS_IMAGE'><glossterm>INITRAMFS_IMAGE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Causes the OpenEmbedded build system to build an additional
+                    recipe as a dependency to your root filesystem recipe
+                    (e.g. <filename>core-image-sato</filename>).
+                    The additional recipe is used to create an initial RAM disk
+                    (initramfs) that might be needed during the initial boot of
+                    the target system to accomplish such things as loading
+                    kernel modules prior to mounting the root file system.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    When you set the variable, specify the name of the
+                    initramfs you want created.
+                    The following example, which is set in the
+                    <filename>local.conf</filename> configuration file, causes
+                    a separate recipe to be created that results in an
+                    initramfs image named
+                    <filename>core-image-sato-initramfs.bb</filename> to be
+                    created:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     INITRAMFS_IMAGE = "core-image-minimal-initramfs"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    By default, the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-kernel'><filename>kernel</filename></link>
+                    class sets this variable to a null string as follows:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     INITRAMFS_IMAGE = ""
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    See the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_GIT_URL;/cgit/cgit.cgi/poky/tree/meta-yocto/conf/local.conf.sample.extended'><filename>local.conf.sample.extended</filename></ulink>
+                    file for additional information.
+                    You can also reference the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_GIT_URL;/cgit/cgit.cgi/poky/tree/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass'><filename>kernel.bbclass</filename></ulink>
+                    file to see how the variable is used.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-INITRAMFS_IMAGE_BUNDLE'><glossterm>INITRAMFS_IMAGE_BUNDLE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Controls whether or not the image recipe specified by
+                    <link linkend='var-INITRAMFS_IMAGE'><filename>INITRAMFS_IMAGE</filename></link>
+                    is run through an extra pass during kernel compilation
+                    in order to build a single binary that contains both the
+                    kernel image and the initial RAM disk (initramfs).
+                    Using an extra compilation pass ensures that when a kernel
+                    attempts to use an initramfs, it does not encounter
+                    circular dependencies should the initramfs include kernel
+                    modules.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The combined binary is deposited into the
+                    <filename>tmp/deploy</filename> directory, which is part
+                    of the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Setting the variable to "1" in a configuration file causes
+                    the OpenEmbedded build system to make the extra pass during
+                    kernel compilation:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     INITRAMFS_IMAGE_BUNDLE = "1"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    By default, the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-kernel'><filename>kernel</filename></link>
+                    class sets this variable to a null string as follows:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     INITRAMFS_IMAGE_BUNDLE = ""
+                    </literallayout>
+                    <note>
+                        You must set the
+                        <filename>INITRAMFS_IMAGE_BUNDLE</filename> variable in
+                        a configuration file.
+                        You cannot set the variable in a recipe file.
+                    </note>
+                    See the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_GIT_URL;/cgit/cgit.cgi/poky/tree/meta-yocto/conf/local.conf.sample.extended'><filename>local.conf.sample.extended</filename></ulink>
+                    file for additional information.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-INITRD'><glossterm>INITRD</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Indicates list of filesystem images to concatenate and use
+                    as an initial RAM disk (<filename>initrd</filename>).
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The <filename>INITRD</filename> variable is an optional
+                    variable used with the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-bootimg'><filename>bootimg</filename></link>
+                    class.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-INITRD_IMAGE'><glossterm>INITRD_IMAGE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    When building a "live" bootable image (i.e. when
+                    <link linkend='var-IMAGE_FSTYPES'><filename>IMAGE_FSTYPES</filename></link>
+                    contains "live"), <filename>INITRD_IMAGE</filename>
+                    specifies the image recipe that should be built
+                    to provide the initial RAM disk image.
+                    The default value is "core-image-minimal-initramfs".
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    See the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-image-live'><filename>image-live</filename></link>
+                    class for more information.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-INITSCRIPT_NAME'><glossterm>INITSCRIPT_NAME</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The filename of the initialization script as installed to
+                    <filename>${sysconfdir}/init.d</filename>.
+                </para>
+                <para>
+                    This variable is used in recipes when using <filename>update-rc.d.bbclass</filename>.
+                    The variable is mandatory.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-INITSCRIPT_PACKAGES'><glossterm>INITSCRIPT_PACKAGES</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    A list of the packages that contain initscripts.
+                    If multiple packages are specified, you need to append the package name
+                    to the other <filename>INITSCRIPT_*</filename> as an override.</para>
+                 <para>
+                    This variable is used in recipes when using <filename>update-rc.d.bbclass</filename>.
+                    The variable is optional and defaults to the
+                    <link linkend='var-PN'><filename>PN</filename></link> variable.
+                </para>
+           </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-INITSCRIPT_PARAMS'><glossterm>INITSCRIPT_PARAMS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the options to pass to <filename>update-rc.d</filename>.
+                    Here is an example:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     INITSCRIPT_PARAMS = "start 99 5 2 . stop 20 0 1 6 ."
+                    </literallayout>
+                    In this example, the script has a runlevel of 99,
+                    starts the script in initlevels 2 and 5, and
+                    stops the script in levels 0, 1 and 6.
+                </para>
+                <para>
+                    The variable's default value is "defaults", which is
+                    set in the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-update-rc.d'><filename>update-rc.d</filename></link>
+                    class.
+                </para>
+                <para>
+                    The value in
+                    <filename>INITSCRIPT_PARAMS</filename> is passed through
+                    to the <filename>update-rc.d</filename> command.
+                    For more information on valid parameters, please see the
+                    <filename>update-rc.d</filename> manual page at
+                    <ulink url='http://www.tin.org/bin/man.cgi?section=8&amp;topic=update-rc.d'></ulink>.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-INSANE_SKIP'><glossterm>INSANE_SKIP</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the QA checks to skip for a specific package
+                    within a recipe.
+                    For example, to skip the check for symbolic link
+                    <filename>.so</filename> files in the main package of a
+                    recipe, add the following to the recipe.
+                    The package name override must be used, which in this
+                    example is <filename>${PN}</filename>:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     INSANE_SKIP_${PN} += "dev-so"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+                <para>
+                    See the "<link linkend='ref-classes-insane'><filename>insane.bbclass</filename></link>"
+                    section for a list of the valid QA checks you can
+                    specify using this variable.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-IPK_FEED_URIS'><glossterm>IPK_FEED_URIS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    When the IPK backend is in use and package management
+                    is enabled on the target, you can use this variable to
+                    set up <filename>opkg</filename> in the target image
+                    to point to package feeds on a nominated server.
+                    Once the feed is established, you can perform
+                    installations or upgrades using the package manager
+                    at runtime.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+<!--
+        <glossentry id='var-INTERCEPT_DIR'><glossterm>INTERCEPT_DIR</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    An environment variable that defines the directory where
+                    post installation hooks are installed for the
+                    post install environment.
+                    This variable is fixed as follows:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     ${WORKDIR}/intercept_scripts
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    After installation of a target's root filesystem,
+                    post installation scripts, which are essentially bash scripts,
+                    are all executed just a single time.
+                    Limiting execution of these scripts minimizes installation
+                    time that would be lengthened due to  certain packages
+                    triggering redundant operations.
+                    For example, consider the installation of font packages
+                    as a common example.
+                    Without limiting the execution of post installation scripts,
+                    all font directories would be rescanned to create the
+                    cache after each individual font package was installed.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Do not edit the <filename>INTERCEPT_DIR</filename>
+                    variable.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+-->
+
+    </glossdiv>
+
+<!--            <glossdiv id='var-glossary-j'><title>J</title>-->
+<!--            </glossdiv>-->
+
+   <glossdiv id='var-glossary-k'><title>K</title>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-KARCH'><glossterm>KARCH</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Defines the kernel architecture used when assembling
+                    the configuration.
+                    Architectures supported for this release are:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     powerpc
+     i386
+     x86_64
+     arm
+     qemu
+     mips
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    You define the <filename>KARCH</filename> variable in the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_KERNEL_DEV_URL;#bsp-descriptions'>BSP Descriptions</ulink>.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-KBRANCH'><glossterm>KBRANCH</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    A regular expression used by the build process to explicitly
+                    identify the kernel branch that is validated, patched
+                    and configured during a build.
+                    The <filename>KBRANCH</filename> variable is optional.
+                    You can use it to trigger checks to ensure the exact kernel
+                    branch you want is being used by the build process.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Values for this variable are set in the kernel's recipe
+                    file and the kernel's append file.
+                    For example, if you are using the Yocto Project kernel that
+                    is based on the Linux 3.10 kernel, the kernel recipe file
+                    is the
+                    <filename>meta/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_3.10.bb</filename>
+                    file.
+                    Following is the default value for <filename>KBRANCH</filename>
+                    and the default override for the architectures the Yocto
+                    Project supports:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     KBRANCH_DEFAULT = "standard/base"
+     KBRANCH = "${KBRANCH_DEFAULT}"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    This branch exists in the <filename>linux-yocto-3.10</filename>
+                    kernel Git repository
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_GIT_URL;/cgit.cgi/linux-yocto-3.10/refs/heads'></ulink>.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    This variable is also used from the kernel's append file
+                    to identify the kernel branch specific to a particular
+                    machine or target hardware.
+                    The kernel's append file is located in the BSP layer for
+                    a given machine.
+                    For example, the kernel append file for the Crown Bay BSP is in the
+                    <filename>meta-intel</filename> Git repository and is named
+                    <filename>meta-crownbay/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_3.10.bbappend</filename>.
+                    Here are the related statements from the append file:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     COMPATIBLE_MACHINE_crownbay = "crownbay"
+     KMACHINE_crownbay = "crownbay"
+     KBRANCH_crownbay = "standard/crownbay"
+     KERNEL_FEATURES_append_crownbay = " features/drm-emgd/drm-emgd-1.18 cfg/vesafb"
+
+     COMPATIBLE_MACHINE_crownbay-noemgd = "crownbay-noemgd"
+     KMACHINE_crownbay-noemgd = "crownbay"
+     KBRANCH_crownbay-noemgd = "standard/crownbay"
+     KERNEL_FEATURES_append_crownbay-noemgd = " cfg/vesafb"
+                    </literallayout>
+                        The <filename>KBRANCH_*</filename> statements identify
+                        the kernel branch to use when building for the Crown
+                        Bay BSP.
+                        In this case there are two identical statements: one
+                        for each type of Crown Bay machine.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-KBRANCH_DEFAULT'><glossterm>KBRANCH_DEFAULT</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Defines the Linux kernel source repository's default
+                    branch used to build the Linux kernel.
+                    The <filename>KBRANCH_DEFAULT</filename> value is
+                    the default value for
+                    <link linkend='var-KBRANCH'><filename>KBRANCH</filename></link>.
+                    Unless you specify otherwise,
+                    <filename>KBRANCH_DEFAULT</filename> initializes to
+                    "master".
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-KERNEL_EXTRA_ARGS'><glossterm>KERNEL_EXTRA_ARGS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies additional <filename>make</filename>
+                    command-line arguments the OpenEmbedded build system
+                    passes on when compiling the kernel.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-KERNEL_FEATURES'><glossterm>KERNEL_FEATURES</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>Includes additional metadata from the Yocto Project kernel Git repository.
+                    In the OpenEmbedded build system, the default Board Support Packages (BSPs)
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#metadata'>Metadata</ulink>
+                    is provided through
+                    the <link linkend='var-KMACHINE'><filename>KMACHINE</filename></link>
+                    and <link linkend='var-KBRANCH'><filename>KBRANCH</filename></link> variables.
+                    You can use the <filename>KERNEL_FEATURES</filename> variable to further
+                    add metadata for all BSPs.</para>
+                <para>The metadata you add through this variable includes config fragments and
+                    features descriptions,
+                    which usually includes patches as well as config fragments.
+                    You typically override the <filename>KERNEL_FEATURES</filename> variable
+                    for a specific machine.
+                    In this way, you can provide validated, but optional, sets of kernel
+                    configurations and features.</para>
+                <para>For example, the following adds <filename>netfilter</filename> to all
+                    the Yocto Project kernels and adds sound support to the <filename>qemux86</filename>
+                    machine:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     # Add netfilter to all linux-yocto kernels
+     KERNEL_FEATURES="features/netfilter"
+
+     # Add sound support to the qemux86 machine
+     KERNEL_FEATURES_append_qemux86=" cfg/sound"
+                    </literallayout></para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-KERNEL_IMAGE_BASE_NAME'><glossterm>KERNEL_IMAGE_BASE_NAME</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The base name of the kernel image.
+                    This variable is set in the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-kernel'>kernel</link> class
+                    as follows:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     KERNEL_IMAGE_BASE_NAME ?= "${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE}-${PKGE}-${PKGV}-${PKGR}-${MACHINE}-${DATETIME}"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    See the
+                    <link linkend='var-KERNEL_IMAGETYPE'><filename>KERNEL_IMAGETYPE</filename></link>,
+                    <link linkend='var-PKGE'><filename>PKGE</filename></link>,
+                    <link linkend='var-PKGV'><filename>PKGV</filename></link>,
+                    <link linkend='var-PKGR'><filename>PKGR</filename></link>,
+                    <link linkend='var-MACHINE'><filename>MACHINE</filename></link>,
+                    and
+                    <link linkend='var-DATETIME'><filename>DATETIME</filename></link>
+                    variables for additional information.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-KERNEL_IMAGETYPE'><glossterm>KERNEL_IMAGETYPE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>The type of kernel to build for a device, usually set by the
+                    machine configuration files and defaults to "zImage".
+                    This variable is used
+                    when building the kernel and is passed to <filename>make</filename> as the target to
+                    build.</para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-KERNEL_MODULE_AUTOLOAD'><glossterm>KERNEL_MODULE_AUTOLOAD</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Lists kernel modules that need to be auto-loaded during
+                    boot.
+                    <note>
+                        This variable replaces the deprecated
+                        <link linkend='var-module_autoload'><filename>module_autoload</filename></link>
+                        variable.
+                    </note>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    You can use the <filename>KERNEL_MODULE_AUTOLOAD</filename>
+                    variable anywhere that it can be
+                    recognized by the kernel recipe or by an out-of-tree kernel
+                    module recipe (e.g. a machine configuration file, a
+                    distribution configuration file, an append file for the
+                    recipe, or the recipe itself).
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Specify it as follows:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     KERNEL_MODULE_AUTOLOAD += "<replaceable>module_name1</replaceable> <replaceable>module_name2</replaceable> <replaceable>module_name3</replaceable>"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Including <filename>KERNEL_MODULE_AUTOLOAD</filename> causes
+                    the OpenEmbedded build system to populate the
+                    <filename>/etc/modules-load.d/modname.conf</filename>
+                    file with the list of modules to be auto-loaded on boot.
+                    The modules appear one-per-line in the file.
+                    Here is an example of the most common use case:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     KERNEL_MODULE_AUTOLOAD += "<replaceable>module_name</replaceable>"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    For information on how to populate the
+                    <filename>modname.conf</filename> file with
+                    <filename>modprobe.d</filename> syntax lines, see the
+                    <link linkend='var-KERNEL_MODULE_PROBECONF'><filename>KERNEL_MODULE_PROBECONF</filename></link>
+                    variable.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-KERNEL_MODULE_PROBECONF'><glossterm>KERNEL_MODULE_PROBECONF</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Provides a list of modules for which the OpenEmbedded
+                    build system expects to find
+                    <filename>module_conf_</filename><replaceable>modname</replaceable>
+                    values that specify configuration for each of the modules.
+                    For information on how to provide those module
+                    configurations, see the
+                    <link linkend='var-module_conf'><filename>module_conf_*</filename></link>
+                    variable.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-KERNEL_PATH'><glossterm>KERNEL_PATH</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The location of the kernel sources.
+                    This variable is set to the value of the
+                    <link linkend='var-STAGING_KERNEL_DIR'><filename>STAGING_KERNEL_DIR</filename></link>
+                    within the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-module'><filename>module</filename></link>
+                    class.
+                    For information on how this variable is used, see the
+                    "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_KERNEL_DEV_URL;#incorporating-out-of-tree-modules'>Incorporating Out-of-Tree Modules</ulink>"
+                    section.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    To help maximize compatibility with out-of-tree drivers
+                    used to build modules, the OpenEmbedded build system also
+                    recognizes and uses the
+                    <link linkend='var-KERNEL_SRC'><filename>KERNEL_SRC</filename></link>
+                    variable, which is identical to the
+                    <filename>KERNEL_PATH</filename> variable.
+                    Both variables are common variables used by external
+                    Makefiles to point to the kernel source directory.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-KERNEL_SRC'><glossterm>KERNEL_SRC</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The location of the kernel sources.
+                    This variable is set to the value of the
+                    <link linkend='var-STAGING_KERNEL_DIR'><filename>STAGING_KERNEL_DIR</filename></link>
+                    within the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-module'><filename>module</filename></link>
+                    class.
+                    For information on how this variable is used, see the
+                    "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_KERNEL_DEV_URL;#incorporating-out-of-tree-modules'>Incorporating Out-of-Tree Modules</ulink>"
+                    section.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    To help maximize compatibility with out-of-tree drivers
+                    used to build modules, the OpenEmbedded build system also
+                    recognizes and uses the
+                    <link linkend='var-KERNEL_PATH'><filename>KERNEL_PATH</filename></link>
+                    variable, which is identical to the
+                    <filename>KERNEL_SRC</filename> variable.
+                    Both variables are common variables used by external
+                    Makefiles to point to the kernel source directory.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-KFEATURE_DESCRIPTION'><glossterm>KFEATURE_DESCRIPTION</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Provides a short description of a configuration fragment.
+                    You use this variable in the <filename>.scc</filename>
+                    file that describes a configuration fragment file.
+                    Here is the variable used in a file named
+                    <filename>smp.scc</filename> to describe SMP being
+                    enabled:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     define KFEATURE_DESCRIPTION "Enable SMP"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-KMACHINE'><glossterm>KMACHINE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The machine as known by the kernel.
+                    Sometimes the machine name used by the kernel does not match the machine name
+                    used by the OpenEmbedded build system.
+                    For example, the machine name that the OpenEmbedded build system understands as
+                    <filename>qemuarm</filename> goes by a different name in the Linux Yocto kernel.
+                    The kernel understands that machine as <filename>arm_versatile926ejs</filename>.
+                    For cases like these, the <filename>KMACHINE</filename> variable maps the
+                    kernel machine name to the OpenEmbedded build system machine name.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Kernel machine names are initially defined in the
+                    Yocto Linux Kernel's <filename>meta</filename> branch.
+                    From the <filename>meta</filename> branch, look in
+                    the <filename>meta/cfg/kernel-cache/bsp/&lt;bsp_name&gt;/&lt;bsp-name&gt;-&lt;kernel-type&gt;.scc</filename> file.
+                    For example, from the <filename>meta</filename> branch in the
+                    <filename>linux-yocto-3.0</filename> kernel, the
+                    <filename>meta/cfg/kernel-cache/bsp/cedartrail/cedartrail-standard.scc</filename> file
+                    has the following:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     define KMACHINE cedartrail
+     define KTYPE standard
+     define KARCH i386
+
+     include ktypes/standard
+     branch cedartrail
+
+     include cedartrail.scc
+                    </literallayout>
+                    You can see that the kernel understands the machine name for
+                    the Cedar Trail Board Support Package (BSP) as
+                    <filename>cedartrail</filename>.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    If you look in the Cedar Trail BSP layer in the
+                    <filename>meta-intel</filename>
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-repositories'>Source Repositories</ulink>
+                    at <filename>meta-cedartrail/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_3.0.bbappend</filename>,
+                    you will find the following statements among others:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     COMPATIBLE_MACHINE_cedartrail = "cedartrail"
+     KMACHINE_cedartrail  = "cedartrail"
+     KBRANCH_cedartrail  = "yocto/standard/cedartrail"
+     KERNEL_FEATURES_append_cedartrail += "bsp/cedartrail/cedartrail-pvr-merge.scc"
+     KERNEL_FEATURES_append_cedartrail += "cfg/efi-ext.scc"
+
+     COMPATIBLE_MACHINE_cedartrail-nopvr = "cedartrail"
+     KMACHINE_cedartrail-nopvr  = "cedartrail"
+     KBRANCH_cedartrail-nopvr  = "yocto/standard/cedartrail"
+     KERNEL_FEATURES_append_cedartrail-nopvr += " cfg/smp.scc"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    The <filename>KMACHINE</filename> statements in the kernel's append file make sure that
+                    the OpenEmbedded build system and the Yocto Linux kernel understand the same machine
+                    names.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    This append file uses two <filename>KMACHINE</filename> statements.
+                    The first is not really necessary but does ensure that the machine known to the
+                    OpenEmbedded build system as <filename>cedartrail</filename> maps to the machine
+                    in the kernel also known as <filename>cedartrail</filename>:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     KMACHINE_cedartrail  = "cedartrail"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The second statement is a good example of why the <filename>KMACHINE</filename> variable
+                    is needed.
+                    In this example, the OpenEmbedded build system uses the <filename>cedartrail-nopvr</filename>
+                    machine name to refer to the Cedar Trail BSP that does not support the proprietary
+                    PowerVR driver.
+                    The kernel, however, uses the machine name <filename>cedartrail</filename>.
+                    Thus, the append file must map the <filename>cedartrail-nopvr</filename> machine name to
+                    the kernel's <filename>cedartrail</filename> name:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     KMACHINE_cedartrail-nopvr  = "cedartrail"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    BSPs that ship with the Yocto Project release provide all mappings between the Yocto
+                    Project kernel machine names and the OpenEmbedded machine names.
+                    Be sure to use the <filename>KMACHINE</filename> if you create a BSP and the machine
+                    name you use is different than that used in the kernel.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-KTYPE'><glossterm>KTYPE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Defines the kernel type to be used in assembling the
+                    configuration.
+                    The linux-yocto recipes define "standard", "tiny",
+                    and "preempt-rt" kernel types.
+                    See the
+                    "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_KERNEL_DEV_URL;#kernel-types'>Kernel Types</ulink>"
+                    section in the Yocto Project Linux Kernel Development
+                    Manual for more information on kernel types.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    You define the <filename>KTYPE</filename> variable in the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_KERNEL_DEV_URL;#bsp-descriptions'>BSP Descriptions</ulink>.
+                    The value you use must match the value used for the
+                    <link linkend='var-LINUX_KERNEL_TYPE'><filename>LINUX_KERNEL_TYPE</filename></link>
+                    value used by the kernel recipe.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+   </glossdiv>
+
+    <glossdiv id='var-glossary-l'><title>L</title>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-LABELS'><glossterm>LABELS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Provides a list of targets for automatic configuration.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    See the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-grub-efi'><filename>grub-efi</filename></link>
+                    class for more information on how this variable is used.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-LAYERDEPENDS'><glossterm>LAYERDEPENDS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>Lists the layers that this recipe depends upon, separated by spaces.
+                    Optionally, you can specify a specific layer version for a dependency
+                    by adding it to the end of the layer name with a colon, (e.g. "anotherlayer:3"
+                    to be compared against
+                    <link linkend='var-LAYERVERSION'><filename>LAYERVERSION</filename></link><filename>_anotherlayer</filename>
+                    in this case).
+                    An error will be produced if any dependency is missing or
+                    the version numbers do not match exactly (if specified).
+                    This variable is used in the <filename>conf/layer.conf</filename> file
+                    and must be suffixed with the name of the specific layer (e.g.
+                    <filename>LAYERDEPENDS_mylayer</filename>).</para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-LAYERDIR'><glossterm>LAYERDIR</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>When used inside the <filename>layer.conf</filename> configuration
+                    file, this variable provides the path of the current layer.
+                    This variable is not available outside of <filename>layer.conf</filename>
+                    and references are expanded immediately when parsing of the file completes.</para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-LAYERVERSION'><glossterm>LAYERVERSION</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>Optionally specifies the version of a layer as a single number.
+                    You can use this within
+                    <link linkend='var-LAYERDEPENDS'><filename>LAYERDEPENDS</filename></link>
+                    for another layer in order to depend on a specific version
+                    of the layer.
+                    This variable is used in the <filename>conf/layer.conf</filename> file
+                    and must be suffixed with the name of the specific layer (e.g.
+                    <filename>LAYERVERSION_mylayer</filename>).</para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-LDFLAGS'><glossterm>LDFLAGS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the flags to pass to the linker.
+                    This variable is exported to an environment
+                    variable and thus made visible to the software being
+                    built during the compilation step.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Default initialization for <filename>LDFLAGS</filename>
+                    varies depending on what is being built:
+                    <itemizedlist>
+                        <listitem><para>
+                            <link linkend='var-TARGET_LDFLAGS'><filename>TARGET_LDFLAGS</filename></link>
+                            when building for the target
+                            </para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para>
+                            <link linkend='var-BUILD_LDFLAGS'><filename>BUILD_LDFLAGS</filename></link>
+                            when building for the build host (i.e.
+                            <filename>-native</filename>)
+                            </para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para>
+                            <link linkend='var-BUILDSDK_LDFLAGS'><filename>BUILDSDK_LDFLAGS</filename></link>
+                            when building for an SDK (i.e.
+                            <filename>nativesdk-</filename>)
+                            </para></listitem>
+                    </itemizedlist>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-LEAD_SONAME'><glossterm>LEAD_SONAME</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the lead (or primary) compiled library file
+                    (<filename>.so</filename>) that the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-debian'><filename>debian</filename></link>
+                    class applies its naming policy to given a recipe that
+                    packages multiple libraries.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    This variable works in conjunction with the
+                    <filename>debian</filename> class.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM'><glossterm>LIC_FILES_CHKSUM</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>Checksums of the license text in the recipe source code.</para>
+                <para>This variable tracks changes in license text of the source
+                    code files.
+                    If the license text is changed, it will trigger a build
+                    failure, which gives the developer an opportunity to review any
+                    license change.</para>
+                <para>
+                    This variable must be defined for all recipes (unless
+                    <link linkend='var-LICENSE'><filename>LICENSE</filename></link>
+                    is set to "CLOSED").</para>
+                <para>For more information, see the
+                    "<link linkend='usingpoky-configuring-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM'>
+                    Tracking License Changes</link>" section.</para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-LICENSE'><glossterm>LICENSE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The list of source licenses for the recipe.
+                    Follow these rules:
+                    <itemizedlist>
+                        <listitem><para>Do not use spaces within individual
+                            license names.</para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para>Separate license names using
+                            | (pipe) when there is a choice between licenses.
+                            </para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para>Separate license names using
+                            &amp; (ampersand) when multiple licenses exist
+                            that cover different parts of the source.
+                            </para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para>You can use spaces between license
+                            names.</para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para>For standard licenses, use the names
+                            of the files in
+                            <filename>meta/files/common-licenses/</filename>
+                            or the
+                            <link linkend='var-SPDXLICENSEMAP'><filename>SPDXLICENSEMAP</filename></link>
+                            flag names defined in
+                            <filename>meta/conf/licenses.conf</filename>.
+                            </para></listitem>
+                    </itemizedlist>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Here are some examples:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     LICENSE = "LGPLv2.1 | GPLv3"
+     LICENSE = "MPL-1 &amp; LGPLv2.1"
+     LICENSE = "GPLv2+"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    The first example is from the recipes for Qt, which the user
+                    may choose to distribute under either the LGPL version
+                    2.1 or GPL version 3.
+                    The second example is from Cairo where two licenses cover
+                    different parts of the source code.
+                    The final example is from <filename>sysstat</filename>,
+                    which presents a single license.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    You can also specify licenses on a per-package basis to
+                    handle situations where components of the output have
+                    different licenses.
+                    For example, a piece of software whose code is
+                    licensed under GPLv2 but has accompanying documentation
+                    licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License 1.2 could
+                    be specified as follows:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     LICENSE = "GFDL-1.2 &amp; GPLv2"
+     LICENSE_${PN} = "GPLv2"
+     LICENSE_${PN}-doc = "GFDL-1.2"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-LICENSE_FLAGS'><glossterm>LICENSE_FLAGS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies additional flags for a recipe you must
+                    whitelist through
+                    <link linkend='var-LICENSE_FLAGS_WHITELIST'><filename>LICENSE_FLAGS_WHITELIST</filename></link>
+                    in order to allow the recipe to be built.
+                    When providing multiple flags, separate them with
+                    spaces.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    This value is independent of
+                    <link linkend='var-LICENSE'><filename>LICENSE</filename></link>
+                    and is typically used to mark recipes that might
+                    require additional licenses in order to be used in a
+                    commercial product.
+                    For more information, see the
+                    "<link linkend='enabling-commercially-licensed-recipes'>Enabling Commercially Licensed Recipes</link>"
+                    section.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-LICENSE_FLAGS_WHITELIST'><glossterm>LICENSE_FLAGS_WHITELIST</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Lists license flags that when specified in
+                    <link linkend='var-LICENSE_FLAGS'><filename>LICENSE_FLAGS</filename></link>
+                    within a recipe should not prevent that recipe from being
+                    built.
+                    This practice is otherwise known as "whitelisting"
+                    license flags.
+                    For more information, see the
+                    <link linkend='enabling-commercially-licensed-recipes'>Enabling Commercially Licensed Recipes</link>"
+                    section.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-LICENSE_PATH'><glossterm>LICENSE_PATH</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>Path to additional licenses used during the build.
+                    By default, the OpenEmbedded build system uses <filename>COMMON_LICENSE_DIR</filename>
+                    to define the directory that holds common license text used during the build.
+                    The <filename>LICENSE_PATH</filename> variable allows you to extend that
+                    location to other areas that have additional licenses:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     LICENSE_PATH += "<replaceable>path-to-additional-common-licenses</replaceable>"
+                    </literallayout></para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-LINUX_KERNEL_TYPE'><glossterm>LINUX_KERNEL_TYPE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Defines the kernel type to be used in assembling the
+                    configuration.
+                    The linux-yocto recipes define "standard", "tiny", and
+                    "preempt-rt" kernel types.
+                    See the
+                    "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_KERNEL_DEV_URL;#kernel-types'>Kernel Types</ulink>"
+                    section in the Yocto Project Linux Kernel Development
+                    Manual for more information on kernel types.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    If you do not specify a
+                    <filename>LINUX_KERNEL_TYPE</filename>, it defaults to
+                    "standard".
+                    Together with
+                    <link linkend='var-KMACHINE'><filename>KMACHINE</filename></link>,
+                    the <filename>LINUX_KERNEL_TYPE</filename> variable
+                    defines the search
+                    arguments used by the kernel tools to find the appropriate
+                    description within the kernel
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#metadata'>Metadata</ulink>
+                    with which to build out the sources and configuration.
+                    </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-LINUX_VERSION'><glossterm>LINUX_VERSION</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>The Linux version from <filename>kernel.org</filename>
+                    on which the Linux kernel image being built using the
+                    OpenEmbedded build system is based.
+                    You define this variable in the kernel recipe.
+                    For example, the <filename>linux-yocto-3.4.bb</filename>
+                    kernel recipe found in
+                    <filename>meta/recipes-kernel/linux</filename>
+                    defines the variables as follows:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     LINUX_VERSION ?= "3.4.24"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    The <filename>LINUX_VERSION</filename> variable is used to
+                    define <link linkend='var-PV'><filename>PV</filename></link>
+                    for the recipe:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     PV = "${LINUX_VERSION}+git${SRCPV}"
+                    </literallayout></para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-LINUX_VERSION_EXTENSION'><glossterm>LINUX_VERSION_EXTENSION</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>A string extension compiled into the version
+                    string of the Linux kernel built with the OpenEmbedded
+                    build system.
+                    You define this variable in the kernel recipe.
+                    For example, the linux-yocto kernel recipes all define
+                    the variable as follows:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     LINUX_VERSION_EXTENSION ?= "-yocto-${<link linkend='var-LINUX_KERNEL_TYPE'>LINUX_KERNEL_TYPE</link>}"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    Defining this variable essentially sets the
+                    Linux kernel configuration item
+                    <filename>CONFIG_LOCALVERSION</filename>, which is visible
+                    through the <filename>uname</filename> command.
+                    Here is an example that shows the extension assuming it
+                    was set as previously shown:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ uname -r
+     3.7.0-rc8-custom
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-LOG_DIR'><glossterm>LOG_DIR</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the directory to which the OpenEmbedded build
+                    system writes overall log files.
+                    The default directory is <filename>${TMPDIR}/log</filename>.
+                </para>
+                <para>
+                    For the directory containing logs specific to each task,
+                    see the <link linkend='var-T'><filename>T</filename></link>
+                    variable.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+    </glossdiv>
+
+    <glossdiv id='var-glossary-m'><title>M</title>
+
+         <glossentry id='var-MACHINE'><glossterm>MACHINE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the target device for which the image is built.
+                    You define <filename>MACHINE</filename> in the
+                    <filename>local.conf</filename> file found in the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>.
+                    By default, <filename>MACHINE</filename> is set to
+                    "qemux86", which is an x86-based architecture machine to
+                    be emulated using QEMU:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     MACHINE ?= "qemux86"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    The variable corresponds to a machine configuration file of the
+                    same name, through which machine-specific configurations are set.
+                    Thus, when <filename>MACHINE</filename> is set to "qemux86" there
+                    exists the corresponding <filename>qemux86.conf</filename> machine
+                    configuration file, which can be found in the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>
+                    in <filename>meta/conf/machine</filename>.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The list of machines supported by the Yocto Project as
+                    shipped include the following:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     MACHINE ?= "qemuarm"
+     MACHINE ?= "qemumips"
+     MACHINE ?= "qemuppc"
+     MACHINE ?= "qemux86"
+     MACHINE ?= "qemux86-64"
+     MACHINE ?= "genericx86"
+     MACHINE ?= "genericx86-64"
+     MACHINE ?= "beaglebone"
+     MACHINE ?= "mpc8315e-rdb"
+     MACHINE ?= "edgerouter"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    The last five are Yocto Project reference hardware boards, which
+                    are provided in the <filename>meta-yocto-bsp</filename> layer.
+                    <note>Adding additional Board Support Package (BSP) layers
+                        to your configuration adds new possible settings for
+                        <filename>MACHINE</filename>.
+                    </note>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+         </glossentry>
+
+         <glossentry id='var-MACHINE_ARCH'><glossterm>MACHINE_ARCH</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the name of the machine-specific architecture.
+                    This variable is set automatically from
+                    <link linkend='var-MACHINE'><filename>MACHINE</filename></link>
+                    or
+                    <link linkend='var-TUNE_PKGARCH'><filename>TUNE_PKGARCH</filename></link>.
+                    You should not hand-edit the
+                    <filename>MACHINE_ARCH</filename> variable.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+         </glossentry>
+
+         <glossentry id='var-MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RDEPENDS'><glossterm>MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RDEPENDS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    A list of required machine-specific packages to install as part of
+                    the image being built.
+                    The build process depends on these packages being present.
+                    Furthermore, because this is a "machine essential" variable, the list of
+                    packages are essential for the machine to boot.
+                    The impact of this variable affects images based on
+                    <filename>packagegroup-core-boot</filename>,
+                    including the <filename>core-image-minimal</filename> image.
+                </para>
+                <para>
+                    This variable is similar to the
+                    <filename><link linkend='var-MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS'>MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS</link></filename>
+                    variable with the exception that the image being built has a build
+                    dependency on the variable's list of packages.
+                    In other words, the image will not build if a file in this list is not found.
+                </para>
+                <para>
+                    As an example, suppose the machine for which you are building requires
+                    <filename>example-init</filename> to be run during boot to initialize the hardware.
+                    In this case, you would use the following in the machine's
+                    <filename>.conf</filename> configuration file:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RDEPENDS += "example-init"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+         </glossentry>
+
+         <glossentry id='var-MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS'><glossterm>MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    A list of recommended machine-specific packages to install as part of
+                    the image being built.
+                    The build process does not depend on these packages being present.
+                    However, because this is a "machine essential" variable, the list of
+                    packages are essential for the machine to boot.
+                    The impact of this variable affects images based on
+                    <filename>packagegroup-core-boot</filename>,
+                    including the <filename>core-image-minimal</filename> image.
+                </para>
+                <para>
+                    This variable is similar to the
+                    <filename><link linkend='var-MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RDEPENDS'>MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RDEPENDS</link></filename>
+                    variable with the exception that the image being built does not have a build
+                    dependency on the variable's list of packages.
+                    In other words, the image will still build if a package in this list is not found.
+                    Typically, this variable is used to handle essential kernel modules, whose
+                    functionality may be selected to be built into the kernel rather than as a module,
+                    in which case a package will not be produced.
+                </para>
+                <para>
+                    Consider an example where you have a custom kernel where a specific touchscreen
+                    driver is required for the machine to be usable.
+                    However, the driver can be built as a module or
+                    into the kernel depending on the kernel configuration.
+                    If the driver is built as a module, you want it to be installed.
+                    But, when the driver is built into the kernel, you still want the
+                    build to succeed.
+                    This variable sets up a "recommends" relationship so that in the latter case,
+                    the build will not fail due to the missing package.
+                    To accomplish this, assuming the package for the module was called
+                    <filename>kernel-module-ab123</filename>, you would use the
+                    following in the machine's <filename>.conf</filename> configuration
+                    file:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS += "kernel-module-ab123"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+                <para>
+                    Some examples of these machine essentials are flash, screen, keyboard, mouse,
+                    or touchscreen drivers (depending on the machine).
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+         <glossentry id='var-MACHINE_EXTRA_RDEPENDS'><glossterm>MACHINE_EXTRA_RDEPENDS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    A list of machine-specific packages to install as part of the
+                    image being built that are not essential for the machine to boot.
+                    However, the build process for more fully-featured images
+                    depends on the packages being present.
+                </para>
+                <para>
+                    This variable affects all images based on
+                    <filename>packagegroup-base</filename>, which does not include the
+                    <filename>core-image-minimal</filename> or <filename>core-image-full-cmdline</filename>
+                    images.
+                </para>
+                <para>
+                    The variable is similar to the
+                    <filename><link linkend='var-MACHINE_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS'>MACHINE_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS</link></filename>
+                    variable with the exception that the image being built has a build
+                    dependency on the variable's list of packages.
+                    In other words, the image will not build if a file in this list is not found.
+                </para>
+                <para>
+                    An example is a machine that has WiFi capability but is not
+                    essential for the machine to boot the image.
+                    However, if you are building a more fully-featured image, you want to enable
+                    the WiFi.
+                    The package containing the firmware for the WiFi hardware is always
+                    expected to exist, so it is acceptable for the build process to depend upon
+                    finding the package.
+                    In this case, assuming the package for the firmware was called
+                    <filename>wifidriver-firmware</filename>, you would use the following in the
+                    <filename>.conf</filename> file for the machine:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     MACHINE_EXTRA_RDEPENDS += "wifidriver-firmware"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+         </glossentry>
+
+         <glossentry id='var-MACHINE_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS'><glossterm>MACHINE_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    A list of machine-specific packages to install as part of the
+                    image being built that are not essential for booting the machine.
+                    The image being built has no build dependency on this list of packages.
+                </para>
+                <para>
+                    This variable affects only images based on
+                    <filename>packagegroup-base</filename>, which does not include the
+                    <filename>core-image-minimal</filename> or <filename>core-image-full-cmdline</filename>
+                    images.
+                </para>
+                <para>
+                    This variable is similar to the
+                    <filename><link linkend='var-MACHINE_EXTRA_RDEPENDS'>MACHINE_EXTRA_RDEPENDS</link></filename>
+                    variable with the exception that the image being built does not have a build
+                    dependency on the variable's list of packages.
+                    In other words, the image will build if a file in this list is not found.
+                </para>
+                <para>
+                    An example is a machine that has WiFi capability but is not essential
+                    For the machine to boot the image.
+                    However, if you are building a more fully-featured image, you want to enable
+                    WiFi.
+                    In this case, the package containing the WiFi kernel module will not be produced
+                    if the WiFi driver is built into the kernel, in which case you still want the
+                    build to succeed instead of failing as a result of the package not being found.
+                    To accomplish this, assuming the package for the module was called
+                    <filename>kernel-module-examplewifi</filename>, you would use the
+                    following in the <filename>.conf</filename> file for the machine:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     MACHINE_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS += "kernel-module-examplewifi"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+         </glossentry>
+
+         <glossentry id='var-MACHINE_FEATURES'><glossterm>MACHINE_FEATURES</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the list of hardware features the
+                    <link linkend='var-MACHINE'><filename>MACHINE</filename></link> is capable
+                    of supporting.
+                    For related information on enabling features, see the
+                    <link linkend='var-DISTRO_FEATURES'><filename>DISTRO_FEATURES</filename></link>,
+                    <link linkend='var-COMBINED_FEATURES'><filename>COMBINED_FEATURES</filename></link>,
+                    and
+                    <link linkend='var-IMAGE_FEATURES'><filename>IMAGE_FEATURES</filename></link>
+                    variables.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    For a list of hardware features supported by the Yocto
+                    Project as shipped, see the
+                    "<link linkend='ref-features-machine'>Machine Features</link>"
+                    section.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+         </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-MACHINE_FEATURES_BACKFILL'><glossterm>MACHINE_FEATURES_BACKFILL</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>Features to be added to
+                    <filename><link linkend='var-MACHINE_FEATURES'>MACHINE_FEATURES</link></filename>
+                    if not also present in
+                    <filename><link linkend='var-MACHINE_FEATURES_BACKFILL_CONSIDERED'>MACHINE_FEATURES_BACKFILL_CONSIDERED</link></filename>.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    This variable is set in the <filename>meta/conf/bitbake.conf</filename> file.
+                    It is not intended to be user-configurable.
+                    It is best to just reference the variable to see which machine features are
+                    being backfilled for all machine configurations.
+                    See the "<link linkend='ref-features-backfill'>Feature backfilling</link>" section for
+                    more information.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-MACHINE_FEATURES_BACKFILL_CONSIDERED'><glossterm>MACHINE_FEATURES_BACKFILL_CONSIDERED</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>Features from
+                    <filename><link linkend='var-MACHINE_FEATURES_BACKFILL'>MACHINE_FEATURES_BACKFILL</link></filename>
+                    that should not be backfilled (i.e. added to
+                    <filename><link linkend='var-MACHINE_FEATURES'>MACHINE_FEATURES</link></filename>)
+                    during the build.
+                    See the "<link linkend='ref-features-backfill'>Feature backfilling</link>" section for
+                    more information.
+                    </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-MACHINEOVERRIDES'><glossterm>MACHINEOVERRIDES</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Lists overrides specific to the current machine.
+                    By default, this list includes the value
+                    of <filename><link linkend='var-MACHINE'>MACHINE</link></filename>.
+                    You can extend the list to apply variable overrides for
+                    classes of machines.
+                    For example, all QEMU emulated machines (e.g. qemuarm,
+                    qemux86, and so forth) include a common file named
+                    <filename>meta/conf/machine/include/qemu.inc</filename>
+                    that prepends <filename>MACHINEOVERRIDES</filename> with
+                    the following variable override:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+    MACHINEOVERRIDES =. "qemuall:"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    Applying an override like <filename>qemuall</filename>
+                    affects all QEMU emulated machines elsewhere.
+                    Here is an example from the
+                    <filename>connman-conf</filename> recipe:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+    SRC_URI_append_qemuall = "file://wired.config \
+                              file://wired-setup \
+                             "
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-MAINTAINER'><glossterm>MAINTAINER</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>The email address of the distribution maintainer.</para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-MIRRORS'><glossterm>MIRRORS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies additional paths from which the OpenEmbedded
+                    build system gets source code.
+                    When the build system searches for source code, it first
+                    tries the local download directory.
+                    If that location fails, the build system tries locations
+                    defined by
+                    <link linkend='var-PREMIRRORS'><filename>PREMIRRORS</filename></link>,
+                    the upstream source, and then locations specified by
+                    <filename>MIRRORS</filename> in that order.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Assuming your distribution
+                    (<link linkend='var-DISTRO'><filename>DISTRO</filename></link>)
+                    is "poky", the default value for
+                    <filename>MIRRORS</filename> is defined in the
+                    <filename>conf/distro/poky.conf</filename> file in the
+                    <filename>meta-yocto</filename> Git repository.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-MLPREFIX'><glossterm>MLPREFIX</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies a prefix has been added to
+                    <link linkend='var-PN'><filename>PN</filename></link> to create a special version
+                    of a recipe or package, such as a Multilib version.
+                    The variable is used in places where the prefix needs to be
+                    added to or removed from a the name (e.g. the
+                    <link linkend='var-BPN'><filename>BPN</filename></link> variable).
+                    <filename>MLPREFIX</filename> gets set when a prefix has been
+                    added to <filename>PN</filename>.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-module_autoload'><glossterm>module_autoload</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    This variable has been replaced by the
+                    <filename>KERNEL_MODULE_AUTOLOAD</filename> variable.
+                    You should replace all occurrences of
+                    <filename>module_autoload</filename> with additions to
+                    <filename>KERNEL_MODULE_AUTOLOAD</filename>, for example:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     module_autoload_rfcomm = "rfcomm"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    should now be replaced with:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     KERNEL_MODULE_AUTOLOAD += "rfcomm"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    See the
+                    <link linkend='var-KERNEL_MODULE_AUTOLOAD'><filename>KERNEL_MODULE_AUTOLOAD</filename></link>
+                    variable for more information.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-module_conf'><glossterm>module_conf</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies
+                    <ulink url='http://linux.die.net/man/5/modprobe.d'><filename>modprobe.d</filename></ulink>
+                    syntax lines for inclusion in the
+                    <filename>/etc/modprobe.d/modname.conf</filename> file.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    You can use this variable anywhere that it can be
+                    recognized by the kernel recipe or out-of-tree kernel
+                    module recipe (e.g. a machine configuration file, a
+                    distribution configuration file, an append file for the
+                    recipe, or the recipe itself).
+                    If you use this variable, you must also be sure to list
+                    the module name in the
+                    <link linkend='var-KERNEL_MODULE_AUTOLOAD'><filename>KERNEL_MODULE_AUTOLOAD</filename></link>
+                    variable.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Here is the general syntax:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     module_conf_<replaceable>module_name</replaceable> = "<replaceable>modprobe.d-syntax</replaceable>"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    You must use the kernel module name override.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Run <filename>man modprobe.d</filename> in the shell to
+                    find out more information on the exact syntax
+                    you want to provide with <filename>module_conf</filename>.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Including <filename>module_conf</filename> causes the
+                    OpenEmbedded build system to populate the
+                    <filename>/etc/modprobe.d/modname.conf</filename>
+                    file with <filename>modprobe.d</filename> syntax lines.
+                    Here is an example that adds the options
+                    <filename>arg1</filename> and <filename>arg2</filename>
+                    to a module named <filename>mymodule</filename>:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     module_conf_mymodule = "options mymodule arg1=val1 arg2=val2"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    For information on how to specify kernel modules to
+                    auto-load on boot, see the
+                    <link linkend='var-KERNEL_MODULE_AUTOLOAD'><filename>KERNEL_MODULE_AUTOLOAD</filename></link>
+                    variable.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-MODULE_IMAGE_BASE_NAME'><glossterm>MODULE_IMAGE_BASE_NAME</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The base name of the kernel modules tarball.
+                    This variable is set in the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-kernel'>kernel</link> class
+                    as follows:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     MODULE_IMAGE_BASE_NAME ?= "modules-${PKGE}-${PKGV}-${PKGR}-${MACHINE}-${DATETIME}"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    See the
+                    <link linkend='var-PKGE'><filename>PKGE</filename></link>,
+                    <link linkend='var-PKGV'><filename>PKGV</filename></link>,
+                    <link linkend='var-PKGR'><filename>PKGR</filename></link>,
+                    <link linkend='var-MACHINE'><filename>MACHINE</filename></link>,
+                    and
+                    <link linkend='var-DATETIME'><filename>DATETIME</filename></link>
+                    variables for additional information.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-MODULE_TARBALL_DEPLOY'><glossterm>MODULE_TARBALL_DEPLOY</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Controls creation of the <filename>modules-*.tgz</filename>
+                    file.
+                    Set this variable to "0" to disable creation of this
+                    file, which contains all of the kernel modules resulting
+                    from a kernel build.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-MULTIMACH_TARGET_SYS'><glossterm>MULTIMACH_TARGET_SYS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Separates files for different machines such that you can build
+                    for multiple target machines using the same output directories.
+                    See the <link linkend='var-STAMP'><filename>STAMP</filename></link> variable
+                    for an example.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+    </glossdiv>
+
+    <glossdiv id='var-glossary-n'><title>N</title>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-NATIVELSBSTRING'><glossterm>NATIVELSBSTRING</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    A string identifying the host distribution.
+                    Strings consist of the host distributor ID
+                    followed by the release, as reported by the
+                    <filename>lsb_release</filename> tool
+                    or as read from <filename>/etc/lsb-release</filename>.
+                    For example, when running a build on Ubuntu 12.10, the value
+                    is "Ubuntu-12.10".
+                    If this information is unable to be determined, the value
+                    resolves to "Unknown".
+                </para>
+                <para>
+                    This variable is used by default to isolate native shared
+                    state packages for different distributions (e.g. to avoid
+                    problems with <filename>glibc</filename> version
+                    incompatibilities).
+                    Additionally, the variable is checked against
+                    <link linkend='var-SANITY_TESTED_DISTROS'><filename>SANITY_TESTED_DISTROS</filename></link>
+                    if that variable is set.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-NO_RECOMMENDATIONS'><glossterm>NO_RECOMMENDATIONS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Prevents installation of all "recommended-only" packages.
+                    Recommended-only packages are packages installed only
+                    through the
+                    <link linkend='var-RRECOMMENDS'><filename>RRECOMMENDS</filename></link>
+                    variable).
+                    Setting the <filename>NO_RECOMMENDATIONS</filename> variable
+                    to "1" turns this feature on:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     NO_RECOMMENDATIONS = "1"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    You can set this variable globally in your
+                    <filename>local.conf</filename> file or you can attach it to
+                    a specific image recipe by using the recipe name override:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     NO_RECOMMENDATIONS_pn-<replaceable>target_image</replaceable> = "<replaceable>package_name</replaceable>"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    It is important to realize that if you choose to not install
+                    packages using this variable and some other packages are
+                    dependent on them (i.e. listed in a recipe's
+                    <link linkend='var-RDEPENDS'><filename>RDEPENDS</filename></link>
+                    variable), the OpenEmbedded build system ignores your
+                    request and will install the packages to avoid dependency
+                    errors.
+                    <note>
+                        Some recommended packages might be required for certain
+                        system functionality, such as kernel modules.
+                        It is up to you to add packages with the
+                        <link linkend='var-IMAGE_INSTALL'><filename>IMAGE_INSTALL</filename></link>
+                        variable.
+                    </note>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Support for this variable exists only when using the
+                    IPK and RPM packaging backend.
+                    Support does not exist for DEB.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    See the
+                    <link linkend='var-BAD_RECOMMENDATIONS'><filename>BAD_RECOMMENDATIONS</filename></link>
+                    and the
+                    <link linkend='var-PACKAGE_EXCLUDE'><filename>PACKAGE_EXCLUDE</filename></link>
+                    variables for related information.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-NOHDD'><glossterm>NOHDD</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Causes the OpenEmbedded build system to skip building the
+                    <filename>.hddimg</filename> image.
+                    The <filename>NOHDD</filename> variable is used with the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-bootimg'><filename>bootimg</filename></link>
+                    class.
+                    Set the variable to "1" to prevent the
+                    <filename>.hddimg</filename> image from being built.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-NOISO'><glossterm>NOISO</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Causes the OpenEmbedded build system to skip building the
+                    ISO image.
+                    The <filename>NOISO</filename> variable is used with the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-bootimg'><filename>bootimg</filename></link>
+                    class.
+                    Set the variable to "1" to prevent the ISO image from
+                    being built.
+                    To enable building an ISO image, set the variable to "0".
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+    </glossdiv>
+
+    <glossdiv id='var-glossary-o'><title>O</title>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-OE_BINCONFIG_EXTRA_MANGLE'><glossterm>OE_BINCONFIG_EXTRA_MANGLE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    When inheriting the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-binconfig'><filename>binconfig</filename></link>
+                    class, this variable
+                    specifies additional arguments passed to the "sed" command.
+                    The sed command alters any paths in configuration scripts
+                    that have been set up during compilation.
+                    Inheriting this class results in all paths in these scripts
+                    being changed to point into the
+                    <filename>sysroots/</filename> directory so that all builds
+                    that use the script will use the correct directories
+                    for the cross compiling layout.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    See the <filename>meta/classes/binconfig.bbclass</filename>
+                    in the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>
+                    for details on how this class applies these additional
+                    sed command arguments.
+                    For general information on the
+                    <filename>binconfig.bbclass</filename> class, see the
+                    "<link linkend='ref-classes-binconfig'>Binary Configuration Scripts - <filename>binconfig.bbclass</filename></link>"
+                    section.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-OE_IMPORTS'><glossterm>OE_IMPORTS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    An internal variable used to tell the OpenEmbedded build
+                    system what Python modules to import for every Python
+                    function run by the system.
+                </para>
+
+                <note>
+                    Do not set this variable.
+                    It is for internal use only.
+                </note>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-OE_TERMINAL'><glossterm>OE_TERMINAL</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Controls how the OpenEmbedded build system spawns
+                    interactive terminals on the host development system
+                    (e.g. using the BitBake command with the
+                    <filename>-c devshell</filename> command-line option).
+                    For more information, see the
+                    "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#platdev-appdev-devshell'>Using a Development Shell</ulink>" section
+                    in the Yocto Project Development Manual.
+                 </para>
+
+                 <para>
+                    You can use the following values for the
+                    <filename>OE_TERMINAL</filename> variable:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     auto
+     gnome
+     xfce
+     rxvt
+     screen
+     konsole
+     none
+                    </literallayout>
+                    <note>Konsole support only works for KDE 3.x.
+                        Also, "auto" is the default behavior for
+                        <filename>OE_TERMINAL</filename></note>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-OEROOT'><glossterm>OEROOT</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The directory from which the top-level build environment
+                    setup script is sourced.
+                    The Yocto Project makes two top-level build environment
+                    setup scripts available:
+                    <link linkend='structure-core-script'><filename>&OE_INIT_FILE;</filename></link>
+                    and
+                    <link linkend='structure-memres-core-script'><filename>oe-init-build-env-memres</filename></link>.
+                    When you run one of these scripts, the
+                    <filename>OEROOT</filename> variable resolves to the
+                    directory that contains the script.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    For additional information on how this variable is used,
+                    see the initialization scripts.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-OLDEST_KERNEL'><glossterm>OLDEST_KERNEL</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Declares the oldest version of the Linux kernel that the
+                    produced binaries must support.
+                    This variable is passed into the build of the Embedded
+                    GNU C Library (<filename>glibc</filename>).
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The default for this variable comes from the
+                    <filename>meta/conf/bitbake.conf</filename> configuration
+                    file.
+                    You can override this default by setting the variable
+                    in a custom distribution configuration file.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-OVERRIDES'><glossterm>OVERRIDES</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    BitBake uses <filename>OVERRIDES</filename> to control
+                    what variables are overridden after BitBake parses
+                    recipes and configuration files.
+                    You can find more information on how overrides are handled
+                    in the
+                    "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_BB_URL;#conditional-syntax-overrides'>Conditional Syntax (Overrides)</ulink>"
+                    section of the BitBake User Manual.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+    </glossdiv>
+
+    <glossdiv id='var-glossary-p'><title>P</title>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-P'><glossterm>P</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>The recipe name and version.
+                    <filename>P</filename> is comprised of the following:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     ${PN}-${PV}
+                    </literallayout></para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-PACKAGE_ARCH'><glossterm>PACKAGE_ARCH</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The architecture of the resulting package or packages.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    By default, the value of this variable is set to
+                    <link linkend='var-TUNE_PKGARCH'><filename>TUNE_PKGARCH</filename></link>
+                    when building for the target,
+                    <filename>BUILD_ARCH</filename> when building for the
+                    build host and "${SDK_ARCH}-${SDKPKGSUFFIX}" when building
+                    for the SDK.
+                    However, if your recipe's output packages are built
+                    specific to the target machine rather than general for
+                    the architecture of the machine, you should set
+                    <filename>PACKAGE_ARCH</filename> to the value of
+                    <link linkend='var-MACHINE_ARCH'><filename>MACHINE_ARCH</filename></link>
+                    in the recipe as follows:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     PACKAGE_ARCH = "${MACHINE_ARCH}"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-PACKAGE_ARCHS'><glossterm>PACKAGE_ARCHS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies a list of architectures compatible with
+                    the target machine.
+                    This variable is set automatically and should not
+                    normally be hand-edited.
+                    Entries are separated using spaces and listed in order
+                    of priority.
+                    The default value for
+                    <filename>PACKAGE_ARCHS</filename> is "all any noarch
+                    ${PACKAGE_EXTRA_ARCHS} ${MACHINE_ARCH}".
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+
+
+        <glossentry id='var-PACKAGE_BEFORE_PN'><glossterm>PACKAGE_BEFORE_PN</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>Enables easily adding packages to
+                <filename><link linkend='var-PACKAGES'>PACKAGES</link></filename>
+                before <filename>${<link linkend='var-PN'>PN</link>}</filename>
+                so that those added packages can pick up files that would normally be
+                included in the default package.</para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-PACKAGE_CLASSES'><glossterm>PACKAGE_CLASSES</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    This variable, which is set in the
+                    <filename>local.conf</filename> configuration file found in
+                    the <filename>conf</filename> folder of the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>,
+                    specifies the package manager the OpenEmbedded build system
+                    uses when packaging data.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    You can provide one or more of the following arguments for
+                    the variable:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     PACKAGE_CLASSES ?= "package_rpm package_deb package_ipk package_tar"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    The build system uses only the first argument in the list
+                    as the package manager when creating your image or SDK.
+                    However, packages will be created using any additional
+                    packaging classes you specify.
+                    For example, if you use the following in your
+                    <filename>local.conf</filename> file:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     PACKAGE_CLASSES ?= "package_ipk package_tar"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    The OpenEmbedded build system uses the IPK package manager
+                    to create your image or SDK as well as generating
+                    TAR packages.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    You cannot specify the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-package_tar'><filename>package_tar</filename></link>
+                    class first in the list.
+                    Files using the <filename>.tar</filename> format cannot
+                    be used as a substitute packaging format
+                    for DEB, RPM, and IPK formatted files for your image or SDK.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    For information on packaging and build performance effects
+                    as a result of the package manager in use, see the
+                    "<link linkend='ref-classes-package'><filename>package.bbclass</filename></link>"
+                    section.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-PACKAGE_DEBUG_SPLIT_STYLE'><glossterm>PACKAGE_DEBUG_SPLIT_STYLE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+
+                <para>
+                    Determines how to split up the binary and debug information
+                    when creating <filename>*-dbg</filename> packages to be
+                    used with the GNU Project Debugger (GDB).
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    With the
+                    <filename>PACKAGE_DEBUG_SPLIT_STYLE</filename> variable,
+                    you can control where debug information, which can include
+                    or exclude source files, is stored:
+                    <itemizedlist>
+                        <listitem><para>
+                            ".debug": Debug symbol files are placed next
+                            to the binary in a <filename>.debug</filename>
+                            directory on the target.
+                            For example, if a binary is installed into
+                            <filename>/bin</filename>, the corresponding debug
+                            symbol files are installed in
+                            <filename>/bin/.debug</filename>.
+                            Source files are placed in
+                            <filename>/usr/src/debug</filename>.
+                            This is the default behavior.
+                            </para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para>
+                            "debug-file-directory": Debug symbol files are
+                            placed under <filename>/usr/lib/debug</filename>
+                            on the target, and separated by the path from where
+                            the binary is installed.
+                            For example, if a binary is installed in
+                            <filename>/bin</filename>, the corresponding debug
+                            symbols are installed in
+                            <filename>/usr/lib/debug/bin</filename>.
+                            Source files are placed in
+                            <filename>/usr/src/debug</filename>.
+                            </para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para>
+                            "debug-without-src": The same behavior as
+                            ".debug" previously described with the exception
+                            that no source files are installed.
+                            </para></listitem>.
+                    </itemizedlist>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    You can find out more about debugging using GDB by reading
+                    the
+                    "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#platdev-gdb-remotedebug'>Debugging With the GNU Project Debugger (GDB) Remotely</ulink>"
+                    section in the Yocto Project Development Manual.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-PACKAGE_EXCLUDE'><glossterm>PACKAGE_EXCLUDE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Lists packages that should not be installed into an image.
+                    For example:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     PACKAGE_EXCLUDE = "<replaceable>package_name</replaceable> <replaceable>package_name</replaceable> <replaceable>package_name</replaceable> ..."
+                    </literallayout>
+                    You can set this variable globally in your
+                    <filename>local.conf</filename> file or you can attach it to
+                    a specific image recipe by using the recipe name override:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     PACKAGE_EXCLUDE_pn-<replaceable>target_image</replaceable> = "<replaceable>package_name</replaceable>"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    If you choose to not install
+                    a package using this variable and some other package is
+                    dependent on it (i.e. listed in a recipe's
+                    <link linkend='var-RDEPENDS'><filename>RDEPENDS</filename></link>
+                    variable), the OpenEmbedded build system generates a fatal
+                    installation error.
+                    Because the build system halts the process with a fatal
+                    error, you can use the variable with an iterative
+                    development process to remove specific components from a
+                    system.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Support for this variable exists only when using the
+                    IPK and RPM packaging backend.
+                    Support does not exist for DEB.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    See the
+                    <link linkend='var-NO_RECOMMENDATIONS'><filename>NO_RECOMMENDATIONS</filename></link>
+                    and the
+                    <link linkend='var-BAD_RECOMMENDATIONS'><filename>BAD_RECOMMENDATIONS</filename></link>
+                    variables for related information.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-PACKAGE_EXTRA_ARCHS'><glossterm>PACKAGE_EXTRA_ARCHS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>Specifies the list of architectures compatible with the device CPU.
+                    This variable is useful when you build for several different devices that use
+                    miscellaneous processors such as XScale and ARM926-EJS).</para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-PACKAGE_GROUP'><glossterm>PACKAGE_GROUP</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+
+                <para>
+                    The <filename>PACKAGE_GROUP</filename> variable has been
+                    renamed to
+                    <link linkend='var-FEATURE_PACKAGES'><filename>FEATURE_PACKAGES</filename></link>.
+                    See the variable description for
+                    <filename>FEATURE_PACKAGES</filename> for information.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    If if you use the <filename>PACKAGE_GROUP</filename>
+                    variable, the OpenEmbedded build system issues a warning
+                    message.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-PACKAGE_INSTALL'><glossterm>PACKAGE_INSTALL</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The final list of packages passed to the package manager
+                    for installation into the image.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Because the package manager controls actual installation
+                    of all packages, the list of packages passed using
+                    <filename>PACKAGE_INSTALL</filename> is not the final list
+                    of packages that are actually installed.
+                    This variable is internal to the image construction
+                    code.
+                    Consequently, in general, you should use the
+                    <link linkend='var-IMAGE_INSTALL'><filename>IMAGE_INSTALL</filename></link>
+                    variable to specify packages for installation.
+                    The exception to this is when working with
+                    the
+                    <link linkend='images-core-image-minimal-initramfs'><filename>core-image-minimal-initramfs</filename></link>
+                    image.
+                    When working with an initial RAM disk (initramfs)
+                    image, use the <filename>PACKAGE_INSTALL</filename>
+                    variable.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-PACKAGE_PREPROCESS_FUNCS'><glossterm>PACKAGE_PREPROCESS_FUNCS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies a list of functions run to pre-process the
+                    <link linkend='var-PKGD'><filename>PKGD</filename></link>
+                    directory prior to splitting the files out to individual
+                    packages.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-PACKAGECONFIG'><glossterm>PACKAGECONFIG</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    This variable provides a means of enabling or disabling
+                    features of a recipe on a per-recipe basis.
+                    <filename>PACKAGECONFIG</filename> blocks are defined
+                    in recipes when you specify features and then arguments
+                    that define feature behaviors.
+                    Here is the basic block structure:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     PACKAGECONFIG ??= "f1 f2 f3 ..."
+     PACKAGECONFIG[f1] = "--with-f1,--without-f1,build-deps-f1,rt-deps-f1"
+     PACKAGECONFIG[f2] = "--with-f2,--without-f2,build-deps-f2,rt-deps-f2"
+     PACKAGECONFIG[f3] = "--with-f3,--without-f3,build-deps-f3,rt-deps-f3"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    The <filename>PACKAGECONFIG</filename>
+                    variable itself specifies a space-separated list of the
+                    features to enable.
+                    Following the features, you can determine the behavior of
+                    each feature by providing up to four order-dependent
+                    arguments, which are separated by commas.
+                    You can omit any argument you like but must retain the
+                    separating commas.
+                    The order is important and specifies the following:
+                    <orderedlist>
+                        <listitem><para>Extra arguments
+                            that should be added to the configure script
+                            argument list
+                            (<link linkend='var-EXTRA_OECONF'><filename>EXTRA_OECONF</filename></link>)
+                            if the feature is enabled.</para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para>Extra arguments
+                            that should be added to <filename>EXTRA_OECONF</filename>
+                            if the feature is disabled.
+                            </para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para>Additional build dependencies
+                            (<link linkend='var-DEPENDS'><filename>DEPENDS</filename></link>)
+                            that should be added if the feature is enabled.
+                            </para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para>Additional runtime dependencies
+                            (<link linkend='var-RDEPENDS'><filename>RDEPENDS</filename></link>)
+                            that should be added if the feature is enabled.
+                            </para></listitem>
+                    </orderedlist>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Consider the following
+                    <filename>PACKAGECONFIG</filename> block taken from the
+                    <filename>librsvg</filename> recipe.
+                    In this example the feature is <filename>croco</filename>,
+                    which has three arguments that determine the feature's
+                    behavior.
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     PACKAGECONFIG ??= "croco"
+     PACKAGECONFIG[croco] = "--with-croco,--without-croco,libcroco"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    The <filename>--with-croco</filename> and
+                    <filename>libcroco</filename> arguments apply only if
+                    the feature is enabled.
+                    In this case, <filename>--with-croco</filename> is
+                    added to the configure script argument list and
+                    <filename>libcroco</filename> is added to
+                    <filename><link linkend='var-DEPENDS'>DEPENDS</link></filename>.
+                    On the other hand, if the feature is disabled say through
+                    a <filename>.bbappend</filename> file in another layer, then
+                    the second argument <filename>--without-croco</filename> is
+                    added to the configure script rather than
+                    <filename>--with-croco</filename>.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The basic <filename>PACKAGECONFIG</filename> structure
+                    previously described holds true regardless of whether you
+                    are creating a block or changing a block.
+                    When creating a block, use the structure inside your
+                    recipe.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    If you want to change an existing
+                    <filename>PACKAGECONFIG</filename> block, you can do so
+                    one of two ways:
+                    <itemizedlist>
+                        <listitem><para><emphasis>Append file:</emphasis>
+                            Create an append file named
+                            <replaceable>recipename</replaceable><filename>.bbappend</filename>
+                            in your layer and override the value of
+                            <filename>PACKAGECONFIG</filename>.
+                            You can either completely override the variable:
+                            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     PACKAGECONFIG="f4 f5"
+                            </literallayout>
+                            Or, you can just append the variable:
+                            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     PACKAGECONFIG_append = " f4"
+                            </literallayout></para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para><emphasis>Configuration file:</emphasis>
+                            This method is identical to changing the block
+                            through an append file except you edit your
+                            <filename>local.conf</filename> or
+                            <filename><replaceable>mydistro</replaceable>.conf</filename> file.
+                            As with append files previously described,
+                            you can either completely override the variable:
+                            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     PACKAGECONFIG_pn-<replaceable>recipename</replaceable>="f4 f5"
+                            </literallayout>
+                            Or, you can just amend the variable:
+                            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     PACKAGECONFIG_append_pn-<replaceable>recipename</replaceable> = " f4"
+                            </literallayout></para></listitem>
+                    </itemizedlist>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-PACKAGES'><glossterm>PACKAGES</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>The list of packages to be created from the recipe.
+                    The default value is the following:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     ${PN}-dbg ${PN}-staticdev ${PN}-dev ${PN}-doc ${PN}-locale ${PACKAGE_BEFORE_PN} ${PN}
+                    </literallayout></para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-PACKAGESPLITFUNCS'><glossterm>PACKAGESPLITFUNCS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies a list of functions run to perform additional
+                    splitting of files into individual packages.
+                    Recipes can either prepend to this variable or prepend
+                    to the <filename>populate_packages</filename> function
+                    in order to perform additional package splitting.
+                    In either case, the function should set
+                    <link linkend='var-PACKAGES'><filename>PACKAGES</filename></link>,
+                    <link linkend='var-FILES'><filename>FILES</filename></link>,
+                    <link linkend='var-RDEPENDS'><filename>RDEPENDS</filename></link>
+                    and other packaging variables appropriately in order to
+                    perform the desired splitting.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-PACKAGES_DYNAMIC'><glossterm>PACKAGES_DYNAMIC</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    A promise that your recipe satisfies runtime dependencies
+                    for optional modules that are found in other recipes.
+                    <filename>PACKAGES_DYNAMIC</filename>
+                    does not actually satisfy the dependencies, it only states that
+                    they should be satisfied.
+                    For example, if a hard, runtime dependency
+                    (<link linkend='var-RDEPENDS'><filename>RDEPENDS</filename></link>)
+                    of another package is satisfied
+                    at build time through the <filename>PACKAGES_DYNAMIC</filename>
+                    variable, but a package with the module name is never actually
+                    produced, then the other package will be broken.
+                    Thus, if you attempt to include that package in an image,
+                    you will get a dependency failure from the packaging system
+                    during the
+                    <link linkend='ref-tasks-rootfs'><filename>do_rootfs</filename></link>
+                    task.
+                </para>
+                <para>
+                    Typically, if there is a chance that such a situation can
+                    occur and the package that is not created is valid
+                    without the dependency being satisfied, then you should use
+                    <link linkend='var-RRECOMMENDS'><filename>RRECOMMENDS</filename></link>
+                    (a soft runtime dependency) instead of
+                    <filename>RDEPENDS</filename>.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    For an example of how to use the <filename>PACKAGES_DYNAMIC</filename>
+                    variable when you are splitting packages, see the
+                    "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#handling-optional-module-packaging'>Handling Optional Module Packaging</ulink>" section
+                    in the Yocto Project Development Manual.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-PARALLEL_MAKE'><glossterm>PARALLEL_MAKE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Extra options passed to the <filename>make</filename>
+                    command during the
+                    <link linkend='ref-tasks-compile'><filename>do_compile</filename></link>
+                    task in order to specify parallel compilation on the local
+                    build host.
+                    This variable is usually in the form "-j &lt;x&gt;",
+                    where x represents the maximum number of parallel threads
+                    <filename>make</filename> can run.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    If your development host supports multiple cores, a good
+                    rule of thumb is to set this variable to twice the number
+                    of cores on the host.
+                    If you do not set <filename>PARALLEL_MAKE</filename>, it
+                    defaults to the number of cores your build system has.
+                    <note>
+                        Individual recipes might clear out this variable if
+                        the software being built has problems running its
+                        <filename>make</filename> process in parallel.
+                    </note>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-PARALLEL_MAKEINST'><glossterm>PARALLEL_MAKEINST</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Extra options passed to the
+                    <filename>make install</filename> command during the
+                    <link linkend='ref-tasks-install'><filename>do_install</filename></link>
+                    task in order to specify parallel installation.
+                    This variable defaults to the value of
+                    <link linkend='var-PARALLEL_MAKE'><filename>PARALLEL_MAKE</filename></link>.
+                    <note>
+                        Individual recipes might clear out this variable if
+                        the software being built has problems running its
+                        <filename>make install</filename> process in parallel.
+                    </note>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-PATCHRESOLVE'><glossterm>PATCHRESOLVE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Determines the action to take when a patch fails.
+                    You can set this variable to one of two values: "noop" and
+                    "user".
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The default value of "noop" causes the build to simply fail
+                    when the OpenEmbedded build system cannot successfully
+                    apply a patch.
+                    Setting the value to "user" causes the build system to
+                    launch a shell and places you in the right location so that
+                    you can manually resolve the conflicts.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Set this variable in your
+                    <filename>local.conf</filename> file.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-PATCHTOOL'><glossterm>PATCHTOOL</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the utility used to apply patches for a recipe
+                    during the
+                    <link linkend='ref-tasks-patch'><filename>do_patch</filename></link>
+                    task.
+                    You can specify one of three utilities: "patch", "quilt", or
+                    "git".
+                    The default utility used is "quilt" except for the
+                    quilt-native recipe itself.
+                    Because the quilt tool is not available at the
+                    time quilt-native is being patched, it uses "patch".
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    If you wish to use an alternative patching tool, set the
+                    variable in the recipe using one of the following:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     PATCHTOOL = "patch"
+     PATCHTOOL = "quilt"
+     PATCHTOOL = "git"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-PE'><glossterm>PE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The epoch of the recipe.
+                    By default, this variable is unset.
+                    The variable is used to make upgrades possible when the
+                    versioning scheme changes in some backwards incompatible
+                    way.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-PF'><glossterm>PF</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>Specifies the recipe or package name and includes all version and revision
+                    numbers (i.e. <filename>glibc-2.13-r20+svnr15508/</filename> and
+                    <filename>bash-4.2-r1/</filename>).
+                    This variable is comprised of the following:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     ${<link linkend='var-PN'>PN</link>}-${<link linkend='var-EXTENDPE'>EXTENDPE</link>}${<link linkend='var-PV'>PV</link>}-${<link linkend='var-PR'>PR</link>}
+                    </literallayout></para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-PIXBUF_PACKAGES'><glossterm>PIXBUF_PACKAGES</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    When inheriting the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-pixbufcache'><filename>pixbufcache</filename></link>
+                    class, this variable identifies packages that contain
+                    the pixbuf loaders used with
+                    <filename>gdk-pixbuf</filename>.
+                    By default, the <filename>pixbufcache</filename> class
+                    assumes that the loaders are in the recipe's main package
+                    (i.e. <filename>${</filename><link linkend='var-PN'><filename>PN</filename></link><filename>}</filename>).
+                    Use this variable if the loaders you need are in a package
+                    other than that main package.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-PKG'><glossterm>PKG</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The name of the resulting package created by the
+                    OpenEmbedded build system.
+                    <note>
+                        When using the <filename>PKG</filename> variable, you
+                        must use a package name override.
+                    </note>
+                    For example, when the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-debian'><filename>debian</filename></link>
+                    class renames the output package, it does so by setting
+                    <filename>PKG_<replaceable>packagename</replaceable></filename>.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-PKGD'><glossterm>PKGD</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Points to the destination directory for files to be
+                    packaged before they are split into individual packages.
+                    This directory defaults to the following:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     ${WORKDIR}/package
+                    </literallayout>
+                    Do not change this default.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-PKGDATA_DIR'><glossterm>PKGDATA_DIR</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Points to a shared, global-state directory that holds data
+                    generated during the packaging process.
+                    During the packaging process, the
+                    <link linkend='ref-tasks-packagedata'><filename>do_packagedata</filename></link>
+                    task packages data for each recipe and installs it into
+                    this temporary, shared area.
+                    This directory defaults to the following:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     ${STAGING_DIR_HOST}/pkgdata
+                    </literallayout>
+                    Do not change this default.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-PKGDEST'><glossterm>PKGDEST</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Points to the parent directory for files to be packaged
+                    after they have been split into individual packages.
+                    This directory defaults to the following:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     ${WORKDIR}/packages-split
+                    </literallayout>
+                    Under this directory, the build system creates
+                    directories for each package specified in
+                    <link linkend='var-PACKAGES'><filename>PACKAGES</filename></link>.
+                    Do not change this default.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-PKGDESTWORK'><glossterm>PKGDESTWORK</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Points to a temporary work area used by the
+                    <link linkend='ref-tasks-package'><filename>do_package</filename></link>
+                    task to write output from the
+                    <link linkend='ref-tasks-packagedata'><filename>do_packagedata</filename></link>
+                    task.
+                    The <filename>PKGDESTWORK</filename> location defaults to
+                    the following:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     ${WORKDIR}/pkgdata
+                    </literallayout>
+                    The <filename>do_packagedata</filename> task then packages
+                    the data in the temporary work area and installs it into a
+                    shared directory pointed to by
+                    <link linkend='var-PKGDATA_DIR'><filename>PKGDATA_DIR</filename></link>.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Do not change this default.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-PKGE'><glossterm>PKGE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The epoch of the output package built by the
+                    OpenEmbedded build system.
+                    By default, <filename>PKGE</filename> is set to
+                    <link linkend='var-PE'><filename>PE</filename></link>.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-PKGR'><glossterm>PKGR</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The revision of the output package built by the
+                    OpenEmbedded build system.
+                    By default, <filename>PKGR</filename> is set to
+                    <link linkend='var-PR'><filename>PR</filename></link>.
+                    </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-PKGV'><glossterm>PKGV</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The version of the output package built by the
+                    OpenEmbedded build system.
+                    By default, <filename>PKGV</filename> is set to
+                    <link linkend='var-PV'><filename>PV</filename></link>.
+                 </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-PN'><glossterm>PN</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>This variable can have two separate functions depending on the context: a recipe
+                    name or a resulting package name.</para>
+                <para><filename>PN</filename> refers to a recipe name in the context of a file used
+                    by the OpenEmbedded build system as input to create a package.
+                    The name is normally extracted from the recipe file name.
+                    For example, if the recipe is named
+                    <filename>expat_2.0.1.bb</filename>, then the default value of <filename>PN</filename>
+                    will be "expat".</para>
+                <para>
+                    The variable refers to a package name in the context of a file created or produced by the
+                    OpenEmbedded build system.</para>
+                <para>If applicable, the <filename>PN</filename> variable also contains any special
+                    suffix or prefix.
+                    For example, using <filename>bash</filename> to build packages for the native
+                    machine, <filename>PN</filename> is <filename>bash-native</filename>.
+                    Using <filename>bash</filename> to build packages for the target and for Multilib,
+                    <filename>PN</filename> would be <filename>bash</filename> and
+                    <filename>lib64-bash</filename>, respectively.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-PNBLACKLIST'><glossterm>PNBLACKLIST</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Lists recipes you do not want the OpenEmbedded build system
+                    to build.
+                    This variable works in conjunction with the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-blacklist'><filename>blacklist</filename></link>
+                    class, which the recipe must inherit globally.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    To prevent a recipe from being built, inherit the class
+                    globally and use the variable in your
+                    <filename>local.conf</filename> file.
+                    Here is an example that prevents
+                    <filename>myrecipe</filename> from being built:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     INHERIT += "blacklist"
+     PNBLACKLIST[myrecipe] = "Not supported by our organization."
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-PR'><glossterm>PR</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The revision of the recipe.
+                    The default value for this variable is "r0".
+                    </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-PREFERRED_PROVIDER'><glossterm>PREFERRED_PROVIDER</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    If multiple recipes provide an item, this variable
+                    determines which recipe should be given preference.
+                    You should always suffix the variable with the name of the
+                    provided item, and you should set it to the
+                    <link linkend='var-PN'><filename>PN</filename></link>
+                    of the recipe to which you want to give precedence.
+                    Some examples:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel ?= "linux-yocto"
+     PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/xserver = "xserver-xf86"
+     PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/libgl ?= "mesa"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-PREFERRED_VERSION'><glossterm>PREFERRED_VERSION</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    If there are multiple versions of recipes available, this
+                    variable determines which recipe should be given preference.
+                    You must always suffix the variable with the
+                    <link linkend='var-PN'><filename>PN</filename></link>
+                    you want to select, and you should set the
+                    <link linkend='var-PV'><filename>PV</filename></link>
+                    accordingly for precedence.
+                    You can use the "<filename>%</filename>" character as a
+                    wildcard to match any number of characters, which can be
+                    useful when specifying versions that contain long revision
+                    numbers that could potentially change.
+                    Here are two examples:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     PREFERRED_VERSION_python = "2.7.3"
+     PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto = "3.10%"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-PREMIRRORS'><glossterm>PREMIRRORS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies additional paths from which the OpenEmbedded
+                    build system gets source code.
+                    When the build system searches for source code, it first
+                    tries the local download directory.
+                    If that location fails, the build system tries locations
+                    defined by <filename>PREMIRRORS</filename>, the upstream
+                    source, and then locations specified by
+                    <link linkend='var-MIRRORS'><filename>MIRRORS</filename></link>
+                    in that order.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Assuming your distribution
+                    (<link linkend='var-DISTRO'><filename>DISTRO</filename></link>)
+                    is "poky", the default value for
+                    <filename>PREMIRRORS</filename> is defined in the
+                    <filename>conf/distro/poky.conf</filename> file in the
+                    <filename>meta-yocto</filename> Git repository.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Typically, you could add a specific server for the
+                    build system to attempt before any others by adding
+                    something like the following to the
+                    <filename>local.conf</filename> configuration file in the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     PREMIRRORS_prepend = "\
+     git://.*/.* http://www.yoctoproject.org/sources/ \n \
+     ftp://.*/.* http://www.yoctoproject.org/sources/ \n \
+     http://.*/.* http://www.yoctoproject.org/sources/ \n \
+     https://.*/.* http://www.yoctoproject.org/sources/ \n"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    These changes cause the build system to intercept
+                    Git, FTP, HTTP, and HTTPS requests and direct them to
+                    the <filename>http://</filename> sources mirror.
+                    You can use <filename>file://</filename> URLs to point
+                    to local directories or network shares as well.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-PRINC'><glossterm>PRINC</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+
+                <para>
+                    The <filename>PRINC</filename> variable has been deprecated
+                    and triggers a warning if detected during a build.
+                    For
+                    <link linkend='var-PR'><filename>PR</filename></link>
+                    increments on changes, use the PR service instead.
+                    You can find out more about this service in the
+                    "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#working-with-a-pr-service'>Working With a PR Service</ulink>"
+                    section in the Yocto Project Development Manual.
+                </para>
+<!--
+
+                <para>
+                    Causes the
+                    <link linkend='var-PR'><filename>PR</filename></link>
+                    variable of <filename>.bbappend</filename> files to
+                    dynamically increment.
+                    This increment minimizes the impact of layer ordering.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    In order to ensure multiple <filename>.bbappend</filename>
+                    files can co-exist,
+                    <filename>PRINC</filename> should be self-referencing.
+                    This variable defaults to 0.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Following is an example that increments
+                    <filename>PR</filename> by two:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     PRINC := "${@int(PRINC) + 2}"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    It is advisable not to use strings such as ".= '.1'" with the variable because
+                    this usage is very sensitive to layer ordering.
+                    You should avoid explicit assignments as they cannot
+                    adequately represent multiple
+                    <filename>.bbappend</filename> files.
+                </para>
+-->
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-PRIVATE_LIBS'><glossterm>PRIVATE_LIBS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies libraries installed within a recipe that
+                    should be ignored by the OpenEmbedded build system's
+                    shared library resolver.
+                    This variable is typically used when software being
+                    built by a recipe has its own private versions of a
+                    library normally provided by another recipe.
+                    In this case, you would not want the package containing
+                    the private libraries to be set as a dependency on other
+                    unrelated packages that should instead depend on the
+                    package providing the standard version of the library.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Libraries specified in this variable should be specified
+                    by their file name.
+                    For example, from the Firefox recipe in meta-browser:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     PRIVATE_LIBS = "libmozjs.so \
+                     libxpcom.so \
+                     libnspr4.so \
+                     libxul.so \
+                     libmozalloc.so \
+                     libplc4.so \
+                     libplds4.so"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-PROVIDES'><glossterm>PROVIDES</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    A list of aliases by which a particular recipe can be
+                    known.
+                    By default, a recipe's own
+                    <filename><link linkend='var-PN'>PN</link></filename>
+                    is implicitly already in its <filename>PROVIDES</filename>
+                    list.
+                    If a recipe uses <filename>PROVIDES</filename>, the
+                    additional aliases are synonyms for the recipe and can
+                    be useful satisfying dependencies of other recipes during
+                    the build as specified by
+                    <filename><link linkend='var-DEPENDS'>DEPENDS</link></filename>.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Consider the following example
+                    <filename>PROVIDES</filename> statement from a recipe
+                    file <filename>libav_0.8.11.bb</filename>:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     PROVIDES += "libpostproc"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    The <filename>PROVIDES</filename> statement results in
+                    the "libav" recipe also being known as "libpostproc".
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-PRSERV_HOST'><glossterm>PRSERV_HOST</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The network based
+                    <link linkend='var-PR'><filename>PR</filename></link>
+                    service host and port.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The <filename>conf/local.conf.sample.extended</filename>
+                    configuration file in the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>
+                    shows how the <filename>PRSERV_HOST</filename> variable is
+                    set:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     PRSERV_HOST = "localhost:0"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    You must set the variable if you want to automatically
+                    start a local
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#working-with-a-pr-service'>PR service</ulink>.
+                    You can set <filename>PRSERV_HOST</filename> to other
+                    values to use a remote PR service.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-PTEST_ENABLED'><glossterm>PTEST_ENABLED</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies whether or not
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#testing-packages-with-ptest'>Package Test</ulink>
+                    (ptest) functionality is enabled when building a recipe.
+                    You should not set this variable directly.
+                    Enabling and disabling building Package Tests
+                    at build time should be done by adding "ptest" to (or
+                    removing it from)
+                    <link linkend='var-DISTRO_FEATURES'><filename>DISTRO_FEATURES</filename></link>.
+                 </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-PV'><glossterm>PV</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The version of the recipe.
+                    The version is normally extracted from the recipe filename.
+                    For example, if the recipe is named
+                    <filename>expat_2.0.1.bb</filename>, then the default value of <filename>PV</filename>
+                    will be "2.0.1".
+                    <filename>PV</filename> is generally not overridden within
+                    a recipe unless it is building an unstable (i.e. development) version from a source code repository
+                    (e.g. Git or Subversion).
+                 </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-PYTHON_ABI'><glossterm>PYTHON_ABI</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    When used by recipes that inherit the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-distutils3'><filename>distutils3</filename></link>,
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-setuptools3'><filename>setuptools3</filename></link>,
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-distutils'><filename>distutils</filename></link>,
+                    or
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-setuptools'><filename>setuptools</filename></link>
+                    classes, denotes the Application Binary Interface (ABI)
+                    currently in use for Python.
+                    By default, the ABI is "m".
+                    You do not have to set this variable as the OpenEmbedded
+                    build system sets it for you.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The OpenEmbedded build system uses the ABI to construct
+                    directory names used when installing the Python headers
+                    and libraries in sysroot
+                    (e.g. <filename>.../python3.3m/...</filename>).
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Recipes that inherit the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-distutils'><filename>distutils</filename></link>
+                    class during cross-builds also use this variable to
+                    locate the headers and libraries of the appropriate Python
+                    that the extension is targeting.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-PYTHON_PN'><glossterm>PYTHON_PN</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    When used by recipes that inherit the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-distutils3'><filename>distutils3</filename></link>,
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-setuptools3'><filename>setuptools3</filename></link>,
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-distutils'><filename>distutils</filename></link>,
+                    or
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-setuptools'><filename>setuptools</filename></link>
+                    classes, specifies the major Python version being built.
+                    For Python 2.x, <filename>PYTHON_PN</filename> would
+                    be "python2".  For Python 3.x, the variable would be
+                    "python3".
+                    You do not have to set this variable as the
+                    OpenEmbedded build system automatically sets it for you.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The variable allows recipes to use common infrastructure
+                    such as the following:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     DEPENDS += "${PYTHON_PN}-native"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    In the previous example, the version of the dependency
+                    is <filename>PYTHON_PN</filename>.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+    </glossdiv>
+
+    <glossdiv id='var-glossary-q'><title>Q</title>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-QMAKE_PROFILES'><glossterm>QMAKE_PROFILES</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies your own subset of <filename>.pro</filename>
+                    files to be built for use with
+                    <filename>qmake</filename>.
+                    If you do not set this variable, all
+                    <filename>.pro</filename> files in the directory pointed to
+                    by <link linkend='var-S'><filename>S</filename></link>
+                    will be built by default.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    This variable is used with recipes that inherit the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-qmake*'><filename>qmake_base</filename></link>
+                    class or other classes that inherit
+                    <filename>qmake_base</filename>.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+    </glossdiv>
+
+    <glossdiv id='var-glossary-r'><title>R</title>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-RCONFLICTS'><glossterm>RCONFLICTS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The list of packages that conflict with packages.
+                    Note that packages will not be installed if conflicting
+                    packages are not first removed.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                   Like all package-controlling variables, you must always use
+                   them in conjunction with a package name override.
+                   Here is an example:
+                   <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     RCONFLICTS_${PN} = "<replaceable>another-conflicting-package-name</replaceable>"
+                   </literallayout>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    BitBake, which the OpenEmbedded build system uses, supports
+                    specifying versioned dependencies.
+                    Although the syntax varies depending on the packaging
+                    format, BitBake hides these differences from you.
+                    Here is the general syntax to specify versions with
+                    the <filename>RCONFLICTS</filename> variable:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     RCONFLICTS_${PN} = "<replaceable>package</replaceable> (<replaceable>operator</replaceable> <replaceable>version</replaceable>)"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    For <filename>operator</filename>, you can specify the
+                    following:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     =
+     &lt;
+     &gt;
+     &lt;=
+     &gt;=
+                    </literallayout>
+                    For example, the following sets up a dependency on version
+                    1.2 or greater of the package <filename>foo</filename>:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     RCONFLICTS_${PN} = "foo (>= 1.2)"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-RDEPENDS'><glossterm>RDEPENDS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Lists a package's runtime dependencies (i.e. other packages)
+                    that must be installed in order for the built package to run
+                    correctly.
+                    If a package in this list cannot be found during the build,
+                    you will get a build error.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    When you use the <filename>RDEPENDS</filename> variable
+                    in a recipe, you are essentially stating that the recipe's
+                    <link linkend='ref-tasks-build'><filename>do_build</filename></link>
+                    task depends on the existence of a specific package.
+                    Consider this simple example for two recipes named "a" and
+                    "b" that produce similarly named IPK packages.
+                    In this example, the <filename>RDEPENDS</filename>
+                    statement appears in the "a" recipe:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     RDEPENDS_${PN} = "b"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    Here, the dependency is such that the
+                    <filename>do_build</filename> task for recipe "a" depends
+                    on the
+                    <link linkend='ref-tasks-package_write_ipk'><filename>do_package_write_ipk</filename></link>
+                    task of recipe "b".
+                    This means the package file for "b" must be available when
+                    the output for recipe "a" has been completely built.
+                    More importantly, package "a" will be marked as depending
+                    on package "b" in a manner that is understood by the
+                    package manager.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The names of the packages you list within
+                    <filename>RDEPENDS</filename> must be the names of other
+                    packages - they cannot be recipe names.
+                    Although package names and recipe names usually match,
+                    the important point here is that you are
+                    providing package names within the
+                    <filename>RDEPENDS</filename> variable.
+                    For an example of the default list of packages created from
+                    a recipe, see the
+                    <link linkend='var-PACKAGES'><filename>PACKAGES</filename></link>
+                    variable.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Because the <filename>RDEPENDS</filename> variable applies
+                    to packages being built, you should always use the variable
+                    in a form with an attached package name.
+                    For example, suppose you are building a development package
+                    that depends on the <filename>perl</filename> package.
+                    In this case, you would use the following
+                    <filename>RDEPENDS</filename> statement:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     RDEPENDS_${PN}-dev += "perl"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    In the example, the development package depends on
+                    the <filename>perl</filename> package.
+                    Thus, the <filename>RDEPENDS</filename> variable has the
+                    <filename>${PN}-dev</filename> package name as part of the
+                    variable.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The package name you attach to the
+                    <filename>RDEPENDS</filename> variable must appear
+                    as it would in the <filename>PACKAGES</filename>
+                    namespace before any renaming of the output package by
+                    classes like
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-debian'><filename>debian</filename></link>.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    In many cases you do not need to explicitly add
+                    runtime dependencies using
+                    <filename>RDEPENDS</filename> since some automatic
+                    handling occurs:
+                    <itemizedlist>
+                        <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>shlibdeps</filename></emphasis>:  If
+                            a runtime package contains a shared library
+                            (<filename>.so</filename>), the build
+                            processes the library in order to determine other
+                            libraries to which it is dynamically linked.
+                            The build process adds these libraries to
+                            <filename>RDEPENDS</filename> when creating the runtime
+                            package.</para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>pcdeps</filename></emphasis>:  If
+                            the package ships a <filename>pkg-config</filename>
+                            information file, the build process uses this file
+                            to add items to the <filename>RDEPENDS</filename>
+                            variable to create the runtime packages.
+                            </para></listitem>
+                    </itemizedlist>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    BitBake, which the OpenEmbedded build system uses, supports
+                    specifying versioned dependencies.
+                    Although the syntax varies depending on the packaging
+                    format, BitBake hides these differences from you.
+                    Here is the general syntax to specify versions with
+                    the <filename>RDEPENDS</filename> variable:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     RDEPENDS_${PN} = "<replaceable>package</replaceable> (<replaceable>operator</replaceable> <replaceable>version</replaceable>)"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    For <filename>operator</filename>, you can specify the
+                    following:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     =
+     &lt;
+     &gt;
+     &lt;=
+     &gt;=
+                    </literallayout>
+                    For example, the following sets up a dependency on version
+                    1.2 or greater of the package <filename>foo</filename>:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     RDEPENDS_${PN} = "foo (>= 1.2)"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    For information on build-time dependencies, see the
+                    <link linkend='var-DEPENDS'><filename>DEPENDS</filename></link>
+                    variable.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-REQUIRED_DISTRO_FEATURES'><glossterm>REQUIRED_DISTRO_FEATURES</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    When inheriting the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-distro_features_check'><filename>distro_features_check</filename></link>
+                    class, this
+                    variable identifies distribution features that must
+                    exist in the current configuration in order for the
+                    OpenEmbedded build system to build the recipe.
+                    In other words, if the
+                    <filename>REQUIRED_DISTRO_FEATURES</filename> variable
+                    lists a feature that does not appear in
+                    <filename>DISTRO_FEATURES</filename> within the
+                    current configuration, an error occurs and the
+                    build stops.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-RM_OLD_IMAGE'><glossterm>RM_OLD_IMAGE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Reclaims disk space by removing previously built
+                    versions of the same image from the
+                    <filename>images</filename> directory pointed to by the
+                    <link linkend='var-DEPLOY_DIR'><filename>DEPLOY_DIR</filename></link>
+                    variable.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Set this variable to "1" in your
+                    <filename>local.conf</filename> file to remove these
+                    images.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-RM_WORK_EXCLUDE'><glossterm>RM_WORK_EXCLUDE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    With <filename>rm_work</filename> enabled, this
+                    variable specifies a list of recipes whose work directories
+                    should not be removed.
+                    See the "<link linkend='ref-classes-rm-work'><filename>rm_work.bbclass</filename></link>"
+                    section for more details.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-ROOT_HOME'><glossterm>ROOT_HOME</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Defines the root home directory.
+                    By default, this directory is set as follows in the
+                    BitBake configuration file:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     ROOT_HOME ??= "/home/root"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    <note>
+                        This default value is likely used because some
+                        embedded solutions prefer to have a read-only root
+                        filesystem and prefer to keep writeable data in one
+                        place.
+                    </note>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    You can override the default by setting the variable
+                    in any layer or in the <filename>local.conf</filename> file.
+                    Because the default is set using a "weak" assignment
+                    (i.e. "??="), you can use either of the following forms
+                    to define your override:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     ROOT_HOME = "/root"
+     ROOT_HOME ?= "/root"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    These override examples use <filename>/root</filename>,
+                    which is probably the most commonly used override.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-ROOTFS'><glossterm>ROOTFS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Indicates a filesystem image to include as the root
+                    filesystem.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The <filename>ROOTFS</filename> variable is an optional
+                    variable used with the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-bootimg'><filename>bootimg</filename></link>
+                    class.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND'><glossterm>ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Added by classes to run post processing commands once the
+                    OpenEmbedded build system has created the root filesystem.
+                    You can specify shell commands separated by semicolons:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND += "<replaceable>shell_command</replaceable>; ... "
+                    </literallayout>
+                    If you need to pass the path to the root filesystem within
+                    the command, you can use
+                    <filename>${IMAGE_ROOTFS}</filename>, which points to
+                    the root filesystem image.
+                    See the
+                    <link linkend='var-IMAGE_ROOTFS'><filename>IMAGE_ROOTFS</filename></link>
+                    variable for more information.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-RPROVIDES'><glossterm>RPROVIDES</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    A list of package name aliases that a package also provides.
+                    These aliases are useful for satisfying runtime dependencies
+                    of other packages both during the build and on the target
+                    (as specified by
+                    <filename><link linkend='var-RDEPENDS'>RDEPENDS</link></filename>).
+                    <note>
+                        A package's own name is implicitly already in its
+                        <filename>RPROVIDES</filename> list.
+                    </note>
+                </para>
+                <para>
+                   As with all package-controlling variables, you must always
+                   use the variable in conjunction with a package name override.
+                   Here is an example:
+                   <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     RPROVIDES_${PN} = "widget-abi-2"
+                   </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-RRECOMMENDS'><glossterm>RRECOMMENDS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    A list of packages that extends the usability of a package
+                    being built.
+                    The package being built does not depend on this list of
+                    packages in order to successfully build, but rather
+                    uses them for extended usability.
+                    To specify runtime dependencies for packages, see the
+                    <filename><link linkend='var-RDEPENDS'>RDEPENDS</link></filename>
+                    variable.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The package manager will automatically install the
+                    <filename>RRECOMMENDS</filename> list of packages when
+                    installing the built package.
+                    However, you can prevent listed packages from being
+                    installed by using the
+                    <link linkend='var-BAD_RECOMMENDATIONS'><filename>BAD_RECOMMENDATIONS</filename></link>,
+                    <link linkend='var-NO_RECOMMENDATIONS'><filename>NO_RECOMMENDATIONS</filename></link>,
+                    and
+                    <link linkend='var-PACKAGE_EXCLUDE'><filename>PACKAGE_EXCLUDE</filename></link>
+                    variables.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Packages specified in
+                    <filename>RRECOMMENDS</filename> need not actually be
+                    produced.
+                    However, a recipe must exist that provides each package,
+                    either through the
+                    <link linkend='var-PACKAGES'><filename>PACKAGES</filename></link>
+                    or
+                    <link linkend='var-PACKAGES_DYNAMIC'><filename>PACKAGES_DYNAMIC</filename></link>
+                    variables or the
+                    <link linkend='var-RPROVIDES'><filename>RPROVIDES</filename></link>
+                    variable, or an error will occur during the build.
+                    If such a recipe does exist and the package is not produced,
+                    the build continues without error.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Because the <filename>RRECOMMENDS</filename> variable
+                    applies to packages being built, you should always attach
+                    an override to the variable to specify the particular
+                    package whose usability is being extended.
+                    For example, suppose you are building a development package
+                    that is extended to support wireless functionality.
+                    In this case, you would use the following:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     RRECOMMENDS_${PN}-dev += "<replaceable>wireless_package_name</replaceable>"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    In the example, the package name
+                    (<filename>${<link linkend='var-PN'>PN</link>}-dev</filename>)
+                    must appear as it would in the
+                    <filename><link linkend='var-PACKAGES'>PACKAGES</link></filename>
+                    namespace before any renaming of the output package by
+                    classes such as <filename>debian.bbclass</filename>.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    BitBake, which the OpenEmbedded build system uses, supports
+                    specifying versioned recommends.
+                    Although the syntax varies depending on the packaging
+                    format, BitBake hides these differences from you.
+                    Here is the general syntax to specify versions with
+                    the <filename>RRECOMMENDS</filename> variable:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     RRECOMMENDS_${PN} = "<replaceable>package</replaceable> (<replaceable>operator</replaceable> <replaceable>version</replaceable>)"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    For <filename>operator</filename>, you can specify the
+                    following:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     =
+     &lt;
+     &gt;
+     &lt;=
+     &gt;=
+                    </literallayout>
+                    For example, the following sets up a recommend on version
+                    1.2 or greater of the package <filename>foo</filename>:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     RRECOMMENDS_${PN} = "foo (>= 1.2)"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-RREPLACES'><glossterm>RREPLACES</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    A list of packages replaced by a package.
+                    The package manager uses this variable to determine which
+                    package should be installed to replace other package(s)
+                    during an upgrade.
+                    In order to also have the other package(s) removed at the
+                    same time, you must add the name of the other
+                    package to the
+                    <filename><link linkend='var-RCONFLICTS'>RCONFLICTS</link></filename> variable.
+                </para>
+                <para>
+                   As with all package-controlling variables, you must use
+                   this variable in conjunction with a package name
+                   override.
+                   Here is an example:
+                   <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     RREPLACES_${PN} = "<replaceable>other-package-being-replaced</replaceable>"
+                   </literallayout>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    BitBake, which the OpenEmbedded build system uses, supports
+                    specifying versioned replacements.
+                    Although the syntax varies depending on the packaging
+                    format, BitBake hides these differences from you.
+                    Here is the general syntax to specify versions with
+                    the <filename>RREPLACES</filename> variable:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     RREPLACES_${PN} = "<replaceable>package</replaceable> (<replaceable>operator</replaceable> <replaceable>version</replaceable>)"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    For <filename>operator</filename>, you can specify the
+                    following:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     =
+     &lt;
+     &gt;
+     &lt;=
+     &gt;=
+                    </literallayout>
+                    For example, the following sets up a replacement using
+                    version 1.2 or greater of the package
+                    <filename>foo</filename>:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     RREPLACES_${PN} = "foo (>= 1.2)"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-RSUGGESTS'><glossterm>RSUGGESTS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    A list of additional packages that you can suggest for
+                    installation by the package manager at the time a package
+                    is installed.
+                    Not all package managers support this functionality.
+                </para>
+                <para>
+                   As with all package-controlling variables, you must always
+                   use this variable in conjunction with a package name
+                   override.
+                   Here is an example:
+                   <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     RSUGGESTS_${PN} = "<replaceable>useful-package</replaceable> <replaceable>another-package</replaceable>"
+                   </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+    </glossdiv>
+
+    <glossdiv id='var-glossary-s'><title>S</title>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-S'><glossterm>S</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The location in the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>
+                    where unpacked recipe source code resides.
+                    This location is within the work directory
+                    (<filename><link linkend='var-WORKDIR'>WORKDIR</link></filename>),
+                    which is not static.
+                    The unpacked source location depends on the recipe name
+                    (<filename><link linkend='var-PN'>PN</link></filename>) and
+                    recipe version
+                    (<filename><link linkend='var-PV'>PV</link></filename>) as
+                    follows:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     ${WORKDIR}/${PN}-${PV}
+                    </literallayout>
+                    As an example, assume a
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>
+                    top-level folder named <filename>poky</filename> and a
+                    default Build Directory at <filename>poky/build</filename>.
+                    In this case, the work directory the build system uses
+                    to keep the unpacked recipe for <filename>db</filename>
+                    is the following:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     poky/build/tmp/work/qemux86-poky-linux/db/5.1.19-r3/db-5.1.19
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-SANITY_REQUIRED_UTILITIES'><glossterm>SANITY_REQUIRED_UTILITIES</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies a list of command-line utilities that should be
+                    checked for during the initial sanity checking process when
+                    running BitBake.
+                    If any of the utilities are not installed on the build host,
+                    then BitBake immediately exits with an error.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-SANITY_TESTED_DISTROS'><glossterm>SANITY_TESTED_DISTROS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    A list of the host distribution identifiers that the
+                    build system has been tested against.
+                    Identifiers consist of the host distributor ID
+                    followed by the release,
+                    as reported by the <filename>lsb_release</filename> tool
+                    or as read from <filename>/etc/lsb-release</filename>.
+                    Separate the list items with explicit newline
+                    characters (<filename>\n</filename>).
+                    If <filename>SANITY_TESTED_DISTROS</filename> is not empty
+                    and the current value of
+                    <link linkend='var-NATIVELSBSTRING'><filename>NATIVELSBSTRING</filename></link>
+                    does not appear in the list, then the build system reports
+                    a warning that indicates the current host distribution has
+                    not been tested as a build host.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-SDK_ARCH'><glossterm>SDK_ARCH</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The target architecture for the SDK.
+                    Typically, you do not directly set this variable.
+                    Instead, use
+                    <link linkend='var-SDKMACHINE'><filename>SDKMACHINE</filename></link>.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-SDK_DEPLOY'><glossterm>SDK_DEPLOY</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The directory set up and used by the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-populate-sdk'><filename>populate_sdk_base</filename></link>
+                    to which the SDK is deployed.
+                    The <filename>populate_sdk_base</filename> class defines
+                    <filename>SDK_DEPLOY</filename> as follows:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     SDK_DEPLOY = "${<link linkend='var-TMPDIR'>TMPDIR</link>}/deploy/sdk"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-SDK_DIR'><glossterm>SDK_DIR</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The parent directory used by the OpenEmbedded build system
+                    when creating SDK output.
+                    The
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-populate-sdk-*'><filename>populate_sdk_base</filename></link>
+                    class defines the variable as follows:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     SDK_DIR = "${<link linkend='var-WORKDIR'><filename>WORKDIR</filename></link>}/sdk"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    <note>
+                        The <filename>SDK_DIR</filename> directory is a
+                        temporary directory as it is part of
+                        <filename>WORKDIR</filename>.
+                        The final output directory is
+                        <link linkend='var-SDK_DEPLOY'><filename>SDK_DEPLOY</filename></link>.
+                    </note>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-SDK_NAME'><glossterm>SDK_NAME</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The base name for SDK output files.
+                    The name is derived from the
+                    <link linkend='var-DISTRO'><filename>DISTRO</filename></link>,
+                    <link linkend='var-TCLIBC'><filename>TCLIBC</filename></link>,
+                    <link linkend='var-SDK_ARCH'><filename>SDK_ARCH</filename></link>,
+                    <link linkend='var-IMAGE_BASENAME'><filename>IMAGE_BASENAME</filename></link>,
+                    and
+                    <link linkend='var-TUNE_PKGARCH'><filename>TUNE_PKGARCH</filename></link>
+                    variables:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     SDK_NAME = "${DISTRO}-${TCLIBC}-${SDK_ARCH}-${IMAGE_BASENAME}-${TUNE_PKGARCH}"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-SDK_OUTPUT'><glossterm>SDK_OUTPUT</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The location used by the OpenEmbedded build system when
+                    creating SDK output.
+                    The
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-populate-sdk-*'><filename>populate_sdk_base</filename></link>
+                    class defines the variable as follows:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     SDK_OUTPUT = "${<link linkend='var-SDK_DIR'>SDK_DIR</link>}/image"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    <note>
+                        The <filename>SDK_OUTPUT</filename> directory is a
+                        temporary directory as it is part of
+                        <filename>WORKDIR</filename> by way of
+                        <filename>SDK_DIR</filename>.
+                        The final output directory is
+                        <link linkend='var-SDK_DEPLOY'><filename>SDK_DEPLOY</filename></link>.
+                    </note>
+
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-SDK_PACKAGE_ARCHS'><glossterm>SDK_PACKAGE_ARCHS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies a list of architectures compatible with
+                    the SDK machine.
+                    This variable is set automatically and should not
+                    normally be hand-edited.
+                    Entries are separated using spaces and listed in order
+                    of priority.
+                    The default value for
+                    <filename>SDK_PACKAGE_ARCHS</filename> is "all any noarch
+                    ${SDK_ARCH}-${SDKPKGSUFFIX}".
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-SDKIMAGE_FEATURES'><glossterm>SDKIMAGE_FEATURES</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>Equivalent to
+                    <filename><link linkend='var-IMAGE_FEATURES'>IMAGE_FEATURES</link></filename>.
+                    However, this variable applies to the SDK generated from an
+                    image using the following command:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ bitbake -c populate_sdk <replaceable>imagename</replaceable>
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-SDKMACHINE'><glossterm>SDKMACHINE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The machine for which the Application Development Toolkit
+                    (ADT) or SDK is built.
+                    In other words, the SDK or ADT is built such that it
+                    runs on the target you specify with the
+                    <filename>SDKMACHINE</filename> value.
+                    The value points to a corresponding
+                    <filename>.conf</filename> file under
+                    <filename>conf/machine-sdk/</filename>.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                     You can use "i686" and "x86_64" as possible values
+                     for this variable. The variable defaults to "i686"
+                     and is set in the local.conf file in the Build Directory.
+                     <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     SDKMACHINE ?= "i686"
+                     </literallayout>
+                     <note>
+                         You cannot set the <filename>SDKMACHINE</filename>
+                         variable in your distribution configuration file.
+                         If you do, the configuration will not take affect.
+                     </note>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-SDKPATH'><glossterm>SDKPATH</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Defines the path offered to the user for installation
+                    of the SDK that is generated by the OpenEmbedded build
+                    system.
+                    The path appears as the default location for installing
+                    the SDK when you run the SDK's installation script.
+                    You can override the offered path when you run the
+                    script.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-SECTION'><glossterm>SECTION</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>The section in which packages should be categorized.
+                    Package management utilities can make use of this variable.</para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-SELECTED_OPTIMIZATION'><glossterm>SELECTED_OPTIMIZATION</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the optimization flags passed to the C compiler
+                    when building for the target.
+                    The flags are passed through the default value of the
+                    <link linkend='var-TARGET_CFLAGS'><filename>TARGET_CFLAGS</filename></link>
+                    variable.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The <filename>SELECTED_OPTIMIZATION</filename> variable
+                    takes the value of
+                    <filename><link linkend='var-FULL_OPTIMIZATION'>FULL_OPTIMIZATION</link></filename>
+                    unless <filename><link linkend='var-DEBUG_BUILD'>DEBUG_BUILD</link></filename> = "1".
+                    If that is the case, the value of
+                    <filename><link linkend='var-DEBUG_OPTIMIZATION'>DEBUG_OPTIMIZATION</link></filename> is used.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-SERIAL_CONSOLE'><glossterm>SERIAL_CONSOLE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Defines a serial console (TTY) to enable using getty.
+                    Provide a value that specifies the baud rate followed by
+                    the TTY device name separated by a space.
+                    You cannot specify more than one TTY device:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     SERIAL_CONSOLE = "115200 ttyS0"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    <note>
+                        The <filename>SERIAL_CONSOLE</filename> variable
+                        is deprecated.
+                        Please use the
+                        <link linkend='var-SERIAL_CONSOLES'><filename>SERIAL_CONSOLES</filename></link>
+                        variable.
+                    </note>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-SERIAL_CONSOLES'><glossterm>SERIAL_CONSOLES</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Defines the serial consoles (TTYs) to enable using getty.
+                    Provide a value that specifies the baud rate followed by
+                    the TTY device name separated by a semicolon.
+                    Use spaces to separate multiple devices:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     SERIAL_CONSOLES = "115200;ttyS0 115200;ttyS1"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-SERIAL_CONSOLES_CHECK'><glossterm>SERIAL_CONSOLES_CHECK</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Similar to
+                    <link linkend='var-SERIAL_CONSOLES'><filename>SERIAL_CONSOLES</filename></link>
+                    except the device is checked for existence before attempting
+                    to enable it.
+                    This variable is currently only supported with SysVinit
+                    (i.e. not with systemd).
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-SIGGEN_EXCLUDE_SAFE_RECIPE_DEPS'><glossterm>SIGGEN_EXCLUDE_SAFE_RECIPE_DEPS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    A list of recipe dependencies that should not be used to
+                    determine signatures of tasks from one recipe when they
+                    depend on tasks from another recipe.
+                    For example:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+    SIGGEN_EXCLUDE_SAFE_RECIPE_DEPS += "intone->mplayer2"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    In this example, <filename>intone</filename> depends on
+                    <filename>mplayer2</filename>.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Use of this variable is one mechanism to remove dependencies
+                    that affect task signatures and thus force rebuilds when a
+                    recipe changes.
+                    <note><title>Caution</title>
+                        If you add an inappropriate dependency for a recipe
+                        relationship, the software might break during
+                        runtime if the interface of the second recipe was
+                        changed after the first recipe had been built.
+                    </note>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-SIGGEN_EXCLUDERECIPES_ABISAFE'><glossterm>SIGGEN_EXCLUDERECIPES_ABISAFE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    A list of recipes that are completely stable and will
+                    never change.
+                    The ABI for the recipes in the list are presented by
+                    output from the tasks run to build the recipe.
+                    Use of this variable is one way to remove dependencies from
+                    one recipe on another that affect task signatures and
+                    thus force rebuilds when the recipe changes.
+                    <note><title>Caution</title>
+                        If you add an inappropriate variable to this list,
+                        the software might break at runtime if the
+                        interface of the recipe was changed after the other
+                        had been built.
+                    </note>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-SITEINFO_BITS'><glossterm>SITEINFO_BITS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the number of bits for the target system CPU.
+                    The value should be either "32" or "64".
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-SITEINFO_ENDIANNESS'><glossterm>SITEINFO_ENDIANNESS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the endian byte order of the target system.
+                    The value should be either "le" for little-endian or "be" for big-endian.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-SOC_FAMILY'><glossterm>SOC_FAMILY</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Groups together machines based upon the same family
+                    of SOC (System On Chip).
+                    You typically set this variable in a common
+                    <filename>.inc</filename> file that you include in the
+                    configuration files of all the machines.
+                    <note>
+                        You must include
+                        <filename>conf/machine/include/soc-family.inc</filename>
+                        for this variable to appear in
+                    <link linkend='var-MACHINEOVERRIDES'><filename>MACHINEOVERRIDES</filename></link>.
+                    </note>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-SOLIBS'><glossterm>SOLIBS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Defines the suffix for shared libraries used on the
+                    target platform.
+                    By default, this suffix is ".so.*" for all Linux-based
+                    systems and is defined in the
+                    <filename>meta/conf/bitbake.conf</filename> configuration
+                    file.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    You will see this variable referenced in the default values
+                    of <filename>FILES_${PN}</filename>.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-SOLIBSDEV'><glossterm>SOLIBSDEV</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Defines the suffix for the development symbolic link
+                    (symlink) for shared libraries on the target platform.
+                    By default, this suffix is ".so" for Linux-based
+                    systems and is defined in the
+                    <filename>meta/conf/bitbake.conf</filename> configuration
+                    file.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    You will see this variable referenced in the default values
+                    of <filename>FILES_${PN}-dev</filename>.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-SOURCE_MIRROR_URL'><glossterm>SOURCE_MIRROR_URL</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Defines your own
+                    <link linkend='var-PREMIRRORS'><filename>PREMIRRORS</filename></link>
+                    from which to first fetch source before attempting to fetch
+                    from the upstream specified in
+                    <link linkend='var-SRC_URI'><filename>SRC_URI</filename></link>.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    To use this variable, you must globally inherit the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-own-mirrors'><filename>own-mirrors</filename></link>
+                    class and then provide the URL to your mirrors.
+                    Here is an example:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     INHERIT += "own-mirrors"
+     SOURCE_MIRROR_URL = "http://example.com/my-source-mirror"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    <note>
+                        You can specify only a single URL in
+                        <filename>SOURCE_MIRROR_URL</filename>.
+                    </note>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-SPDXLICENSEMAP'><glossterm>SPDXLICENSEMAP</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Maps commonly used license names to their SPDX counterparts
+                    found in <filename>meta/files/common-licenses/</filename>.
+                    For the default <filename>SPDXLICENSEMAP</filename>
+                    mappings, see the
+                    <filename>meta/conf/licenses.conf</filename> file.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    For additional information, see the
+                    <link linkend='var-LICENSE'><filename>LICENSE</filename></link>
+                    variable.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-SPECIAL_PKGSUFFIX'><glossterm>SPECIAL_PKGSUFFIX</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    A list of prefixes for <link linkend='var-PN'><filename>PN</filename></link> used by the
+                    OpenEmbedded build system to create variants of recipes or packages.
+                    The list specifies the prefixes to strip off during certain circumstances
+                    such as the generation of the <link linkend='var-BPN'><filename>BPN</filename></link> variable.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-SRC_URI'><glossterm>SRC_URI</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>The list of source files - local or remote.
+                    This variable tells the OpenEmbedded build system which bits
+                    to pull in for the build and how to pull them in.
+                    For example, if the recipe or append file only needs to
+                    fetch a tarball from the Internet, the recipe or
+                    append file uses a single <filename>SRC_URI</filename>
+                    entry.
+                    On the other hand, if the recipe or append file needs to
+                    fetch a tarball, apply two patches, and include a custom
+                    file, the recipe or append file would include four
+                    instances of the variable.</para>
+                <para>The following list explains the available URI protocols:
+                    <itemizedlist>
+                        <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>file://</filename> -</emphasis>
+                            Fetches files, which are usually files shipped with
+                            the
+                            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#metadata'>Metadata</ulink>,
+                            from the local machine.
+                            The path is relative to the
+                            <link linkend='var-FILESPATH'><filename>FILESPATH</filename></link>
+                            variable.
+                            Thus, the build system searches, in order, from the
+                            following directories, which are assumed to be a
+                            subdirectories of the directory in which the
+                            recipe file (<filename>.bb</filename>) or
+                            append file (<filename>.bbappend</filename>)
+                            resides:
+                            <itemizedlist>
+                                <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>${BPN}</filename> -</emphasis>
+                                    The base recipe name without any special
+                                    suffix or version numbers.
+                                    </para></listitem>
+                                <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>${BP}</filename> -</emphasis>
+                                    <filename>${<link linkend='var-BPN'>BPN</link>}-${PV}</filename>.
+                                    The base recipe name and version but without
+                                    any special package name suffix.
+                                    </para></listitem>
+                                <listitem><para><emphasis>files -</emphasis>
+                                    Files within a directory, which is named
+                                    <filename>files</filename> and is also
+                                    alongside the recipe or append file.
+                                    </para></listitem>
+                            </itemizedlist>
+                            <note>
+                                If you want the build system to pick up files
+                                specified through a
+                                <filename>SRC_URI</filename>
+                                statement from your append file, you need to be
+                                sure to extend the
+                                <filename>FILESPATH</filename>
+                                variable by also using the
+                                <link linkend='var-FILESEXTRAPATHS'><filename>FILESEXTRAPATHS</filename></link>
+                                variable from within your append file.
+                            </note>
+                            </para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>bzr://</filename> -</emphasis> Fetches files from a
+                            Bazaar revision control repository.</para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>git://</filename> -</emphasis> Fetches files from a
+                            Git revision control repository.</para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>osc://</filename> -</emphasis> Fetches files from
+                            an OSC (OpenSUSE Build service) revision control repository.</para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>repo://</filename> -</emphasis> Fetches files from
+                            a repo (Git) repository.</para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>ccrc://</filename> -</emphasis>
+                            Fetches files from a ClearCase repository.
+                            </para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>http://</filename> -</emphasis> Fetches files from
+                            the Internet using <filename>http</filename>.</para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>https://</filename> -</emphasis> Fetches files
+                            from the Internet using <filename>https</filename>.</para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>ftp://</filename> -</emphasis> Fetches files
+                            from the Internet using <filename>ftp</filename>.</para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>cvs://</filename> -</emphasis> Fetches files from
+                            a CVS revision control repository.</para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>hg://</filename> -</emphasis> Fetches files from
+                            a Mercurial (<filename>hg</filename>) revision control repository.</para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>p4://</filename> -</emphasis> Fetches files from
+                            a Perforce (<filename>p4</filename>) revision control repository.</para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>ssh://</filename> -</emphasis> Fetches files from
+                            a secure shell.</para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>svn://</filename> -</emphasis> Fetches files from
+                            a Subversion (<filename>svn</filename>) revision control repository.</para></listitem>
+                    </itemizedlist>
+                </para>
+                <para>Standard and recipe-specific options for <filename>SRC_URI</filename> exist.
+                    Here are standard options:
+                    <itemizedlist>
+                        <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>apply</filename> -</emphasis> Whether to apply
+                            the patch or not.
+                            The default action is to apply the patch.</para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>striplevel</filename> -</emphasis> Which
+                            striplevel to use when applying the patch.
+                            The default level is 1.</para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>patchdir</filename> -</emphasis> Specifies
+                            the directory in which the patch should be applied.
+                            The default is <filename>${</filename><link linkend='var-S'><filename>S</filename></link><filename>}</filename>.
+                            </para></listitem>
+                    </itemizedlist>
+                </para>
+                <para>Here are options specific to recipes building code from a revision control system:
+                    <itemizedlist>
+                        <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>mindate</filename> -</emphasis>
+                            Apply the patch only if
+                            <link linkend='var-SRCDATE'><filename>SRCDATE</filename></link>
+                            is equal to or greater than <filename>mindate</filename>.
+                            </para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>maxdate</filename> -</emphasis>
+                            Apply the patch only if <filename>SRCDATE</filename>
+                            is not later than <filename>mindate</filename>.
+                            </para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>minrev</filename> -</emphasis>
+                            Apply the patch only if <filename>SRCREV</filename>
+                            is equal to or greater than <filename>minrev</filename>.
+                            </para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>maxrev</filename> -</emphasis>
+                            Apply the patch only if <filename>SRCREV</filename>
+                            is not later than <filename>maxrev</filename>.
+                            </para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>rev</filename> -</emphasis>
+                            Apply the patch only if <filename>SRCREV</filename>
+                            is equal to <filename>rev</filename>.
+                            </para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>notrev</filename> -</emphasis>
+                            Apply the patch only if <filename>SRCREV</filename>
+                            is not equal to <filename>rev</filename>.
+                            </para></listitem>
+                    </itemizedlist>
+                </para>
+                <para>Here are some additional options worth mentioning:
+                    <itemizedlist>
+                        <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>unpack</filename> -</emphasis> Controls
+                            whether or not to unpack the file if it is an archive.
+                            The default action is to unpack the file.</para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>subdir</filename> -</emphasis> Places the file
+                            (or extracts its contents) into the specified
+                            subdirectory of <link linkend='var-WORKDIR'><filename>WORKDIR</filename></link>.
+                            This option is useful for unusual tarballs or other archives that
+                            do not have their files already in a subdirectory within the archive.
+                            </para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>name</filename> -</emphasis> Specifies a
+                            name to be used for association with <filename>SRC_URI</filename> checksums
+                            when you have more than one file specified in <filename>SRC_URI</filename>.
+                            </para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>downloadfilename</filename> -</emphasis> Specifies
+                            the filename used when storing the downloaded file.</para></listitem>
+                    </itemizedlist>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-SRC_URI_OVERRIDES_PACKAGE_ARCH'><glossterm>SRC_URI_OVERRIDES_PACKAGE_ARCH</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    By default, the OpenEmbedded build system automatically detects whether
+                    <filename><link linkend='var-SRC_URI'>SRC_URI</link></filename>
+                    contains files that are machine-specific.
+                    If so, the build system automatically changes
+                    <filename><link linkend='var-PACKAGE_ARCH'>PACKAGE_ARCH</link></filename>.
+                    Setting this variable to "0" disables this behavior.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-SRCDATE'><glossterm>SRCDATE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The date of the source code used to build the package.
+                    This variable applies only if the source was fetched from a Source Code Manager (SCM).
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-SRCPV'><glossterm>SRCPV</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Returns the version string of the current package.
+                    This string is used to help define the value of
+                    <link linkend='var-PV'><filename>PV</filename></link>.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The <filename>SRCPV</filename> variable is defined in the
+                    <filename>meta/conf/bitbake.conf</filename> configuration
+                    file in the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>
+                    as follows:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     SRCPV = "${@bb.fetch2.get_srcrev(d)}"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Recipes that need to define <filename>PV</filename> do so
+                    with the help of the <filename>SRCPV</filename>.
+                    For example, the <filename>ofono</filename> recipe
+                    (<filename>ofono_git.bb</filename>) located in
+                    <filename>meta/recipes-connectivity</filename> in the
+                    Source Directory defines <filename>PV</filename> as
+                    follows:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     PV = "0.12-git${SRCPV}"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-SRCREV'><glossterm>SRCREV</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The revision of the source code used to build the package.
+                    This variable applies to Subversion, Git, Mercurial and Bazaar
+                    only.
+                    Note that if you wish to build a fixed revision and you wish
+                    to avoid performing a query on the remote repository every time
+                    BitBake parses your recipe, you should specify a <filename>SRCREV</filename> that is a
+                    full revision identifier and not just a tag.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-SSTATE_DIR'><glossterm>SSTATE_DIR</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>The directory for the shared state cache.</para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-SSTATE_MIRROR_ALLOW_NETWORK'><glossterm>SSTATE_MIRROR_ALLOW_NETWORK</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    If set to "1", allows fetches from
+                    mirrors that are specified in
+                    <link linkend='var-SSTATE_MIRRORS'><filename>SSTATE_MIRRORS</filename></link>
+                    to work even when fetching from the network has been
+                    disabled by setting <filename>BB_NO_NETWORK</filename>
+                    to "1".
+                    Using the
+                    <filename>SSTATE_MIRROR_ALLOW_NETWORK</filename>
+                    variable is useful if you have set
+                    <filename>SSTATE_MIRRORS</filename> to point to an
+                    internal server for your shared state cache, but
+                    you want to disable any other fetching from the network.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-SSTATE_MIRRORS'><glossterm>SSTATE_MIRRORS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Configures the OpenEmbedded build system to search other
+                    mirror locations for prebuilt cache data objects before
+                    building out the data.
+                    This variable works like fetcher
+                    <link linkend='var-MIRRORS'><filename>MIRRORS</filename></link>
+                    and <link linkend='var-PREMIRRORS'><filename>PREMIRRORS</filename></link>
+                    and points to the cache locations to check for the shared
+                    objects.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    You can specify a filesystem directory or a remote URL such
+                    as HTTP or FTP.
+                    The locations you specify need to contain the shared state
+                    cache (sstate-cache) results from previous builds.
+                    The sstate-cache you point to can also be from builds on
+                    other machines.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    If a mirror uses the same structure as
+                    <link linkend='var-SSTATE_DIR'><filename>SSTATE_DIR</filename></link>,
+                    you need to add
+                    "PATH" at the end as shown in the examples below.
+                    The build system substitutes the correct path within the
+                    directory structure.
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     SSTATE_MIRRORS ?= "\
+     file://.* http://<replaceable>someserver</replaceable>.tld/share/sstate/PATH \n \
+     file://.* file:///<replaceable>some-local-dir</replaceable>/sstate/PATH"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-STAGING_BASE_LIBDIR_NATIVE'><glossterm>STAGING_BASE_LIBDIR_NATIVE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the path to the <filename>/lib</filename>
+                    subdirectory of the sysroot directory for the
+                    build host.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-STAGING_BASELIBDIR'><glossterm>STAGING_BASELIBDIR</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the path to the <filename>/lib</filename>
+                    subdirectory of the sysroot directory for the target
+                    for which the current recipe is being built
+                    (<link linkend='var-STAGING_DIR_HOST'><filename>STAGING_DIR_HOST</filename></link>).
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-STAGING_BINDIR'><glossterm>STAGING_BINDIR</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the path to the
+                    <filename>/usr/bin</filename> subdirectory of the
+                    sysroot directory for the target for which the current
+                    recipe is being built
+                    (<link linkend='var-STAGING_DIR_HOST'><filename>STAGING_DIR_HOST</filename></link>).
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-STAGING_BINDIR_CROSS'><glossterm>STAGING_BINDIR_CROSS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the path to the directory containing binary
+                    configuration scripts.
+                    These scripts provide configuration information for
+                    other software that wants to make use of libraries or
+                    include files provided by the software associated with
+                    the script.
+                    <note>
+                        This style of build configuration has been largely
+                        replaced by <filename>pkg-config</filename>.
+                        Consequently, if <filename>pkg-config</filename>
+                        is supported by the library to which you are linking,
+                        it is recommended you use
+                        <filename>pkg-config</filename> instead of a
+                        provided configuration script.
+                    </note>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE'><glossterm>STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the path to the
+                    <filename>/usr/bin</filename> subdirectory of the
+                    sysroot directory for the build host.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-STAGING_DATADIR'><glossterm>STAGING_DATADIR</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                     Specifies the path to the <filename>/usr/share</filename>
+                     subdirectory of the sysroot directory for the target
+                     for which the current recipe is being built
+                     (<link linkend='var-STAGING_DIR_HOST'><filename>STAGING_DIR_HOST</filename></link>).
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-STAGING_DIR'><glossterm>STAGING_DIR</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the path to the top-level sysroots directory
+                    (i.e.
+                    <filename>${</filename><link linkend='var-TMPDIR'><filename>TMPDIR</filename></link><filename>}/sysroots</filename>).
+                    <note>
+                        Recipes should never write files directly under
+                        this directory because the OpenEmbedded build system
+                        manages the directory automatically.
+                        Instead, files should be installed to
+                        <filename>${</filename><link linkend='var-D'><filename>D</filename></link><filename>}</filename>
+                        within your recipe's
+                        <link linkend='ref-tasks-install'><filename>do_install</filename></link>
+                        task and then the OpenEmbedded build system will
+                        stage a subset of those files into the sysroot.
+                    </note>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-STAGING_DIR_HOST'><glossterm>STAGING_DIR_HOST</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the path to the primary sysroot directory for
+                    which the target is being built.
+                    Depending on the type of recipe and the build target, the
+                    recipe's value is as follows:
+                    <itemizedlist>
+                        <listitem><para>For recipes building for the target
+                           machine, the value is "${STAGING_DIR}/${MACHINE}".
+                           </para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para>For <filename>native</filename>
+                           recipes building
+                           for the build host, the value is empty given the
+                           assumption that when building for the build host,
+                           the build host's own directories should be used.
+                           </para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para>For <filename>nativesdk</filename>
+                           recipes that Build for the SDK, the value is
+                           "${STAGING_DIR}/${MULTIMACH_HOST_SYS}".
+                           </para></listitem>
+                    </itemizedlist>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-STAGING_DATADIR_NATIVE'><glossterm>STAGING_DATADIR_NATIVE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the path to the <filename>/usr/share</filename>
+                    subdirectory of the sysroot directory for the build host.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+
+
+        <glossentry id='var-STAGING_DIR_NATIVE'><glossterm>STAGING_DIR_NATIVE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the path to the sysroot directory for the
+                    build host.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-STAGING_DIR_TARGET'><glossterm>STAGING_DIR_TARGET</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the path to the sysroot directory for the
+                    target for which the current recipe is being built.
+                    In most cases, this path is the
+                    <link linkend='var-STAGING_DIR_HOST'><filename>STAGING_DIR_HOST</filename></link>.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Some recipes build binaries that can run on the target
+                    system but those binaries in turn generate code for
+                    another different system (e.g. cross-canadian recipes).
+                    Using terminology from GNU, the primary system is referred
+                    to as the "HOST" and the secondary, or different, system is
+                    referred to as the "TARGET".
+                    Thus, the binaries run on the "HOST" system and
+                    and generate binaries for the "TARGET" system.
+                    <filename>STAGING_DIR_TARGET</filename> points to the
+                    sysroot used for the "TARGET" system.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-STAGING_ETCDIR_NATIVE'><glossterm>STAGING_ETCDIR_NATIVE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the path to the <filename>/etc</filename>
+                    subdirectory of the sysroot directory for the
+                    build host.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-STAGING_EXECPREFIXDIR'><glossterm>STAGING_EXECPREFIXDIR</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the path to the <filename>/usr</filename>
+                    subdirectory of the sysroot directory for the target
+                    for which the current recipe is being built
+                    (<link linkend='var-STAGING_DIR_HOST'><filename>STAGING_DIR_HOST</filename></link>).
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-STAGING_INCDIR'><glossterm>STAGING_INCDIR</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the path to the
+                    <filename>/usr/include</filename> subdirectory of the
+                    sysroot directory for the target for which the current
+                    recipe being built
+                    (<link linkend='var-STAGING_DIR_HOST'><filename>STAGING_DIR_HOST</filename></link>).
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-STAGING_INCDIR_NATIVE'><glossterm>STAGING_INCDIR_NATIVE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the path to the <filename>/usr/include</filename>
+                    subdirectory of the sysroot directory for the build host.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-STAGING_LIBDIR'><glossterm>STAGING_LIBDIR</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the path to the <filename>/usr/lib</filename>
+                    subdirectory of the sysroot directory for the target for
+                    which the current recipe is being built
+                    (<link linkend='var-STAGING_DIR_HOST'><filename>STAGING_DIR_HOST</filename></link>).
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-STAGING_LIBDIR_NATIVE'><glossterm>STAGING_LIBDIR_NATIVE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the path to the <filename>/usr/lib</filename>
+                    subdirectory of the sysroot directory for the build host.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-STAGING_KERNEL_DIR'><glossterm>STAGING_KERNEL_DIR</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The directory with kernel headers that are required to build out-of-tree
+                    modules.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-STAMP'><glossterm>STAMP</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the base path used to create recipe stamp files.
+                    The path to an actual stamp file is constructed by evaluating this
+                    string and then appending additional information.
+                    Currently, the default assignment for <filename>STAMP</filename>
+                    as set in the <filename>meta/conf/bitbake.conf</filename> file
+                    is:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     STAMP = "${STAMPS_DIR}/${MULTIMACH_TARGET_SYS}/${PN}/${EXTENDPE}${PV}-${PR}"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    See <link linkend='var-STAMPS_DIR'><filename>STAMPS_DIR</filename></link>,
+                    <link linkend='var-MULTIMACH_TARGET_SYS'><filename>MULTIMACH_TARGET_SYS</filename></link>,
+                    <link linkend='var-PN'><filename>PN</filename></link>,
+                    <link linkend='var-EXTENDPE'><filename>EXTENDPE</filename></link>,
+                    <link linkend='var-PV'><filename>PV</filename></link>, and
+                    <link linkend='var-PR'><filename>PR</filename></link> for related variable
+                    information.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-STAMPS_DIR'><glossterm>STAMPS_DIR</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the base directory in which the OpenEmbedded
+                    build system places stamps.
+                    The default directory is
+                    <filename>${TMPDIR}/stamps</filename>.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-SUMMARY'><glossterm>SUMMARY</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>The short (72 characters or less) summary of the binary package for packaging
+                    systems such as <filename>opkg</filename>, <filename>rpm</filename> or
+                    <filename>dpkg</filename>.
+                    By default, <filename>SUMMARY</filename> is used to define
+                    the <link linkend='var-DESCRIPTION'><filename>DESCRIPTION</filename></link>
+                    variable if <filename>DESCRIPTION</filename> is not set
+                    in the recipe.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-SYSLINUX_DEFAULT_CONSOLE'><glossterm>SYSLINUX_DEFAULT_CONSOLE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the kernel boot default console.
+                    If you want to use a console other than the default,
+                    set this variable in your recipe as follows where "X" is
+                    the console number you want to use:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     SYSLINUX_DEFAULT_CONSOLE = "console=ttyX"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-syslinux'><filename>syslinux</filename></link>
+                    class initially sets this variable to null but then checks
+                    for a value later.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-SYSLINUX_OPTS'><glossterm>SYSLINUX_OPTS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Lists additional options to add to the syslinux file.
+                    You need to set this variable in your recipe.
+                    If you want to list multiple options, separate the options
+                    with a semicolon character (<filename>;</filename>).
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-syslinux'><filename>syslinux</filename></link>
+                    class uses this variable to create a set of options.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-SYSLINUX_SERIAL'><glossterm>SYSLINUX_SERIAL</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the alternate serial port or turns it off.
+                    To turn off serial, set this variable to an empty string
+                    in your recipe.
+                    The variable's default value is set in the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-syslinux'><filename>syslinux</filename></link>
+                    as follows:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     SYSLINUX_SERIAL ?= "0 115200"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    The class checks for and uses the variable as needed.                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-SYSLINUX_SPLASH'><glossterm>SYSLINUX_SPLASH</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    An <filename>.LSS</filename> file used as the background
+                    for the VGA boot menu when you are using the boot menu.
+                    You need to set this variable in your recipe.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-syslinux'><filename>syslinux</filename></link>
+                    class checks for this variable and if found, the
+                    OpenEmbedded build system installs the splash screen.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-SYSLINUX_SERIAL_TTY'><glossterm>SYSLINUX_SERIAL_TTY</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the alternate console=tty... kernel boot argument.
+                    The variable's default value is set in the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-syslinux'><filename>syslinux</filename></link>
+                    as follows:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     SYSLINUX_SERIAL_TTY ?= "console=ttyS0,115200"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    The class checks for and uses the variable as needed.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-SYSROOT_PREPROCESS_FUNCS'><glossterm>SYSROOT_PREPROCESS_FUNCS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    A list of functions to execute after files are staged into
+                    the sysroot.
+                    These functions are usually used to apply additional
+                    processing on the staged files, or to stage additional
+                    files.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-SYSTEMD_AUTO_ENABLE'><glossterm>SYSTEMD_AUTO_ENABLE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    When inheriting the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-systemd'><filename>systemd</filename></link>
+                    class, this variable specifies whether the service you have
+                    specified in
+                    <link linkend='var-SYSTEMD_SERVICE'><filename>SYSTEMD_SERVICE</filename></link>
+                    should be started automatically or not.
+                    By default, the service is enabled to automatically start
+                    at boot time.
+                    The default setting is in the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-systemd'><filename>systemd</filename></link>
+                    class as follows:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     SYSTEMD_AUTO_ENABLE ??= "enable"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    You can disable the service by setting the variable to
+                    "disable".
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-SYSTEMD_PACKAGES'><glossterm>SYSTEMD_PACKAGES</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    When inheriting the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-systemd'><filename>systemd</filename></link>
+                    class, this variable locates the systemd unit files when
+                    they are not found in the main recipe's package.
+                    By default, the
+                    <filename>SYSTEMD_PACKAGES</filename> variable is set
+                    such that the systemd unit files are assumed to reside in
+                    the recipes main package:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     SYSTEMD_PACKAGES ?= "${PN}"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    If these unit files are not in this recipe's main
+                    package, you need to use
+                    <filename>SYSTEMD_PACKAGES</filename> to list the package
+                    or packages in which the build system can find the systemd
+                    unit files.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-SYSTEMD_SERVICE'><glossterm>SYSTEMD_SERVICE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    When inheriting the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-systemd'><filename>systemd</filename></link>
+                    class, this variable specifies the systemd service name for
+                    a package.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    When you specify this file in your recipe, use a package
+                    name override to indicate the package to which the value
+                    applies.
+                    Here is an example from the connman recipe:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     SYSTEMD_SERVICE_${PN} = "connman.service"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-SYSVINIT_ENABLED_GETTYS'><glossterm>SYSVINIT_ENABLED_GETTYS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    When using
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#new-recipe-enabling-system-services'>SysVinit</ulink>,
+                    specifies a space-separated list of the virtual terminals
+                    that should be running a
+                    <ulink url='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getty_%28Unix%29'>getty</ulink>
+                    (allowing login), assuming
+                    <link linkend='var-USE_VT'><filename>USE_VT</filename></link>
+                    is not set to "0".
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The default value for
+                    <filename>SYSVINIT_ENABLED_GETTYS</filename> is "1"
+                    (i.e. only run a getty on the first virtual terminal).
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+    </glossdiv>
+
+    <glossdiv id='var-glossary-t'><title>T</title>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-T'><glossterm>T</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>This variable points to a directory were BitBake places
+                    temporary files, which consist mostly of task logs and
+                    scripts, when building a particular recipe.
+                    The variable is typically set as follows:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     T = "${WORKDIR}/temp"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    The <link linkend='var-WORKDIR'><filename>WORKDIR</filename></link>
+                    is the directory into which BitBake unpacks and builds the
+                    recipe.
+                    The default <filename>bitbake.conf</filename> file sets this variable.</para>
+                    <para>The <filename>T</filename> variable is not to be confused with
+                    the <link linkend='var-TMPDIR'><filename>TMPDIR</filename></link> variable,
+                    which points to the root of the directory tree where BitBake
+                    places the output of an entire build.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-TARGET_ARCH'><glossterm>TARGET_ARCH</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The target machine's architecture.
+                    The OpenEmbedded build system supports many
+                    architectures.
+                    Here is an example list of architectures supported.
+                    This list is by no means complete as the architecture
+                    is configurable:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     arm
+     i586
+     x86_64
+     powerpc
+     powerpc64
+     mips
+     mipsel
+                    </literallayout>
+                    For additional information on machine architectures, see
+                    the
+                    <link linkend='var-TUNE_ARCH'><filename>TUNE_ARCH</filename></link>
+                    variable.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-TARGET_AS_ARCH'><glossterm>TARGET_AS_ARCH</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies architecture-specific assembler flags for the
+                    target system.
+                    <filename>TARGET_AS_ARCH</filename> is initialized from
+                    <link linkend='var-TUNE_ASARGS'><filename>TUNE_ASARGS</filename></link>
+                    by default in the BitBake configuration file
+                    (<filename>meta/conf/bitbake.conf</filename>):
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     TARGET_AS_ARCH = "${TUNE_ASARGS}"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-TARGET_CC_ARCH'><glossterm>TARGET_CC_ARCH</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies architecture-specific C compiler flags for the
+                    target system.
+                    <filename>TARGET_CC_ARCH</filename> is initialized from
+                    <link linkend='var-TUNE_CCARGS'><filename>TUNE_CCARGS</filename></link>
+                    by default.
+                    <note>
+                        It is a common workaround to append
+                        <link linkend='var-LDFLAGS'><filename>LDFLAGS</filename></link>
+                        to <filename>TARGET_CC_ARCH</filename>
+                        in recipes that build software for the target that
+                        would not otherwise respect the exported
+                        <filename>LDFLAGS</filename> variable.
+                    </note>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-TARGET_CC_KERNEL_ARCH'><glossterm>TARGET_CC_KERNEL_ARCH</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    This is a specific kernel compiler flag for a CPU or
+                    Application Binary Interface (ABI) tune.
+                    The flag is used rarely and only for cases where a
+                    userspace
+                    <link linkend='var-TUNE_CCARGS'><filename>TUNE_CCARGS</filename></link>
+                    is not compatible with the kernel compilation.
+                    The <filename>TARGET_CC_KERNEL_ARCH</filename> variable
+                    allows the kernel (and associated modules) to use a
+                    different configuration.
+                    See the
+                    <filename>meta/conf/machine/include/arm/feature-arm-thumb.inc</filename>
+                    file in the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>
+                    for an example.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-TARGET_CFLAGS'><glossterm>TARGET_CFLAGS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the flags to pass to the C compiler when building
+                    for the target.
+                    When building in the target context,
+                    <link linkend='var-CFLAGS'><filename>CFLAGS</filename></link>
+                    is set to the value of this variable by default.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Additionally, the SDK's environment setup script sets
+                    the
+                    <link linkend='var-CFLAGS'><filename>CFLAGS</filename></link>
+                    variable in the environment to the
+                    <filename>TARGET_CFLAGS</filename> value so that
+                    executables built using the SDK also have the flags
+                    applied.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-TARGET_CPPFLAGS'><glossterm>TARGET_CPPFLAGS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the flags to pass to the C pre-processor
+                    (i.e. to both the C and the C++ compilers) when building
+                    for the target.
+                    When building in the target context,
+                    <link linkend='var-CPPFLAGS'><filename>CPPFLAGS</filename></link>
+                    is set to the value of this variable by default.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Additionally, the SDK's environment setup script sets
+                    the
+                    <link linkend='var-CPPFLAGS'><filename>CPPFLAGS</filename></link>
+                    variable in the environment to the
+                    <filename>TARGET_CPPFLAGS</filename> value so that
+                    executables built using the SDK also have the flags
+                    applied.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-TARGET_CXXFLAGS'><glossterm>TARGET_CXXFLAGS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the flags to pass to the C++ compiler when
+                    building for the target.
+                    When building in the target context,
+                    <link linkend='var-CXXFLAGS'><filename>CXXFLAGS</filename></link>
+                    is set to the value of this variable by default.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Additionally, the SDK's environment setup script sets
+                    the
+                    <link linkend='var-CXXFLAGS'><filename>CXXFLAGS</filename></link>
+                    variable in the environment to the
+                    <filename>TARGET_CXXFLAGS</filename> value so that
+                    executables built using the SDK also have the flags
+                    applied.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-TARGET_FPU'><glossterm>TARGET_FPU</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>Specifies the method for handling FPU code.
+                    For FPU-less targets, which include most ARM CPUs, the variable must be
+                    set to "soft".
+                    If not, the kernel emulation gets used, which results in a performance penalty.</para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-TARGET_LD_ARCH'><glossterm>TARGET_LD_ARCH</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies architecture-specific linker flags for the
+                    target system.
+                    <filename>TARGET_LD_ARCH</filename> is initialized from
+                    <link linkend='var-TUNE_LDARGS'><filename>TUNE_LDARGS</filename></link>
+                    by default in the BitBake configuration file
+                    (<filename>meta/conf/bitbake.conf</filename>):
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     TARGET_LD_ARCH = "${TUNE_LDARGS}"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-TARGET_LDFLAGS'><glossterm>TARGET_LDFLAGS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the flags to pass to the linker when building
+                    for the target.
+                    When building in the target context,
+                    <link linkend='var-LDFLAGS'><filename>LDFLAGS</filename></link>
+                    is set to the value of this variable by default.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Additionally, the SDK's environment setup script sets
+                    the
+                    <link linkend='var-LDFLAGS'><filename>LDFLAGS</filename></link>
+                    variable in the environment to the
+                    <filename>TARGET_LDFLAGS</filename> value so that
+                    executables built using the SDK also have the flags
+                    applied.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-TARGET_OS'><glossterm>TARGET_OS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>Specifies the target's operating system.
+                    The variable can be set to "linux" for <filename>glibc</filename>-based systems and
+                    to "linux-uclibc" for <filename>uclibc</filename>.
+                    For ARM/EABI targets, there are also "linux-gnueabi" and
+                    "linux-uclibc-gnueabi" values possible.</para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-TCLIBC'><glossterm>TCLIBC</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the GNU standard C library (<filename>libc</filename>)
+                    variant to use during the build process.
+                    This variable replaces <filename>POKYLIBC</filename>, which is no longer
+                    supported.
+                </para>
+                <para>
+                    You can select "glibc" or "uclibc".
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-TCMODE'><glossterm>TCMODE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the toolchain selector.
+                    <filename>TCMODE</filename> controls the characteristics
+                    of the generated packages and images by telling the
+                    OpenEmbedded build system which toolchain profile to use.
+                    By default, the OpenEmbedded build system builds its own
+                    internal toolchain.
+                    The variable's default value is "default", which uses
+                    that internal toolchain.
+                    <note>
+                        If <filename>TCMODE</filename> is set to a value
+                        other than "default", then it is your responsibility
+                        to ensure that the toolchain is compatible with the
+                        default toolchain.
+                        Using older or newer versions of these components
+                        might cause build problems.
+                        See the
+                        <ulink url='&YOCTO_RELEASE_NOTES;'>Release Notes</ulink>
+                        for the specific components with which the toolchain
+                        must be compatible.
+                    </note>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    With additional layers, it is possible to use a pre-compiled
+                    external toolchain.
+                    One example is the Sourcery G++ Toolchain.
+                    The support for this toolchain resides in the separate
+                    <filename>meta-sourcery</filename> layer at
+                    <ulink url='http://github.com/MentorEmbedded/meta-sourcery/'></ulink>.
+                    You can use <filename>meta-sourcery</filename> as a
+                    template for adding support for other external toolchains.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The <filename>TCMODE</filename> variable points the build
+                    system to a file in
+                    <filename>conf/distro/include/tcmode-${TCMODE}.inc</filename>.
+                    Thus, for <filename>meta-sourcery</filename>,
+                    which has <filename>conf/distro/include/tcmode-external-sourcery.inc</filename>,
+                    you would set the variable as follows:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     TCMODE ?= "external-sourcery"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The variable is similar to
+                    <link linkend='var-TCLIBC'><filename>TCLIBC</filename></link>,
+                    which controls the variant of the GNU standard C library
+                    (<filename>libc</filename>) used during the build process:
+                    <filename>glibc</filename> or <filename>uclibc</filename>.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-TEST_EXPORT_DIR'><glossterm>TEST_EXPORT_DIR</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The location the OpenEmbedded build system uses to export
+                    tests when the
+                    <link linkend='var-TEST_EXPORT_ONLY'><filename>TEST_EXPORT_ONLY</filename></link>
+                    variable is set to "1".
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The <filename>TEST_EXPORT_DIR</filename> variable defaults
+                    to <filename>"${TMPDIR}/testimage/${PN}"</filename>.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-TEST_EXPORT_ONLY'><glossterm>TEST_EXPORT_ONLY</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies to export the tests only.
+                    Set this variable to "1" if you do not want to run the
+                    tests but you want them to be exported in a manner that
+                    you to run them outside of the build system.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-TEST_IMAGE'><glossterm>TEST_IMAGE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Automatically runs the series of automated tests for
+                    images when an image is successfully built.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    These tests are written in Python making use of the
+                    <filename>unittest</filename> module, and the majority of
+                    them run commands on the target system over
+                    <filename>ssh</filename>.
+                    You can set this variable to "1" in your
+                    <filename>local.conf</filename> file in the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>
+                    to have the OpenEmbedded build system automatically run
+                    these tests after an image successfully builds:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     TEST_IMAGE = "1"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    For more information on enabling, running, and writing
+                    these tests, see the
+                    "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#performing-automated-runtime-testing'>Performing Automated Runtime Testing</ulink>"
+                    section in the Yocto Project Development Manual and the
+                    "<link linkend='ref-classes-testimage'><filename>testimage.bbclass</filename></link>"
+                    section.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-TEST_LOG_DIR'><glossterm>TEST_LOG_DIR</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Holds the SSH log and the boot log for QEMU machines.
+                    The <filename>TEST_LOG_DIR</filename> variable defaults
+                    to <filename>"${WORKDIR}/testimage"</filename>.
+                    <note>
+                        Actual test results reside in the task log
+                        (<filename>log.do_testimage</filename>), which is in
+                        the <filename>${WORKDIR}/temp/</filename> directory.
+                    </note>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-TEST_POWERCONTROL_CMD'><glossterm>TEST_POWERCONTROL_CMD</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    For automated hardware testing, specifies the command to
+                    use to control the power of the target machine under test.
+                    Typically, this command would point to a script that
+                    performs the appropriate action (e.g. interacting
+                    with a web-enabled power strip).
+                    The specified command should expect to receive as the last
+                    argument "off", "on" or "cycle" specifying to power off,
+                    on, or cycle (power off and then power on) the device,
+                    respectively.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-TEST_POWERCONTROL_EXTRA_ARGS'><glossterm>TEST_POWERCONTROL_EXTRA_ARGS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    For automated hardware testing, specifies additional
+                    arguments to pass through to the command specified in
+                    <link linkend='var-TEST_POWERCONTROL_CMD'><filename>TEST_POWERCONTROL_CMD</filename></link>.
+                    Setting <filename>TEST_POWERCONTROL_EXTRA_ARGS</filename>
+                    is optional.
+                    You can use it if you wish, for example, to separate the
+                    machine-specific and non-machine-specific parts of the
+                    arguments.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-TEST_QEMUBOOT_TIMEOUT'><glossterm>TEST_QEMUBOOT_TIMEOUT</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The time in seconds allowed for an image to boot before
+                    automated runtime tests begin to run against an
+                    image.
+                    The default timeout period to allow the boot process to
+                    reach the login prompt is 500 seconds.
+                    You can specify a different value in the
+                    <filename>local.conf</filename> file.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    For more information on testing images, see the
+                    "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#performing-automated-runtime-testing'>Performing Automated Runtime Testing</ulink>"
+                    section in the Yocto Project Development Manual.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-TEST_SERIALCONTROL_CMD'><glossterm>TEST_SERIALCONTROL_CMD</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    For automated hardware testing, specifies the command
+                    to use to connect to the serial console of the target
+                    machine under test.
+                    This command simply needs to connect to the serial console
+                    and forward that connection to standard input and output
+                    as any normal terminal program does.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    For example, to use the Picocom terminal program on
+                    serial device <filename>/dev/ttyUSB0</filename> at
+                    115200bps, you would set the variable as follows:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     TEST_SERIALCONTROL_CMD = "picocom /dev/ttyUSB0 -b 115200"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-TEST_SERIALCONTROL_EXTRA_ARGS'><glossterm>TEST_SERIALCONTROL_EXTRA_ARGS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    For automated hardware testing, specifies additional
+                    arguments to pass through to the command specified in
+                    <link linkend='var-TEST_SERIALCONTROL_CMD'><filename>TEST_SERIALCONTROL_CMD</filename></link>.
+                    Setting <filename>TEST_SERIALCONTROL_EXTRA_ARGS</filename>
+                    is optional.
+                    You can use it if you wish, for example, to separate the
+                    machine-specific and non-machine-specific parts of the
+                    command.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-TEST_SERVER_IP'><glossterm>TEST_SERVER_IP</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The IP address of the build machine (host machine).
+                    This IP address is usually automatically detected.
+                    However, if detection fails, this variable needs to be set
+                    to the IP address of the build machine (i.e. where
+                    the build is taking place).
+                    <note>
+                        The <filename>TEST_SERVER_IP</filename> variable
+                        is only used for a small number of tests such as
+                        the "smart" test suite, which needs to download
+                        packages from <filename>DEPLOY_DIR/rpm</filename>.
+                    </note>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-TEST_TARGET'><glossterm>TEST_TARGET</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the target controller to use when running tests
+                    against a test image.
+                    The default controller to use is "qemu":
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     TEST_TARGET = "qemu"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    A target controller is a class that defines how an
+                    image gets deployed on a target and how a target is started.
+                    A layer can extend the controllers by adding a module
+                    in the layer's <filename>/lib/oeqa/controllers</filename>
+                    directory and by inheriting the
+                    <filename>BaseTarget</filename> class, which is an abstract
+                    class that cannot be used as a value of
+                    <filename>TEST_TARGET</filename>.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    You can provide the following arguments with
+                    <filename>TEST_TARGET</filename>:
+                    <itemizedlist>
+                        <listitem><para><emphasis>"qemu" and "QemuTarget":</emphasis>
+                            Boots a QEMU image and runs the tests.
+                            See the
+                            "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#qemu-image-enabling-tests'>Enabling Runtime Tests on QEMU</ulink>"
+                            section in the Yocto Project Development Manual for
+                            more information.
+                            </para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para><emphasis>"simpleremote" and "SimpleRemoteTarget":</emphasis>
+                            Runs the tests on target hardware that is already
+                            up and running.
+                            The hardware can be on the network or it can be
+                            a device running an image on QEMU.
+                            You must also set
+                            <link linkend='var-TEST_TARGET_IP'><filename>TEST_TARGET_IP</filename></link>
+                            when you use "simpleremote" or "SimpleRemoteTarget".
+                            <note>
+                                This argument is defined in
+                                <filename>meta/lib/oeqa/targetcontrol.py</filename>.
+                                The small caps names are kept for compatibility
+                                reasons.
+                            </note>
+                            </para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para><emphasis>"GummibootTarget":</emphasis>
+                            Automatically deploys and runs tests on an
+                            EFI-enabled machine that has a master image
+                            installed.
+                            <note>
+                                This argument is defined in
+                                <filename>meta/lib/oeqa/controllers/masterimage.py</filename>.
+                            </note>
+                            </para></listitem>
+                    </itemizedlist>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    For information on running tests on hardware, see the
+                    "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#hardware-image-enabling-tests'>Enabling Runtime Tests on Hardware</ulink>"
+                    section in the Yocto Project Development Manual.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-TEST_TARGET_IP'><glossterm>TEST_TARGET_IP</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The IP address of your hardware under test.
+                    The <filename>TEST_TARGET_IP</filename> variable has no
+                    effect when
+                    <link linkend='var-TEST_TARGET'><filename>TEST_TARGET</filename></link>
+                    is set to "qemu".
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    When you specify the IP address, you can also include a
+                    port.
+                    Here is an example:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     TEST_TARGET_IP = "192.168.1.4:2201"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    Specifying a port is useful when SSH is started on a
+                    non-standard port or in cases when your hardware under test
+                    is behind a firewall or network that is not directly
+                    accessible from your host and you need to do port address
+                    translation.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-TEST_SUITES'><glossterm>TEST_SUITES</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    An ordered list of tests (modules) to run against
+                    an image when performing automated runtime testing.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The OpenEmbedded build system provides a core set of tests
+                    that can be used against images.
+                    <note>
+                        Currently, there is only support for running these tests
+                        under QEMU.
+                    </note>
+                    Tests include <filename>ping</filename>,
+                    <filename>ssh</filename>, <filename>df</filename> among
+                    others.
+                    You can add your own tests to the list of tests by
+                    appending <filename>TEST_SUITES</filename> as follows:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     TEST_SUITES_append = " <replaceable>mytest</replaceable>"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    Alternatively, you can provide the "auto" option to
+                    have all applicable tests run against the image.
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     TEST_SUITES_append = " auto"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    Using this option causes the build system to automatically
+                    run tests that are applicable to the image.
+                    Tests that are not applicable are skipped.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The order in which tests are run is important.
+                    Tests that depend on another test must appear later in the
+                    list than the test on which they depend.
+                    For example, if you append the list of tests with two
+                    tests (<filename>test_A</filename> and
+                    <filename>test_B</filename>) where
+                    <filename>test_B</filename> is dependent on
+                    <filename>test_A</filename>, then you must order the tests
+                    as follows:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     TEST_SUITES = " test_A test_B"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    For more information on testing images, see the
+                    "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#performing-automated-runtime-testing'>Performing Automated Runtime Testing</ulink>"
+                    section in the Yocto Project Development Manual.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-THISDIR'><glossterm>THISDIR</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The directory in which the file BitBake is currently
+                    parsing is located.
+                    Do not manually set this variable.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-TMPDIR'><glossterm>TMPDIR</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    This variable is the base directory the OpenEmbedded
+                    build system uses for all build output and intermediate
+                    files (other than the shared state cache).
+                    By default, the <filename>TMPDIR</filename> variable points
+                    to <filename>tmp</filename> within the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    If you want to establish this directory in a location other
+                    than the default, you can uncomment and edit the following
+                    statement in the
+                    <filename>conf/local.conf</filename> file in the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     #TMPDIR = "${TOPDIR}/tmp"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    An example use for this scenario is to set
+                    <filename>TMPDIR</filename> to a local disk, which does
+                    not use NFS, while having the Build Directory use NFS.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The filesystem used by <filename>TMPDIR</filename> must
+                    have standard filesystem semantics (i.e. mixed-case files
+                    are unique, POSIX file locking, and persistent inodes).
+                    Due to various issues with NFS and bugs in some
+                    implementations, NFS does not meet this minimum
+                    requirement.
+                    Consequently, <filename>TMPDIR</filename> cannot be on
+                    NFS.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-TOOLCHAIN_HOST_TASK'><glossterm>TOOLCHAIN_HOST_TASK</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    This variable lists packages the OpenEmbedded build system
+                    uses when building an SDK, which contains a
+                    cross-development environment.
+                    The packages specified by this variable are part of the
+                    toolchain set that runs on the
+                    <link linkend='var-SDKMACHINE'><filename>SDKMACHINE</filename></link>,
+                    and each package should usually have the prefix
+                    "nativesdk-".
+                    When building an SDK using
+                    <filename>bitbake -c populate_sdk &lt;imagename&gt;</filename>,
+                    a default list of packages is set in this variable, but
+                    you can add additional packages to the list.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    For background information on cross-development toolchains
+                    in the Yocto Project development environment, see the
+                    "<link linkend='cross-development-toolchain-generation'>Cross-Development Toolchain Generation</link>"
+                    section.
+                    For information on setting up a cross-development
+                    environment, see the
+                    "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_ADT_URL;#installing-the-adt'>Installing the ADT and Toolchains</ulink>"
+                    section in the Yocto Project Application Developer's Guide.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-TOOLCHAIN_TARGET_TASK'><glossterm>TOOLCHAIN_TARGET_TASK</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    This variable lists packages the OpenEmbedded build system
+                    uses when it creates the target part of an SDK
+                    (i.e. the part built for the target hardware), which
+                    includes libraries and headers.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    For background information on cross-development toolchains
+                    in the Yocto Project development environment, see the
+                    "<link linkend='cross-development-toolchain-generation'>Cross-Development Toolchain Generation</link>"
+                    section.
+                    For information on setting up a cross-development
+                    environment, see the
+                    "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_ADT_URL;#installing-the-adt'>Installing the ADT and Toolchains</ulink>"
+                    section in the Yocto Project Application Developer's Guide.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-TOPDIR'><glossterm>TOPDIR</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The top-level
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>.
+                    BitBake automatically sets this variable when you
+                    initialize your build environment using either
+                    <link linkend='structure-core-script'><filename>&OE_INIT_FILE;</filename></link>
+                    or
+                    <link linkend='structure-memres-core-script'><filename>oe-init-build-env-memres</filename></link>.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-TRANSLATED_TARGET_ARCH'><glossterm>TRANSLATED_TARGET_ARCH</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    A sanitized version of
+                    <link linkend='var-TARGET_ARCH'><filename>TARGET_ARCH</filename></link>.
+                    This variable is used where the architecture is needed in
+                    a value where underscores are not allowed, for example
+                    within package filenames.
+                    In this case, dash characters replace any underscore
+                    characters used in TARGET_ARCH.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Do not edit this variable.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-TUNE_ARCH'><glossterm>TUNE_ARCH</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The GNU canonical architecture for a specific architecture
+                    (i.e. <filename>arm</filename>,
+                    <filename>armeb</filename>,
+                    <filename>mips</filename>,
+                    <filename>mips64</filename>, and so forth).
+                    BitBake uses this value to setup configuration.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    <filename>TUNE_ARCH</filename> definitions are specific to
+                    a given architecture.
+                    The definitions can be a single static definition, or
+                    can be dynamically adjusted.
+                    You can see details for a given CPU family by looking at
+                    the architecture's <filename>README</filename> file.
+                    For example, the
+                    <filename>meta/conf/machine/include/mips/README</filename>
+                    file in the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>
+                    provides information for <filename>TUNE_ARCH</filename>
+                    specific to the <filename>mips</filename> architecture.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    <filename>TUNE_ARCH</filename> is tied closely to
+                    <link linkend='var-TARGET_ARCH'><filename>TARGET_ARCH</filename></link>,
+                    which defines the target machine's architecture.
+                    The BitBake configuration file
+                    (<filename>meta/conf/bitbake.conf</filename>) sets
+                    <filename>TARGET_ARCH</filename> as follows:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     TARGET_ARCH = "${TUNE_ARCH}"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The following list, which is by no means complete since
+                    architectures are configurable, shows supported machine
+                    architectures:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     arm
+     i586
+     x86_64
+     powerpc
+     powerpc64
+     mips
+     mipsel
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-TUNE_ASARGS'><glossterm>TUNE_ASARGS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies architecture-specific assembler flags for
+                    the target system.
+                    The set of flags is based on the selected tune features.
+                    <filename>TUNE_ASARGS</filename> is set using
+                    the tune include files, which are typically under
+                    <filename>meta/conf/machine/include/</filename> and are
+                    influenced through <filename>TUNE_FEATURES</filename>.
+                    For example, the
+                    <filename>meta/conf/machine/include/x86/arch-x86.inc</filename>
+                    file defines the flags for the x86 architecture as follows:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     TUNE_ASARGS += "${@bb.utils.contains("TUNE_FEATURES", "mx32", "-x32", "", d)}"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    <note>
+                        Board Support Packages (BSPs) can supply their own
+                        set of flags.
+                    </note>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-TUNE_CCARGS'><glossterm>TUNE_CCARGS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies architecture-specific C compiler flags for
+                    the target system.
+                    The set of flags is based on the selected tune features.
+                    <filename>TUNE_CCARGS</filename> is set using
+                    the tune include files, which are typically under
+                    <filename>meta/conf/machine/include/</filename> and are
+                    influenced through <filename>TUNE_FEATURES</filename>.
+                    <note>
+                        Board Support Packages (BSPs) can supply their own
+                        set of flags.
+                    </note>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-TUNE_LDARGS'><glossterm>TUNE_LDARGS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies architecture-specific linker flags for
+                    the target system.
+                    The set of flags is based on the selected tune features.
+                    <filename>TUNE_LDARGS</filename> is set using
+                    the tune include files, which are typically under
+                    <filename>meta/conf/machine/include/</filename> and are
+                    influenced through <filename>TUNE_FEATURES</filename>.
+                    For example, the
+                    <filename>meta/conf/machine/include/x86/arch-x86.inc</filename>
+                    file defines the flags for the x86 architecture as follows:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     TUNE_LDARGS += "${@bb.utils.contains("TUNE_FEATURES", "mx32", "-m elf32_x86_64", "", d)}"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    <note>
+                        Board Support Packages (BSPs) can supply their own
+                        set of flags.
+                    </note>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-TUNE_FEATURES'><glossterm>TUNE_FEATURES</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Features used to "tune" a compiler for optimal use
+                    given a specific processor.
+                    The features are defined within the tune files and allow
+                    arguments (i.e. <filename>TUNE_*ARGS</filename>) to be
+                    dynamically generated based on the features.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The OpenEmbedded build system verifies the features
+                    to be sure they are not conflicting and that they are
+                    supported.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The BitBake configuration file
+                    (<filename>meta/conf/bitbake.conf</filename>) defines
+                    <filename>TUNE_FEATURES</filename> as follows:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     TUNE_FEATURES ??= "${TUNE_FEATURES_tune-${DEFAULTTUNE}}"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    See the
+                    <link linkend='var-DEFAULTTUNE'><filename>DEFAULTTUNE</filename></link>
+                    variable for more information.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-TUNE_PKGARCH'><glossterm>TUNE_PKGARCH</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The package architecture understood by the packaging
+                    system to define the architecture, ABI, and tuning of
+                    output packages.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-TUNE_PKGARCH_tune'><glossterm>TUNE_PKGARCH_tune</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The CPU or Application Binary Interface (ABI) specific
+                    tuning of the
+                    <link linkend='var-TUNE_PKGARCH'><filename>TUNE_PKGARCH</filename></link>.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    These tune-specific package architectures are defined in
+                    the machine include files.
+                    Here is an example of the "core2-32" tuning as used
+                    in the
+                    <filename>meta/conf/machine/include/tune-core2.inc</filename>
+                    file:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     TUNE_PKGARCH_tune-core2-32 = "core2-32"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-TUNEABI'><glossterm>TUNEABI</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    An underlying Application Binary Interface (ABI) used by
+                    a particular tuning in a given toolchain layer.
+                    Providers that use prebuilt libraries can use the
+                    <filename>TUNEABI</filename>,
+                    <link linkend='var-TUNEABI_OVERRIDE'><filename>TUNEABI_OVERRIDE</filename></link>,
+                    and
+                    <link linkend='var-TUNEABI_WHITELIST'><filename>TUNEABI_WHITELIST</filename></link>
+                    variables to check compatibility of tunings against their
+                    selection of libraries.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    If <filename>TUNEABI</filename> is undefined, then every
+                    tuning is allowed.
+                    See the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-sanity'><filename>sanity</filename></link>
+                    class to see how the variable is used.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-TUNEABI_OVERRIDE'><glossterm>TUNEABI_OVERRIDE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    If set, the OpenEmbedded system ignores the
+                    <link linkend='var-TUNEABI_WHITELIST'><filename>TUNEABI_WHITELIST</filename></link>
+                    variable.
+                    Providers that use prebuilt libraries can use the
+                    <filename>TUNEABI_OVERRIDE</filename>,
+                    <filename>TUNEABI_WHITELIST</filename>,
+                    and
+                    <link linkend='var-TUNEABI'><filename>TUNEABI</filename></link>
+                    variables to check compatibility of a tuning against their
+                    selection of libraries.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    See the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-sanity'><filename>sanity</filename></link>
+                    class to see how the variable is used.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-TUNEABI_WHITELIST'><glossterm>TUNEABI_WHITELIST</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    A whitelist of permissible
+                    <link linkend='var-TUNEABI'><filename>TUNEABI</filename></link>
+                    values.
+                    If <filename>TUNEABI_WHITELIST</filename> is not set,
+                    all tunes are allowed.
+                    Providers that use prebuilt libraries can use the
+                    <filename>TUNEABI_WHITELIST</filename>,
+                    <link linkend='var-TUNEABI_OVERRIDE'><filename>TUNEABI_OVERRIDE</filename></link>,
+                    and <filename>TUNEABI</filename> variables to check
+                    compatibility of a tuning against their selection of
+                    libraries.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    See the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-sanity'><filename>sanity</filename></link>
+                    class to see how the variable is used.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-TUNECONFLICT'><glossterm>TUNECONFLICT[<replaceable>feature</replaceable>]</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies CPU or Application Binary Interface (ABI)
+                    tuning features that conflict with <replaceable>feature</replaceable>.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Known tuning conflicts are specified in the machine include
+                    files in the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>.
+                    Here is an example from the
+                    <filename>meta/conf/machine/include/mips/arch-mips.inc</filename>
+                    include file that lists the "o32" and "n64" features as
+                    conflicting with the "n32" feature:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     TUNECONFLICTS[n32] = "o32 n64"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-TUNEVALID'><glossterm>TUNEVALID[<replaceable>feature</replaceable>]</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies a valid CPU or Application Binary Interface (ABI)
+                    tuning feature.
+                    The specified feature is stored as a flag.
+                    Valid features are specified in the machine include files
+                    (e.g. <filename>meta/conf/machine/include/arm/arch-arm.inc</filename>).
+                    Here is an example from that file:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     TUNEVALID[bigendian] = "Enable big-endian mode."
+                    </literallayout>
+                    See the machine include files in the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>
+                    for these features.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+    </glossdiv>
+
+    <glossdiv id='var-glossary-u'><title>U</title>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-UBOOT_CONFIG'><glossterm>UBOOT_CONFIG</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Configures the
+                    <link linkend='var-UBOOT_MACHINE'><filename>UBOOT_MACHINE</filename></link>
+                    and can also define
+                    <link linkend='var-IMAGE_FSTYPES'><filename>IMAGE_FSTYPES</filename></link>
+                    for individual cases.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Following is an example from the
+                    <filename>meta-fsl-arm</filename> layer.
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     UBOOT_CONFIG ??= "sd"
+     UBOOT_CONFIG[sd] = "mx6qsabreauto_config,sdcard"
+     UBOOT_CONFIG[eimnor] = "mx6qsabreauto_eimnor_config"
+     UBOOT_CONFIG[nand] = "mx6qsabreauto_nand_config,ubifs"
+     UBOOT_CONFIG[spinor] = "mx6qsabreauto_spinor_config"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    In this example, "sd" is selected as the configuration
+                    of the possible four for the
+                    <filename>UBOOT_MACHINE</filename>.
+                    The "sd" configuration defines "mx6qsabreauto_config"
+                    as the value for <filename>UBOOT_MACHINE</filename>, while
+                    the "sdcard" specifies the
+                    <filename>IMAGE_FSTYPES</filename> to use for the U-boot
+                    image.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    For more information on how the
+                    <filename>UBOOT_CONFIG</filename> is handled, see the
+                    <ulink url='http://git.yoctoproject.org/cgit/cgit.cgi/poky/tree/meta/classes/uboot-config.bbclass'><filename>uboot-config</filename></ulink>
+                    class.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-UBOOT_ENTRYPOINT'><glossterm>UBOOT_ENTRYPOINT</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the entry point for the U-Boot image.
+                    During U-Boot image creation, the
+                    <filename>UBOOT_ENTRYPOINT</filename> variable is passed
+                    as a command-line parameter to the
+                    <filename>uboot-mkimage</filename> utility.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-UBOOT_LOADADDRESS'><glossterm>UBOOT_LOADADDRESS</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the load address for the U-Boot image.
+                    During U-Boot image creation, the
+                    <filename>UBOOT_LOADADDRESS</filename> variable is passed
+                    as a command-line parameter to the
+                    <filename>uboot-mkimage</filename> utility.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-UBOOT_LOCALVERSION'><glossterm>UBOOT_LOCALVERSION</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Appends a string to the name of the local version of the
+                    U-Boot image.
+                    For example, assuming the version of the U-Boot image
+                    built was "2013.10, the full version string reported by
+                    U-Boot would be "2013.10-yocto" given the following
+                    statement:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     UBOOT_LOCALVERSION = "-yocto"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-UBOOT_MACHINE'><glossterm>UBOOT_MACHINE</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the value passed on the
+                    <filename>make</filename> command line when building
+                    a U-Boot image.
+                    The value indicates the target platform configuration.
+                    You typically set this variable from the machine
+                    configuration file (i.e.
+                    <filename>conf/machine/<replaceable>machine_name</replaceable>.conf</filename>).
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Please see the "Selection of Processor Architecture and
+                    Board Type" section in the U-Boot README for valid values
+                    for this variable.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-UBOOT_MAKE_TARGET'><glossterm>UBOOT_MAKE_TARGET</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the target called in the
+                    <filename>Makefile</filename>.
+                    The default target is "all".
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-UBOOT_SUFFIX'><glossterm>UBOOT_SUFFIX</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Points to the generated U-Boot extension.
+                    For example, <filename>u-boot.sb</filename> has a
+                    <filename>.sb</filename> extension.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The default U-Boot extension is
+                    <filename>.bin</filename>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-UBOOT_TARGET'><glossterm>UBOOT_TARGET</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the target used for building U-Boot.
+                    The target is passed directly as part of the "make" command
+                    (e.g. SPL and AIS).
+                    If you do not specifically set this variable, the
+                    OpenEmbedded build process passes and uses "all" for the
+                    target during the U-Boot building process.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-USE_VT'><glossterm>USE_VT</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    When using
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#new-recipe-enabling-system-services'>SysVinit</ulink>,
+                    determines whether or not to run a
+                    <ulink url='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getty_%28Unix%29'>getty</ulink>
+                    on any virtual terminals in order to enable logging in
+                    through those terminals.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The default value used for <filename>USE_VT</filename>
+                    is "1" when no default value is specifically set.
+                    Typically, you would set <filename>USE_VT</filename>
+                    to "0" in the machine configuration file for machines
+                    that do not have a graphical display attached and
+                    therefore do not need virtual terminal functionality.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-USER_CLASSES'><glossterm>USER_CLASSES</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    A list of classes to globally inherit.
+                    These classes are used by the OpenEmbedded build system
+                    to enable extra features (e.g.
+                    <filename>buildstats</filename>,
+                    <filename>image-mklibs</filename>, and so forth).
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The default list is set in your
+                    <filename>local.conf</filename> file:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     USER_CLASSES ?= "buildstats image-mklibs image-prelink"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    For more information, see
+                    <filename>meta-yocto/conf/local.conf.sample</filename> in
+                    the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-USERADD_ERROR_DYNAMIC'><glossterm>USERADD_ERROR_DYNAMIC</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Forces the OpenEmbedded build system to produce an error
+                    if the user identification (<filename>uid</filename>) and
+                    group identification (<filename>gid</filename>) values
+                    are not defined in <filename>files/passwd</filename>
+                    and <filename>files/group</filename> files.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The default behavior for the build system is to dynamically
+                    apply <filename>uid</filename> and
+                    <filename>gid</filename> values.
+                    Consequently, the <filename>USERADD_ERROR_DYNAMIC</filename>
+                    variable is by default not set.
+                    If you plan on using statically assigned
+                    <filename>gid</filename> and <filename>uid</filename>
+                    values, you should set
+                    the <filename>USERADD_ERROR_DYNAMIC</filename> variable in
+                    your <filename>local.conf</filename> file as
+                    follows:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     USERADD_ERROR_DYNAMIC = "1"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    Overriding the default behavior implies you are going to
+                    also take steps to set static <filename>uid</filename> and
+                    <filename>gid</filename> values through use of the
+                    <link linkend='var-USERADDEXTENSION'><filename>USERADDEXTENSION</filename></link>,
+                    <link linkend='var-USERADD_UID_TABLES'><filename>USERADD_UID_TABLES</filename></link>,
+                    and
+                    <link linkend='var-USERADD_GID_TABLES'><filename>USERADD_GID_TABLES</filename></link>
+                    variables.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-USERADD_GID_TABLES'><glossterm>USERADD_GID_TABLES</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies a password file to use for obtaining static
+                    group identification (<filename>gid</filename>) values
+                    when the OpenEmbedded build system adds a group to the
+                    system during package installation.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    When applying static group identification
+                    (<filename>gid</filename>) values, the OpenEmbedded build
+                    system looks in
+                    <link linkend='var-BBPATH'><filename>BBPATH</filename></link>
+                    for a <filename>files/group</filename> file and then applies
+                    those <filename>uid</filename> values.
+                    Set the variable as follows in your
+                    <filename>local.conf</filename> file:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     USERADD_GID_TABLES = "files/group"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+
+                <note>
+                    Setting the
+                    <link linkend='var-USERADDEXTENSION'><filename>USERADDEXTENSION</filename></link>
+                    variable to "useradd-staticids" causes the build system
+                    to use static <filename>gid</filename> values.
+                </note>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-USERADD_UID_TABLES'><glossterm>USERADD_UID_TABLES</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies a password file to use for obtaining static
+                    user identification (<filename>uid</filename>) values
+                    when the OpenEmbedded build system adds a user to the
+                    system during package installation.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    When applying static user identification
+                    (<filename>uid</filename>) values, the OpenEmbedded build
+                    system looks in
+                    <link linkend='var-BBPATH'><filename>BBPATH</filename></link>
+                    for a <filename>files/passwd</filename> file and then applies
+                    those <filename>uid</filename> values.
+                    Set the variable as follows in your
+                    <filename>local.conf</filename> file:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     USERADD_UID_TABLES = "files/passwd"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+
+                <note>
+                    Setting the
+                    <link linkend='var-USERADDEXTENSION'><filename>USERADDEXTENSION</filename></link>
+                    variable to "useradd-staticids" causes the build system
+                    to use static <filename>uid</filename> values.
+                </note>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-USERADD_PACKAGES'><glossterm>USERADD_PACKAGES</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    When inheriting the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-useradd'><filename>useradd</filename></link>
+                    class, this variable
+                    specifies the individual packages within the recipe that
+                    require users and/or groups to be added.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    You must set this variable if the recipe inherits the
+                    class.
+                    For example, the following enables adding a user for the
+                    main package in a recipe:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     USERADD_PACKAGES = "${PN}"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    <note>
+                        If follows that if you are going to use the
+                        <filename>USERADD_PACKAGES</filename> variable,
+                        you need to set one or more of the
+                        <link linkend='var-USERADD_PARAM'><filename>USERADD_PARAM</filename></link>,
+                        <link linkend='var-GROUPADD_PARAM'><filename>GROUPADD_PARAM</filename></link>,
+                        or
+                        <link linkend='var-GROUPMEMS_PARAM'><filename>GROUPMEMS_PARAM</filename></link>
+                        variables.
+                    </note>
+                </para>
+
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-USERADD_PARAM'><glossterm>USERADD_PARAM</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    When inheriting the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-useradd'><filename>useradd</filename></link>
+                    class, this variable
+                    specifies for a package what parameters should be passed
+                    to the <filename>useradd</filename> command
+                    if you wish to add a user to the system when the package
+                    is installed.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    Here is an example from the <filename>dbus</filename>
+                    recipe:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     USERADD_PARAM_${PN} = "--system --home ${localstatedir}/lib/dbus \
+                            --no-create-home --shell /bin/false \
+                            --user-group messagebus"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    For information on the standard Linux shell command
+                    <filename>useradd</filename>, see
+                    <ulink url='http://linux.die.net/man/8/useradd'></ulink>.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-USERADDEXTENSION'><glossterm>USERADDEXTENSION</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    When set to "useradd-staticids", causes the
+                    OpenEmbedded build system to base all user and group
+                    additions on a static
+                    <filename>passwd</filename> and
+                    <filename>group</filename> files found in
+                    <link linkend='var-BBPATH'><filename>BBPATH</filename></link>.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    To use static user identification (<filename>uid</filename>)
+                    and group identification (<filename>gid</filename>)
+                    values, set the variable
+                    as follows in your <filename>local.conf</filename> file:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     USERADDEXTENSION = "useradd-staticids"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    <note>
+                        Setting this variable to use static
+                        <filename>uid</filename> and <filename>gid</filename>
+                        values causes the OpenEmbedded build system to employ
+                        the
+                        <link linkend='ref-classes-useradd-staticids'><filename>useradd-staticids</filename></link>
+                        class.
+                    </note>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    If you use static <filename>uid</filename> and
+                    <filename>gid</filename> information, you must also
+                    specify the <filename>files/passwd</filename> and
+                    <filename>files/group</filename> files by setting the
+                    <link linkend='var-USERADD_UID_TABLES'><filename>USERADD_UID_TABLES</filename></link>
+                    and
+                    <link linkend='var-USERADD_GID_TABLES'><filename>USERADD_GID_TABLES</filename></link>
+                    variables.
+                    Additionally, you should also set the
+                    <link linkend='var-USERADD_ERROR_DYNAMIC'><filename>USERADD_ERROR_DYNAMIC</filename></link>
+                    variable.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+    </glossdiv>
+
+<!--            <glossdiv id='var-glossary-v'><title>V</title>-->
+<!--            </glossdiv>-->
+
+    <glossdiv id='var-glossary-w'><title>W</title>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-WARN_QA'><glossterm>WARN_QA</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the quality assurance checks whose failures are
+                    reported as warnings by the OpenEmbedded build system.
+                    You set this variable in your distribution configuration
+                    file.
+                    For a list of the checks you can control with this variable,
+                    see the
+                    "<link linkend='ref-classes-insane'><filename>insane.bbclass</filename></link>"
+                    section.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+        <glossentry id='var-WORKDIR'><glossterm>WORKDIR</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    The pathname of the work directory in which the OpenEmbedded
+                    build system builds a recipe.
+                    This directory is located within the
+                    <link linkend='var-TMPDIR'><filename>TMPDIR</filename></link>
+                    directory structure and is specific to the recipe being
+                    built and the system for which it is being built.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    The <filename>WORKDIR</filename> directory is defined as
+                    follows:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     ${TMPDIR}/work/${MULTIMACH_TARGET_SYS}/${PN}/${EXTENDPE}${PV}-${PR}
+                    </literallayout>
+                    The actual directory depends on several things:
+                    <itemizedlist>
+                        <listitem><link linkend='var-TMPDIR'><filename>TMPDIR</filename></link>:
+                            The top-level build output directory</listitem>
+                        <listitem><link linkend='var-MULTIMACH_TARGET_SYS'><filename>MULTIMACH_TARGET_SYS</filename></link>:
+                            The target system identifier</listitem>
+                        <listitem><link linkend='var-PN'><filename>PN</filename></link>:
+                            The recipe name</listitem>
+                        <listitem><link linkend='var-EXTENDPE'><filename>EXTENDPE</filename></link>:
+                            The epoch - (if
+                            <link linkend='var-PE'><filename>PE</filename></link>
+                            is not specified, which is usually the case for most
+                            recipes, then <filename>EXTENDPE</filename> is blank)</listitem>
+                        <listitem><link linkend='var-PV'><filename>PV</filename></link>:
+                            The recipe version</listitem>
+                        <listitem><link linkend='var-PR'><filename>PR</filename></link>:
+                            The recipe revision</listitem>
+                    </itemizedlist>
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    As an example, assume a Source Directory top-level folder
+                    name <filename>poky</filename>, a default Build Directory at
+                    <filename>poky/build</filename>, and a
+                    <filename>qemux86-poky-linux</filename> machine target
+                    system.
+                    Furthermore, suppose your recipe is named
+                    <filename>foo_1.3.0-r0.bb</filename>.
+                    In this case, the work directory the build system uses to
+                    build the package would be as follows:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     poky/build/tmp/work/qemux86-poky-linux/foo/1.3.0-r0
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
+    </glossdiv>
+
+<!--            <glossdiv id='var-glossary-x'><title>X</title>-->
+<!--            </glossdiv>-->
+
+<!--            <glossdiv id='var-glossary-y'><title>Y</title>-->
+<!--            </glossdiv>-->
+
+<!--            <glossdiv id='var-glossary-z'><title>Z</title>-->
+<!--            </glossdiv>-->
+
+</glossary>
+</chapter>
+<!--
+vim: expandtab tw=80 ts=4
+-->
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-varlocality.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-varlocality.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d3f873298d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-varlocality.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,196 @@
+<!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
+"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"
+[<!ENTITY % poky SYSTEM "../poky.ent"> %poky; ] >
+
+<chapter id='ref-varlocality'>
+    <title>Variable Context</title>
+
+    <para>
+        While you can use most variables in almost any context such as
+        <filename>.conf</filename>, <filename>.bbclass</filename>,
+        <filename>.inc</filename>, and <filename>.bb</filename> files,
+        some variables are often associated with a particular locality or context.
+        This chapter describes some common associations.
+    </para>
+
+    <section id='ref-varlocality-configuration'>
+        <title>Configuration</title>
+
+        <para>
+            The following subsections provide lists of variables whose context is
+            configuration: distribution, machine, and local.
+        </para>
+
+        <section id='ref-varlocality-config-distro'>
+            <title>Distribution (Distro)</title>
+
+            <para>
+               This section lists variables whose configuration context is the
+               distribution, or distro.
+               <itemizedlist>
+                   <listitem><para><filename><link linkend='var-DISTRO'>DISTRO</link></filename></para></listitem>
+                   <listitem><para><filename><link linkend='var-DISTRO_NAME'>DISTRO_NAME</link></filename>
+                       </para></listitem>
+                   <listitem><para><filename><link linkend='var-DISTRO_VERSION'>DISTRO_VERSION</link>
+                       </filename></para></listitem>
+                   <listitem><para><filename><link linkend='var-MAINTAINER'>MAINTAINER</link></filename>
+                       </para></listitem>
+                   <listitem><para><filename><link linkend='var-PACKAGE_CLASSES'>PACKAGE_CLASSES</link>
+                       </filename></para></listitem>
+                   <listitem><para><filename><link linkend='var-TARGET_OS'>TARGET_OS</link></filename>
+                       </para></listitem>
+                   <listitem><para><filename><link linkend='var-TARGET_FPU'>TARGET_FPU</link></filename>
+                       </para></listitem>
+                   <listitem><para><filename><link linkend='var-TCMODE'>TCMODE</link></filename>
+                       </para></listitem>
+                   <listitem><para><filename><link linkend='var-TCLIBC'>TCLIBC</link></filename>
+                       </para></listitem>
+                </itemizedlist>
+            </para>
+        </section>
+
+        <section id='ref-varlocality-config-machine'>
+            <title>Machine</title>
+
+            <para>
+                This section lists variables whose configuration context is the
+                machine.
+                <itemizedlist>
+                    <listitem><para><filename><link linkend='var-TARGET_ARCH'>TARGET_ARCH</link></filename>
+                        </para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><filename><link linkend='var-SERIAL_CONSOLES'>SERIAL_CONSOLES</link>
+                        </filename></para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><filename><link linkend='var-PACKAGE_EXTRA_ARCHS'>PACKAGE_EXTRA_ARCHS</link>
+                        </filename></para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><filename><link linkend='var-IMAGE_FSTYPES'>IMAGE_FSTYPES</link>
+                        </filename></para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><filename><link linkend='var-MACHINE_FEATURES'>MACHINE_FEATURES</link>
+                        </filename></para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><filename><link linkend='var-MACHINE_EXTRA_RDEPENDS'>MACHINE_EXTRA_RDEPENDS
+                        </link></filename></para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><filename><link linkend='var-MACHINE_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS'>MACHINE_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS
+                        </link></filename></para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><filename><link linkend='var-MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RDEPENDS'>MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RDEPENDS
+                        </link></filename></para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><filename><link linkend='var-MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS'>
+                        MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS</link></filename></para></listitem>
+                </itemizedlist>
+            </para>
+        </section>
+
+        <section id='ref-varlocality-config-local'>
+            <title>Local</title>
+
+            <para>
+                This section lists variables whose configuration context is the
+                local configuration through the <filename>local.conf</filename>
+                file.
+                <itemizedlist>
+                    <listitem><para><filename><link linkend='var-DISTRO'>DISTRO</link></filename>
+                        </para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><filename><link linkend='var-MACHINE'>MACHINE</link></filename>
+                        </para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><filename><link linkend='var-DL_DIR'>DL_DIR</link></filename>
+                        </para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><filename><link linkend='var-BBFILES'>BBFILES</link></filename>
+                        </para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><filename><link linkend='var-EXTRA_IMAGE_FEATURES'>EXTRA_IMAGE_FEATURES
+                        </link></filename></para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><filename><link linkend='var-PACKAGE_CLASSES'>PACKAGE_CLASSES</link>
+                        </filename></para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><filename><link linkend='var-BB_NUMBER_THREADS'>BB_NUMBER_THREADS</link>
+                        </filename></para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><filename><link linkend='var-BBINCLUDELOGS'>BBINCLUDELOGS</link>
+                        </filename></para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><filename><link linkend='var-ENABLE_BINARY_LOCALE_GENERATION'>
+                        ENABLE_BINARY_LOCALE_GENERATION</link></filename></para></listitem>
+                </itemizedlist>
+            </para>
+        </section>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='ref-varlocality-recipes'>
+        <title>Recipes</title>
+
+        <para>
+            The following subsections provide lists of variables whose context is
+            recipes: required, dependencies, path, and extra build information.
+        </para>
+
+        <section id='ref-varlocality-recipe-required'>
+            <title>Required</title>
+
+            <para>
+                This section lists variables that are required for recipes.
+                <itemizedlist>
+                    <listitem><para><filename><link linkend='var-LICENSE'>LICENSE</link>
+                        </filename></para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><filename><link linkend='var-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM'>LIC_FILES_CHKSUM</link>
+                        </filename></para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><filename><link linkend='var-SRC_URI'>SRC_URI</link></filename> - used
+                        in recipes that fetch local or remote files.
+                        </para></listitem>
+                </itemizedlist>
+            </para>
+        </section>
+
+        <section id='ref-varlocality-recipe-dependencies'>
+            <title>Dependencies</title>
+
+            <para>
+                This section lists variables that define recipe dependencies.
+                <itemizedlist>
+                    <listitem><para><filename><link linkend='var-DEPENDS'>DEPENDS</link>
+                        </filename></para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><filename><link linkend='var-RDEPENDS'>RDEPENDS</link>
+                        </filename></para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><filename><link linkend='var-RRECOMMENDS'>RRECOMMENDS</link>
+                        </filename></para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><filename><link linkend='var-RCONFLICTS'>RCONFLICTS</link>
+                        </filename></para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><filename><link linkend='var-RREPLACES'>RREPLACES</link>
+                        </filename></para></listitem>
+                </itemizedlist>
+            </para>
+        </section>
+
+        <section id='ref-varlocality-recipe-paths'>
+            <title>Paths</title>
+
+            <para>
+                This section lists variables that define recipe paths.
+                <itemizedlist>
+                    <listitem><para><filename><link linkend='var-WORKDIR'>WORKDIR</link>
+                        </filename></para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><filename><link linkend='var-S'>S</link>
+                        </filename></para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><filename><link linkend='var-FILES'>FILES</link>
+                        </filename></para></listitem>
+                </itemizedlist>
+            </para>
+        </section>
+
+        <section id='ref-varlocality-recipe-build'>
+            <title>Extra Build Information</title>
+
+            <para>
+                This section lists variables that define extra build information for recipes.
+                <itemizedlist>
+                    <listitem><para><filename><link linkend='var-EXTRA_OECMAKE'>EXTRA_OECMAKE</link>
+                        </filename></para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><filename><link linkend='var-EXTRA_OECONF'>EXTRA_OECONF</link>
+                        </filename></para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><filename><link linkend='var-EXTRA_OEMAKE'>EXTRA_OEMAKE</link>
+                        </filename></para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><filename><link linkend='var-PACKAGES'>PACKAGES</link></filename>
+                        </para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><filename><link linkend='var-DEFAULT_PREFERENCE'>DEFAULT_PREFERENCE
+                        </link></filename></para></listitem>
+                </itemizedlist>
+            </para>
+        </section>
+    </section>
+</chapter>
+<!--
+vim: expandtab tw=80 ts=4 spell spelllang=en_gb
+-->
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/resources.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/resources.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..17b8e97145
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/resources.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+<!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
+"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"
+[<!ENTITY % poky SYSTEM "../poky.ent"> %poky; ] >
+
+<chapter id='resources'>
+<title>Contributing to the Yocto Project</title>
+
+<section id='resources-intro'>
+    <title>Introduction</title>
+    <para>
+        The Yocto Project team is happy for people to experiment with the Yocto Project.
+        A number of places exist to find help if you run into difficulties or find bugs.
+        To find out how to download source code,
+        see the "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#local-yp-release'>Yocto Project Release</ulink>"
+        section in the Yocto Project Development Manual.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='resources-bugtracker'>
+    <title>Tracking Bugs</title>
+
+    <para>
+        If you find problems with the Yocto Project, you should report them using the
+        Bugzilla application at <ulink url='&YOCTO_BUGZILLA_URL;'></ulink>.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='resources-mailinglist'>
+    <title>Mailing lists</title>
+
+    <para>
+        A number of mailing lists maintained by the Yocto Project exist
+        as well as related OpenEmbedded mailing lists for discussion,
+        patch submission and announcements.
+        To subscribe to one of the following mailing lists, click on the
+        appropriate URL in the following list and follow the instructions:
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem><para><ulink url='&YOCTO_LISTS_URL;/listinfo/yocto'></ulink> -
+                General Yocto Project discussion mailing list. </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><ulink url='&OE_LISTS_URL;/listinfo/openembedded-core'></ulink> -
+                Discussion mailing list about OpenEmbedded-Core (the core metadata).</para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><ulink url='&OE_LISTS_URL;/listinfo/openembedded-devel'></ulink> -
+                Discussion mailing list about OpenEmbedded.</para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><ulink url='&OE_LISTS_URL;/listinfo/bitbake-devel'></ulink> -
+                Discussion mailing list about the
+                <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#bitbake-term'>BitBake</ulink>
+                build tool.</para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><ulink url='&YOCTO_LISTS_URL;/listinfo/poky'></ulink> -
+                Discussion mailing list about
+                <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#poky'>Poky</ulink>.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><ulink url='&YOCTO_LISTS_URL;/listinfo/yocto-announce'></ulink> -
+                Mailing list to receive official Yocto Project release and milestone
+                announcements.</para></listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+    For more Yocto Project-related mailing lists, see the Yocto Project community mailing lists page
+    <ulink url='&YOCTO_HOME_URL;/tools-resources/community/mailing-lists'>here</ulink>.
+</section>
+
+<section id='resources-irc'>
+    <title>Internet Relay Chat (IRC)</title>
+
+    <para>
+        Two IRC channels on freenode are available for the Yocto Project and Poky discussions:
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem><para><filename>#yocto</filename></para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><filename>#poky</filename></para></listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='resources-links'>
+    <title>Links</title>
+
+    <para>
+        Here is a list of resources you will find helpful:
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis>
+                <ulink url='&YOCTO_HOME_URL;'>The Yocto Project website</ulink>:
+                </emphasis> The home site for the Yocto
+                Project.</para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis>
+                <ulink url='http://www.intel.com/'>Intel Corporation</ulink>:</emphasis>
+                The company that acquired OpenedHand in 2008 and began
+                development on the Yocto Project.</para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis>
+                <ulink url='&OE_HOME_URL;'>OpenEmbedded</ulink>:</emphasis>
+                The upstream, generic, embedded distribution used as the basis
+                for the build system in the Yocto Project.
+                Poky derives from and contributes back to the OpenEmbedded
+                project.</para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis>
+                <ulink url='http://www.openembedded.org/wiki/BitBake'>
+                BitBake</ulink>:</emphasis> The tool used to process metadata.</para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis>
+                <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_BB_URL;'>BitBake User Manual</ulink>:</emphasis>
+                A comprehensive guide to the BitBake tool.
+                In the
+                <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>,
+                you can find the BitBake User Manual in the
+                <filename>bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual</filename> directory.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis>
+                <ulink url='http://wiki.qemu.org/Index.html'>QEMU</ulink>:
+                </emphasis> An open source machine emulator and virtualizer.
+                </para></listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='resources-contributions'>
+    <title>Contributions</title>
+
+    <para>
+        The Yocto Project gladly accepts contributions.
+        You can submit changes to the project either by creating and sending
+        pull requests,
+        or by submitting patches through email.
+        For information on how to do both as well as information on how
+        to identify the maintainer for each area of code, see the
+        "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#how-to-submit-a-change'>How to Submit a Change</ulink>"
+        section in the Yocto Project Development Manual.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+</chapter>
+<!--
+vim: expandtab tw=80 ts=4
+-->
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/technical-details.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/technical-details.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2df36521c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/technical-details.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,1421 @@
+<!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
+"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"
+[<!ENTITY % poky SYSTEM "../poky.ent"> %poky; ] >
+
+<chapter id='technical-details'>
+<title>Technical Details</title>
+
+    <para>
+        This chapter provides technical details for various parts of the
+        Yocto Project.
+        Currently, topics include Yocto Project components,
+        cross-toolchain generation, shared state (sstate) cache,
+        x32, Wayland support, and Licenses.
+    </para>
+
+<section id='usingpoky-components'>
+    <title>Yocto Project Components</title>
+
+    <para>
+        The
+        <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#bitbake-term'>BitBake</ulink>
+        task executor together with various types of configuration files form
+        the OpenEmbedded Core.
+        This section overviews these components by describing their use and
+        how they interact.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        BitBake handles the parsing and execution of the data files.
+        The data itself is of various types:
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis>Recipes:</emphasis> Provides details
+                about particular pieces of software.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis>Class Data:</emphasis> Abstracts
+                common build information (e.g. how to build a Linux kernel).
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis>Configuration Data:</emphasis> Defines
+                machine-specific settings, policy decisions, and so forth.
+                Configuration data acts as the glue to bind everything
+                together.
+                </para></listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        BitBake knows how to combine multiple data sources together and refers
+        to each data source as a layer.
+        For information on layers, see the
+        "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#understanding-and-creating-layers'>Understanding and
+        Creating Layers</ulink>" section of the Yocto Project Development Manual.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        Following are some brief details on these core components.
+        For additional information on how these components interact during
+        a build, see the
+        "<link linkend='closer-look'>A Closer Look at the Yocto Project Development Environment</link>"
+        Chapter.
+    </para>
+
+    <section id='usingpoky-components-bitbake'>
+        <title>BitBake</title>
+
+        <para>
+            BitBake is the tool at the heart of the OpenEmbedded build system
+            and is responsible for parsing the
+            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#metadata'>Metadata</ulink>,
+            generating a list of tasks from it, and then executing those tasks.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            This section briefly introduces BitBake.
+            If you want more information on BitBake, see the
+            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_BB_URL;#bitbake-user-manual'>BitBake User Manual</ulink>.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            To see a list of the options BitBake supports, use either of
+            the following commands:
+            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ bitbake -h
+     $ bitbake --help
+            </literallayout>
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            The most common usage for BitBake is <filename>bitbake <replaceable>packagename</replaceable></filename>, where
+            <filename>packagename</filename> is the name of the package you want to build
+            (referred to as the "target" in this manual).
+            The target often equates to the first part of a recipe's filename
+            (e.g. "foo" for a recipe named
+            <filename>foo_1.3.0-r0.bb</filename>).
+            So, to process the <filename>matchbox-desktop_1.2.3.bb</filename> recipe file, you
+            might type the following:
+            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ bitbake matchbox-desktop
+            </literallayout>
+            Several different versions of <filename>matchbox-desktop</filename> might exist.
+            BitBake chooses the one selected by the distribution configuration.
+            You can get more details about how BitBake chooses between different
+            target versions and providers in the
+            "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_BB_URL;#bb-bitbake-preferences'>Preferences</ulink>"
+            section of the BitBake User Manual.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            BitBake also tries to execute any dependent tasks first.
+            So for example, before building <filename>matchbox-desktop</filename>, BitBake
+            would build a cross compiler and <filename>glibc</filename> if they had not already
+            been built.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            A useful BitBake option to consider is the <filename>-k</filename> or
+            <filename>--continue</filename> option.
+            This option instructs BitBake to try and continue processing the job
+            as long as possible even after encountering an error.
+            When an error occurs, the target that
+            failed and those that depend on it cannot be remade.
+            However, when you use this option other dependencies can still be
+            processed.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='usingpoky-components-metadata'>
+        <title>Metadata (Recipes)</title>
+
+        <para>
+            Files that have the <filename>.bb</filename> suffix are "recipes"
+            files.
+            In general, a recipe contains information about a single piece of
+            software.
+            This information includes the location from which to download the
+            unaltered source, any source patches to be applied to that source
+            (if needed), which special configuration options to apply,
+            how to compile the source files, and how to package the compiled
+            output.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            The term "package" is sometimes used to refer to recipes. However,
+            since the word "package" is used for the packaged output from the OpenEmbedded
+            build system (i.e. <filename>.ipk</filename> or <filename>.deb</filename> files),
+            this document avoids using the term "package" when referring to recipes.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='usingpoky-components-classes'>
+        <title>Classes</title>
+
+        <para>
+            Class files (<filename>.bbclass</filename>) contain information that
+            is useful to share between
+            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#metadata'>Metadata</ulink> files.
+            An example is the
+            <link linkend='ref-classes-autotools'><filename>autotools</filename></link>
+            class, which contains common settings for any application that
+            Autotools uses.
+            The "<link linkend='ref-classes'>Classes</link>" chapter provides
+            details about classes and how to use them.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='usingpoky-components-configuration'>
+        <title>Configuration</title>
+
+        <para>
+            The configuration files (<filename>.conf</filename>) define various configuration variables
+            that govern the OpenEmbedded build process.
+            These files fall into several areas that define machine configuration options,
+            distribution configuration options, compiler tuning options, general common configuration
+            options, and user configuration options in <filename>local.conf</filename>, which is found
+            in the
+            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+</section>
+
+<section id="cross-development-toolchain-generation">
+    <title>Cross-Development Toolchain Generation</title>
+
+    <para>
+        The Yocto Project does most of the work for you when it comes to
+        creating
+        <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#cross-development-toolchain'>cross-development toolchains</ulink>.
+        This section provides some technical background on how
+        cross-development toolchains are created and used.
+        For more information on toolchains, you can also see the
+        <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_ADT_URL;'>Yocto Project Application Developer's Guide</ulink>.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        In the Yocto Project development environment, cross-development
+        toolchains are used to build the image and applications that run on the
+        target hardware.
+        With just a few commands, the OpenEmbedded build system creates
+        these necessary toolchains for you.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        The following figure shows a high-level build environment regarding
+        toolchain construction and use.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        <imagedata fileref="figures/cross-development-toolchains.png" width="8in" depth="6in" align="center" />
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        Most of the work occurs on the Build Host.
+        This is the machine used to build images and generally work within the
+        the Yocto Project environment.
+        When you run BitBake to create an image, the OpenEmbedded build system
+        uses the host <filename>gcc</filename> compiler to bootstrap a
+        cross-compiler named <filename>gcc-cross</filename>.
+        The <filename>gcc-cross</filename> compiler is what BitBake uses to
+        compile source files when creating the target image.
+        You can think of <filename>gcc-cross</filename> simply as an
+        automatically generated cross-compiler that is used internally within
+        BitBake only.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        The chain of events that occurs when <filename>gcc-cross</filename> is
+        bootstrapped is as follows:
+        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     gcc -> binutils-cross -> gcc-cross-initial -> linux-libc-headers -> glibc-initial -> glibc -> gcc-cross -> gcc-runtime
+        </literallayout>
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem><para><filename>gcc</filename>:
+                The build host's GNU Compiler Collection (GCC).
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><filename>binutils-cross</filename>:
+                The bare minimum binary utilities needed in order to run
+                the <filename>gcc-cross-initial</filename> phase of the
+                bootstrap operation.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><filename>gcc-cross-initial</filename>:
+                An early stage of the bootstrap process for creating
+                the cross-compiler.
+                This stage builds enough of the <filename>gcc-cross</filename>,
+                the C library, and other pieces needed to finish building the
+                final cross-compiler in later stages.
+                This tool is a "native" package (i.e. it is designed to run on
+                the build host).
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><filename>linux-libc-headers</filename>:
+                Headers needed for the cross-compiler.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><filename>glibc-initial</filename>:
+                An initial version of the Embedded GLIBC needed to bootstrap
+                <filename>glibc</filename>.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><filename>gcc-cross</filename>:
+                The final stage of the bootstrap process for the
+                cross-compiler.
+                This stage results in the actual cross-compiler that
+                BitBake uses when it builds an image for a targeted
+                device.
+                <note>
+                    If you are replacing this cross compiler toolchain
+                    with a custom version, you must replace
+                    <filename>gcc-cross</filename>.
+                </note>
+                This tool is also a "native" package (i.e. it is
+                designed to run on the build host).
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><filename>gcc-runtime</filename>:
+                Runtime libraries resulting from the toolchain bootstrapping
+                process.
+                This tool produces a binary that consists of the
+                runtime libraries need for the targeted device.
+                </para></listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        You can use the OpenEmbedded build system to build an installer for
+        the relocatable SDK used to develop applications.
+        When you run the installer, it installs the toolchain, which contains
+        the development tools (e.g., the
+        <filename>gcc-cross-canadian</filename>),
+        <filename>binutils-cross-canadian</filename>, and other
+        <filename>nativesdk-*</filename> tools you need to cross-compile and
+        test your software.
+        The figure shows the commands you use to easily build out this
+        toolchain.
+        This cross-development toolchain is built to execute on the
+        <link linkend='var-SDKMACHINE'><filename>SDKMACHINE</filename></link>,
+        which might or might not be the same
+        machine as the Build Host.
+        <note>
+            If your target architecture is supported by the Yocto Project,
+            you can take advantage of pre-built images that ship with the
+            Yocto Project and already contain cross-development toolchain
+            installers.
+        </note>
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        Here is the bootstrap process for the relocatable toolchain:
+        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     gcc -> binutils-crosssdk -> gcc-crosssdk-initial -> linux-libc-headers ->
+        glibc-initial -> nativesdk-glibc -> gcc-crosssdk -> gcc-cross-canadian
+        </literallayout>
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem><para><filename>gcc</filename>:
+                The build host's GNU Compiler Collection (GCC).
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><filename>binutils-crosssdk</filename>:
+                The bare minimum binary utilities needed in order to run
+                the <filename>gcc-crosssdk-initial</filename> phase of the
+                bootstrap operation.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><filename>gcc-crosssdk-initial</filename>:
+                An early stage of the bootstrap process for creating
+                the cross-compiler.
+                This stage builds enough of the
+                <filename>gcc-crosssdk</filename> and supporting pieces so that
+                the final stage of the bootstrap process can produce the
+                finished cross-compiler.
+                This tool is a "native" binary that runs on the build host.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><filename>linux-libc-headers</filename>:
+                Headers needed for the cross-compiler.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><filename>glibc-initial</filename>:
+                An initial version of the Embedded GLIBC needed to bootstrap
+                <filename>nativesdk-glibc</filename>.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><filename>nativesdk-glibc</filename>:
+                The Embedded GLIBC needed to bootstrap the
+                <filename>gcc-crosssdk</filename>.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><filename>gcc-crosssdk</filename>:
+                The final stage of the bootstrap process for the
+                relocatable cross-compiler.
+                The <filename>gcc-crosssdk</filename> is a transitory compiler
+                and never leaves the build host.
+                Its purpose is to help in the bootstrap process to create the
+                eventual relocatable <filename>gcc-cross-canadian</filename>
+                compiler, which is relocatable.
+                This tool is also a "native" package (i.e. it is
+                designed to run on the build host).
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><filename>gcc-cross-canadian</filename>:
+                The final relocatable cross-compiler.
+                When run on the
+                <link linkend='var-SDKMACHINE'><filename>SDKMACHINE</filename></link>,
+                this tool
+                produces executable code that runs on the target device.
+                Only one cross-canadian compiler is produced per architecture
+                since they can be targeted at different processor optimizations
+                using configurations passed to the compiler through the
+                compile commands.
+                This circumvents the need for multiple compilers and thus
+                reduces the size of the toolchains.
+                </para></listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+
+    <note>
+        For information on advantages gained when building a
+        cross-development toolchain installer, see the
+        "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_ADT_URL;#optionally-building-a-toolchain-installer'>Optionally Building a Toolchain Installer</ulink>"
+        section in the Yocto Project Application Developer's Guide.
+    </note>
+</section>
+
+<section id="shared-state-cache">
+    <title>Shared State Cache</title>
+
+    <para>
+        By design, the OpenEmbedded build system builds everything from scratch unless
+        BitBake can determine that parts do not need to be rebuilt.
+        Fundamentally, building from scratch is attractive as it means all parts are
+        built fresh and there is no possibility of stale data causing problems.
+        When developers hit problems, they typically default back to building from scratch
+        so they know the state of things from the start.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        Building an image from scratch is both an advantage and a disadvantage to the process.
+        As mentioned in the previous paragraph, building from scratch ensures that
+        everything is current and starts from a known state.
+        However, building from scratch also takes much longer as it generally means
+        rebuilding things that do not necessarily need to be rebuilt.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        The Yocto Project implements shared state code that supports incremental builds.
+        The implementation of the shared state code answers the following questions that
+        were fundamental roadblocks within the OpenEmbedded incremental build support system:
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem><para>What pieces of the system have changed and what pieces have
+                not changed?</para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para>How are changed pieces of software removed and replaced?</para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para>How are pre-built components that do not need to be rebuilt from scratch
+                used when they are available?</para></listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        For the first question, the build system detects changes in the "inputs" to a given task by
+        creating a checksum (or signature) of the task's inputs.
+        If the checksum changes, the system assumes the inputs have changed and the task needs to be
+        rerun.
+        For the second question, the shared state (sstate) code tracks which tasks add which output
+        to the build process.
+        This means the output from a given task can be removed, upgraded or otherwise manipulated.
+        The third question is partly addressed by the solution for the second question
+        assuming the build system can fetch the sstate objects from remote locations and
+        install them if they are deemed to be valid.
+    </para>
+
+    <note>
+        The OpenEmbedded build system does not maintain
+        <link linkend='var-PR'><filename>PR</filename></link> information
+        as part of the shared state packages.
+        Consequently, considerations exist that affect maintaining shared
+        state feeds.
+        For information on how the OpenEmbedded build system
+        works with packages and can
+        track incrementing <filename>PR</filename> information, see the
+        "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#incrementing-a-package-revision-number'>Incrementing a Package Revision Number</ulink>"
+        section.
+    </note>
+
+    <para>
+        The rest of this section goes into detail about the overall incremental build
+        architecture, the checksums (signatures), shared state, and some tips and tricks.
+    </para>
+
+    <section id='overall-architecture'>
+        <title>Overall Architecture</title>
+
+        <para>
+            When determining what parts of the system need to be built, BitBake
+            works on a per-task basis rather than a per-recipe basis.
+            You might wonder why using a per-task basis is preferred over a per-recipe basis.
+            To help explain, consider having the IPK packaging backend enabled and then switching to DEB.
+            In this case, the
+            <link linkend='ref-tasks-install'><filename>do_install</filename></link>
+            and
+            <link linkend='ref-tasks-package'><filename>do_package</filename></link>
+            task outputs are still valid.
+            However, with a per-recipe approach, the build would not include the
+            <filename>.deb</filename> files.
+            Consequently, you would have to invalidate the whole build and rerun it.
+            Rerunning everything is not the best solution.
+            Also, in this case, the core must be "taught" much about specific tasks.
+            This methodology does not scale well and does not allow users to easily add new tasks
+            in layers or as external recipes without touching the packaged-staging core.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='checksums'>
+        <title>Checksums (Signatures)</title>
+
+        <para>
+            The shared state code uses a checksum, which is a unique signature of a task's
+            inputs, to determine if a task needs to be run again.
+            Because it is a change in a task's inputs that triggers a rerun, the process
+            needs to detect all the inputs to a given task.
+            For shell tasks, this turns out to be fairly easy because
+            the build process generates a "run" shell script for each task and
+            it is possible to create a checksum that gives you a good idea of when
+            the task's data changes.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            To complicate the problem, there are things that should not be included in
+            the checksum.
+            First, there is the actual specific build path of a given task -
+            the <link linkend='var-WORKDIR'><filename>WORKDIR</filename></link>.
+            It does not matter if the work directory changes because it should not
+            affect the output for target packages.
+            Also, the build process has the objective of making native or cross packages relocatable.
+            The checksum therefore needs to exclude <filename>WORKDIR</filename>.
+            The simplistic approach for excluding the work directory is to set
+            <filename>WORKDIR</filename> to some fixed value and create the checksum
+            for the "run" script.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            Another problem results from the "run" scripts containing functions that
+            might or might not get called.
+            The incremental build solution contains code that figures out dependencies
+            between shell functions.
+            This code is used to prune the "run" scripts down to the minimum set,
+            thereby alleviating this problem and making the "run" scripts much more
+            readable as a bonus.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            So far we have solutions for shell scripts.
+            What about Python tasks?
+            The same approach applies even though these tasks are more difficult.
+            The process needs to figure out what variables a Python function accesses
+            and what functions it calls.
+            Again, the incremental build solution contains code that first figures out
+            the variable and function dependencies, and then creates a checksum for the data
+            used as the input to the task.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            Like the <filename>WORKDIR</filename> case, situations exist where dependencies
+            should be ignored.
+            For these cases, you can instruct the build process to ignore a dependency
+            by using a line like the following:
+            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     PACKAGE_ARCHS[vardepsexclude] = "MACHINE"
+            </literallayout>
+            This example ensures that the
+            <link linkend='var-PACKAGE_ARCHS'><filename>PACKAGE_ARCHS</filename></link>
+            variable does not
+            depend on the value of
+            <link linkend='var-MACHINE'><filename>MACHINE</filename></link>,
+            even if it does reference it.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            Equally, there are cases where we need to add dependencies BitBake is not able to find.
+            You can accomplish this by using a line like the following:
+            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+      PACKAGE_ARCHS[vardeps] = "MACHINE"
+            </literallayout>
+            This example explicitly adds the <filename>MACHINE</filename> variable as a
+            dependency for <filename>PACKAGE_ARCHS</filename>.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            Consider a case with in-line Python, for example, where BitBake is not
+            able to figure out dependencies.
+            When running in debug mode (i.e. using <filename>-DDD</filename>), BitBake
+            produces output when it discovers something for which it cannot figure out
+            dependencies.
+            The Yocto Project team has currently not managed to cover those dependencies
+            in detail and is aware of the need to fix this situation.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            Thus far, this section has limited discussion to the direct inputs into a task.
+            Information based on direct inputs is referred to as the "basehash" in the
+            code.
+            However, there is still the question of a task's indirect inputs - the
+            things that were already built and present in the
+            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>.
+            The checksum (or signature) for a particular task needs to add the hashes
+            of all the tasks on which the particular task depends.
+            Choosing which dependencies to add is a policy decision.
+            However, the effect is to generate a master checksum that combines the basehash
+            and the hashes of the task's dependencies.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            At the code level, there are a variety of ways both the basehash and the
+            dependent task hashes can be influenced.
+            Within the BitBake configuration file, we can give BitBake some extra information
+            to help it construct the basehash.
+            The following statement effectively results in a list of global variable
+            dependency excludes - variables never included in any checksum:
+            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     BB_HASHBASE_WHITELIST ?= "TMPDIR FILE PATH PWD BB_TASKHASH BBPATH DL_DIR \
+         SSTATE_DIR THISDIR FILESEXTRAPATHS FILE_DIRNAME HOME LOGNAME SHELL TERM \
+         USER FILESPATH STAGING_DIR_HOST STAGING_DIR_TARGET COREBASE PRSERV_HOST \
+         PRSERV_DUMPDIR PRSERV_DUMPFILE PRSERV_LOCKDOWN PARALLEL_MAKE \
+         CCACHE_DIR EXTERNAL_TOOLCHAIN CCACHE CCACHE_DISABLE LICENSE_PATH SDKPKGSUFFIX"
+            </literallayout>
+            The previous example excludes
+            <link linkend='var-WORKDIR'><filename>WORKDIR</filename></link>
+            since that variable is actually constructed as a path within
+            <link linkend='var-TMPDIR'><filename>TMPDIR</filename></link>, which is on
+            the whitelist.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            The rules for deciding which hashes of dependent tasks to include through
+            dependency chains are more complex and are generally accomplished with a
+            Python function.
+            The code in <filename>meta/lib/oe/sstatesig.py</filename> shows two examples
+            of this and also illustrates how you can insert your own policy into the system
+            if so desired.
+            This file defines the two basic signature generators <filename>OE-Core</filename>
+            uses:  "OEBasic" and "OEBasicHash".
+            By default, there is a dummy "noop" signature handler enabled in BitBake.
+            This means that behavior is unchanged from previous versions.
+            <filename>OE-Core</filename> uses the "OEBasicHash" signature handler by default
+            through this setting in the <filename>bitbake.conf</filename> file:
+            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     BB_SIGNATURE_HANDLER ?= "OEBasicHash"
+            </literallayout>
+            The "OEBasicHash" <filename>BB_SIGNATURE_HANDLER</filename> is the same as the
+            "OEBasic" version but adds the task hash to the stamp files.
+            This results in any
+            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#metadata'>Metadata</ulink>
+            change that changes the task hash, automatically
+            causing the task to be run again.
+            This removes the need to bump <link linkend='var-PR'><filename>PR</filename></link>
+            values, and changes to Metadata automatically ripple across the build.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            It is also worth noting that the end result of these signature generators is to
+            make some dependency and hash information available to the build.
+            This information includes:
+            <itemizedlist>
+                <listitem><para><filename>BB_BASEHASH_task-</filename><replaceable>taskname</replaceable>:
+                    The base hashes for each task in the recipe.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><filename>BB_BASEHASH_</filename><replaceable>filename</replaceable><filename>:</filename><replaceable>taskname</replaceable>:
+                    The base hashes for each dependent task.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><filename>BBHASHDEPS_</filename><replaceable>filename</replaceable><filename>:</filename><replaceable>taskname</replaceable>:
+                    The task dependencies for each task.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><filename>BB_TASKHASH</filename>:
+                    The hash of the currently running task.
+                    </para></listitem>
+            </itemizedlist>
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='shared-state'>
+        <title>Shared State</title>
+
+        <para>
+            Checksums and dependencies, as discussed in the previous section, solve half the
+            problem of supporting a shared state.
+            The other part of the problem is being able to use checksum information during the build
+            and being able to reuse or rebuild specific components.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            The
+            <link linkend='ref-classes-sstate'><filename>sstate</filename></link>
+            class is a relatively generic implementation of how to "capture"
+            a snapshot of a given task.
+            The idea is that the build process does not care about the source of a task's output.
+            Output could be freshly built or it could be downloaded and unpacked from
+            somewhere - the build process does not need to worry about its origin.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            There are two types of output, one is just about creating a directory
+            in <link linkend='var-WORKDIR'><filename>WORKDIR</filename></link>.
+            A good example is the output of either
+            <link linkend='ref-tasks-install'><filename>do_install</filename></link>
+            or
+            <link linkend='ref-tasks-package'><filename>do_package</filename></link>.
+            The other type of output occurs when a set of data is merged into a shared directory
+            tree such as the sysroot.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            The Yocto Project team has tried to keep the details of the
+            implementation hidden in <filename>sstate</filename> class.
+            From a user's perspective, adding shared state wrapping to a task
+            is as simple as this
+            <link linkend='ref-tasks-deploy'><filename>do_deploy</filename></link>
+            example taken from the
+            <link linkend='ref-classes-deploy'><filename>deploy</filename></link>
+            class:
+            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     DEPLOYDIR = "${WORKDIR}/deploy-${PN}"
+     SSTATETASKS += "do_deploy"
+     do_deploy[sstate-name] = "deploy"
+     do_deploy[sstate-inputdirs] = "${DEPLOYDIR}"
+     do_deploy[sstate-outputdirs] = "${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}"
+
+     python do_deploy_setscene () {
+         sstate_setscene(d)
+     }
+     addtask do_deploy_setscene
+     do_deploy[dirs] = "${DEPLOYDIR} ${B}"
+            </literallayout>
+            In this example, we add some extra flags to the task, a name field ("deploy"), an
+            input directory where the task sends data, and the output
+            directory where the data from the task should eventually be copied.
+            We also add a <filename>_setscene</filename> variant of the task and add the task
+            name to the <filename>SSTATETASKS</filename> list.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            If you have a directory whose contents you need to preserve, you can do this with
+            a line like the following:
+            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     do_package[sstate-plaindirs] = "${PKGD} ${PKGDEST}"
+            </literallayout>
+            This method, as well as the following example, also works for multiple directories.
+            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     do_package[sstate-inputdirs] = "${PKGDESTWORK} ${SHLIBSWORKDIR}"
+     do_package[sstate-outputdirs] = "${PKGDATA_DIR} ${SHLIBSDIR}"
+     do_package[sstate-lockfile] = "${PACKAGELOCK}"
+            </literallayout>
+            These methods also include the ability to take a lockfile when manipulating
+            shared state directory structures since some cases are sensitive to file
+            additions or removals.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            Behind the scenes, the shared state code works by looking in
+            <link linkend='var-SSTATE_DIR'><filename>SSTATE_DIR</filename></link> and
+            <link linkend='var-SSTATE_MIRRORS'><filename>SSTATE_MIRRORS</filename></link>
+            for shared state files.
+            Here is an example:
+            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     SSTATE_MIRRORS ?= "\
+     file://.* http://someserver.tld/share/sstate/PATH \n \
+     file://.* file:///some/local/dir/sstate/PATH"
+            </literallayout>
+            <note>
+                The shared state directory (<filename>SSTATE_DIR</filename>) is
+                organized into two-character subdirectories, where the subdirectory
+                names are based on the first two characters of the hash.
+                If the shared state directory structure for a mirror has the
+                same structure as <filename>SSTATE_DIR</filename>, you must
+                specify "PATH" as part of the URI to enable the build system
+                to map to the appropriate subdirectory.
+            </note>
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            The shared state package validity can be detected just by looking at the
+            filename since the filename contains the task checksum (or signature) as
+            described earlier in this section.
+            If a valid shared state package is found, the build process downloads it
+            and uses it to accelerate the task.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            The build processes use the <filename>*_setscene</filename> tasks
+            for the task acceleration phase.
+            BitBake goes through this phase before the main execution code and tries
+            to accelerate any tasks for which it can find shared state packages.
+            If a shared state package for a task is available, the shared state
+            package is used.
+            This means the task and any tasks on which it is dependent are not
+            executed.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            As a real world example, the aim is when building an IPK-based image,
+            only the
+            <link linkend='ref-tasks-package_write_ipk'><filename>do_package_write_ipk</filename></link>
+            tasks would have their
+            shared state packages fetched and extracted.
+            Since the sysroot is not used, it would never get extracted.
+            This is another reason why a task-based approach is preferred over a
+            recipe-based approach, which would have to install the output from every task.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='tips-and-tricks'>
+        <title>Tips and Tricks</title>
+
+        <para>
+            The code in the build system that supports incremental builds is not
+            simple code.
+            This section presents some tips and tricks that help you work around
+            issues related to shared state code.
+        </para>
+
+        <section id='debugging'>
+            <title>Debugging</title>
+
+            <para>
+                When things go wrong, debugging needs to be straightforward.
+                Because of this, the Yocto Project includes strong debugging
+                tools:
+                <itemizedlist>
+                    <listitem><para>Whenever a shared state package is written out, so is a
+                        corresponding <filename>.siginfo</filename> file.
+                        This practice results in a pickled Python database of all
+                        the metadata that went into creating the hash for a given shared state
+                        package.</para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para>If you run BitBake with the <filename>--dump-signatures</filename>
+                        (or <filename>-S</filename>) option, BitBake dumps out
+                        <filename>.siginfo</filename> files in
+                        the stamp directory for every task it would have executed instead of
+                        building the specified target package.</para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para>There is a <filename>bitbake-diffsigs</filename> command that
+                        can process <filename>.siginfo</filename> files.
+                        If you specify one of these files, BitBake dumps out the dependency
+                        information in the file.
+                        If you specify two files, BitBake compares the two files and dumps out
+                        the differences between the two.
+                        This more easily helps answer the question of "What
+                        changed between X and Y?"</para></listitem>
+                </itemizedlist>
+            </para>
+        </section>
+
+        <section id='invalidating-shared-state'>
+            <title>Invalidating Shared State</title>
+
+            <para>
+                The OpenEmbedded build system uses checksums and shared state
+                cache to avoid unnecessarily rebuilding tasks.
+                Collectively, this scheme is known as "shared state code."
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                As with all schemes, this one has some drawbacks.
+                It is possible that you could make implicit changes to your
+                code that the checksum calculations do not take into
+                account.
+                These implicit changes affect a task's output but do not trigger
+                the shared state code into rebuilding a recipe.
+                Consider an example during which a tool changes its output.
+                Assume that the output of <filename>rpmdeps</filename> changes.
+                The result of the change should be that all the
+                <filename>package</filename> and
+                <filename>package_write_rpm</filename> shared state cache
+                items become invalid.
+                However, because the change to the output is
+                external to the code and therefore implicit,
+                the associated shared state cache items do not become
+                invalidated.
+                In this case, the build process uses the cached items rather
+                than running the task again.
+                Obviously, these types of implicit changes can cause problems.
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                To avoid these problems during the build, you need to
+                understand the effects of any changes you make.
+                Realize that changes you make directly to a function
+                are automatically factored into the checksum calculation.
+                Thus, these explicit changes invalidate the associated area of
+                shared state cache.
+                However, you need to be aware of any implicit changes that
+                are not obvious changes to the code and could affect the output
+                of a given task.
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                When you identify an implicit change, you can easily take steps
+                to invalidate the cache and force the tasks to run.
+                The steps you can take are as simple as changing a function's
+                comments in the source code.
+                For example, to invalidate package shared state files, change
+                the comment statements of
+                <link linkend='ref-tasks-package'><filename>do_package</filename></link>
+                or the comments of one of the functions it calls.
+                Even though the change is purely cosmetic, it causes the
+                checksum to be recalculated and forces the OpenEmbedded build
+                system to run the task again.
+            </para>
+
+            <note>
+                For an example of a commit that makes a cosmetic change to
+                invalidate shared state, see this
+                <ulink url='&YOCTO_GIT_URL;/cgit.cgi/poky/commit/meta/classes/package.bbclass?id=737f8bbb4f27b4837047cb9b4fbfe01dfde36d54'>commit</ulink>.
+            </note>
+        </section>
+    </section>
+</section>
+
+<section id='x32'>
+    <title>x32</title>
+
+    <para>
+        x32 is a processor-specific Application Binary Interface (psABI) for x86_64.
+        An ABI defines the calling conventions between functions in a processing environment.
+        The interface determines what registers are used and what the sizes are for various C data types.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        Some processing environments prefer using 32-bit applications even when running
+        on Intel 64-bit platforms.
+        Consider the i386 psABI, which is a very old 32-bit ABI for Intel 64-bit platforms.
+        The i386 psABI does not provide efficient use and access of the Intel 64-bit processor resources,
+        leaving the system underutilized.
+        Now consider the x86_64 psABI.
+        This ABI is newer and uses 64-bits for data sizes and program pointers.
+        The extra bits increase the footprint size of the programs, libraries,
+        and also increases the memory and file system size requirements.
+        Executing under the x32 psABI enables user programs to utilize CPU and system resources
+        more efficiently while keeping the memory footprint of the applications low.
+        Extra bits are used for registers but not for addressing mechanisms.
+    </para>
+
+    <section id='support'>
+        <title>Support</title>
+
+        <para>
+            This Yocto Project release supports the final specifications of x32
+            psABI.
+            Support for x32 psABI exists as follows:
+            <itemizedlist>
+                <listitem><para>You can create packages and images in x32 psABI format on x86_64 architecture targets.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>You can successfully build many recipes with the x32 toolchain.</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>You can create and boot <filename>core-image-minimal</filename> and
+                    <filename>core-image-sato</filename> images.</para></listitem>
+            </itemizedlist>
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='completing-x32'>
+        <title>Completing x32</title>
+
+        <para>
+            Future Plans for the x32 psABI in the Yocto Project include the following:
+            <itemizedlist>
+                <listitem><para>Enhance and fix the few remaining recipes so they
+                    work with and support x32 toolchains.</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>Enhance RPM Package Manager (RPM) support for x32 binaries.</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>Support larger images.</para></listitem>
+            </itemizedlist>
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='using-x32-right-now'>
+        <title>Using x32 Right Now</title>
+
+        <para>
+            Follow these steps to use the x32 spABI:
+            <itemizedlist>
+                <listitem><para>Enable the x32 psABI tuning file for <filename>x86_64</filename>
+                    machines by editing the <filename>conf/local.conf</filename> like this:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+      MACHINE = "qemux86-64"
+      DEFAULTTUNE = "x86-64-x32"
+      baselib = "${@d.getVar('BASE_LIB_tune-' + (d.getVar('DEFAULTTUNE', True) \
+         or 'INVALID'), True) or 'lib'}"
+      #MACHINE = "genericx86"
+      #DEFAULTTUNE = "core2-64-x32"
+                    </literallayout></para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>As usual, use BitBake to build an image that supports the x32 psABI.
+                    Here is an example:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ bitbake core-image-sato
+                    </literallayout></para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>As usual, run your image using QEMU:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ runqemu qemux86-64 core-image-sato
+                    </literallayout></para></listitem>
+            </itemizedlist>
+        </para>
+    </section>
+</section>
+
+<section id="wayland">
+    <title>Wayland</title>
+
+    <para>
+        <ulink url='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayland_(display_server_protocol)'>Wayland</ulink>
+        is a computer display server protocol that
+        provides a method for compositing window managers to communicate
+        directly with applications and video hardware and expects them to
+        communicate with input hardware using other libraries.
+        Using Wayland with supporting targets can result in better control
+        over graphics frame rendering than an application might otherwise
+        achieve.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        The Yocto Project provides the Wayland protocol libraries and the
+        reference
+        <ulink url='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayland_(display_server_protocol)#Weston'>Weston</ulink>
+        compositor as part of its release.
+        This section describes what you need to do to implement Wayland and
+        use the compositor when building an image for a supporting target.
+    </para>
+
+    <section id="wayland-support">
+        <title>Support</title>
+
+        <para>
+            The Wayland protocol libraries and the reference Weston compositor
+            ship as integrated packages in the <filename>meta</filename> layer
+            of the
+            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>.
+            Specifically, you can find the recipes that build both Wayland
+            and Weston at <filename>meta/recipes-graphics/wayland</filename>.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            You can build both the Wayland and Weston packages for use only
+            with targets that accept the
+            <ulink url='http://dri.freedesktop.org/wiki/'>Mesa 3D and Direct Rendering Infrastructure</ulink>,
+            which is also known as Mesa DRI.
+            This implies that you cannot build and use the packages if your
+            target uses, for example, the
+            <trademark class='registered'>Intel</trademark> Embedded Media and
+            Graphics Driver (<trademark class='registered'>Intel</trademark>
+            EMGD) that overrides Mesa DRI.
+        </para>
+
+        <note>
+            Due to lack of EGL support, Weston 1.0.3 will not run directly on
+            the emulated QEMU hardware.
+            However, this version of Weston will run under X emulation without
+            issues.
+        </note>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id="enabling-wayland-in-an-image">
+        <title>Enabling Wayland in an Image</title>
+
+        <para>
+            To enable Wayland, you need to enable it to be built and enable
+            it to be included in the image.
+        </para>
+
+        <section id="enable-building">
+            <title>Building</title>
+
+            <para>
+                To cause Mesa to build the <filename>wayland-egl</filename>
+                platform and Weston to build Wayland with Kernel Mode
+                Setting
+                (<ulink url='https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Kernel_Mode_Setting'>KMS</ulink>)
+                support, include the "wayland" flag in the
+                <link linkend="var-DISTRO_FEATURES"><filename>DISTRO_FEATURES</filename></link>
+                statement in your <filename>local.conf</filename> file:
+                <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     DISTRO_FEATURES_append = " wayland"
+                </literallayout>
+            </para>
+
+            <note>
+                If X11 has been enabled elsewhere, Weston will build Wayland
+                with X11 support
+            </note>
+        </section>
+
+        <section id="enable-installation-in-an-image">
+            <title>Installing</title>
+
+            <para>
+                To install the Wayland feature into an image, you must
+                include the following
+                <link linkend='var-CORE_IMAGE_EXTRA_INSTALL'><filename>CORE_IMAGE_EXTRA_INSTALL</filename></link>
+                statement in your <filename>local.conf</filename> file:
+                <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     CORE_IMAGE_EXTRA_INSTALL += "wayland weston"
+                </literallayout>
+            </para>
+        </section>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id="running-weston">
+        <title>Running Weston</title>
+
+        <para>
+            To run Weston inside X11, enabling it as described earlier and
+            building a Sato image is sufficient.
+            If you are running your image under Sato, a Weston Launcher appears
+            in the "Utility" category.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            Alternatively, you can run Weston through the command-line
+            interpretor (CLI), which is better suited for development work.
+            To run Weston under the CLI, you need to do the following after
+            your image is built:
+            <orderedlist>
+                <listitem><para>Run these commands to export
+                    <filename>XDG_RUNTIME_DIR</filename>:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     mkdir -p /tmp/$USER-weston
+     chmod 0700 /tmp/$USER-weston
+     export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/tmp/$USER-weston
+                    </literallayout></para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>Launch Weston in the shell:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     weston
+                    </literallayout></para></listitem>
+            </orderedlist>
+        </para>
+    </section>
+</section>
+
+<section id="licenses">
+    <title>Licenses</title>
+
+    <para>
+        This section describes the mechanism by which the OpenEmbedded build system
+        tracks changes to licensing text.
+        The section also describes how to enable commercially licensed recipes,
+        which by default are disabled.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        For information that can help you maintain compliance with various open
+        source licensing during the lifecycle of the product, see the
+        "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#maintaining-open-source-license-compliance-during-your-products-lifecycle'>Maintaining Open Source License Compliance During Your Project's Lifecycle</ulink>" section
+        in the Yocto Project Development Manual.
+    </para>
+
+    <section id="usingpoky-configuring-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM">
+        <title>Tracking License Changes</title>
+
+        <para>
+            The license of an upstream project might change in the future.
+            In order to prevent these changes going unnoticed, the
+            <filename><link linkend='var-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM'>LIC_FILES_CHKSUM</link></filename>
+            variable tracks changes to the license text. The checksums are validated at the end of the
+            configure step, and if the checksums do not match, the build will fail.
+        </para>
+
+        <section id="usingpoky-specifying-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM">
+            <title>Specifying the <filename>LIC_FILES_CHKSUM</filename> Variable</title>
+
+            <para>
+                The <filename>LIC_FILES_CHKSUM</filename>
+                variable contains checksums of the license text in the source code for the recipe.
+                Following is an example of how to specify <filename>LIC_FILES_CHKSUM</filename>:
+                <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=xxxx \
+                         file://licfile1.txt;beginline=5;endline=29;md5=yyyy \
+                         file://licfile2.txt;endline=50;md5=zzzz \
+                         ..."
+                </literallayout>
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                The build system uses the
+                <filename><link linkend='var-S'>S</link></filename> variable as
+                the default directory when searching files listed in
+                <filename>LIC_FILES_CHKSUM</filename>.
+                The previous example employs the default directory.
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                Consider this next example:
+                <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://src/ls.c;beginline=5;endline=16;\
+                                         md5=bb14ed3c4cda583abc85401304b5cd4e"
+     LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${WORKDIR}/license.html;md5=5c94767cedb5d6987c902ac850ded2c6"
+                </literallayout>
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                The first line locates a file in
+                <filename>${S}/src/ls.c</filename>.
+                The second line refers to a file in
+                <filename><link linkend='var-WORKDIR'>WORKDIR</link></filename>.
+            </para>
+            <para>
+                Note that <filename>LIC_FILES_CHKSUM</filename> variable is
+                mandatory for all recipes, unless the
+                <filename>LICENSE</filename> variable is set to "CLOSED".
+            </para>
+        </section>
+
+        <section id="usingpoky-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM-explanation-of-syntax">
+            <title>Explanation of Syntax</title>
+            <para>
+                As mentioned in the previous section, the
+                <filename>LIC_FILES_CHKSUM</filename> variable lists all the
+                important files that contain the license text for the source code.
+                It is possible to specify a checksum for an entire file, or a specific section of a
+                file (specified by beginning and ending line numbers with the "beginline" and "endline"
+                parameters, respectively).
+                The latter is useful for source files with a license notice header,
+                README documents, and so forth.
+                If you do not use the "beginline" parameter, then it is assumed that the text begins on the
+                first line of the file.
+                Similarly, if you do not use the "endline" parameter, it is assumed that the license text
+                ends with the last line of the file.
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                The "md5" parameter stores the md5 checksum of the license text.
+                If the license text changes in any way as compared to this parameter
+                then a mismatch occurs.
+                This mismatch triggers a build failure and notifies the developer.
+                Notification allows the developer to review and address the license text changes.
+                Also note that if a mismatch occurs during the build, the correct md5
+                checksum is placed in the build log and can be easily copied to the recipe.
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                There is no limit to how many files you can specify using the
+                <filename>LIC_FILES_CHKSUM</filename> variable.
+                Generally, however, every project requires a few specifications for license tracking.
+                Many projects have a "COPYING" file that stores the license information for all the source
+                code files.
+                This practice allows you to just track the "COPYING" file as long as it is kept up to date.
+            </para>
+
+            <tip>
+                If you specify an empty or invalid "md5" parameter, BitBake returns an md5 mis-match
+                error and displays the correct "md5" parameter value during the build.
+                The correct parameter is also captured in the build log.
+            </tip>
+
+            <tip>
+                If the whole file contains only license text, you do not need to use the "beginline" and
+                "endline" parameters.
+            </tip>
+        </section>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id="enabling-commercially-licensed-recipes">
+        <title>Enabling Commercially Licensed Recipes</title>
+
+        <para>
+            By default, the OpenEmbedded build system disables
+            components that have commercial or other special licensing
+            requirements.
+            Such requirements are defined on a
+            recipe-by-recipe basis through the
+            <link linkend='var-LICENSE_FLAGS'><filename>LICENSE_FLAGS</filename></link>
+            variable definition in the affected recipe.
+            For instance, the
+            <filename>poky/meta/recipes-multimedia/gstreamer/gst-plugins-ugly</filename>
+            recipe contains the following statement:
+            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     LICENSE_FLAGS = "commercial"
+            </literallayout>
+            Here is a slightly more complicated example that contains both an
+            explicit recipe name and version (after variable expansion):
+            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     LICENSE_FLAGS = "license_${PN}_${PV}"
+            </literallayout>
+                In order for a component restricted by a <filename>LICENSE_FLAGS</filename>
+                definition to be enabled and included in an image, it
+                needs to have a matching entry in the global
+                <link linkend='var-LICENSE_FLAGS_WHITELIST'><filename>LICENSE_FLAGS_WHITELIST</filename></link>
+            variable, which is a variable
+                typically defined in your <filename>local.conf</filename> file.
+            For example, to enable
+                the <filename>poky/meta/recipes-multimedia/gstreamer/gst-plugins-ugly</filename>
+                package, you could add either the string
+                "commercial_gst-plugins-ugly" or the more general string
+                "commercial" to <filename>LICENSE_FLAGS_WHITELIST</filename>.
+            See the
+            "<link linkend='license-flag-matching'>License Flag Matching</link>" section
+            for a full explanation of how <filename>LICENSE_FLAGS</filename> matching works.
+            Here is the example:
+            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     LICENSE_FLAGS_WHITELIST = "commercial_gst-plugins-ugly"
+            </literallayout>
+                Likewise, to additionally enable the package built from the recipe containing
+                <filename>LICENSE_FLAGS = "license_${PN}_${PV}"</filename>, and assuming
+                that the actual recipe name was <filename>emgd_1.10.bb</filename>,
+                the following string would enable that package as well as
+                the original <filename>gst-plugins-ugly</filename> package:
+            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     LICENSE_FLAGS_WHITELIST = "commercial_gst-plugins-ugly license_emgd_1.10"
+            </literallayout>
+                As a convenience, you do not need to specify the complete license string
+                in the whitelist for every package.
+            You can use an abbreviated form, which consists
+                of just the first portion or portions of the license string before
+                the initial underscore character or characters.
+            A partial string will match
+                any license that contains the given string as the first
+                portion of its license.
+            For example, the following
+                whitelist string will also match both of the packages
+                previously mentioned as well as any other packages that have
+                licenses starting with "commercial" or "license".
+            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     LICENSE_FLAGS_WHITELIST = "commercial license"
+            </literallayout>
+        </para>
+
+        <section id="license-flag-matching">
+            <title>License Flag Matching</title>
+
+            <para>
+                        License flag matching allows you to control what recipes the
+                OpenEmbedded build system includes in the build.
+                Fundamentally, the build system attempts to match
+                <link linkend='var-LICENSE_FLAGS'><filename>LICENSE_FLAGS</filename></link>
+                strings found in recipes against
+                <link linkend='var-LICENSE_FLAGS_WHITELIST'><filename>LICENSE_FLAGS_WHITELIST</filename></link>
+                strings found in the whitelist.
+                A match causes the build system to include a recipe in the
+                build, while failure to find a match causes the build system to
+                exclude a recipe.
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                In general, license flag matching is simple.
+                However, understanding some concepts will help you
+                correctly and effectively use matching.
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                Before a flag
+                defined by a particular recipe is tested against the
+                contents of the whitelist, the expanded string
+                <filename>_${PN}</filename> is appended to the flag.
+                This expansion makes each <filename>LICENSE_FLAGS</filename>
+                value recipe-specific.
+                After expansion, the string is then matched against the
+                whitelist.
+                Thus, specifying
+                <filename>LICENSE_FLAGS = "commercial"</filename>
+                in recipe "foo", for example, results in the string
+                <filename>"commercial_foo"</filename>.
+                And, to create a match, that string must appear in the
+                whitelist.
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                Judicious use of the <filename>LICENSE_FLAGS</filename>
+                strings and the contents of the
+                <filename>LICENSE_FLAGS_WHITELIST</filename> variable
+                allows you a lot of flexibility for including or excluding
+                recipes based on licensing.
+                For example, you can broaden the matching capabilities by
+                using license flags string subsets in the whitelist.
+                <note>When using a string subset, be sure to use the part of
+                    the expanded string that precedes the appended underscore
+                    character (e.g. <filename>usethispart_1.3</filename>,
+                    <filename>usethispart_1.4</filename>, and so forth).
+                </note>
+                For example, simply specifying the string "commercial" in
+                the whitelist matches any expanded
+                <filename>LICENSE_FLAGS</filename> definition that starts with
+                the string "commercial" such as "commercial_foo" and
+                "commercial_bar", which are the strings the build system
+                automatically generates for hypothetical recipes named
+                "foo" and "bar" assuming those recipes simply specify the
+                following:
+                <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     LICENSE_FLAGS = "commercial"
+                </literallayout>
+                Thus, you can choose to exhaustively
+                enumerate each license flag in the whitelist and
+                allow only specific recipes into the image, or
+                you can use a string subset that causes a broader range of
+                matches to allow a range of recipes into the image.
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                This scheme works even if the
+                <filename>LICENSE_FLAGS</filename> string already
+                has <filename>_${PN}</filename> appended.
+                For example, the build system turns the license flag
+                "commercial_1.2_foo" into "commercial_1.2_foo_foo" and would
+                match both the general "commercial" and the specific
+                "commercial_1.2_foo" strings found in the whitelist, as
+                expected.
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                Here are some other scenarios:
+                <itemizedlist>
+                    <listitem><para>You can specify a versioned string in the
+                        recipe such as "commercial_foo_1.2" in a "foo" recipe.
+                        The build system expands this string to
+                        "commercial_foo_1.2_foo".
+                        Combine this license flag with a whitelist that has
+                        the string "commercial" and you match the flag along
+                        with any other flag that starts with the string
+                        "commercial".</para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para>Under the same circumstances, you can
+                        use "commercial_foo" in the whitelist and the
+                        build system not only matches "commercial_foo_1.2" but
+                        also matches any license flag with the string
+                        "commercial_foo", regardless of the version.
+                        </para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para>You can be very specific and use both the
+                        package and version parts in the whitelist (e.g.
+                        "commercial_foo_1.2") to specifically match a
+                        versioned recipe.</para></listitem>
+                </itemizedlist>
+            </para>
+        </section>
+
+        <section id="other-variables-related-to-commercial-licenses">
+            <title>Other Variables Related to Commercial Licenses</title>
+
+            <para>
+                Other helpful variables related to commercial
+                license handling exist and are defined in the
+                <filename>poky/meta/conf/distro/include/default-distrovars.inc</filename> file:
+                <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     COMMERCIAL_AUDIO_PLUGINS ?= ""
+     COMMERCIAL_VIDEO_PLUGINS ?= ""
+     COMMERCIAL_QT = ""
+                </literallayout>
+                If you want to enable these components, you can do so by making sure you have
+                statements similar to the following
+                in your <filename>local.conf</filename> configuration file:
+                <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     COMMERCIAL_AUDIO_PLUGINS = "gst-plugins-ugly-mad \
+        gst-plugins-ugly-mpegaudioparse"
+     COMMERCIAL_VIDEO_PLUGINS = "gst-plugins-ugly-mpeg2dec \
+        gst-plugins-ugly-mpegstream gst-plugins-bad-mpegvideoparse"
+     COMMERCIAL_QT ?= "qmmp"
+     LICENSE_FLAGS_WHITELIST = "commercial_gst-plugins-ugly commercial_gst-plugins-bad commercial_qmmp"
+                </literallayout>
+                Of course, you could also create a matching whitelist
+                for those components using the more general "commercial"
+                in the whitelist, but that would also enable all the
+                other packages with
+                <link linkend='var-LICENSE_FLAGS'><filename>LICENSE_FLAGS</filename></link>
+                containing "commercial", which you may or may not want:
+                <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     LICENSE_FLAGS_WHITELIST = "commercial"
+                </literallayout>
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                Specifying audio and video plug-ins as part of the
+                <filename>COMMERCIAL_AUDIO_PLUGINS</filename> and
+                <filename>COMMERCIAL_VIDEO_PLUGINS</filename> statements
+                or commercial Qt components as part of
+                the <filename>COMMERCIAL_QT</filename> statement (along
+                with the enabling <filename>LICENSE_FLAGS_WHITELIST</filename>) includes the
+                plug-ins or components into built images, thus adding
+                support for media formats or components.
+            </para>
+        </section>
+    </section>
+</section>
+</chapter>
+<!--
+vim: expandtab tw=80 ts=4
+-->
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/usingpoky.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/usingpoky.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2116852163
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/usingpoky.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,915 @@
+<!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
+"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"
+[<!ENTITY % poky SYSTEM "../poky.ent"> %poky; ] >
+
+<chapter id='usingpoky'>
+<title>Using the Yocto Project</title>
+
+    <para>
+        This chapter describes common usage for the Yocto Project.
+        The information is introductory in nature as other manuals in the Yocto Project
+        documentation set provide more details on how to use the Yocto Project.
+    </para>
+
+<section id='usingpoky-build'>
+    <title>Running a Build</title>
+
+    <para>
+        This section provides a summary of the build process and provides information
+        for less obvious aspects of the build process.
+        For general information on how to build an image using the OpenEmbedded build
+        system, see the
+        "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_QS_URL;#building-image'>Building an Image</ulink>"
+        section of the Yocto Project Quick Start.
+    </para>
+
+    <section id='build-overview'>
+        <title>Build Overview</title>
+
+        <para>
+            The first thing you need to do is set up the OpenEmbedded build
+            environment by sourcing an environment setup script
+            (i.e.
+            <link linkend='structure-core-script'><filename>&OE_INIT_FILE;</filename></link>
+            or
+            <link linkend='structure-memres-core-script'><filename>oe-init-build-env-memres</filename></link>).
+            Here is an example:
+            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ source &OE_INIT_FILE; [<replaceable>build_dir</replaceable>]
+            </literallayout>
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            The <replaceable>build_dir</replaceable> argument is optional and specifies the directory the
+            OpenEmbedded build system uses for the build -
+            the <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>.
+            If you do not specify a Build Directory, it defaults to a directory
+            named <filename>build</filename> in your current working directory.
+            A common practice is to use a different Build Directory for different targets.
+            For example, <filename>~/build/x86</filename> for a <filename>qemux86</filename>
+            target, and <filename>~/build/arm</filename> for a <filename>qemuarm</filename> target.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            Once the build environment is set up, you can build a target using:
+            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ bitbake <replaceable>target</replaceable>
+            </literallayout>
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            The <replaceable>target</replaceable> is the name of the recipe you want to build.
+            Common targets are the images in <filename>meta/recipes-core/images</filename>,
+            <filename>meta/recipes-sato/images</filename>, etc. all found in the
+            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>.
+            Or, the target can be the name of a recipe for a specific piece of software such as
+            BusyBox.
+            For more details about the images the OpenEmbedded build system supports, see the
+            "<link linkend="ref-images">Images</link>" chapter.
+        </para>
+
+        <note>
+            Building an image without GNU General Public License Version
+            3 (GPLv3), or similarly licensed, components is supported for
+            only minimal and base images.
+            See the "<link linkend='ref-images'>Images</link>" chapter for more information.
+        </note>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='building-an-image-using-gpl-components'>
+        <title>Building an Image Using GPL Components</title>
+
+        <para>
+            When building an image using GPL components, you need to maintain your original
+            settings and not switch back and forth applying different versions of the GNU
+            General Public License.
+            If you rebuild using different versions of GPL, dependency errors might occur
+            due to some components not being rebuilt.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+</section>
+
+<section id='usingpoky-install'>
+    <title>Installing and Using the Result</title>
+
+    <para>
+        Once an image has been built, it often needs to be installed.
+        The images and kernels built by the OpenEmbedded build system are placed in the
+        <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink> in
+        <filename class="directory">tmp/deploy/images</filename>.
+        For information on how to run pre-built images such as <filename>qemux86</filename>
+        and <filename>qemuarm</filename>, see the
+        "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_QS_URL;#using-pre-built'>Using Pre-Built Binaries and QEMU</ulink>"
+        section in the Yocto Project Quick Start.
+        For information about how to install these images, see the documentation for your
+        particular board or machine.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='usingpoky-debugging'>
+    <title>Debugging Build Failures</title>
+
+    <para>
+        The exact method for debugging build failures depends on the nature of
+        the problem and on the system's area from which the bug originates.
+        Standard debugging practices such as comparison against the last
+        known working version with examination of the changes and the
+        re-application of steps to identify the one causing the problem are
+        valid for the Yocto Project just as they are for any other system.
+        Even though it is impossible to detail every possible potential failure,
+        this section provides some general tips to aid in debugging.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        A useful feature for debugging is the error reporting tool.
+        Configuring the Yocto Project to use this tool causes the
+        OpenEmbedded build system to produce error reporting commands as
+        part of the console output.
+        You can enter the commands after the build completes
+        to log error information
+        into a common database, that can help you figure out what might be
+        going wrong.
+        For information on how to enable and use this feature, see the
+        "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#using-the-error-reporting-tool'>Using the Error Reporting Tool</ulink>"
+        section in the Yocto Project Development Manual.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        For discussions on debugging, see the
+        "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#platdev-gdb-remotedebug'>Debugging With the GNU Project Debugger (GDB) Remotely</ulink>"
+        and
+        "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#adt-eclipse'>Working within Eclipse</ulink>"
+        sections in the Yocto Project Development Manual.
+    </para>
+
+    <note>
+        The remainder of this section presents many examples of the
+        <filename>bitbake</filename> command.
+        You can learn about BitBake by reading the
+        <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_BB_URL;#bitbake-user-manual'>BitBake User Manual</ulink>.
+    </note>
+
+
+    <section id='usingpoky-debugging-taskfailures'>
+        <title>Task Failures</title>
+
+        <para>The log file for shell tasks is available in
+            <filename>${WORKDIR}/temp/log.do_<replaceable>taskname</replaceable>.pid</filename>.
+            For example, the <filename>do_compile</filename> task for the QEMU minimal image for the x86
+            machine (<filename>qemux86</filename>) might be
+            <filename>tmp/work/qemux86-poky-linux/core-image-minimal/1.0-r0/temp/log.do_compile.20830</filename>.
+            To see what
+            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#bitbake-term'>BitBake</ulink>
+            runs to generate that log, look at the corresponding
+            <filename>run.do_<replaceable>taskname</replaceable>.pid</filename> file located in the same directory.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            Presently, the output from Python tasks is sent directly to the console.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='usingpoky-debugging-taskrunning'>
+        <title>Running Specific Tasks</title>
+
+        <para>
+            Any given package consists of a set of tasks.
+            The standard BitBake behavior in most cases is:
+            <filename>do_fetch</filename>,
+            <filename>do_unpack</filename>,
+            <filename>do_patch</filename>, <filename>do_configure</filename>,
+            <filename>do_compile</filename>, <filename>do_install</filename>,
+            <filename>do_package</filename>,
+            <filename>do_package_write_*</filename>, and
+            <filename>do_build</filename>.
+            The default task is <filename>do_build</filename> and any tasks
+            on which it depends build first.
+            Some tasks, such as <filename>do_devshell</filename>, are not part
+            of the default build chain.
+            If you wish to run a task that is not part of the default build
+            chain, you can use the <filename>-c</filename> option in BitBake.
+            Here is an example:
+            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ bitbake matchbox-desktop -c devshell
+            </literallayout>
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            If you wish to rerun a task, use the <filename>-f</filename> force
+            option.
+            For example, the following sequence forces recompilation after
+            changing files in the work directory.
+            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ bitbake matchbox-desktop
+               .
+               .
+        <replaceable>make some changes to the source code in the work directory</replaceable>
+               .
+               .
+     $ bitbake matchbox-desktop -c compile -f
+     $ bitbake matchbox-desktop
+            </literallayout>
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            This sequence first builds and then recompiles
+            <filename>matchbox-desktop</filename>.
+            The last command reruns all tasks (basically the packaging tasks)
+            after the compile.
+            BitBake recognizes that the <filename>do_compile</filename>
+            task was rerun and therefore understands that the other tasks
+            also need to be run again.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            You can view a list of tasks in a given package by running the
+            <filename>do_listtasks</filename> task as follows:
+            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ bitbake matchbox-desktop -c listtasks
+            </literallayout>
+            The results appear as output to the console and are also in the
+            file <filename>${WORKDIR}/temp/log.do_listtasks</filename>.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='usingpoky-debugging-dependencies'>
+        <title>Dependency Graphs</title>
+
+        <para>
+            Sometimes it can be hard to see why BitBake wants to build
+            other packages before building a given package you have specified.
+            The <filename>bitbake -g <replaceable>targetname</replaceable></filename> command
+            creates the <filename>pn-buildlist</filename>,
+            <filename>pn-depends.dot</filename>,
+            <filename>package-depends.dot</filename>, and
+            <filename>task-depends.dot</filename> files in the current
+            directory.
+            These files show what will be built and the package and task
+            dependencies, which are useful for debugging problems.
+            You can use the
+            <filename>bitbake -g -u depexp <replaceable>targetname</replaceable></filename>
+            command to display the results in a more human-readable form.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='usingpoky-debugging-bitbake'>
+        <title>General BitBake Problems</title>
+
+        <para>
+            You can see debug output from BitBake by using the <filename>-D</filename> option.
+            The debug output gives more information about what BitBake
+            is doing and the reason behind it.
+            Each <filename>-D</filename> option you use increases the logging level.
+            The most common usage is <filename>-DDD</filename>.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            The output from <filename>bitbake -DDD -v</filename> <replaceable>targetname</replaceable> can reveal why
+            BitBake chose a certain version of a package or why BitBake
+            picked a certain provider.
+            This command could also help you in a situation where you think BitBake did something
+            unexpected.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='development-host-system-issues'>
+        <title>Development Host System Issues</title>
+
+        <para>
+            Sometimes issues on the host development system can cause your
+            build to fail.
+            Following are known, host-specific problems.
+            Be sure to always consult the
+            <ulink url='&YOCTO_RELEASE_NOTES;'>Release Notes</ulink>
+            for a look at all release-related issues.
+            <itemizedlist>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>glibc-initial</filename> fails to build</emphasis>:
+                    If your development host system has the unpatched
+                    <filename>GNU Make 3.82</filename>,
+                    the
+                    <link linkend='ref-tasks-install'><filename>do_install</filename></link>
+                    task fails for <filename>glibc-initial</filename> during
+                    the build.</para>
+                    <para>Typically, every distribution that ships
+                    <filename>GNU Make 3.82</filename> as
+                    the default already has the patched version.
+                    However, some distributions, such as Debian, have
+                    <filename>GNU Make 3.82</filename> as an option, which
+                    is unpatched.
+                    You will see this error on these types of distributions.
+                    Switch to <filename>GNU Make 3.81</filename> or patch
+                    your <filename>make</filename> to solve the problem.
+                    </para></listitem>
+            </itemizedlist>
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='usingpoky-debugging-buildfile'>
+        <title>Building with No Dependencies</title>
+        <para>
+            To build a specific recipe (<filename>.bb</filename> file),
+            you can use the following command form:
+            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ bitbake -b <replaceable>somepath</replaceable>/<replaceable>somerecipe</replaceable>.bb
+            </literallayout>
+            This command form does not check for dependencies.
+            Consequently, you should use it
+            only when you know existing dependencies have been met.
+            <note>
+                You can also specify fragments of the filename.
+                In this case, BitBake checks for a unique match.
+            </note>
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='usingpoky-debugging-variables'>
+        <title>Variables</title>
+        <para>
+            You can use the <filename>-e</filename> BitBake option to
+            display the parsing environment for a configuration.
+            The following displays the general parsing environment:
+            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ bitbake -e
+            </literallayout>
+            This next example shows the parsing environment for a specific
+            recipe:
+            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ bitbake -e <replaceable>recipename</replaceable>
+            </literallayout>
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='recipe-logging-mechanisms'>
+        <title>Recipe Logging Mechanisms</title>
+        <para>
+            Best practices exist while writing recipes that both log build progress and
+            act on build conditions such as warnings and errors.
+            Both Python and Bash language bindings exist for the logging mechanism:
+            <itemizedlist>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>Python:</emphasis> For Python functions, BitBake
+                    supports several loglevels: <filename>bb.fatal</filename>,
+                    <filename>bb.error</filename>, <filename>bb.warn</filename>,
+                    <filename>bb.note</filename>, <filename>bb.plain</filename>,
+                    and <filename>bb.debug</filename>.</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para><emphasis>Bash:</emphasis> For Bash functions, the same set
+                    of loglevels exist and are accessed with a similar syntax:
+                    <filename>bbfatal</filename>, <filename>bberror</filename>,
+                    <filename>bbwarn</filename>, <filename>bbnote</filename>,
+                    <filename>bbplain</filename>, and <filename>bbdebug</filename>.</para></listitem>
+            </itemizedlist>
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            For guidance on how logging is handled in both Python and Bash recipes, see the
+            <filename>logging.bbclass</filename> file in the
+            <filename>meta/classes</filename> folder of the
+            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>.
+        </para>
+
+        <section id='logging-with-python'>
+            <title>Logging With Python</title>
+            <para>
+                When creating recipes using Python and inserting code that handles build logs,
+                keep in mind the goal is to have informative logs while keeping the console as
+                "silent" as possible.
+                Also, if you want status messages in the log, use the "debug" loglevel.
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                Following is an example written in Python.
+                The code handles logging for a function that determines the
+                number of tasks needed to be run.
+                See the
+                "<link linkend='ref-tasks-listtasks'><filename>do_listtasks</filename></link>"
+                section for additional information:
+                <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     python do_listtasks() {
+         bb.debug(2, "Starting to figure out the task list")
+         if noteworthy_condition:
+             bb.note("There are 47 tasks to run")
+         bb.debug(2, "Got to point xyz")
+         if warning_trigger:
+             bb.warn("Detected warning_trigger, this might be a problem later.")
+         if recoverable_error:
+             bb.error("Hit recoverable_error, you really need to fix this!")
+         if fatal_error:
+             bb.fatal("fatal_error detected, unable to print the task list")
+         bb.plain("The tasks present are abc")
+         bb.debug(2, "Finished figuring out the tasklist")
+     }
+                </literallayout>
+            </para>
+        </section>
+
+        <section id='logging-with-bash'>
+            <title>Logging With Bash</title>
+            <para>
+                When creating recipes using Bash and inserting code that handles build
+                logs, you have the same goals - informative with minimal console output.
+                The syntax you use for recipes written in Bash is similar to that of
+                recipes written in Python described in the previous section.
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                Following is an example written in Bash.
+                The code logs the progress of the <filename>do_my_function</filename> function.
+                <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     do_my_function() {
+         bbdebug 2 "Running do_my_function"
+         if [ exceptional_condition ]; then
+             bbnote "Hit exceptional_condition"
+         fi
+         bbdebug 2  "Got to point xyz"
+         if [ warning_trigger ]; then
+             bbwarn "Detected warning_trigger, this might cause a problem later."
+         fi
+         if [ recoverable_error ]; then
+             bberror "Hit recoverable_error, correcting"
+         fi
+         if [ fatal_error ]; then
+             bbfatal "fatal_error detected"
+         fi
+         bbdebug 2 "Completed do_my_function"
+     }
+                </literallayout>
+            </para>
+        </section>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='usingpoky-debugging-others'>
+        <title>Other Tips</title>
+
+        <para>
+            Here are some other tips that you might find useful:
+            <itemizedlist>
+                <listitem><para>When adding new packages, it is worth watching for
+                    undesirable items making their way into compiler command lines.
+                    For example, you do not want references to local system files like
+                    <filename>/usr/lib/</filename> or <filename>/usr/include/</filename>.
+                    </para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>If you want to remove the <filename>psplash</filename>
+                    boot splashscreen,
+                    add <filename>psplash=false</filename> to  the kernel command line.
+                    Doing so prevents <filename>psplash</filename> from loading
+                    and thus allows you to see the console.
+                    It is also possible to switch out of the splashscreen by
+                    switching the virtual console (e.g. Fn+Left or Fn+Right on a Zaurus).
+                    </para></listitem>
+            </itemizedlist>
+        </para>
+    </section>
+</section>
+
+<section id='maintaining-build-output-quality'>
+    <title>Maintaining Build Output Quality</title>
+
+    <para>
+        Many factors can influence the quality of a build.
+        For example, if you upgrade a recipe to use a new version of an upstream software
+        package or you experiment with some new configuration options, subtle changes
+        can occur that you might not detect until later.
+        Consider the case where your recipe is using a newer version of an upstream package.
+        In this case, a new version of a piece of software might introduce an optional
+        dependency on another library, which is auto-detected.
+        If that library has already been built when the software is building,
+        the software will link to the built library and that library will be pulled
+        into your image along with the new software even if you did not want the
+        library.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        The
+        <link linkend='ref-classes-buildhistory'><filename>buildhistory</filename></link>
+        class exists to help you maintain
+        the quality of your build output.
+        You can use the class to highlight unexpected and possibly unwanted
+        changes in the build output.
+        When you enable build history, it records information about the contents of
+        each package and image and then commits that information to a local Git
+        repository where you can examine the information.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        The remainder of this section describes the following:
+        <itemizedlist>
+           <listitem><para>How you can enable and disable
+               build history</para></listitem>
+           <listitem><para>How to understand what the build history contains
+               </para></listitem>
+           <listitem><para>How to limit the information used for build history
+               </para></listitem>
+           <listitem><para>How to examine the build history from both a
+               command-line and web interface</para></listitem>
+       </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
+
+    <section id='enabling-and-disabling-build-history'>
+        <title>Enabling and Disabling Build History</title>
+
+        <para>
+            Build history is disabled by default.
+            To enable it, add the following <filename>INHERIT</filename>
+            statement and set the
+            <link linkend='var-BUILDHISTORY_COMMIT'><filename>BUILDHISTORY_COMMIT</filename></link>
+            variable to "1" at the end of your
+            <filename>conf/local.conf</filename> file found in the
+            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>:
+            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     INHERIT += "buildhistory"
+     BUILDHISTORY_COMMIT = "1"
+            </literallayout>
+            Enabling build history as previously described
+            causes the build process to collect build
+            output information and commit it to a local
+            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#git'>Git</ulink> repository.
+            <note>
+                Enabling build history increases your build times slightly,
+                particularly for images, and increases the amount of disk
+                space used during the build.
+            </note>
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            You can disable build history by removing the previous statements
+            from your <filename>conf/local.conf</filename> file.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='understanding-what-the-build-history-contains'>
+        <title>Understanding What the Build History Contains</title>
+
+        <para>
+            Build history information is kept in
+            <filename>${</filename><link linkend='var-TOPDIR'><filename>TOPDIR</filename></link><filename>}/buildhistory</filename>
+            in the Build Directory as defined by the
+            <link linkend='var-BUILDHISTORY_DIR'><filename>BUILDHISTORY_DIR</filename></link>
+            variable.
+            The following is an example abbreviated listing:
+            <imagedata fileref="figures/buildhistory.png" align="center" width="6in" depth="4in" />
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+            At the top level, there is a <filename>metadata-revs</filename> file
+            that lists the revisions of the repositories for the layers enabled
+            when the build was produced.
+            The rest of the data splits into separate
+            <filename>packages</filename>, <filename>images</filename> and
+            <filename>sdk</filename> directories, the contents of which are
+            described below.
+        </para>
+
+        <section id='build-history-package-information'>
+            <title>Build History Package Information</title>
+
+            <para>
+                The history for each package contains a text file that has
+                name-value pairs with information about the package.
+                For example, <filename>buildhistory/packages/i586-poky-linux/busybox/busybox/latest</filename>
+                contains the following:
+                <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     PV = 1.22.1
+     PR = r32
+     RPROVIDES =
+     RDEPENDS = glibc (>= 2.20) update-alternatives-opkg
+     RRECOMMENDS = busybox-syslog busybox-udhcpc update-rc.d
+     PKGSIZE = 540168
+     FILES = /usr/bin/* /usr/sbin/* /usr/lib/busybox/* /usr/lib/lib*.so.* \
+        /etc /com /var /bin/* /sbin/* /lib/*.so.* /lib/udev/rules.d \
+        /usr/lib/udev/rules.d /usr/share/busybox /usr/lib/busybox/* \
+        /usr/share/pixmaps /usr/share/applications /usr/share/idl \
+        /usr/share/omf /usr/share/sounds /usr/lib/bonobo/servers
+     FILELIST = /bin/busybox /bin/busybox.nosuid /bin/busybox.suid /bin/sh \
+        /etc/busybox.links.nosuid /etc/busybox.links.suid
+                </literallayout>
+                Most of these name-value pairs correspond to variables used
+                to produce the package.
+                The exceptions are <filename>FILELIST</filename>, which is the
+                actual list of files in the package, and
+                <filename>PKGSIZE</filename>, which is the total size of files
+                in the package in bytes.
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                There is also a file corresponding to the recipe from which the
+                package came (e.g.
+                <filename>buildhistory/packages/i586-poky-linux/busybox/latest</filename>):
+                <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     PV = 1.22.1
+     PR = r32
+     DEPENDS = initscripts kern-tools-native update-rc.d-native \
+        virtual/i586-poky-linux-compilerlibs virtual/i586-poky-linux-gcc \
+        virtual/libc virtual/update-alternatives
+     PACKAGES = busybox-ptest busybox-httpd busybox-udhcpd busybox-udhcpc \
+        busybox-syslog busybox-mdev busybox-hwclock busybox-dbg \
+        busybox-staticdev busybox-dev busybox-doc busybox-locale busybox
+                </literallayout>
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                Finally, for those recipes fetched from a version control
+                system (e.g., Git), a file exists that lists source revisions
+                that are specified in the recipe and lists the actual revisions
+                used during the build.
+                Listed and actual revisions might differ when
+                <link linkend='var-SRCREV'><filename>SRCREV</filename></link>
+                is set to
+                <filename>${<link linkend='var-AUTOREV'>AUTOREV</link>}</filename>.
+                Here is an example assuming
+                <filename>buildhistory/packages/qemux86-poky-linux/linux-yocto/latest_srcrev</filename>):
+                <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     # SRCREV_machine = "38cd560d5022ed2dbd1ab0dca9642e47c98a0aa1"
+     SRCREV_machine = "38cd560d5022ed2dbd1ab0dca9642e47c98a0aa1"
+     # SRCREV_meta = "a227f20eff056e511d504b2e490f3774ab260d6f"
+     SRCREV_meta = "a227f20eff056e511d504b2e490f3774ab260d6f"
+                </literallayout>
+                You can use the <filename>buildhistory-collect-srcrevs</filename>
+                command with the <filename>-a</filename> option to
+                collect the stored <filename>SRCREV</filename> values
+                from build history and report them in a format suitable for
+                use in global configuration (e.g.,
+                <filename>local.conf</filename> or a distro include file) to
+                override floating <filename>AUTOREV</filename> values to a
+                fixed set of revisions.
+                Here is some example output from this command:
+                <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ buildhistory-collect-srcrevs -a
+     # i586-poky-linux
+     SRCREV_pn-glibc = "b8079dd0d360648e4e8de48656c5c38972621072"
+     SRCREV_pn-glibc-initial = "b8079dd0d360648e4e8de48656c5c38972621072"
+     SRCREV_pn-opkg-utils = "53274f087565fd45d8452c5367997ba6a682a37a"
+     SRCREV_pn-kmod = "fd56638aed3fe147015bfa10ed4a5f7491303cb4"
+     # x86_64-linux
+     SRCREV_pn-gtk-doc-stub-native = "1dea266593edb766d6d898c79451ef193eb17cfa"
+     SRCREV_pn-dtc-native = "65cc4d2748a2c2e6f27f1cf39e07a5dbabd80ebf"
+     SRCREV_pn-update-rc.d-native = "eca680ddf28d024954895f59a241a622dd575c11"
+     SRCREV_glibc_pn-cross-localedef-native = "b8079dd0d360648e4e8de48656c5c38972621072"
+     SRCREV_localedef_pn-cross-localedef-native = "c833367348d39dad7ba018990bfdaffaec8e9ed3"
+     SRCREV_pn-prelink-native = "faa069deec99bf61418d0bab831c83d7c1b797ca"
+     SRCREV_pn-opkg-utils-native = "53274f087565fd45d8452c5367997ba6a682a37a"
+     SRCREV_pn-kern-tools-native = "23345b8846fe4bd167efdf1bd8a1224b2ba9a5ff"
+     SRCREV_pn-kmod-native = "fd56638aed3fe147015bfa10ed4a5f7491303cb4"
+     # qemux86-poky-linux
+     SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto = "38cd560d5022ed2dbd1ab0dca9642e47c98a0aa1"
+     SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto = "a227f20eff056e511d504b2e490f3774ab260d6f"
+     # all-poky-linux
+     SRCREV_pn-update-rc.d = "eca680ddf28d024954895f59a241a622dd575c11"
+                </literallayout>
+                <note>
+                    Here are some notes on using the
+                    <filename>buildhistory-collect-srcrevs</filename> command:
+                    <itemizedlist>
+                        <listitem><para>By default, only values where the
+                            <filename>SRCREV</filename> was
+                            not hardcoded (usually when <filename>AUTOREV</filename>
+                            was used) are reported.
+                            Use the <filename>-a</filename> option to see all
+                            <filename>SRCREV</filename> values.
+                            </para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para>The output statements might not have any effect
+                            if overrides are applied elsewhere in the build system
+                            configuration.
+                            Use the <filename>-f</filename> option to add the
+                            <filename>forcevariable</filename> override to each output line
+                            if you need to work around this restriction.
+                            </para></listitem>
+                        <listitem><para>The script does apply special handling when
+                            building for multiple machines.
+                            However, the script does place a
+                            comment before each set of values that specifies
+                            which triplet to which they belong as shown above
+                            (e.g., <filename>i586-poky-linux</filename>).
+                            </para></listitem>
+                    </itemizedlist>
+                </note>
+            </para>
+        </section>
+
+        <section id='build-history-image-information'>
+            <title>Build History Image Information</title>
+
+            <para>
+                The files produced for each image are as follows:
+                <itemizedlist>
+                    <listitem><para><filename>image-files:</filename>
+                        A directory containing selected files from the root
+                        filesystem.
+                        The files are defined by
+                        <link linkend='var-BUILDHISTORY_IMAGE_FILES'><filename>BUILDHISTORY_IMAGE_FILES</filename></link>.
+                        </para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><filename>build-id.txt:</filename>
+                        Human-readable information about the build configuration
+                        and metadata source revisions.
+                        This file contains the full build header as printed
+                        by BitBake.</para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><filename>*.dot:</filename>
+                        Dependency graphs for the image that are
+                        compatible with <filename>graphviz</filename>.
+                        </para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><filename>files-in-image.txt:</filename>
+                            A list of files in the image with permissions,
+                        owner, group, size, and symlink information.
+                        </para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><filename>image-info.txt:</filename>
+                        A text file containing name-value pairs with information
+                        about the image.
+                        See the following listing example for more information.
+                        </para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><filename>installed-package-names.txt:</filename>
+                        A list of installed packages by name only.</para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><filename>installed-package-sizes.txt:</filename>
+                        A list of installed packages ordered by size.
+                        </para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><filename>installed-packages.txt:</filename>
+                        A list of installed packages with full package
+                        filenames.</para></listitem>
+                </itemizedlist>
+                <note>
+                    Installed package information is able to be gathered and
+                    produced even if package management is disabled for the final
+                    image.
+                </note>
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                Here is an example of <filename>image-info.txt</filename>:
+                <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     DISTRO = poky
+     DISTRO_VERSION = 1.7
+     USER_CLASSES = buildstats image-mklibs image-prelink
+     IMAGE_CLASSES = image_types
+     IMAGE_FEATURES = debug-tweaks
+     IMAGE_LINGUAS =
+     IMAGE_INSTALL = packagegroup-core-boot run-postinsts
+     BAD_RECOMMENDATIONS =
+     NO_RECOMMENDATIONS =
+     PACKAGE_EXCLUDE =
+     ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND = write_package_manifest; license_create_manifest; \
+        write_image_manifest ; buildhistory_list_installed_image ; \
+        buildhistory_get_image_installed ; ssh_allow_empty_password;  \
+        postinst_enable_logging; rootfs_update_timestamp ; ssh_disable_dns_lookup ;
+     IMAGE_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND =   buildhistory_get_imageinfo ;
+     IMAGESIZE = 6900
+                </literallayout>
+                Other than <filename>IMAGESIZE</filename>, which is the
+                total size of the files in the image in Kbytes, the
+                name-value pairs are variables that may have influenced the
+                content of the image.
+                This information is often useful when you are trying to determine
+                why a change in the package or file listings has occurred.
+            </para>
+        </section>
+
+        <section id='using-build-history-to-gather-image-information-only'>
+            <title>Using Build History to Gather Image Information Only</title>
+
+            <para>
+                As you can see, build history produces image information,
+                including dependency graphs, so you can see why something
+                was pulled into the image.
+                If you are just interested in this information and not
+                interested in collecting specific package or SDK information,
+                you can enable writing only image information without
+                any history by adding the following to your
+                <filename>conf/local.conf</filename> file found in the
+                <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>:
+                <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     INHERIT += "buildhistory"
+     BUILDHISTORY_COMMIT = "0"
+     BUILDHISTORY_FEATURES = "image"
+                </literallayout>
+                Here, you set the
+                <link linkend='var-BUILDHISTORY_FEATURES'><filename>BUILDHISTORY_FEATURES</filename></link>
+                variable to use the image feature only.
+            </para>
+        </section>
+
+        <section id='build-history-sdk-information'>
+            <title>Build History SDK Information</title>
+            <para>
+                Build history collects similar information on the contents
+                of SDKs (e.g. <filename>meta-toolchain</filename>
+                or <filename>bitbake -c populate_sdk imagename</filename>)
+                as compared to information it collects for images.
+                The following list shows the files produced for each SDK:
+                <itemizedlist>
+                    <listitem><para><filename>files-in-sdk.txt:</filename>
+                        A list of files in the SDK with permissions,
+                        owner, group, size, and symlink information.
+                        This list includes both the host and target parts
+                        of the SDK.
+                        </para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><filename>sdk-info.txt:</filename>
+                        A text file containing name-value pairs with information
+                        about the SDK.
+                        See the following listing example for more information.
+                        </para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para>The following information appears under
+                        each of the <filename>host</filename>
+                        and <filename>target</filename> directories
+                        for the portions of the SDK that run on the host and
+                        on the target, respectively:
+                        <itemizedlist>
+                            <listitem><para><filename>depends.dot:</filename>
+                                Dependency graph for the SDK that is
+                                compatible with <filename>graphviz</filename>.
+                                </para></listitem>
+                            <listitem><para><filename>installed-package-names.txt:</filename>
+                                A list of installed packages by name only.
+                                </para></listitem>
+                            <listitem><para><filename>installed-package-sizes.txt:</filename>
+                                A list of installed packages ordered by size.
+                                </para></listitem>
+                            <listitem><para><filename>installed-packages.txt:</filename>
+                                A list of installed packages with full package
+                                filenames.</para></listitem>
+                            </itemizedlist>
+                        </para></listitem>
+                </itemizedlist>
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                Here is an example of <filename>sdk-info.txt</filename>:
+                <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     DISTRO = poky
+     DISTRO_VERSION = 1.3+snapshot-20130327
+     SDK_NAME = poky-glibc-i686-arm
+     SDK_VERSION = 1.3+snapshot
+     SDKMACHINE =
+     SDKIMAGE_FEATURES = dev-pkgs dbg-pkgs
+     BAD_RECOMMENDATIONS =
+     SDKSIZE = 352712
+                </literallayout>
+                Other than <filename>SDKSIZE</filename>, which is the
+                total size of the files in the SDK in Kbytes, the
+                name-value pairs are variables that might have influenced the
+                content of the SDK.
+                This information is often useful when you are trying to
+                determine why a change in the package or file listings
+                has occurred.
+            </para>
+        </section>
+
+        <section id='examining-build-history-information'>
+            <title>Examining Build History Information</title>
+
+            <para>
+                You can examine build history output from the command line or
+                from a web interface.
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                To see any changes that have occurred (assuming you have
+                <link linkend='var-BUILDHISTORY_COMMIT'><filename>BUILDHISTORY_COMMIT = "1"</filename></link>),
+                you can simply
+                use any Git command that allows you to view the history of
+                a repository.
+                Here is one method:
+                <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+      $ git log -p
+                </literallayout>
+                You need to realize, however, that this method does show
+                changes that are not significant (e.g. a package's size
+                changing by a few bytes).
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                A command-line tool called <filename>buildhistory-diff</filename>
+                does exist, though, that queries the Git repository and prints just
+                the differences that might be significant in human-readable form.
+                Here is an example:
+                <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ ~/poky/poky/scripts/buildhistory-diff . HEAD^
+     Changes to images/qemux86_64/glibc/core-image-minimal (files-in-image.txt):
+        /etc/anotherpkg.conf was added
+        /sbin/anotherpkg was added
+        * (installed-package-names.txt):
+        *   anotherpkg was added
+     Changes to images/qemux86_64/glibc/core-image-minimal (installed-package-names.txt):
+        anotherpkg was added
+     packages/qemux86_64-poky-linux/v86d: PACKAGES: added "v86d-extras"
+        * PR changed from "r0" to "r1"
+        * PV changed from "0.1.10" to "0.1.12"
+     packages/qemux86_64-poky-linux/v86d/v86d: PKGSIZE changed from 110579 to 144381 (+30%)
+        * PR changed from "r0" to "r1"
+        * PV changed from "0.1.10" to "0.1.12"
+                </literallayout>
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                To see changes to the build history using a web interface, follow
+                the instruction in the <filename>README</filename> file here.
+                <ulink url='http://git.yoctoproject.org/cgit/cgit.cgi/buildhistory-web/'></ulink>.
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                Here is a sample screenshot of the interface:
+                <imagedata fileref="figures/buildhistory-web.png" align="center" scalefit="1" width="130%" contentdepth="130%" />
+            </para>
+        </section>
+    </section>
+</section>
+
+</chapter>
+<!--
+vim: expandtab tw=80 ts=4
+-->