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authorScott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com>2018-10-30 12:14:55 -0700
committerRichard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>2018-11-22 12:20:51 +0000
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ref-manual: Updated testimage and testsdk class descriptions.
I added notes indicating that the best practice for automated testing is to inherit these classes by using the IMAGE_CLASSES variable instead of the INHERIT variable. (From yocto-docs rev: 8f4765db897c20f0011ea65f62d6b45495d313d2) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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@@ -3502,6 +3502,14 @@ This check was removed for YP 2.3 release
3502 The classes handle loading the tests and starting the image. 3502 The classes handle loading the tests and starting the image.
3503 To use the classes, you need to perform steps to set up the 3503 To use the classes, you need to perform steps to set up the
3504 environment. 3504 environment.
3505 <note><title>Tip</title>
3506 Best practices include using
3507 <link linkend='var-IMAGE_CLASSES'><filename>IMAGE_CLASSES</filename></link>
3508 rather than
3509 <link linkend='var-INHERIT'><filename>INHERIT</filename></link> to
3510 inherit the <filename>testimage</filename> class for automated
3511 image testing.
3512 </note>
3505 </para> 3513 </para>
3506 3514
3507 <para> 3515 <para>
@@ -3541,6 +3549,14 @@ This check was removed for YP 2.3 release
3541 <literallayout class='monospaced'> 3549 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
3542 $ bitbake -c testsdk image 3550 $ bitbake -c testsdk image
3543 </literallayout> 3551 </literallayout>
3552 <note><title>Tip</title>
3553 Best practices include using
3554 <link linkend='var-IMAGE_CLASSES'><filename>IMAGE_CLASSES</filename></link>
3555 rather than
3556 <link linkend='var-INHERIT'><filename>INHERIT</filename></link> to
3557 inherit the <filename>testsdk</filename> class for automated
3558 SDK testing.
3559 </note>
3544 </para> 3560 </para>
3545</section> 3561</section>
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