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authorScott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com>2018-03-26 11:20:09 -0700
committerRichard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>2018-05-24 17:16:05 +0100
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ref-manual: Updated the IMAGE_BOOT_FILES varaible.
Added a final paragraph that provides some cross-referencing to the sections that describe how to use Wic and to the Wic reference chapter. Also, shortened the DOC info line. (From yocto-docs rev: 4ba5d0119caa3696187537f5b4cc9c64ca00e205) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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@@ -5720,18 +5720,17 @@
5720 5720
5721 <glossentry id='var-IMAGE_BOOT_FILES'><glossterm>IMAGE_BOOT_FILES</glossterm> 5721 <glossentry id='var-IMAGE_BOOT_FILES'><glossterm>IMAGE_BOOT_FILES</glossterm>
5722 <info> 5722 <info>
5723 IMAGE_BOOT_FILES[doc] = "A space-separated list of files from ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE} to place in boot partition. Entries will be installed under a same name as the source file. To change the destination file name, pass a desired name after a semicolon (eg. u-boot.img;uboot)." 5723 IMAGE_BOOT_FILES[doc] = "A space-separated list of files from ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE} to place in boot partition."
5724 </info> 5724 </info>
5725 <glossdef> 5725 <glossdef>
5726 <para role="glossdeffirst"> 5726 <para role="glossdeffirst">
5727<!-- <para role="glossdeffirst"><imagedata fileref="figures/define-generic.png" /> --> 5727<!-- <para role="glossdeffirst"><imagedata fileref="figures/define-generic.png" /> -->
5728 A space-separated list of files installed into the 5728 A space-separated list of files installed into the
5729 boot partition when preparing an image using the 5729 boot partition when preparing an image using the Wic tool
5730 <filename>wic</filename> tool with the 5730 with the <filename>bootimg-partition</filename> source
5731 <filename>bootimg-partition</filename> source
5732 plugin. 5731 plugin.
5733 By default, the files are installed under 5732 By default, the files are installed under the same name as
5734 the same name as the source files. 5733 the source files.
5735 To change the installed name, separate it from the 5734 To change the installed name, separate it from the
5736 original name with a semi-colon (;). 5735 original name with a semi-colon (;).
5737 Source files need to be located in 5736 Source files need to be located in
@@ -5747,9 +5746,8 @@
5747 <para> 5746 <para>
5748 Alternatively, source files can be picked up using 5747 Alternatively, source files can be picked up using
5749 a glob pattern. 5748 a glob pattern.
5750 In this case, the destination file 5749 In this case, the destination file must have the same name
5751 will have the same name as the base name of the source file 5750 as the base name of the source file path.
5752 path.
5753 To install files into a directory within the 5751 To install files into a directory within the
5754 target location, pass its name after a semi-colon 5752 target location, pass its name after a semi-colon
5755 (;). 5753 (;).
@@ -5765,6 +5763,15 @@
5765 <filename>boot</filename> directory within the 5763 <filename>boot</filename> directory within the
5766 target partition. 5764 target partition.
5767 </para> 5765 </para>
5766
5767 <para>
5768 You can find information on how to use the Wic tool in the
5769 "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#creating-partitioned-images-using-wic'>Creating Partitioned Images Using Wic</ulink>"
5770 section of the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.
5771 Reference material for Wic is located in the
5772 "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#ref-kickstart'>OpenEmbedded Kickstart (.wks) Reference</ulink>"
5773 chapter in the Yocto Project Reference Manual.
5774 </para>
5768 </glossdef> 5775 </glossdef>
5769 </glossentry> 5776 </glossentry>
5770 5777