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authorScott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com>2017-05-11 12:05:05 -0700
committerRichard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>2017-05-18 13:18:56 +0100
commit69d1f536e47407f650e202c92db266d792e94180 (patch)
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downloadpoky-69d1f536e47407f650e202c92db266d792e94180.tar.gz
ref-manual: Enhanced the glossary description for INHERIT
Fixes [YOCTO #11498] I enhanced the description of the INHERIT variable's glossary description to provide more detail. I also included a link into the section of the BB manual where INHERIT is described. (From yocto-docs rev: 663cde3cf05ebf564ff3a28cd37b696be2f91ad8) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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1 files changed, 14 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index ad100b9892..be509c4a81 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -6314,14 +6314,24 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3"
6314 6314
6315 <glossentry id='var-INHERIT'><glossterm>INHERIT</glossterm> 6315 <glossentry id='var-INHERIT'><glossterm>INHERIT</glossterm>
6316 <info> 6316 <info>
6317 INHERIT[doc] = "Causes the named class to be inherited at this point during parsing. The variable is only valid in configuration files." 6317 INHERIT[doc] = "Causes the named class or classes to be inherited globally."
6318 </info> 6318 </info>
6319 <glossdef> 6319 <glossdef>
6320 <para role="glossdeffirst"> 6320 <para role="glossdeffirst">
6321<!-- <para role="glossdeffirst"><imagedata fileref="figures/define-generic.png" /> --> 6321<!-- <para role="glossdeffirst"><imagedata fileref="figures/define-generic.png" /> -->
6322 Causes the named class to be inherited at 6322 Causes the named class or classes to be inherited globally.
6323 this point during parsing. 6323 Anonymous functions in the class or classes
6324 The variable is only valid in configuration files. 6324 are not executed for the
6325 base configuration and in each individual recipe.
6326 The OpenEmbedded build system ignores changes to
6327 <filename>INHERIT</filename> in individual recipes.
6328 </para>
6329
6330 <para>
6331 For more information on <filename>INHERIT</filename>, see
6332 the
6333 "<ulink url="&YOCTO_DOCS_BB_URL;#inherit-configuration-directive"><filename>INHERIT</filename> Configuration Directive</ulink>"
6334 section in the Yocto Project Bitbake User Manual.
6325 </para> 6335 </para>
6326 </glossdef> 6336 </glossdef>
6327 </glossentry> 6337 </glossentry>