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authorScott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com>2018-05-31 12:11:58 -0700
committerRichard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>2018-06-15 11:26:46 +0100
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sdk-manual: Edits to "Sharing Files Between Recipes"
Added a cross-reference to the term "build host". Corrected a subject/verb grammar error. (From yocto-docs rev: 8763e333867d0039315f0ca0aa96fdadea676783) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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diff --git a/documentation/sdk-manual/sdk-extensible.xml b/documentation/sdk-manual/sdk-extensible.xml
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+++ b/documentation/sdk-manual/sdk-extensible.xml
@@ -1547,12 +1547,14 @@
1547 1547
1548 <para> 1548 <para>
1549 Recipes often need to use files provided by other recipes on 1549 Recipes often need to use files provided by other recipes on
1550 the build host. 1550 the
1551 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#hardware-build-system-term'>build host</ulink>.
1551 For example, an application linking to a common library needs 1552 For example, an application linking to a common library needs
1552 access to the library itself and its associated headers. 1553 access to the library itself and its associated headers.
1553 The way this access is accomplished within the extensible SDK is 1554 The way this access is accomplished within the extensible SDK is
1554 through the sysroot. 1555 through the sysroot.
1555 One sysroot exists per "machine" for which the SDK is being built. 1556 One sysroot exists per "machine" for which the SDK is being
1557 built.
1556 In practical terms, this means a sysroot exists for the target 1558 In practical terms, this means a sysroot exists for the target
1557 machine, and a sysroot exists for the build host. 1559 machine, and a sysroot exists for the build host.
1558 </para> 1560 </para>
@@ -1565,7 +1567,7 @@
1565 task within the 1567 task within the
1566 <filename>${</filename><ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-D'><filename>D</filename></ulink><filename>}</filename> 1568 <filename>${</filename><ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-D'><filename>D</filename></ulink><filename>}</filename>
1567 directory. 1569 directory.
1568 A subset of these files automatically go into the sysroot. 1570 A subset of these files automatically goes into the sysroot.
1569 The reason for this limitation is that almost all files that go 1571 The reason for this limitation is that almost all files that go
1570 into the sysroot are cataloged in manifests in order to ensure 1572 into the sysroot are cataloged in manifests in order to ensure
1571 they can be removed later when a recipe is modified or removed. 1573 they can be removed later when a recipe is modified or removed.