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author | Joshua Lock <josh@linux.intel.com> | 2010-06-08 17:53:25 +0100 |
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committer | Joshua Lock <josh@linux.intel.com> | 2010-06-08 17:53:25 +0100 |
commit | fcd220b4fd254f45305fb65512e53d0371dc466c (patch) | |
tree | f78e4e8ff10debe8a5651c32b1348fe57e76f691 /handbook/ref-variables.xml | |
parent | 49df0b84fa434e7eb40dc8c4942d6df1495c4892 (diff) | |
download | poky-fcd220b4fd254f45305fb65512e53d0371dc466c.tar.gz |
handbook: document the LAYERDIR variable
LAYERDIR is one of the few variables which requires immediate expansion and is
worth documenting explicitly.
Signed-off-by: Joshua Lock <josh@linux.intel.com>
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diff --git a/handbook/ref-variables.xml b/handbook/ref-variables.xml index 7bbcdb81f0..e4523bfdc1 100644 --- a/handbook/ref-variables.xml +++ b/handbook/ref-variables.xml | |||
@@ -403,6 +403,15 @@ | |||
403 | 403 | ||
404 | <glossdiv id='var-glossary-l'><title>L</title> | 404 | <glossdiv id='var-glossary-l'><title>L</title> |
405 | 405 | ||
406 | <glossentry id='var-LAYERDIR'><glossterm>LAYERDIR</glossterm> | ||
407 | <glossdef> | ||
408 | <para>When used inside a layer.conf gives the path of the | ||
409 | current layer. This variable requires immediate expansion | ||
410 | (see the Bitbake manual) as lazy expansion can result in | ||
411 | the expansion happening in the wrong directory and therefore | ||
412 | giving the wrong value.</para> | ||
413 | </glossdef> | ||
414 | </glossentry> | ||
406 | <glossentry id='var-LICENSE'><glossterm>LICENSE</glossterm> | 415 | <glossentry id='var-LICENSE'><glossterm>LICENSE</glossterm> |
407 | <glossdef> | 416 | <glossdef> |
408 | <para>List of package source licenses.</para> | 417 | <para>List of package source licenses.</para> |