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diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-tasks.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-tasks.xml index f05d0f8eb7..66c219372a 100644 --- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-tasks.xml +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-tasks.xml | |||
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460 | <title><filename>do_populate_sysroot</filename></title> | 460 | <title><filename>do_populate_sysroot</filename></title> |
461 | 461 | ||
462 | <para> | 462 | <para> |
463 | Copies a subset of the files installed by the | 463 | Stages (copies) a subset of the files installed by the |
464 | <link linkend='ref-tasks-install'><filename>do_install</filename></link> | 464 | <link linkend='ref-tasks-install'><filename>do_install</filename></link> |
465 | task into the sysroot directory | 465 | task into the appropriate sysroot. |
466 | <filename>${</filename><link linkend='var-STAGING_DIR_HOST'><filename>STAGING_DIR_HOST</filename></link><filename>}</filename> | 466 | For information on how to make these files available to other |
467 | to make them available to other recipes. | 467 | recipes, see the |
468 | Files that would typically not be needed by other recipes at build | 468 | <link linkend='var-STAGING_DIR_HOST'><filename>STAGING_DIR_HOST</filename></link> |
469 | time are skipped. | 469 | variable. |
470 | Skipped files include files installed into | 470 | Directories that would typically not be needed by other recipes at |
471 | <filename>/etc.</filename> | 471 | build time (e.g. <filename>/etc</filename>) are not copied by |
472 | For information on what files are copied, see the | 472 | default. |
473 | <link linkend='ref-classes-staging'><filename>staging</filename></link> | 473 | </para> |
474 | class. | 474 | |
475 | <para> | ||
476 | For information on what directories are copied by default, see the | ||
477 | <link linkend='var-SYSROOT_DIRS'><filename>SYSROOT_DIRS*</filename></link> | ||
478 | variables. | ||
479 | You can change these variables inside your recipe if you need | ||
480 | to make additional (or fewer) directories available to other | ||
481 | recipes at build time. | ||
475 | </para> | 482 | </para> |
476 | 483 | ||
477 | <para> | 484 | <para> |