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diff --git a/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.xml b/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.xml index e1b2f2d0b2..fac54d34d3 100644 --- a/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.xml +++ b/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.xml | |||
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1833 | exclusion. | 1833 | exclusion. |
1834 | </para></listitem> | 1834 | </para></listitem> |
1835 | <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>[noexec]</filename>:</emphasis> | 1835 | <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>[noexec]</filename>:</emphasis> |
1836 | Marks the tasks as being empty and no execution required. | 1836 | When set to "1", marks the task as being empty, with |
1837 | The <filename>[noexec]</filename> flag can be used to set up | 1837 | no execution required. |
1838 | You can use the <filename>[noexec]</filename> flag to set up | ||
1838 | tasks as dependency placeholders, or to disable tasks defined | 1839 | tasks as dependency placeholders, or to disable tasks defined |
1839 | elsewhere that are not needed in a particular recipe. | 1840 | elsewhere that are not needed in a particular recipe. |
1840 | </para></listitem> | 1841 | </para></listitem> |
1841 | <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>[nostamp]</filename>:</emphasis> | 1842 | <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>[nostamp]</filename>:</emphasis> |
1842 | Tells BitBake to not generate a stamp file for a task, | 1843 | When set to "1", tells BitBake to not generate a stamp |
1843 | which implies the task should always be executed. | 1844 | file for a task, which implies the task should always |
1845 | be executed. | ||
1846 | <note><title>Caution</title> | ||
1847 | Any task that depends (possibly indirectly) on a | ||
1848 | <filename>[nostamp]</filename> task will always be | ||
1849 | executed as well. | ||
1850 | This can cause unnecessary rebuilding if you are | ||
1851 | not careful. | ||
1852 | </note> | ||
1844 | </para></listitem> | 1853 | </para></listitem> |
1845 | <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>[postfuncs]</filename>:</emphasis> | 1854 | <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>[postfuncs]</filename>:</emphasis> |
1846 | List of functions to call after the completion of the task. | 1855 | List of functions to call after the completion of the task. |