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529 <itemizedlist> 529 <itemizedlist>
530 <listitem><para>Whenever a shared state package is written out, so is a 530 <listitem><para>Whenever a shared state package is written out, so is a
531 corresponding <filename>.siginfo</filename> file. 531 corresponding <filename>.siginfo</filename> file.
532 This practice results in a pickled python database of all 532 This practice results in a pickled Python database of all
533 the metadata that went into creating the hash for a given shared state 533 the metadata that went into creating the hash for a given shared state
534 package.</para></listitem> 534 package.</para></listitem>
535 <listitem><para>If BitBake is run with the <filename>--dump-signatures</filename> 535 <listitem><para>If you run BitBake with the <filename>--dump-signatures</filename>
536 (or <filename>-S</filename>) option, BitBake dumps out 536 (or <filename>-S</filename>) option, BitBake dumps out
537 <filename>.siginfo</filename> files in 537 <filename>.siginfo</filename> files in
538 the stamp directory for every task it would have executed instead of 538 the stamp directory for every task it would have executed instead of
539 building the specified target package.</para></listitem> 539 building the specified target package.</para></listitem>
540 <listitem><para>There is a <filename>bitbake-diffsigs</filename> command that 540 <listitem><para>There is a <filename>bitbake-diffsigs</filename> command that
541 can process these <filename>.siginfo</filename> files. 541 can process <filename>.siginfo</filename> files.
542 If one file is specified, it will dump out the dependency 542 If you specify one of these files, BitBake dumps out the dependency
543 information in the file. 543 information in the file.
544 If two files are specified, it will compare the two files and dump out 544 If you specify two files, BitBake compares the two files and dumps out
545 the differences between the two. 545 the differences between the two.
546 This allows the question of "What changed between X and Y?" to be 546 This more easily helps answer the question of "What
547 answered easily.</para></listitem> 547 changed between X and Y?"</para></listitem>
548 </itemizedlist> 548 </itemizedlist>
549 </para> 549 </para>
550 </section> 550 </section>