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diff --git a/bitbake/doc/manual/usermanual.xml b/bitbake/doc/manual/usermanual.xml index b96863c031..277e615100 100644 --- a/bitbake/doc/manual/usermanual.xml +++ b/bitbake/doc/manual/usermanual.xml | |||
@@ -139,6 +139,12 @@ will be introduced.</para> | |||
139 | <para>Next, there is the <literal>include</literal> directive, which causes BitBake to parse in whatever file you specify, and insert it at that location, which is not unlike <command>make</command>. However, if the path specified on the <literal>include</literal> line is a relative path, BitBake will locate the first one it can find within <envar>BBPATH</envar>.</para> | 139 | <para>Next, there is the <literal>include</literal> directive, which causes BitBake to parse in whatever file you specify, and insert it at that location, which is not unlike <command>make</command>. However, if the path specified on the <literal>include</literal> line is a relative path, BitBake will locate the first one it can find within <envar>BBPATH</envar>.</para> |
140 | </section> | 140 | </section> |
141 | <section> | 141 | <section> |
142 | <title>Requiring Inclusion</title> | ||
143 | <para>In contrast to the <literal>include</literal> directive, <literal>require</literal> will | ||
144 | raise an ParseError if the to be included file can not be found. Otherwise it will behave just like the <literal> | ||
145 | include</literal> directive.</para> | ||
146 | </section> | ||
147 | <section> | ||
142 | <title>Python variable expansion</title> | 148 | <title>Python variable expansion</title> |
143 | <para><screen><varname>DATE</varname> = "${@time.strftime('%Y%m%d',time.gmtime())}"</screen></para> | 149 | <para><screen><varname>DATE</varname> = "${@time.strftime('%Y%m%d',time.gmtime())}"</screen></para> |
144 | <para>This would result in the <varname>DATE</varname> variable containing today's date.</para> | 150 | <para>This would result in the <varname>DATE</varname> variable containing today's date.</para> |