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996 | <para> | 996 | <para> |
997 | To understand how these features work, the best reference is | 997 | To understand how these features work, the best reference is |
998 | <filename>meta/classes/core-image.bbclass</filename>. | 998 | <filename>meta/classes/core-image.bbclass</filename>. |
999 | This class lists out the available | ||
1000 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-IMAGE_FEATURES'><filename>IMAGE_FEATURES</filename></ulink> | ||
1001 | of which most map to package groups while some, such as | ||
1002 | <filename>debug-tweaks</filename> and | ||
1003 | <filename>read-only-rootfs</filename>, resolve as general | ||
1004 | configuration settings. | ||
1005 | </para> | ||
1006 | |||
1007 | <para> | ||
999 | In summary, the file looks at the contents of the | 1008 | In summary, the file looks at the contents of the |
1000 | <filename>IMAGE_FEATURES</filename> variable and then maps | 1009 | <filename>IMAGE_FEATURES</filename> variable and then maps |
1001 | those contents into a set of package groups. | 1010 | or configures the feature accordingly. |
1002 | Based on this information, the build system automatically | 1011 | Based on this information, the build system automatically |
1003 | adds the appropriate packages to the | 1012 | adds the appropriate packages or configurations to the |
1004 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-IMAGE_INSTALL'><filename>IMAGE_INSTALL</filename></ulink> | 1013 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-IMAGE_INSTALL'><filename>IMAGE_INSTALL</filename></ulink> |
1005 | variable. | 1014 | variable. |
1006 | Effectively, you are enabling extra features by extending the | 1015 | Effectively, you are enabling extra features by extending the |