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231 <title>Using .bbappend Files</title> 231 <title>Using .bbappend Files</title>
232 232
233 <para> 233 <para>
234 Recipe append files (<filename>.bbappend</filename> type) allow your layer to make additions or 234 Recipes used to append metadata to other recipes are called BitBake append files.
235 changes to the content of another layer's recipe without having to copy the other recipe into 235 BitBake append files use the <filename>.bbappend</filename> file type suffix, while
236 your layer. 236 underlying recipes to which metadata is being appended use the
237 Your <filename>.bbappend</filename> file resides in your layer, while the underlying recipe 237 <filename>.bb</filename> file type suffix.
238 to which you are appending resides in a different layer. 238 </para>
239
240 <para>
241 A <filename>.bbappend</filename> file allows your layer to make additions or
242 changes to the content of another layer's recipe without having to copy the other
243 recipe into your layer.
244 Your <filename>.bbappend</filename> file resides in your layer, while the underlying
245 <filename>.bb</filename> recipe file to which you are appending metadata
246 resides in a different layer.
239 </para> 247 </para>
240 248
241 <para> 249 <para>