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@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual. | |||
313 | 313 | ||
314 | The files ``site.conf`` and ``auto.conf`` are not created by the | 314 | The files ``site.conf`` and ``auto.conf`` are not created by the |
315 | environment initialization script. If you want the ``site.conf`` file, | 315 | environment initialization script. If you want the ``site.conf`` file, |
316 | you need to create that yourself. The ``auto.conf`` file is typically | 316 | you need to create it yourself. The ``auto.conf`` file is typically |
317 | created by an autobuilder: | 317 | created by an autobuilder: |
318 | 318 | ||
319 | - *site.conf:* You can use the ``conf/site.conf`` configuration | 319 | - *site.conf:* You can use the ``conf/site.conf`` configuration |
@@ -321,17 +321,7 @@ created by an autobuilder: | |||
321 | you had several build environments and they shared some common | 321 | you had several build environments and they shared some common |
322 | features. You can set these default build properties here. A good | 322 | features. You can set these default build properties here. A good |
323 | example is perhaps the packaging format to use through the | 323 | example is perhaps the packaging format to use through the |
324 | :term:`PACKAGE_CLASSES` | 324 | :term:`PACKAGE_CLASSES` variable. |
325 | variable. | ||
326 | |||
327 | One useful scenario for using the ``conf/site.conf`` file is to | ||
328 | extend your :term:`BBPATH` variable | ||
329 | to include the path to a ``conf/site.conf``. Then, when BitBake looks | ||
330 | for Metadata using :term:`BBPATH`, it finds the ``conf/site.conf`` file | ||
331 | and applies your common configurations found in the file. To override | ||
332 | configurations in a particular build directory, alter the similar | ||
333 | configurations within that build directory's ``conf/local.conf`` | ||
334 | file. | ||
335 | 325 | ||
336 | - *auto.conf:* The file is usually created and written to by an | 326 | - *auto.conf:* The file is usually created and written to by an |
337 | autobuilder. The settings put into the file are typically the same as | 327 | autobuilder. The settings put into the file are typically the same as |