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diff --git a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-features.xml b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-features.xml index fd0bd29ff7..2178d2a322 100644 --- a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-features.xml +++ b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-features.xml | |||
| @@ -30,6 +30,15 @@ | |||
| 30 | <para> | 30 | <para> |
| 31 | The items below are features you can use with | 31 | The items below are features you can use with |
| 32 | <link linkend='var-DISTRO_FEATURES'><filename>DISTRO_FEATURES</filename></link>. | 32 | <link linkend='var-DISTRO_FEATURES'><filename>DISTRO_FEATURES</filename></link>. |
| 33 | Features do not have a one-to-one correspondence to packages, and they can | ||
| 34 | go beyond simply controlling the installation of a package or packages. | ||
| 35 | Sometimes a feature can influence how certain recipes are built. | ||
| 36 | For example, a feature might determine whether a particular configure option | ||
| 37 | is specified within <filename>do_configure</filename> for a particular | ||
| 38 | recipe. | ||
| 39 | </para> | ||
| 40 | |||
| 41 | <para> | ||
| 33 | This list only represents features as shipped with the Yocto Project metadata: | 42 | This list only represents features as shipped with the Yocto Project metadata: |
| 34 | <itemizedlist> | 43 | <itemizedlist> |
| 35 | <listitem><para><emphasis>alsa:</emphasis> ALSA support will be included (OSS compatibility | 44 | <listitem><para><emphasis>alsa:</emphasis> ALSA support will be included (OSS compatibility |
| @@ -77,7 +86,16 @@ | |||
| 77 | <para> | 86 | <para> |
| 78 | The items below are features you can use with | 87 | The items below are features you can use with |
| 79 | <link linkend='var-MACHINE_FEATURES'><filename>MACHINE_FEATURES</filename></link>. | 88 | <link linkend='var-MACHINE_FEATURES'><filename>MACHINE_FEATURES</filename></link>. |
| 80 | This list only represents features as shipped with the Yocto Project metadata: | 89 | Features do not have a one-to-one correspondence to packages, and they can |
| 90 | go beyond simply controlling the installation of a package or packages. | ||
| 91 | Sometimes a feature can influence how certain recipes are built. | ||
| 92 | For example, a feature might determine whether a particular configure option | ||
| 93 | is specified within <filename>do_configure</filename> for a particular | ||
| 94 | recipe. | ||
| 95 | </para> | ||
| 96 | |||
| 97 | <para> | ||
| 98 | This feature list only represents features as shipped with the Yocto Project metadata: | ||
| 81 | <itemizedlist> | 99 | <itemizedlist> |
| 82 | <listitem><para><emphasis>acpi:</emphasis> Hardware has ACPI (x86/x86_64 only) | 100 | <listitem><para><emphasis>acpi:</emphasis> Hardware has ACPI (x86/x86_64 only) |
| 83 | </para></listitem> | 101 | </para></listitem> |