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-rw-r--r-- | documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml | 7 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml index 8a428278ff..1331d1adfc 100644 --- a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml +++ b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml | |||
@@ -93,14 +93,15 @@ | |||
93 | <glossentry id='var-B'><glossterm>B</glossterm> | 93 | <glossentry id='var-B'><glossterm>B</glossterm> |
94 | <glossdef> | 94 | <glossdef> |
95 | <para> | 95 | <para> |
96 | The directory in which the OpenEmbedded build system places | 96 | The <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>build directory</ulink>. |
97 | generated objects during a recipe's build process. | 97 | The OpenEmbedded build system places generated objects into the build directory |
98 | during a recipe's build process. | ||
98 | By default, this directory is the same as the <link linkend='var-S'><filename>S</filename></link> | 99 | By default, this directory is the same as the <link linkend='var-S'><filename>S</filename></link> |
99 | directory: | 100 | directory: |
100 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | 101 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
101 | B = ${WORKDIR}/${BPN}-{PV}/ | 102 | B = ${WORKDIR}/${BPN}-{PV}/ |
102 | </literallayout> | 103 | </literallayout> |
103 | You can separate the source directory (<filename>S</filename>) and the directory pointed to | 104 | You can separate the (<filename>S</filename>) directory and the directory pointed to |
104 | by the <filename>B</filename> variable. | 105 | by the <filename>B</filename> variable. |
105 | Most autotools-based recipes support separating these directories. | 106 | Most autotools-based recipes support separating these directories. |
106 | The build system defaults to using separate directories for <filename>gcc</filename> | 107 | The build system defaults to using separate directories for <filename>gcc</filename> |