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@@ -710,6 +710,28 @@ Core layer for images cannot be removed
710 </glossdef> 710 </glossdef>
711 </glossentry> 711 </glossentry>
712 712
713 <glossentry id='var-BBSERVER'><glossterm>BBSERVER</glossterm>
714 <glossdef>
715 <para>
716 Points to the server that runs memory-resident BitBake.
717 This variable is set by the
718 <link linkend='structure-memres-core-script'><filename>oe-init-build-env-memres</filename></link>
719 setup script and should not be hand-edited.
720 The variable is only used when you employ memory-resident
721 BitBake.
722 The setup script exports the value as follows:
723 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
724 export BBSERVER=localhost:$port
725 </literallayout>
726 For more information on how the
727 <filename>BBSERVER</filename> is used, see the
728 <filename>oe-init-build-env-memres</filename> script, which
729 is located in the
730 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>.
731 </para>
732 </glossdef>
733 </glossentry>
734
713 <glossentry id='var-BINCONFIG_GLOB'><glossterm>BINCONFIG_GLOB</glossterm> 735 <glossentry id='var-BINCONFIG_GLOB'><glossterm>BINCONFIG_GLOB</glossterm>
714 <glossdef> 736 <glossdef>
715 <para> 737 <para>
@@ -762,13 +784,16 @@ Core layer for images cannot be removed
762 784
763 <glossentry id='var-BUILDDIR'><glossterm>BUILDDIR</glossterm> 785 <glossentry id='var-BUILDDIR'><glossterm>BUILDDIR</glossterm>
764 <glossdef> 786 <glossdef>
765 <para>Points to the location of the 787 <para>
788 Points to the location of the
766 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>. 789 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>.
767 You can define this directory indirectly through the 790 You can define this directory indirectly through the
768 <link linkend='structure-core-script'><filename>&OE_INIT_FILE;</filename></link> 791 <link linkend='structure-core-script'><filename>&OE_INIT_FILE;</filename></link>
769 script by passing in a Build Directory path when you run the 792 and
770 script. 793 <link linkend='structure-memres-core-script'><filename>oe-init-build-env-memres</filename></link>
771 If you run the script and do not provide a Build Directory 794 scripts by passing in a Build Directory path when you run
795 the scripts.
796 If you run the scripts and do not provide a Build Directory
772 path, the <filename>BUILDDIR</filename> defaults to 797 path, the <filename>BUILDDIR</filename> defaults to
773 <filename>build</filename> in the current directory. 798 <filename>build</filename> in the current directory.
774 </para> 799 </para>