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diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml index d235a99f91..8f7c6d9269 100644 --- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml +++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml | |||
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1789 | </para> | 1789 | </para> |
1790 | 1790 | ||
1791 | <para> | 1791 | <para> |
1792 | To find these checksums, you can comment the statements out | 1792 | Ideally, you should locate these checksums from the upstream |
1793 | website and use them in your recipe. | ||
1794 | However, many websites do not provide the checksums. | ||
1795 | If such is the case, you can use a "build-fail" method that | ||
1796 | retrieves the exact strings you need. | ||
1797 | To use the "build-fail" method, comment the statements out | ||
1793 | and then attempt to build the software. | 1798 | and then attempt to build the software. |
1794 | The build will produce an error for each missing checksum | 1799 | The build will produce an error for each missing checksum |
1795 | and as part of the error message provide the correct checksum | 1800 | and as part of the error message provide the correct checksum |