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-rw-r--r--documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml16
-rw-r--r--documentation/poky-ref-manual/technical-details.xml4
2 files changed, 13 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index 1ef8163c6e..9caa51f587 100644
--- a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@
311 311
312 <para> 312 <para>
313 To use the <filename>CONFFILES</filename> variable, provide a package name 313 To use the <filename>CONFFILES</filename> variable, provide a package name
314 override that identifies the package. 314 override that identifies the resulting package.
315 Then, provide a space-separated list of files. 315 Then, provide a space-separated list of files.
316 Here is an example: 316 Here is an example:
317 <literallayout class='monospaced'> 317 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
@@ -622,9 +622,9 @@
622 622
623 <para> 623 <para>
624 To use the <filename>FILES</filename> variable, provide a package name 624 To use the <filename>FILES</filename> variable, provide a package name
625 override that identifies the package. 625 override that identifies the resulting package.
626 Then, provide a space-separated list of files or paths that identifies the 626 Then, provide a space-separated list of files or paths that identifies the
627 files you want included as part of the package. 627 files you want included as part of the resulting package.
628 Here is an example: 628 Here is an example:
629 <literallayout class='monospaced'> 629 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
630 FILES_${PN} += "${bindir}/mydir1/ ${bindir}/mydir2/myfile" 630 FILES_${PN} += "${bindir}/mydir1/ ${bindir}/mydir2/myfile"
@@ -1545,11 +1545,17 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/xorg-font-common.inc:INC_PR = "r2"
1545 1545
1546 <glossentry id='var-PN'><glossterm>PN</glossterm> 1546 <glossentry id='var-PN'><glossterm>PN</glossterm>
1547 <glossdef> 1547 <glossdef>
1548 <para>The recipe name. 1548 <para>This variable can have two separate functions depending on the context: a recipe
1549 name or a resulting package name.</para>
1550 <para><filename>PN</filename> refers to a recipe name in the context of a file used
1551 by the OpenEmbedded build system as input to create a package.
1549 The name is normally extracted from the recipe file name. 1552 The name is normally extracted from the recipe file name.
1550 For example, if the recipe is named 1553 For example, if the recipe is named
1551 <filename>expat_2.0.1.bb</filename>, then the default value of <filename>PN</filename> 1554 <filename>expat_2.0.1.bb</filename>, then the default value of <filename>PN</filename>
1552 will be "expat". 1555 will be "expat".</para>
1556 <para>
1557 The variable refers to a package name in the context of a file created or produced by the
1558 OpenEmbedded build system.
1553 </para> 1559 </para>
1554 </glossdef> 1560 </glossdef>
1555 </glossentry> 1561 </glossentry>
diff --git a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/technical-details.xml b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/technical-details.xml
index aef1c2792d..ab41a06269 100644
--- a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/technical-details.xml
+++ b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/technical-details.xml
@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@
809 LICENSE_FLAGS = "commercial" 809 LICENSE_FLAGS = "commercial"
810 </literallayout> 810 </literallayout>
811 Here is a slightly more complicated example that contains both an 811 Here is a slightly more complicated example that contains both an
812 explicit package name and version (after variable expansion): 812 explicit recipe name and version (after variable expansion):
813 <literallayout class='monospaced'> 813 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
814 LICENSE_FLAGS = "license_${PN}_${PV}" 814 LICENSE_FLAGS = "license_${PN}_${PV}"
815 </literallayout> 815 </literallayout>
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@
830 <literallayout class='monospaced'> 830 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
831 LICENSE_FLAGS_WHITELIST = "commercial_gst-plugins-ugly" 831 LICENSE_FLAGS_WHITELIST = "commercial_gst-plugins-ugly"
832 </literallayout> 832 </literallayout>
833 Likewise, to additionally enable the package containing 833 Likewise, to additionally enable the package built from the recipe containing
834 <filename>LICENSE_FLAGS = "license_${PN}_${PV}"</filename>, and assuming 834 <filename>LICENSE_FLAGS = "license_${PN}_${PV}"</filename>, and assuming
835 that the actual recipe name was <filename>emgd_1.10.bb</filename>, 835 that the actual recipe name was <filename>emgd_1.10.bb</filename>,
836 the following string would enable that package as well as 836 the following string would enable that package as well as