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-rw-r--r-- | documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml | 14 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml index 1d9e8788f3..ad10139727 100644 --- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml | |||
@@ -12955,17 +12955,23 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3" | |||
12955 | <para role="glossdeffirst"> | 12955 | <para role="glossdeffirst"> |
12956 | <!-- <para role="glossdeffirst"><imagedata fileref="figures/define-generic.png" /> --> | 12956 | <!-- <para role="glossdeffirst"><imagedata fileref="figures/define-generic.png" /> --> |
12957 | Controls the list of files the OpenEmbedded build system | 12957 | Controls the list of files the OpenEmbedded build system |
12958 | scans for hardcoded installation paths. | 12958 | scans for hardcoded installation paths. The variable uses a |
12959 | space-separated list of filenames (not paths) with standard | ||
12960 | wildcard characters allowed. | ||
12959 | </para> | 12961 | </para> |
12960 | 12962 | ||
12961 | <para> | 12963 | <para> |
12962 | During a build, the OpenEmbedded build system creates a | 12964 | During a build, the OpenEmbedded build system creates a |
12963 | shared state (sstate) object during the first stage of | 12965 | shared state (sstate) object during the first stage of |
12964 | preparing the sysroots. | 12966 | preparing the sysroots. That object is scanned for |
12965 | During the build, the object is scanned for hardcoded paths | 12967 | hardcoded paths for original installation locations. |
12966 | for original installation locations. | ||
12967 | The list of files that are scanned for paths is controlled | 12968 | The list of files that are scanned for paths is controlled |
12968 | by the <filename>SSTATE_SCAN_FILES</filename> variable. | 12969 | by the <filename>SSTATE_SCAN_FILES</filename> variable. |
12970 | Typically, recipes add files they want to be scanned to the | ||
12971 | value of <filename>SSTATE_SCAN_FILES</filename> rather than | ||
12972 | the variable being comprehensively set. The | ||
12973 | <link linkend='ref-classes-sstate'><filename>sstate</filename></link> | ||
12974 | class specifies the default list of files. | ||
12969 | </para> | 12975 | </para> |
12970 | 12976 | ||
12971 | <para> | 12977 | <para> |