From 777601bb6e43ae66d48d6d63f83ccb5fe62e27bd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Scott Rifenbark Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2014 15:16:07 -0600 Subject: ref-manual: Edits to KERNEL_SRC and KERNEL_PATH variables. These variable descriptions were identical in the ref-manual. I found out some reasoning behind that and added a bit of explanation to the entries. Reported-by: Robert P. J. Day (From yocto-docs rev: 5c786b5b62fefb959ed7c13bb83e718a9eb22189) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie --- documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml | 22 ++++++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml index 759e708dac..96755bd096 100644 --- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml @@ -3409,9 +3409,14 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3" - The KERNEL_SRC - variable is identical to the KERNEL_PATH - variable. + To help maximize compatibility with out-of-tree drivers + used to build modules, the OpenEmbedded build system also + recognizes and uses the + KERNEL_SRC + variable, which is identical to the + KERNEL_PATH variable. + Both variables are common variables used by external + Makefiles to point to the kernel source directory. @@ -3429,9 +3434,14 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3" - The KERNEL_PATH - variable is identical to the KERNEL_SRC - variable. + To help maximize compatibility with out-of-tree drivers + used to build modules, the OpenEmbedded build system also + recognizes and uses the + KERNEL_PATH + variable, which is identical to the + KERNEL_SRC variable. + Both variables are common variables used by external + Makefiles to point to the kernel source directory. -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf