From 25cd1baf8c98e163a4b13ecc673c17ecd0e98d0d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Scott Rifenbark Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 12:01:19 -0600 Subject: documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml: Edits to IMAGE_INSTALL Minor tweaks to this glossary entry as requested by Richard Purdie. Reported by: Richard Purdie (From yocto-docs rev: df39b52a89e0ac99d16c8ce1f0f37a284dc5e08a) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie --- documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml') diff --git a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml index 5b23076533..8da49b2793 100644 --- a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml +++ b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml @@ -670,17 +670,18 @@ Since core-image.bbclass sets IMAGE_INSTALL to a default value using the ?= operator, using a += operation against IMAGE_INSTALL - previously from the /conf/local.conf will almost always fail. + will result in unexpected behavior when used in + /conf/local.conf. Furthermore, the same operation from with an image recipe may or may not succeed depending on the specific situation. In both these cases, the behavior is contrary to how most users expect - the += append operator to work. + the += operator to work. When you use this variable, it is best to use it as follows: - IMAGE_INSTALL_append " package-name" + IMAGE_INSTALL_append = " package-name" Be sure to include the space between the quotation character and the start of the package name. -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf