From 1fc825ebc428909fce5a06bc8b59b0adaa233109 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Scott Rifenbark Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:26:42 -0600 Subject: documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml: Edits to append files Edits to better describe what a .bbappend file is. (From yocto-docs rev: 81527358615c229a9161568a30785221c9f081ff) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie --- documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml | 18 +++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) (limited to 'documentation') diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml index ad5be9d499..4ff68d4bc7 100644 --- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml +++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml @@ -231,11 +231,19 @@ Using .bbappend Files - Recipe append files (.bbappend type) allow your layer to make additions or - changes to the content of another layer's recipe without having to copy the other recipe into - your layer. - Your .bbappend file resides in your layer, while the underlying recipe - to which you are appending resides in a different layer. + Recipes used to append metadata to other recipes are called BitBake append files. + BitBake append files use the .bbappend file type suffix, while + underlying recipes to which metadata is being appended use the + .bb file type suffix. + + + + A .bbappend file allows your layer to make additions or + changes to the content of another layer's recipe without having to copy the other + recipe into your layer. + Your .bbappend file resides in your layer, while the underlying + .bb recipe file to which you are appending metadata + resides in a different layer. -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf