linux/poky.git/bitbake/doc, branch uninative-1.4

bitbake: bitbake-user-manual: Added information for using single quotes

2016-09-21T21:19:53+00:00

Fixes [YOCTO #10293] In the section about setting variables, I added a paragraph that explains the use of single quotes when setting a variable. The case covers when you must have the double quote charater as part of your variable's value. (Bitbake rev: 01e331cd0d612013badfb07df91151907f74903d) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie

bitbake: bitbake-user-manual: New section on functions you can call from Python

2016-09-21T21:19:53+00:00

Fixes [YOCTO #10100] I added a new parent directory named "Functions You Can Call From Within Python". This section contains a couple new sub-sections. One is the existing "Functions for Accessing Datastore Variables". The other is called "Other Functions", and it is used to point or reference some commonly used functions that the user can call from within Python. (Bitbake rev: ecbcedd74125ef00599f4af384ee303dae8af5b7) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie

bitbake: bitbake-user-manual: Added "Exporting Variables to the Environment"

2016-09-02T15:29:52+00:00

Fixes [YOCTO #10196] Added a new section named "Exporting Variables to the Environment". This section provides a dedicated description for how to export variables to the shell. (Bitbake rev: b543458dd67d24a228fa2db0ecb4ddd20016a560) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie

bitbake: bitbake-user-manual: Corrected misspelled STAMPS_DIR

2016-09-02T15:29:52+00:00

Fixes [YOCTO #10141] Section on Checksums (Signatures) had this variable referred to as STAMP_DIR. (Bitbake rev: 7dff6762148bc2ac8f81d89bbe595dfbfdf7b119) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie

bitbake: ast/ConfHandler: Add a syntax to clear variable

2016-08-18T09:06:26+00:00

unset VAR will clear variable VAR unset VAR[flag] will clear flag "flag" from var VAR (Bitbake rev: bedbd46ece8d1285b5cd2ea07dc64b4875b479aa) Signed-off-by: Jérémy Rosen Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie

bitbake: bitbake-user-manual: Re-write "Dependencies Internal to the .bb File"

2016-08-17T09:22:59+00:00

Fixes [YOCTO #10117] Applied a re-write to better clarify the behavior of dependencies. (Bitbake rev: 28bb8ef7f737034055f3485795179cfdcdb9a41f) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie

bitbake: bitbake-user-manual: Added setting variable for a single task

2016-08-17T09:22:59+00:00

Fixes [YOCTO #10095] I added a third case to the "Conditional Metadata" section to describe setting a variable for a single task. (Bitbake rev: 24d648ce62b35f7d2b23fde732703c060579a0d2) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie

bitbake: bitbake-user-manual: Added more detail to anonymous Python functions.

2016-08-17T09:22:59+00:00

Fixes [YOCTO #10093] Provided much more detail on how these functions work. (Bitbake rev: dbe25523d899850f85acb6986eca98bf1b0ef52a) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie

bitbake: bitbake-user-manual: Formatted all "flags" to be consistent

2016-08-17T09:22:59+00:00

Fixes [YOCTO #10071] The use of any flags throughout the manual was very inconsistent. I changed all references to any named flag in the text to be formatted as code and to be enclosed in square brackets. (Bitbake rev: be0fb616e64e54ae3e2420249f21f4edfd97d648) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie

bitbake: bitbake-user-manual: Added detail to [dirs] and [cleardirs] flags

2016-08-17T09:22:59+00:00

Fixes [YOCTO #10071] Provided more clear descriptions for these two flags. (Bitbake rev: c85c9a468dc3ce606a5f8797e6be8b411a9f3bdb) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie