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| 466 | </para> | 466 | </para> |
| 467 | 467 | ||
| 468 | <para> | 468 | <para> |
| 469 | You can configure the sanity checks so that specific test failures either raise a warning or | 469 | You can configure the sanity checks so that specific test failures |
| 470 | an error message. | 470 | either raise a warning or an error message. |
| 471 | Typically, failures for new tests generate a warning. | 471 | Typically, failures for new tests generate a warning. |
| 472 | Subsequent failures for the same test would then generate an error message | 472 | Subsequent failures for the same test would then generate an error |
| 473 | once the metadata is in a known and good condition. | 473 | message once the metadata is in a known and good condition. |
| 474 | You use the <filename>WARN_QA</filename> variable to specify tests for which you | ||
| 475 | want to generate a warning message on failure. | ||
| 476 | You use the <filename>ERROR_QA</filename> variable to specify tests for which you | ||
| 477 | want to generate an error message on failure. | ||
| 478 | </para> | 474 | </para> |
| 479 | 475 | ||
| 480 | <para> | 476 | <para> |
| 481 | The following list shows the tests you can list with the <filename>WARN_QA</filename> | 477 | Use the |
| 482 | and <filename>ERROR_QA</filename> variables: | 478 | <link linkend='var-WARN_QA'><filename>WARN_QA</filename></link> and |
| 479 | <link linkend='var-ERROR_QA'><filename>ERROR_QA</filename></link> | ||
| 480 | variables to control the behavior of | ||
| 481 | these checks at the global level (i.e. in your custom distro | ||
| 482 | configuration). | ||
| 483 | However, to skip one or more checks in recipes, you should use | ||
| 484 | <link linkend='var-INSANE_SKIP'><filename>INSANE_SKIP</filename></link>. | ||
| 485 | For example, to skip the check for symbolic link | ||
| 486 | <filename>.so</filename> files in the main package of a recipe, | ||
| 487 | add the following to the recipe. | ||
| 488 | You need to realize that the package name override, in this example | ||
| 489 | <filename>${PN}</filename>, must be used: | ||
| 490 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | ||
| 491 | INSANE_SKIP_${PN} += "dev-so" | ||
| 492 | </literallayout> | ||
| 493 | Please keep in mind that the QA checks exist in order to detect real | ||
| 494 | or potential problems in the packaged output. | ||
| 495 | So exercise caution when disabling these checks. | ||
| 496 | </para> | ||
| 497 | |||
| 498 | <para> | ||
| 499 | The following list shows the tests you can list with the | ||
| 500 | <filename>WARN_QA</filename> and <filename>ERROR_QA</filename> | ||
| 501 | variables: | ||
| 483 | <itemizedlist> | 502 | <itemizedlist> |
| 484 | <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>ldflags:</filename></emphasis> | 503 | <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>ldflags:</filename></emphasis> |
| 485 | Ensures that the binaries were linked with the | 504 | Ensures that the binaries were linked with the |
| @@ -780,25 +799,6 @@ | |||
| 780 | </para></listitem> | 799 | </para></listitem> |
| 781 | </itemizedlist> | 800 | </itemizedlist> |
| 782 | </para> | 801 | </para> |
| 783 | <note> | ||
| 784 | You can use the <filename>WARN_QA</filename> and | ||
| 785 | <filename>ERROR_QA</filename> variables to control the behavior of | ||
| 786 | these checks at the global level (i.e. in your custom distro | ||
| 787 | configuration). | ||
| 788 | However, to skip one or more checks in recipes, you should use | ||
| 789 | <link linkend='var-INSANE_SKIP'><filename>INSANE_SKIP</filename></link>. | ||
| 790 | For example, to skip the check for symbolic link | ||
| 791 | <filename>.so</filename> files in the main package of a recipe, | ||
| 792 | add the following to the recipe. | ||
| 793 | You need to realize that the package name override, in this example | ||
| 794 | <filename>${PN}</filename>, must be used: | ||
| 795 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | ||
| 796 | INSANE_SKIP_${PN} += "dev-so" | ||
| 797 | </literallayout> | ||
| 798 | Please keep in mind that the QA checks exist in order to detect real | ||
| 799 | or potential problems in the packaged output. | ||
| 800 | So exercise caution when disabling these checks. | ||
| 801 | </note> | ||
| 802 | </section> | 802 | </section> |
| 803 | 803 | ||
| 804 | <section id='ref-classes-rm-work'> | 804 | <section id='ref-classes-rm-work'> |
