From a7c0424467c97b3af8f32f0bdf91ca5394d6787e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Richard Purdie Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2022 10:40:44 +0100 Subject: ref/dev-manual: Update multiconfig documentation Multiconfigs now work from layers. Update the documentation to match this change. Also fix a incorrect reference to different distros working within the same TMPDIR, that is incorrect. [YOCTO #13566] (From yocto-docs rev: cb35f75bfc98c9098f9af64b9dd040b25779da36) Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie Reviewed-by: Michael Opdenacker Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie --- documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst | 9 +++++---- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) (limited to 'documentation/ref-manual') diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst index e31f0ed886..375333e7f0 100644 --- a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst @@ -718,10 +718,11 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents. BBMULTICONFIG = "configA configB configC" - Each configuration file you - use must reside in the :term:`Build Directory` - ``conf/multiconfig`` directory (e.g. - ``build_directory/conf/multiconfig/configA.conf``). + Each configuration file you use must reside in a ``multiconfig`` + subdirectory of a configuration directory within a layer, or + within the :term:`Build Directory` (e.g. + ``build_directory/conf/multiconfig/configA.conf`` or + ``mylayer/conf/multiconfig/configB.conf``). For information on how to use :term:`BBMULTICONFIG` in an environment that supports building targets with multiple configurations, see the -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf