From bb88c24452a01dacfc074c5a6a6c123aa16b7368 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Opdenacker Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2023 16:12:48 +0100 Subject: ref-manual: variables.rst: update LAYERSERIES_COMPAT - Replace by a reference to the description which was moved to the BitBake manual. - Also drop the reference to the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual which doesn't add extra information on this variable. (From yocto-docs rev: 87cdda981fa6a3d05c559fb00e214214956346dc) Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie --- documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst | 26 +------------------------- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 25 deletions(-) (limited to 'documentation/ref-manual') diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst index 6c59ffee5f..c787a17937 100644 --- a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst @@ -4741,31 +4741,7 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents. ``LAYERRECOMMENDS_mylayer``). :term:`LAYERSERIES_COMPAT` - Lists the versions of the :term:`OpenEmbedded-Core (OE-Core)` for which - a layer is compatible. Using the :term:`LAYERSERIES_COMPAT` variable - allows the layer maintainer to indicate which combinations of the - layer and OE-Core can be expected to work. The variable gives the - system a way to detect when a layer has not been tested with new - releases of OE-Core (e.g. the layer is not maintained). - - To specify the OE-Core versions for which a layer is compatible, use - this variable in your layer's ``conf/layer.conf`` configuration file. - For the list, use the Yocto Project - :yocto_wiki:`Release Name ` (e.g. - &DISTRO_NAME_NO_CAP;). To specify multiple OE-Core versions for the - layer, use a space-separated list:: - - LAYERSERIES_COMPAT_layer_root_name = "&DISTRO_NAME_NO_CAP; &DISTRO_NAME_NO_CAP_MINUS_ONE;" - - .. note:: - - Setting :term:`LAYERSERIES_COMPAT` is required by the Yocto Project - Compatible version 2 standard. - The OpenEmbedded build system produces a warning if the variable - is not set for any given layer. - - See the ":ref:`dev-manual/layers:creating your own layer`" - section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual. + See :term:`bitbake:LAYERSERIES_COMPAT` in the BitBake manual. :term:`LAYERVERSION` Optionally specifies the version of a layer as a single number. You -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf