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authorScott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>2013-09-23 10:33:27 -0700
committerRichard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>2013-10-01 22:52:52 +0100
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ref-manual: Updated the EXCLUDE_FROM_WORLD variable.
Minor word changes and formats. (From yocto-docs rev: 82c096cd79e7de8cb8c4af4be02b6838e82f06d6) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
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--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -1363,19 +1363,24 @@ Core layer for images cannot be removed
<para>
Directs BitBake to exclude a recipe from world builds (i.e.
<filename>bitbake world</filename>).
- This variable is intrinsically understood by BitBake.
- </para>
-
- <note>
During world builds, BitBake locates, parses and builds all
recipes found in every layer exposed in the
<filename>bblayers.conf</filename> configuration file.
- </note>
+ </para>
<para>
To exclude a recipe from a world build using this variable,
set the variable to "1" in the recipe.
</para>
+
+ <note>
+ Recipes added to <filename>EXCLUDE_FROM_WORLD</filename>
+ may still be built during a world build in order to satisfy
+ dependencies of other recipes.
+ Adding a recipe to <filename>EXCLUDE_FROM_WORLD</filename>
+ only ensures that the recipe is not explicitly added
+ to the list of build targets in a world build.
+ </note>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
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