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authorScott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>2013-08-09 11:08:38 +0300
committerRichard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>2013-08-13 13:18:55 +0100
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ref-manual: Added BINCONFIG_GLOB variable and updated binconfig.bbclass
New variable. Changed the class section to have a reference-like section title. Added a link back to the GLOB variable. (From yocto-docs rev: 42dbafc1b64d8572930501f25a0470038721524f) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'documentation')
-rw-r--r--documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml16
-rw-r--r--documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml23
2 files changed, 35 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
index af07b14..d230ddd 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
@@ -157,12 +157,17 @@
</section>
<section id='ref-classes-binconfig'>
- <title>Binary Configuration Scripts - <filename>binconfig.bbclass</filename></title>
+ <title><filename>binconfig.bbclass</filename></title>
<para>
- Before <filename>pkg-config</filename> had become widespread, libraries shipped shell
- scripts to give information about the libraries and include paths needed
- to build software (usually named <filename>LIBNAME-config</filename>).
+ This class helps to correct paths in shell scripts.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Before <filename>pkg-config</filename> had become widespread, libraries
+ shipped shell scripts to give information about the libraries and
+ include paths needed to build software (usually named
+ <filename>LIBNAME-config</filename>).
This class assists any recipe using such scripts.
</para>
@@ -173,6 +178,9 @@
changed to point into the <filename>sysroots/</filename> directory so
that all builds that use the script use the correct directories
for the cross compiling layout.
+ See the
+ <link linkend='var-BINCONFIG_GLOB'><filename>BINCONFIG_GLOB</filename></link>
+ variable for more information.
</para>
</section>
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index ded4526..a357377 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -672,6 +672,29 @@ Core layer for images cannot be removed
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
+ <glossentry id='var-BINCONFIG_GLOB'><glossterm>BINCONFIG_GLOB</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ When inheriting <filename>binconfig.bbclass</filename>
+ from a recipe, this variable specifies a wildcard for
+ configuration scripts that need editing.
+ The scripts are edited to correct any paths that have been
+ set up during compilation so that they are correct for
+ use when installed into the sysroot and called by the
+ build processes of other recipes.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ For more information on how this variable works, see
+ <filename>meta/classes/binconfig.bbclass</filename> in the
+ <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>.
+ You can also find general information on the class in the
+ "<link linkend='ref-classes-binconfig'><filename>binconfig.bbclass</filename></link>"
+ section.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
<glossentry id='var-BP'><glossterm>BP</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>The base recipe name and version but without any special
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