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authorScott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>2013-12-10 13:41:52 -0600
committerRichard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>2013-12-11 14:19:38 +0000
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ref-manual: Edits to the IMAGE_PKGTYPE variable.
Added a note at the bottom clearly stating TAR files are never used as a substitute for RPM, DEB, or IPK files when generating your image or SDK. (From yocto-docs rev: 8d45ac58926de4fb01156eccd53cfa0f3eca4d9d) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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@@ -2708,6 +2708,11 @@
variable.
The OpenEmbedded build system uses the first package type
(e.g. DEB, RPM, or IPK) that appears with the variable
+ <note>
+ Files using the <filename>.tar</filename> format are
+ never used as a substitute packaging format for DEB,
+ RPM, and IPK formatted files for your image or SDK.
+ </note>
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
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