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author | Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com> | 2014-06-19 18:01:53 +0300 |
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committer | Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org> | 2014-07-03 13:57:08 +0100 |
commit | 81a065bfe8b0d509aa7d9692f304bc34e5b30630 (patch) | |
tree | 552f57386cdc587aa1d88ea37f99a7c78ee1ca38 /documentation | |
parent | e2f04f4ffc2c9ec227638bf644065af110fefc97 (diff) | |
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ref-manual: Added three new tuning variables to glossary.
Fixes [YOCTO #5463]
New entries for:
TUNE_FEATURES
AVAILTUNES
DEFAULTTUNES
(From yocto-docs rev: e56d0027b06171cb547e24a51839cb7f8051e6f2)
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-variables.xml | 79 |
1 files changed, 79 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml index ae61d29..2004a91 100644 --- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml @@ -251,6 +251,34 @@ </glossdef> </glossentry> + <glossentry id='var-AVAILTUNES'><glossterm>AVAILTUNES</glossterm> + <glossdef> + <para> + The list of defined CPU and Application Binary Interface + (ABI) tunings (i.e. "tunes") available for use by the + OpenEmbedded build system. + </para> + + <para> + The list simply presents the tunes that are available. + Not all tunes may be compatible with a particular + machine configuration, or with each other in a + <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#combining-multiple-versions-library-files-into-one-image'>Multilib</ulink> + configuration. + </para> + + <para> + To add a tune to the list, be sure to append it with + spaces using the "+=" BitBake operator. + Do not simply replace the list by using the "=" operator. + See the + "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_BB_URL;#basic-syntax'>Basic Syntax</ulink>" + section in the BitBake User Manual for more information. + </para> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> + + </glossdiv> <glossdiv id='var-glossary-b'><title>B</title> @@ -1704,6 +1732,27 @@ </glossdef> </glossentry> + <glossentry id='var-DEFAULTTUNE'><glossterm>DEFAULTTUNE</glossterm> + <glossdef> + <para> + The default CPU and Application Binary Interface (ABI) + tunings (i.e. the "tune") used by the OpenEmbedded build + system. + The <filename>DEFAULTTUNE</filename> helps define + <link linkend='var-TUNE_FEATURES'><filename>TUNE_FEATURES</filename></link>. + </para> + + <para> + The default tune is either implicitly or explicitly set + by the machine + (<link linkend='var-MACHINE'><filename>MACHINE</filename></link>). + However, you can override the setting using available tunes + as defined with + <link linkend='var-AVAILTUNES'><filename>AVAILTUNES</filename></link>. + </para> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> + <glossentry id='var-DEPENDS'><glossterm>DEPENDS</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> @@ -8953,6 +9002,36 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3" </glossdef> </glossentry> + <glossentry id='var-TUNE_FEATURES'><glossterm>TUNE_FEATURES</glossterm> + <glossdef> + <para> + Features used to "tune" a compiler for optimal use + given a specific processor. + The features are defined within the tune files and allow + arguments (i.e. <filename>TUNE_*ARGS</filename>) to be + dynamically generated based on the features. + </para> + + <para> + The OpenEmbedded build system verifies the features + to be sure they are not conflicting and that they are + supported. + </para> + + <para> + The BitBake configuration file + (<filename>meta/conf/bitbake.conf</filename>) defines + <filename>TUNE_FEATURES</filename> as follows: + <literallayout class='monospaced'> + TUNE_FEATURES ??= "${TUNE_FEATURES_tune-${DEFAULTTUNE}}" + </literallayout> + See the + <link linkend='var-DEFAULTTUNE'><filename>DEFAULTTUNE</filename></link> + variable for more information. + </para> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> + <glossentry id='var-TUNE_PKGARCH'><glossterm>TUNE_PKGARCH</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> |