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authorScott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>2013-08-07 12:12:55 +0300
committerRichard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>2013-08-13 13:18:51 +0100
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ref-manual: Added two links for FILESOVERRIDES and OVERRIDES
These variables were missing links into the reference section glossary from the Migration chapter. (From yocto-docs rev: 65ad5fc60f5a1067fbe2a54987d195ee388d264b) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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-rw-r--r--documentation/ref-manual/migration.xml165
1 files changed, 83 insertions, 82 deletions
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/migration.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/migration.xml
index a7bab5a..4f46d63 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/migration.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/migration.xml
@@ -247,30 +247,30 @@
Differences include the following:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para><emphasis>Comment Continuation:</emphasis>
- If a comment ends with a line continuation (\) character,
+ If a comment ends with a line continuation (\) character,
then the next line must also be a comment.
- Any instance where this is not the case, now triggers
- a warning.
- You must either remove the continuation character, or be
+ Any instance where this is not the case, now triggers
+ a warning.
+ You must either remove the continuation character, or be
sure the next line is a comment.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><emphasis>Package Name Overrides:</emphasis>
- The runtime package specific variables
+ The runtime package specific variables
<link linkend='var-RDEPENDS'><filename>RDEPENDS</filename></link>,
<link linkend='var-RRECOMMENDS'><filename>RRECOMMENDS</filename></link>,
- <link linkend='var-RSUGGESTS'><filename>RSUGGESTS</filename></link>,
+ <link linkend='var-RSUGGESTS'><filename>RSUGGESTS</filename></link>,
<link linkend='var-RPROVIDES'><filename>RPROVIDES</filename></link>,
<link linkend='var-RCONFLICTS'><filename>RCONFLICTS</filename></link>,
<link linkend='var-RREPLACES'><filename>RREPLACES</filename></link>,
<link linkend='var-FILES'><filename>FILES</filename></link>,
<link linkend='var-ALLOW_EMPTY'><filename>ALLOW_EMPTY</filename></link>,
- and the pre, post, install, and uninstall script functions
- <filename>pkg_preinst</filename>,
- <filename>pkg_postinst</filename>,
- <filename>pkg_prerm</filename>, and
+ and the pre, post, install, and uninstall script functions
+ <filename>pkg_preinst</filename>,
+ <filename>pkg_postinst</filename>,
+ <filename>pkg_prerm</filename>, and
<filename>pkg_postrm</filename> should always have a
package name override.
- For example, use <filename>RDEPENDS_${PN}</filename> for
+ For example, use <filename>RDEPENDS_${PN}</filename> for
the main package instead of <filename>RDEPENDS</filename>.
BitBake uses more strict checks when it parses recipes.
</para></listitem>
@@ -285,33 +285,34 @@
Differences include the following:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para><emphasis>Shared State Code:</emphasis>
- The shared state code has been optimized to avoid running
+ The shared state code has been optimized to avoid running
unnecessary tasks.
- For example,
- <filename>bitbake -c rootfs some-image</filename> from
- shared state no longer populates the target sysroot
+ For example,
+ <filename>bitbake -c rootfs some-image</filename> from
+ shared state no longer populates the target sysroot
since that is not necessary.
- Instead, the system just needs to extract the output
- package contents, re-create the packages, and construct
- the root filesystem.
- This change is unlikely to cause any problems unless
+ Instead, the system just needs to extract the output
+ package contents, re-create the packages, and construct
+ the root filesystem.
+ This change is unlikely to cause any problems unless
you have missing declared dependencies.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><emphasis>Scanning Directory Names:</emphasis>
- When scanning for files in
- <link linkend='var-SRC_URI'><filename>SRC_URI</filename></link>,
- the build system now uses <filename>FILESOVERRIDES</filename>
- instead of <filename>OVERRIDES</filename> for the directory
- names.
+ When scanning for files in
+ <link linkend='var-SRC_URI'><filename>SRC_URI</filename></link>,
+ the build system now uses
+ <link linkend='var-FILESOVERRIDES'><filename>FILESOVERRIDES</filename></link>
+ instead of <link linkend='var-OVERRIDES'><filename>OVERRIDES</filename></link>
+ for the directory names.
In general, the values previously in
- <filename>OVERRIDES</filename> are now in
+ <filename>OVERRIDES</filename> are now in
<filename>FILESOVERRIDES</filename> as well.
- However, if you relied upon an additional value
+ However, if you relied upon an additional value
you previously added to <filename>OVERRIDES</filename>,
- you might now need to add it to
- <filename>FILESOVERRIDES</filename> unless you are already
- adding it through the
- <link linkend='var-MACHINEOVERRIDES'><filename>MACHINEOVERRIDES</filename></link>
+ you might now need to add it to
+ <filename>FILESOVERRIDES</filename> unless you are already
+ adding it through the
+ <link linkend='var-MACHINEOVERRIDES'><filename>MACHINEOVERRIDES</filename></link>
or <link linkend='var-DISTROOVERRIDES'><filename>DISTROOVERRIDES</filename></link>
variables, as appropriate.
For more related changes, see the
@@ -327,9 +328,9 @@
<title>Proxies and Fetching Source</title>
<para>
- A new <filename>oe-git-proxy</filename> script has been added to
- replace previous methods of handling proxies and fetching source
- from Git.
+ A new <filename>oe-git-proxy</filename> script has been added to
+ replace previous methods of handling proxies and fetching source
+ from Git.
See the <filename>meta-yocto/conf/site.conf.sample</filename> file
for information on how to use this script.
</para>
@@ -339,15 +340,15 @@
<title>Custom Interfaces File (netbase change)</title>
<para>
- If you have created your own custom
- <filename>etc/network/interfaces</filename> file by creating
- an append file for the <filename>netbase</filename> recipe,
- you now need to create an append file for the
- <filename>init-ifupdown</filename> recipe instead, which you can
- find in the
+ If you have created your own custom
+ <filename>etc/network/interfaces</filename> file by creating
+ an append file for the <filename>netbase</filename> recipe,
+ you now need to create an append file for the
+ <filename>init-ifupdown</filename> recipe instead, which you can
+ find in the
<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>
at <filename>meta/recipes-core/init-ifupdown</filename>.
- For information on how to use append files, see the
+ For information on how to use append files, see the
"<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#using-bbappend-files'>Using .bbappend Files</ulink>"
in the Yocto Project Development Manual.
</para>
@@ -357,12 +358,12 @@
<title>Remote Debugging</title>
<para>
- Support for remote debugging with the Eclipse IDE is now
- separated into an image feature
- (<filename>eclipse-debug</filename>) that corresponds to the
- <filename>packagegroup-core-eclipse-debug</filename> package group.
- Previously, the debugging feature was included through the
- <filename>tools-debug</filename> image feature, which corresponds
+ Support for remote debugging with the Eclipse IDE is now
+ separated into an image feature
+ (<filename>eclipse-debug</filename>) that corresponds to the
+ <filename>packagegroup-core-eclipse-debug</filename> package group.
+ Previously, the debugging feature was included through the
+ <filename>tools-debug</filename> image feature, which corresponds
to the <filename>packagegroup-core-tools-debug</filename>
package group.
</para>
@@ -375,36 +376,36 @@
The following variables have changed:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para><emphasis><filename>SANITY_TESTED_DISTROS</filename>:</emphasis>
- This variable now uses a distribution ID, which is composed
+ This variable now uses a distribution ID, which is composed
of the host distributor ID followed by the release.
- Previously,
+ Previously,
<link linkend='var-SANITY_TESTED_DISTROS'><filename>SANITY_TESTED_DISTROS</filename></link>
was composed of the description field.
- For example, "Ubuntu 12.10" becomes "Ubuntu-12.10".
- You do not need to worry about this change if you are not
+ For example, "Ubuntu 12.10" becomes "Ubuntu-12.10".
+ You do not need to worry about this change if you are not
specifically setting this variable, or if you are
specifically setting it to "".
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><emphasis><filename>SRC_URI</filename>:</emphasis>
- The <filename>${</filename><link linkend='var-PN'><filename>PN</filename></link><filename>}</filename>,
- <filename>${</filename><link linkend='var-PF'><filename>PF</filename></link><filename>}</filename>,
- <filename>${</filename><link linkend='var-P'><filename>P</filename></link><filename>}</filename>,
- and <filename>FILE_DIRNAME</filename> directories have been
- dropped from the default value of the
+ The <filename>${</filename><link linkend='var-PN'><filename>PN</filename></link><filename>}</filename>,
+ <filename>${</filename><link linkend='var-PF'><filename>PF</filename></link><filename>}</filename>,
+ <filename>${</filename><link linkend='var-P'><filename>P</filename></link><filename>}</filename>,
+ and <filename>FILE_DIRNAME</filename> directories have been
+ dropped from the default value of the
<link linkend='var-FILESPATH'><filename>FILESPATH</filename></link>
- variable, which is used as the search path for finding files
- referred to in
- <link linkend='var-SRC_URI'><filename>SRC_URI</filename></link>.
- If you have a recipe that relied upon these directories,
- which would be unusual, then you will need to add the
+ variable, which is used as the search path for finding files
+ referred to in
+ <link linkend='var-SRC_URI'><filename>SRC_URI</filename></link>.
+ If you have a recipe that relied upon these directories,
+ which would be unusual, then you will need to add the
appropriate paths within the recipe or, alternatively,
- rearrange the files.
- The most common locations are still covered by
+ rearrange the files.
+ The most common locations are still covered by
<filename>${BP}</filename>, <filename>${BPN}</filename>,
and "files", which all remain in the default value of
- <link linkend='var-FILESPATH'><filename>FILESPATH</filename></link>.
+ <link linkend='var-FILESPATH'><filename>FILESPATH</filename></link>.
</para></listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
+ </itemizedlist>
</para>
</section>
@@ -412,10 +413,10 @@
<title>Target Package Management with RPM</title>
<para>
- If runtime package management is enabled and the RPM backend
- is selected, Smart is now installed for package download, dependency
+ If runtime package management is enabled and the RPM backend
+ is selected, Smart is now installed for package download, dependency
resolution, and upgrades instead of Zypper.
- For more information on how to use Smart, run the following command
+ For more information on how to use Smart, run the following command
on the target:
<literallayout class='monospaced'>
smart --help
@@ -427,8 +428,8 @@
<title>Recipes Moved</title>
<para>
- The following recipes were moved from their previous locations
- because they are no longer used by anything in
+ The following recipes were moved from their previous locations
+ because they are no longer used by anything in
the OpenEmbedded-Core:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para><emphasis><filename>clutter-box2d</filename>:</emphasis>
@@ -478,7 +479,7 @@
The following list shows what has been removed or renamed:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para><emphasis><filename>evieext</filename>:</emphasis>
- Removed because it has been removed from
+ Removed because it has been removed from
<filename>xserver</filename> since 2008.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><emphasis>Gtk+ DirectFB:</emphasis>
@@ -489,7 +490,7 @@
Removed because they were removed from the Xorg server in 2008.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><emphasis><filename>libxp / libxprintapputil / libxprintutil / printproto</filename>:</emphasis>
- Removed because the XPrint server was removed from
+ Removed because the XPrint server was removed from
Xorg in 2008.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><emphasis><filename>libxtrap / xtrapproto</filename>:</emphasis>
@@ -501,7 +502,7 @@
as part of the release.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><emphasis><filename>lsbsetup</filename>:</emphasis>
- Removed with functionality now provided by
+ Removed with functionality now provided by
<filename>lsbtest</filename>.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><emphasis><filename>matchbox-stroke</filename>:</emphasis>
@@ -509,8 +510,8 @@
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><emphasis><filename>matchbox-wm-2 / matchbox-theme-sato-2</filename>:</emphasis>
Removed because they are not maintained.
- However, <filename>matchbox-wm</filename> and
- <filename>matchbox-theme-sato</filename> are still
+ However, <filename>matchbox-wm</filename> and
+ <filename>matchbox-theme-sato</filename> are still
provided.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><emphasis><filename>mesa-dri</filename>:</emphasis>
@@ -520,7 +521,7 @@
Removed because it was no longer useful.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><emphasis><filename>mutter</filename>:</emphasis>
- Removed because nothing ever uses it and the recipe is
+ Removed because nothing ever uses it and the recipe is
very old.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><emphasis><filename>orinoco-conf</filename>:</emphasis>
@@ -528,27 +529,27 @@
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><emphasis><filename>update-modules</filename>:</emphasis>
Removed because it is no longer used.
- The kernel module <filename>postinstall</filename> and
- <filename>postrm</filename> scripts can now do the same
+ The kernel module <filename>postinstall</filename> and
+ <filename>postrm</filename> scripts can now do the same
task without the use of this script.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><emphasis><filename>web</filename>:</emphasis>
- Removed because it is not maintained. Superseded by
+ Removed because it is not maintained. Superseded by
<filename>web-webkit</filename>.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><emphasis><filename>xf86bigfontproto</filename>:</emphasis>
- Removed because upstream it has been disabled by default
+ Removed because upstream it has been disabled by default
since 2007.
Nothing uses <filename>xf86bigfontproto</filename>.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><emphasis><filename>xf86rushproto</filename>:</emphasis>
- Removed because its dependency in
+ Removed because its dependency in
<filename>xserver</filename> was spurious and it was
removed in 2005.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><emphasis><filename>zypper / libzypp / sat-solver</filename>:</emphasis>
- Removed and been functionally replaced with Smart
- (<filename>python-smartpm</filename>) when RPM packaging
+ Removed and been functionally replaced with Smart
+ (<filename>python-smartpm</filename>) when RPM packaging
is used and package management is enabled on the target.
</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
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