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-rw-r--r-- | documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml | 19 |
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml index 3e9ccce..0b9bb6b 100644 --- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml +++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml @@ -1221,16 +1221,21 @@ </itemizedlist> </para> - <note> - <para>When writing shell functions, you need to be aware of BitBake's - curly brace parsing. + <para> + Regardless of where you get a base recipe, you will need to + make changes to support your needs. + When you do, you need to be aware of how BitBake parses curly + braces. If a recipe uses a closing curly brace within the function and the character has no leading spaces, BitBake produces a parsing error. If you use a pair of curly brace in a shell function, the closing curly brace must not be located at the start of the line - without leading spaces.</para> - <para>Here is an example that causes BitBake to produce a parsing + without leading spaces. + </para> + + <para> + Here is an example that causes BitBake to produce a parsing error: <literallayout class='monospaced'> fakeroot create_shar() { @@ -1254,8 +1259,8 @@ } EOF } - </literallayout></para> - </note> + </literallayout> + </para> </section> <section id='new-recipe-naming-the-recipe'> |