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diff --git a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml index a804757..16d91e0 100644 --- a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml +++ b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ conjunction with a package name override. Here is an example: <literallayout class='monospaced'> - ALLOW_EMPTY_${PN} + ALLOW_EMPTY_${PN} = "1" </literallayout> </para> </glossdef> @@ -76,9 +76,13 @@ <glossentry id='var-AUTOREV'><glossterm>AUTOREV</glossterm> <glossdef> - <para>Specifies to use the current (newest) source revision. - This variable is with the <filename><link linkend='var-SRCREV'>SRCREV</link></filename> - variable.</para> + <para>When <filename><link linkend='var-SRCREV'>SRCREV</link></filename> + is set to the value of this variable, it specifies that the latest + source revision in the repository should be used. Here is an example: + <literallayout class='monospaced'> + SRCREV = "${AUTOREV}" + </literallayout> + </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> @@ -1478,7 +1482,7 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/xorg-font-common.inc:INC_PR = "r2" <glossentry id='var-PACKAGE_ARCH'><glossterm>PACKAGE_ARCH</glossterm> <glossdef> - <para>The architecture of the resulting package.</para> + <para>The architecture of the resulting package or packages.</para> </glossdef> </glossentry> @@ -1541,14 +1545,17 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/xorg-font-common.inc:INC_PR = "r2" <glossentry id='var-PN'><glossterm>PN</glossterm> <glossdef> - <para>The name of the package. + <para>The name of the recipe. The name is normally extracted from the recipe file name. + For example, if the recipe is named + <filename>expat_2.0.1.bb</filename>, then the default value of <filename>PN</filename> + will be "expat". </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry id='var-PR'><glossterm>PR</glossterm> <glossdef> - <para>The revision of the package. + <para>The revision of the recipe. The default value for this variable is "r0". </para> </glossdef> @@ -1556,13 +1563,13 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/xorg-font-common.inc:INC_PR = "r2" <glossentry id='var-PV'><glossterm>PV</glossterm> <glossdef> - <para>The version of the package. - The version is normally extracted from the recipe name. + <para>The version of the recipe. + The version is normally extracted from the recipe filename. For example, if the recipe is named - <filename>expat_2.0.1.bb</filename>, then <filename>PV</filename> - will be <filename>2.0.1</filename>. + <filename>expat_2.0.1.bb</filename>, then the default value of <filename>PV</filename> + will be "2.0.1". <filename>PV</filename> is generally not overridden within - a recipe unless it is building an unstable version from a source code repository + a recipe unless it is building an unstable (i.e. development) version from a source code repository (e.g. Git or Subversion). </para> </glossdef> @@ -1571,7 +1578,7 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/xorg-font-common.inc:INC_PR = "r2" <glossentry id='var-PE'><glossterm>PE</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> - the epoch of the package. + the epoch of the recipe. The default value is "0". The field is used to make upgrades possible when the versioning scheme changes in some backwards incompatible way. @@ -1586,7 +1593,7 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/xorg-font-common.inc:INC_PR = "r2" determines which recipe should be given preference. The variable must always be suffixed with the name of the provided item, and should be set to the - <filename>$PN</filename> of the recipe + <filename>PN</filename> of the recipe to which you want to give precedence. Here is an example: <literallayout class='monospaced'> @@ -1601,9 +1608,9 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/xorg-font-common.inc:INC_PR = "r2" <para> If there are multiple versions of recipes available, this variable determines which recipe should be given preference. - The variable must always be suffixed with the <filename>$PN</filename> + The variable must always be suffixed with the <filename>PN</filename> for which to select, and should be set to the - <filename>$PV</filename> to which you want to give precedence. + <filename>PV</filename> to which you want to give precedence. You can use the "<filename>%</filename>" character as a wildcard to match any number of characters, which can be useful when specifying versions that contain long revision number that could @@ -1626,9 +1633,17 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/xorg-font-common.inc:INC_PR = "r2" <glossentry id='var-RCONFLICTS'><glossterm>RCONFLICTS</glossterm> <glossdef> - <para>The list of packages that conflict with this package. + <para>The list of packages that conflict with a package. Note that the package will not be installed if the conflicting packages are not first removed.</para> + <para> + Like all package-controlling variables, you must always use them in + conjunction with a package name override. + Here is an example: + <literallayout class='monospaced'> + RCONFLICTS_${PN} = "another-conflicting-package-name" + </literallayout> + </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> |
