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diff --git a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml index 7f51fc9..0bde659 100644 --- a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml +++ b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml @@ -679,7 +679,19 @@ <glossentry id='var-PACKAGE_CLASSES'><glossterm>PACKAGE_CLASSES</glossterm> <glossdef> - <para>Specifies the list of resulting package formats.</para> + <para>This variable, which is set in the <filename>local.conf</filename> configuration + file found in the Yocto Project file's <filename>conf</filename> directory, + specifies the package manager to use when packaging data. + You can provide one or more arguments for the variable with the first + argument being the package manager used to create images: + <literallayout class='monospaced'> + PACKAGE_CLASSES ?= "package_rpm package_deb package_ipk" + </literallayout> + For information on build performance effects as a result of the + package manager use, see + <link linkend='ref-classes-package'>Packaging - <filename>package*.bbclass</filename></link> + in this manual. + </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> |
