diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index 7025041f23..a5d5ea2ab9 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ Core layer for images cannot be removed
Points to the server that runs memory-resident BitBake.
- This variable is set by the
+ This variable is set by the
oe-init-build-env-memres
setup script and should not be hand-edited.
The variable is only used when you employ memory-resident
@@ -723,10 +723,10 @@ Core layer for images cannot be removed
export BBSERVER=localhost:$port
- For more information on how the
- BBSERVER is used, see the
+ For more information on how the
+ BBSERVER is used, see the
oe-init-build-env-memres script, which
- is located in the
+ is located in the
Source Directory.
@@ -789,9 +789,9 @@ Core layer for images cannot be removed
Build Directory.
You can define this directory indirectly through the
&OE_INIT_FILE;
- and
+ and
oe-init-build-env-memres
- scripts by passing in a Build Directory path when you run
+ scripts by passing in a Build Directory path when you run
the scripts.
If you run the scripts and do not provide a Build Directory
path, the BUILDDIR defaults to
@@ -1230,39 +1230,39 @@ Core layer for images cannot be removed
DL_DIR
- The central download directory used by the build process to
+ The central download directory used by the build process to
store downloads.
- You can set this directory by defining the
- DL_DIR variable in the
+ You can set this directory by defining the
+ DL_DIR variable in the
/conf/local.conf file.
This directory is self-maintaining and you should not have
to touch it.
- By default, the directory is downloads
+ By default, the directory is downloads
in the
Build Directory.
#DL_DIR ?= "${TOPDIR}/downloads"
- To specify a different download directory, simply remove
+ To specify a different download directory, simply remove
the comment from the line and provide your directory.
- During a first build, the system downloads many different
+ During a first build, the system downloads many different
source code tarballs from various upstream projects.
Downloading can take a while, particularly if your network
connection is slow.
Tarballs are all stored in the directory defined by
- DL_DIR and the build system looks there
+ DL_DIR and the build system looks there
first to find source tarballs.
- When wiping and rebuilding, you can preserve this
+ When wiping and rebuilding, you can preserve this
directory to speed up this part of subsequent builds.
- You can safely share this directory between multiple builds
+ You can safely share this directory between multiple builds
on the same development machine.
For additional information on how the build process gets
source files when working behind a firewall or proxy server,
@@ -1801,25 +1801,25 @@ Core layer for images cannot be removed
IMAGE_CLASSES
- A list of classes that all images should inherit.
- You typically use this variable to specify the list of
- classes that register the different types of images
+ A list of classes that all images should inherit.
+ You typically use this variable to specify the list of
+ classes that register the different types of images
the OpenEmbedded build system creates.
The default value for IMAGE_CLASSES is
image_types.bbclass.
- You can set this variable in your
- local.conf or in a distribution
+ You can set this variable in your
+ local.conf or in a distribution
configuration file.
- For more information, see
+ For more information, see
meta/classes/image_types.bbclass in the
Source Directory.
-
+
@@ -1982,7 +1982,7 @@ Core layer for images cannot be removed
IMAGE_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND
- Added by classes to run post processing commands once the
+ Added by classes to run post processing commands once the
OpenEmbedded build system has created the image.
You can specify shell commands and, if necessary, the path
to the root filesystem image:
@@ -1996,8 +1996,8 @@ Core layer for images cannot be removed
IMAGE_ROOTFS
- The location of the root filesystem.
- This variable is not configurable.
+ The location of the root filesystem.
+ This variable is not configurable.
Do not change it.
@@ -3411,17 +3411,17 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3"
The directory from which the top-level build environment
setup script is sourced.
The Yocto Project makes two top-level build environment
- setup scripts available:
+ setup scripts available:
&OE_INIT_FILE;
- and
+ and
oe-init-build-env-memres.
- When you run one of these scripts, the
- OEROOT variable resolves to the
+ When you run one of these scripts, the
+ OEROOT variable resolves to the
directory that holds the script.
- For additional information on how this variable is used,
+ For additional information on how this variable is used,
see the initialization scripts.
@@ -3710,15 +3710,15 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3"
The default value of "noop" causes the build to simply fail
- when the OpenEmbedded build system cannot successfully
+ when the OpenEmbedded build system cannot successfully
apply a patch.
- Setting the value to "user" causes the build system to
- launch a shell and places you in the right location so that
+ Setting the value to "user" causes the build system to
+ launch a shell and places you in the right location so that
you can manually resolve the conflicts.
- Set this variable in your
+ Set this variable in your
local.conf file.
@@ -4169,13 +4169,17 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3"
ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND
- Added by classes to run post processing commands once the
+ Added by classes to run post processing commands once the
OpenEmbedded build system has created the root filesystem.
You can specify shell commands and, if necessary, the path
to the root filesystem image:
- ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND += "${IMAGE_ROOTFS}<shell_command>; ... "
+ ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND += "<shell_command>; ... "
+ If you need to pass the path to the root filesystem within
+ the command, you can use
+ ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}, which points to
+ the root filesystem image.
@@ -5167,22 +5171,22 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3"
USER_CLASSES
- A list of classes to globally inherit.
- These classes are used by the OpenEmbedded build system
- to enable extra features (e.g.
- buildstats,
+ A list of classes to globally inherit.
+ These classes are used by the OpenEmbedded build system
+ to enable extra features (e.g.
+ buildstats,
image-mklibs, and so forth).
- The default list is set in your
+ The default list is set in your
local.conf file:
USER_CLASSES ?= "buildstats image-mklibs image-prelink"
For more information, see
- meta-yocto/conf/local.conf.sample in
- the
+ meta-yocto/conf/local.conf.sample in
+ the
Source Directory.