From 7afc6af42aadc96bcca7653a86c2dde5e9416bb1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Scott Rifenbark Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:32:01 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] documentation/poky-ref-manual/faq.xml: added FAQ on deleting tmp Added a new FAQ entry on how to get rid of build output and start over. Sourced by Robert P. J. Day. Reported-by: Robert P. J. Day (From yocto-docs rev: 3b94911aaf64b9618f8dbc0d8b98384b9ebd33b4) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie --- documentation/poky-ref-manual/faq.xml | 28 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+) diff --git a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/faq.xml b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/faq.xml index dffe6bfbbf..6b56c5abb9 100644 --- a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/faq.xml +++ b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/faq.xml @@ -581,6 +581,34 @@ + + + + + Can I get rid of build output so I can start over? + + + + + Yes - you can easily do this. + When you use BitBake to build an image, all the build output goes into the + directory created when you source the oe-init-build-env + setup file. + By default, this Yocto + Project Build Directory is named build but can be named + anything you want. + + + + Within the Yocto Project Build Directory is the tmp + directory. + To remove all the build output yet preserve any source code or downloaded files + from previous builds, simply remove the tmp directory. + + + + +