From fcc3b98c5f074981d8f661b290e150b5d6946df1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Scott Rifenbark Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2013 10:33:27 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] ref-manual: Updated the EXCLUDE_FROM_WORLD variable. Minor word changes and formats. (From yocto-docs rev: 82c096cd79e7de8cb8c4af4be02b6838e82f06d6) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie --- documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml | 15 ++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml index b04b4ed474..6913b95bdb 100644 --- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml @@ -1363,19 +1363,24 @@ Core layer for images cannot be removed Directs BitBake to exclude a recipe from world builds (i.e. bitbake world). - This variable is intrinsically understood by BitBake. - - - During world builds, BitBake locates, parses and builds all recipes found in every layer exposed in the bblayers.conf configuration file. - + To exclude a recipe from a world build using this variable, set the variable to "1" in the recipe. + + + Recipes added to EXCLUDE_FROM_WORLD + may still be built during a world build in order to satisfy + dependencies of other recipes. + Adding a recipe to EXCLUDE_FROM_WORLD + only ensures that the recipe is not explicitly added + to the list of build targets in a world build. +