[gnome-continuous-yocto/gnomeostree-3.28-rocko: 5967/8267] bitbake: bitbake-user-manual: Updated INHERIT descriptions
- From: Emmanuele Bassi <ebassi src gnome org>
- To: commits-list gnome org
- Cc:
- Subject: [gnome-continuous-yocto/gnomeostree-3.28-rocko: 5967/8267] bitbake: bitbake-user-manual: Updated INHERIT descriptions
- Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2017 04:10:57 +0000 (UTC)
commit 31ec7fa01df21cb43051686d02b52f1a6463feb4
Author: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark gmail com>
Date: Thu May 11 12:03:48 2017 -0700
bitbake: bitbake-user-manual: Updated INHERIT descriptions
Fixes [YOCTO #11498]
Enhanced the glossary description for the INHERIT variable to give more
detail and to cross-reference the reader back into the Chapter 3
section describing its use.
(Bitbake rev: 362f6044fcaafe51ab4377af8f2606165b112717)
Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark gmail com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard purdie linuxfoundation org>
.../bitbake-user-manual-metadata.xml | 3 ++-
.../bitbake-user-manual-ref-variables.xml | 16 +++++++++++++---
2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.xml
b/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.xml
index 1d1e5b3..b32fa33 100644
--- a/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.xml
+++ b/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.xml
@@ -1072,7 +1072,8 @@
<note>
Because <filename>.conf</filename> files are parsed
first during BitBake's execution, using
- <filename>INHERIT</filename> to inherit a class effectively
+ <link linkend='var-INHERIT'><filename>INHERIT</filename></link>
+ to inherit a class effectively
inherits the class globally (i.e. for all recipes).
</note>
If you want to use the directive to inherit
diff --git a/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-ref-variables.xml
b/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-ref-variables.xml
index 0e89bf2..07bda98 100644
--- a/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-ref-variables.xml
+++ b/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-ref-variables.xml
@@ -1596,9 +1596,19 @@
<glossentry id='var-INHERIT'><glossterm>INHERIT</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>
- Causes the named class to be inherited at
- this point during parsing.
- The variable is only valid in configuration files.
+ Causes the named class or classes to be inherited globally.
+ Anonymous functions in the class or classes
+ are not executed for the
+ base configuration and in each individual recipe.
+ The OpenEmbedded build system ignores changes to
+ <filename>INHERIT</filename> in individual recipes.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ For more information on <filename>INHERIT</filename>, see
+ the
+ "<link linkend="inherit-configuration-directive"><filename>INHERIT</filename>
Configuration Directive</link>"
+ section.
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
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