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diff --git a/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.xml b/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.xml
index 2490f6e4b..d00f8a545 100644
--- a/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.xml
+++ b/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.xml
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@
<para>
BitBake uses
- <link linkend='var-OVERRIDES'><filename>OVERRIDES</filename></link>
+ <link linkend='var-bb-OVERRIDES'><filename>OVERRIDES</filename></link>
to control what variables are overridden after BitBake
parses recipes and configuration files.
This section describes how you can use
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@
<para>Internally, this is implemented by prepending
the task (e.g. "task-compile:") to the value of
- <link linkend='var-OVERRIDES'><filename>OVERRIDES</filename></link>
+ <link linkend='var-bb-OVERRIDES'><filename>OVERRIDES</filename></link>
for the local datastore of the <filename>do_compile</filename>
task.</para>
@@ -868,7 +868,7 @@
<para>
BitBake uses the
- <link linkend='var-BBPATH'><filename>BBPATH</filename></link>
+ <link linkend='var-bb-BBPATH'><filename>BBPATH</filename></link>
variable to locate needed include and class files.
Additionally, BitBake searches the current directory for
<filename>include</filename> and <filename>require</filename>
@@ -1086,7 +1086,7 @@
<para>
When creating a configuration file (<filename>.conf</filename>),
you can use the
- <link linkend='var-INHERIT'><filename>INHERIT</filename></link>
+ <link linkend='var-bb-INHERIT'><filename>INHERIT</filename></link>
configuration directive to inherit a class.
BitBake only supports this directive when used within
a configuration file.
@@ -1370,7 +1370,7 @@
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
BitBake-style Python functions generate a separate
- <filename>${</filename><link linkend='var-T'><filename>T</filename></link><filename>}/run.</filename><replaceable>function-name</replaceable><filename>.</filename><replaceable>pid</replaceable>
+ <filename>${</filename><link linkend='var-bb-T'><filename>T</filename></link><filename>}/run.</filename><replaceable>function-name</replaceable><filename>.</filename><replaceable>pid</replaceable>
script that is executed to run the function, and also
generate a log file in
<filename>${T}/log.</filename><replaceable>function-name</replaceable><filename>.</filename><replaceable>pid</replaceable>
@@ -1773,7 +1773,7 @@
things exported or listed in its whitelist to ensure that the build
environment is reproducible and consistent.
You can prevent this "cleaning" by setting the
- <link linkend='var-BB_PRESERVE_ENV'><filename>BB_PRESERVE_ENV</filename></link>
+ <link linkend='var-bb-BB_PRESERVE_ENV'><filename>BB_PRESERVE_ENV</filename></link>
variable.
</note>
Consequently, if you do want something to get passed into the
@@ -1783,9 +1783,9 @@
Tell BitBake to load what you want from the environment
into the datastore.
You can do so through the
- <link linkend='var-BB_ENV_WHITELIST'><filename>BB_ENV_WHITELIST</filename></link>
+ <link linkend='var-bb-BB_ENV_WHITELIST'><filename>BB_ENV_WHITELIST</filename></link>
and
- <link linkend='var-BB_ENV_EXTRAWHITE'><filename>BB_ENV_EXTRAWHITE</filename></link>
+ <link linkend='var-bb-BB_ENV_EXTRAWHITE'><filename>BB_ENV_EXTRAWHITE</filename></link>
variables.
For example, assume you want to prevent the build system from
accessing your <filename>$HOME/.ccache</filename>
@@ -1824,7 +1824,7 @@
from the original execution environment.
Bitbake saves a copy of the original environment into
a special variable named
- <link linkend='var-BB_ORIGENV'><filename>BB_ORIGENV</filename></link>.
+ <link linkend='var-bb-BB_ORIGENV'><filename>BB_ORIGENV</filename></link>.
</para>
<para>
@@ -1883,7 +1883,7 @@
<listitem><para><emphasis><filename>[depends]</filename>:</emphasis>
Controls inter-task dependencies.
See the
- <link linkend='var-DEPENDS'><filename>DEPENDS</filename></link>
+ <link linkend='var-bb-DEPENDS'><filename>DEPENDS</filename></link>
variable and the
"<link linkend='inter-task-dependencies'>Inter-Task Dependencies</link>"
section for more information.
@@ -1891,7 +1891,7 @@
<listitem><para><emphasis><filename>[deptask]</filename>:</emphasis>
Controls task build-time dependencies.
See the
- <link linkend='var-DEPENDS'><filename>DEPENDS</filename></link>
+ <link linkend='var-bb-DEPENDS'><filename>DEPENDS</filename></link>
variable and the
"<link linkend='build-dependencies'>Build Dependencies</link>"
section for more information.
@@ -1937,7 +1937,7 @@
of cores but certain tasks need to be rate-limited due to various
kinds of resource constraints (e.g. to avoid network throttling).
<filename>number_threads</filename> works similarly to the
- <link linkend='var-BB_NUMBER_THREADS'><filename>BB_NUMBER_THREADS</filename></link>
+ <link linkend='var-bb-BB_NUMBER_THREADS'><filename>BB_NUMBER_THREADS</filename></link>
variable but is task-specific.</para>
<para>Set the value globally.
@@ -1971,9 +1971,9 @@
<listitem><para><emphasis><filename>[rdepends]</filename>:</emphasis>
Controls inter-task runtime dependencies.
See the
- <link linkend='var-RDEPENDS'><filename>RDEPENDS</filename></link>
+ <link linkend='var-bb-RDEPENDS'><filename>RDEPENDS</filename></link>
variable, the
- <link linkend='var-RRECOMMENDS'><filename>RRECOMMENDS</filename></link>
+ <link linkend='var-bb-RRECOMMENDS'><filename>RRECOMMENDS</filename></link>
variable, and the
"<link linkend='inter-task-dependencies'>Inter-Task Dependencies</link>"
section for more information.
@@ -1981,9 +1981,9 @@
<listitem><para><emphasis><filename>[rdeptask]</filename>:</emphasis>
Controls task runtime dependencies.
See the
- <link linkend='var-RDEPENDS'><filename>RDEPENDS</filename></link>
+ <link linkend='var-bb-RDEPENDS'><filename>RDEPENDS</filename></link>
variable, the
- <link linkend='var-RRECOMMENDS'><filename>RRECOMMENDS</filename></link>
+ <link linkend='var-bb-RRECOMMENDS'><filename>RRECOMMENDS</filename></link>
variable, and the
"<link linkend='runtime-dependencies'>Runtime Dependencies</link>"
section for more information.
@@ -1996,9 +1996,9 @@
<listitem><para><emphasis><filename>[recrdeptask]</filename>:</emphasis>
Controls task recursive runtime dependencies.
See the
- <link linkend='var-RDEPENDS'><filename>RDEPENDS</filename></link>
+ <link linkend='var-bb-RDEPENDS'><filename>RDEPENDS</filename></link>
variable, the
- <link linkend='var-RRECOMMENDS'><filename>RRECOMMENDS</filename></link>
+ <link linkend='var-bb-RRECOMMENDS'><filename>RRECOMMENDS</filename></link>
variable, and the
"<link linkend='recursive-dependencies'>Recursive Dependencies</link>"
section for more information.
@@ -2127,7 +2127,7 @@
Any given datastore only has one such event executed
against it, however.
If
- <link linkende='var-BB_INVALIDCONF'><filename>BB_INVALIDCONF</filename></link>
+ <link linkende='var-bb-BB_INVALIDCONF'><filename>BB_INVALIDCONF</filename></link>
is set in the datastore by the event handler, the
configuration is reparsed and a new event triggered,
allowing the metadata to update configuration.
@@ -2256,17 +2256,17 @@
from a single recipe file multiple incarnations of that
recipe file where all incarnations are buildable.
These features are enabled through the
- <link linkend='var-BBCLASSEXTEND'><filename>BBCLASSEXTEND</filename></link>
+ <link linkend='var-bb-BBCLASSEXTEND'><filename>BBCLASSEXTEND</filename></link>
and
- <link linkend='var-BBVERSIONS'><filename>BBVERSIONS</filename></link>
+ <link linkend='var-bb-BBVERSIONS'><filename>BBVERSIONS</filename></link>
variables.
<note>
The mechanism for this class extension is extremely
specific to the implementation.
Usually, the recipe's
- <link linkend='var-PROVIDES'><filename>PROVIDES</filename></link>,
- <link linkend='var-PN'><filename>PN</filename></link>, and
- <link linkend='var-DEPENDS'><filename>DEPENDS</filename></link>
+ <link linkend='var-bb-PROVIDES'><filename>PROVIDES</filename></link>,
+ <link linkend='var-bb-PN'><filename>PN</filename></link>, and
+ <link linkend='var-bb-DEPENDS'><filename>DEPENDS</filename></link>
variables would need to be modified by the extension class.
For specific examples, see the OE-Core
<filename>native</filename>, <filename>nativesdk</filename>,
@@ -2287,7 +2287,7 @@
project from a single recipe file.
You can also specify conditional metadata
(using the
- <link linkend='var-OVERRIDES'><filename>OVERRIDES</filename></link>
+ <link linkend='var-bb-OVERRIDES'><filename>OVERRIDES</filename></link>
mechanism) for a single version, or an optionally named range of versions.
Here is an example:
<literallayout class='monospaced'>
@@ -2306,7 +2306,7 @@
into overrides, but it is also made available for the metadata to use
in the variable that defines the base recipe versions for use in
<filename>file://</filename> search paths
- (<link linkend='var-FILESPATH'><filename>FILESPATH</filename></link>).
+ (<link linkend='var-bb-FILESPATH'><filename>FILESPATH</filename></link>).
</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
@@ -2408,7 +2408,7 @@
<para>
BitBake uses the
- <link linkend='var-DEPENDS'><filename>DEPENDS</filename></link>
+ <link linkend='var-bb-DEPENDS'><filename>DEPENDS</filename></link>
variable to manage build time dependencies.
The <filename>[deptask]</filename> varflag for tasks
signifies the task of each
@@ -2429,9 +2429,9 @@
<para>
BitBake uses the
- <link linkend='var-PACKAGES'><filename>PACKAGES</filename></link>,
- <link linkend='var-RDEPENDS'><filename>RDEPENDS</filename></link>, and
- <link linkend='var-RRECOMMENDS'><filename>RRECOMMENDS</filename></link>
+ <link linkend='var-bb-PACKAGES'><filename>PACKAGES</filename></link>,
+ <link linkend='var-bb-RDEPENDS'><filename>RDEPENDS</filename></link>, and
+ <link linkend='var-bb-RRECOMMENDS'><filename>RRECOMMENDS</filename></link>
variables to manage runtime dependencies.
</para>
@@ -2686,7 +2686,7 @@
<para>
These checksums are stored in
- <link linkend='var-STAMP'><filename>STAMP</filename></link>.
+ <link linkend='var-bb-STAMP'><filename>STAMP</filename></link>.
You can examine the checksums using the following BitBake command:
<literallayout class='monospaced'>
$ bitbake-dumpsigs
@@ -2708,44 +2708,44 @@
The following list describes related variables:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>
- <link linkend='var-BB_HASHCHECK_FUNCTION'><filename>BB_HASHCHECK_FUNCTION</filename></link>:
+ <link linkend='var-bb-BB_HASHCHECK_FUNCTION'><filename>BB_HASHCHECK_FUNCTION</filename></link>:
Specifies the name of the function to call during
the "setscene" part of the task's execution in order
to validate the list of task hashes.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
- <link linkend='var-BB_SETSCENE_DEPVALID'><filename>BB_SETSCENE_DEPVALID</filename></link>:
+ <link linkend='var-bb-BB_SETSCENE_DEPVALID'><filename>BB_SETSCENE_DEPVALID</filename></link>:
Specifies a function BitBake calls that determines
whether BitBake requires a setscene dependency to
be met.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
- <link linkend='var-BB_SETSCENE_VERIFY_FUNCTION2'><filename>BB_SETSCENE_VERIFY_FUNCTION2</filename></link>:
+ <link linkend='var-bb-BB_SETSCENE_VERIFY_FUNCTION2'><filename>BB_SETSCENE_VERIFY_FUNCTION2</filename></link>:
Specifies a function to call that verifies the list of
planned task execution before the main task execution
happens.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
- <link linkend='var-BB_STAMP_POLICY'><filename>BB_STAMP_POLICY</filename></link>:
+ <link linkend='var-bb-BB_STAMP_POLICY'><filename>BB_STAMP_POLICY</filename></link>:
Defines the mode for comparing timestamps of stamp files.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
- <link linkend='var-BB_STAMP_WHITELIST'><filename>BB_STAMP_WHITELIST</filename></link>:
+ <link linkend='var-bb-BB_STAMP_WHITELIST'><filename>BB_STAMP_WHITELIST</filename></link>:
Lists stamp files that are looked at when the stamp policy
is "whitelist".
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
- <link linkend='var-BB_TASKHASH'><filename>BB_TASKHASH</filename></link>:
+ <link linkend='var-bb-BB_TASKHASH'><filename>BB_TASKHASH</filename></link>:
Within an executing task, this variable holds the hash
of the task as returned by the currently enabled
signature generator.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
- <link linkend='var-STAMP'><filename>STAMP</filename></link>:
+ <link linkend='var-bb-STAMP'><filename>STAMP</filename></link>:
The base path to create stamp files.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
- <link linkend='var-STAMPCLEAN'><filename>STAMPCLEAN</filename></link>:
+ <link linkend='var-bb-STAMPCLEAN'><filename>STAMPCLEAN</filename></link>:
Again, the base path to create stamp files but can use wildcards
for matching a range of files for clean operations.
</para></listitem>