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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 e1b2f2d0b..fac54d34d 100644 --- a/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.xml +++ b/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.xml @@ -1833,14 +1833,23 @@ exclusion. </para></listitem> <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>[noexec]</filename>:</emphasis> - Marks the tasks as being empty and no execution required. - The <filename>[noexec]</filename> flag can be used to set up + When set to "1", marks the task as being empty, with + no execution required. + You can use the <filename>[noexec]</filename> flag to set up tasks as dependency placeholders, or to disable tasks defined elsewhere that are not needed in a particular recipe. </para></listitem> <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>[nostamp]</filename>:</emphasis> - Tells BitBake to not generate a stamp file for a task, - which implies the task should always be executed. + When set to "1", tells BitBake to not generate a stamp + file for a task, which implies the task should always + be executed. + <note><title>Caution</title> + Any task that depends (possibly indirectly) on a + <filename>[nostamp]</filename> task will always be + executed as well. + This can cause unnecessary rebuilding if you are + not careful. + </note> </para></listitem> <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>[postfuncs]</filename>:</emphasis> List of functions to call after the completion of the task. |