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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 310b9d20d..b2595c93f 100644 --- a/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.xml +++ b/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.xml @@ -923,6 +923,14 @@ inherited class within your recipe by doing so after the "inherit" statement. </note> + If you want to use the directive to inherit + multiple classes, you can separate the classes with spaces. + The following example shows how to inherit both the + <filename>autotools</filename> and <filename>pkgconfig</filename> + classes: + <literallayout class='monospaced'> + inherit autotools pkgconfig + </literallayout> </para> <para> @@ -1076,8 +1084,9 @@ <para> When creating a configuration file (<filename>.conf</filename>), - you can use the <filename>INHERIT</filename> directive to - inherit a class. + you can use the + <link linkend='var-INHERIT'><filename>INHERIT</filename></link> + configuration directive to inherit a class. BitBake only supports this directive when used within a configuration file. </para> @@ -1099,8 +1108,7 @@ <note> Because <filename>.conf</filename> files are parsed first during BitBake's execution, using - <link linkend='var-INHERIT'><filename>INHERIT</filename></link> - to inherit a class effectively + <filename>INHERIT</filename> to inherit a class effectively inherits the class globally (i.e. for all recipes). </note> If you want to use the directive to inherit @@ -1111,7 +1119,7 @@ <filename>autotools</filename> and <filename>pkgconfig</filename> classes: <literallayout class='monospaced'> - inherit autotools pkgconfig + INHERIT += "autotools pkgconfig" </literallayout> </para> </section> |