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| author |   Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> | 2016-08-03 09:50:06 -0700 |
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| committer |   Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org> | 2016-08-18 23:50:46 +0100 |
| commit | 836b80cca2fc26ce7239c1f2cba72ad19a4eaed5 (patch) | |
| tree | c5d6f9e6e399eec74f565a2a8d500122969f8828 /documentation | |
| parent | b88973f637bc72b362991653af1577b93f8d16ca (diff) | |
| download | openembedded-core-contrib-836b80cca2fc26ce7239c1f2cba72ad19a4eaed5.tar.gz | |
ref-manual: Added note to PROVIDES variable description.
Fixes [YOCTO #10069]
Added a note at the end of the variable description to
explain how runtime virual dependencies work.
(From yocto-docs rev: de1d16017c27b6b2502735fc41acd22660f6e7b9)
Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'documentation')
| -rw-r--r-- | documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml | 17 |
1 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml index 2507d4b520..8ff0d671d1 100644 --- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml @@ -10042,6 +10042,23 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3" <link linkend='var-PREFERRED_PROVIDER'><filename>PREFERRED_PROVIDER</filename></link> variable is used to select which particular recipe provides a virtual target. + <note> + <para>A corresponding mechanism for virtual runtime + dependencies (packages) exists. + However, the mechanism does not depend on any special + functionality beyond ordinary variable assignments. + For example, + <filename>VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_dev_manager</filename> + refers to the package of the component that manages + the <filename>/dev</filename> directory.</para> + + <para>Setting the "preferred provider" for runtime + dependencies is as simple as using the following + assignment in a configuration file:</para> + <literallayout class='monospaced'> + VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_dev_manager = "udev" + </literallayout> + </note> </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> |