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diff --git a/usermanual/reference/dirs_install.xml b/usermanual/reference/dirs_install.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..3d85f2ca8d --- /dev/null +++ b/usermanual/reference/dirs_install.xml @@ -0,0 +1,193 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<section id="directories_installation" xreflabel="Installation directories"> + <title>Directories: Installation variables</title> + + <para>The following table provides a list of the variables that are used to + control the directories into which files are installed.</para> + + <para>These variables can be used directly by the recipe to refer to paths + that will be used after the package is installed. For example, when specify + the location of configuration files you need to specify the location on the + target as show in the following example from quagga:<screen># Indicate that the default files are configuration files +CONFFILES_${PN} = "${sysconfdir}/default/quagga" +CONFFILES_${PN}-watchquagga = "${sysconfdir}/default/watchquagga"</screen></para> + + <para>When using these variables to actually install the components of a + package from within a bitbake recipe they should used relative to the + destination directory, <emphasis role="bold">D</emphasis>. The following + example from the quagga recipe shows some addition files being manually + installed from within the recipe itself:<screen>do_install () { + # Install init script and default settings + install -m 0755 -d ${D}${sysconfdir}/default ${D}${sysconfdir}/init.d ${D}${sysconfdir}/quagga + install -m 0644 ${WORKDIR}/quagga.default ${D}${sysconfdir}/default/quagga</screen></para> + + <informaltable> + <tgroup cols="3"> + <thead> + <row> + <entry>Variable name</entry> + + <entry>Definition</entry> + + <entry>Typical value</entry> + </row> + </thead> + + <tbody> + <row> + <entry>prefix</entry> + + <entry>/usr</entry> + + <entry>/usr</entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry>base_prefix</entry> + + <entry align="right"><emphasis>(empty)</emphasis></entry> + + <entry align="right"><emphasis>(empty)</emphasis></entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry>exec_prefix</entry> + + <entry>${base_prefix}</entry> + + <entry align="right"><emphasis>(empty)</emphasis></entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry>base_bindir</entry> + + <entry>${base_prefix}/bin</entry> + + <entry>/bin</entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry>base_sbindir</entry> + + <entry>${base_prefix}/sbin</entry> + + <entry>/sbin</entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry>base_libdir</entry> + + <entry>${base_prefix}/lib</entry> + + <entry>/lib</entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry>datadir</entry> + + <entry>${prefix}/share</entry> + + <entry>/usr/share</entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry>sysconfdir</entry> + + <entry>/etc</entry> + + <entry>/etc</entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry>localstatedir</entry> + + <entry>/var</entry> + + <entry>/var</entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry>infodir</entry> + + <entry>${datadir}/info</entry> + + <entry>/usr/share/info</entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry>mandir</entry> + + <entry>${datadir}/man</entry> + + <entry>/usr/share/man</entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry>docdir</entry> + + <entry>${datadir}/doc</entry> + + <entry>/usr/share/doc</entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry>servicedir</entry> + + <entry>/srv</entry> + + <entry>/srv</entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry>bindir</entry> + + <entry>${exec_prefix}/bin</entry> + + <entry>/usr/bin</entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry>sbindir</entry> + + <entry>${exec_prefix}/sbin</entry> + + <entry>/usr/sbin</entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry>libexecdir</entry> + + <entry>${exec_prefix}/libexec</entry> + + <entry>/usr/libexec</entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry>libdir</entry> + + <entry>${exec_prefix}/lib</entry> + + <entry>/usr/lib</entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry>includedir</entry> + + <entry>${exec_prefix}/include</entry> + + <entry>/usr/include</entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry></entry> + + <entry></entry> + + <entry></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </informaltable> + + <para></para> +</section>
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