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diff --git a/poky/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/poky/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml index 6470c739c..0d01c16dd 100644 --- a/poky/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml +++ b/poky/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml @@ -931,20 +931,21 @@ <glossentry id='var-BB_GENERATE_MIRROR_TARBALLS'><glossterm>BB_GENERATE_MIRROR_TARBALLS</glossterm> <info> - BB_GENERATE_MIRROR_TARBALLS[doc] = "Causes tarballs of the Git repositories to be placed in the DL_DIR directory." + BB_GENERATE_MIRROR_TARBALLS[doc] = "Causes tarballs of the source control repositories to be placed in the DL_DIR directory." </info> <glossdef> <para role="glossdeffirst"> <!-- <para role="glossdeffirst"><imagedata fileref="figures/define-generic.png" /> --> - Causes tarballs of the Git repositories, including the - Git metadata, to be placed in the + Causes tarballs of the source control repositories + (e.g. Git repositories), including metadata, to be placed + in the <link linkend='var-DL_DIR'><filename>DL_DIR</filename></link> directory. </para> <para> For performance reasons, creating and placing tarballs of - the Git repositories is not the default action by the + these repositories is not the default action by the OpenEmbedded build system. <literallayout class='monospaced'> BB_GENERATE_MIRROR_TARBALLS = "1" @@ -953,6 +954,13 @@ file in the <link linkend='build-directory'>Build Directory</link>. </para> + + <para> + Once you have the tarballs containing your source files, + you can clean up your <filename>DL_DIR</filename> + directory by deleting any Git or other source control + work directories. + </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> @@ -11301,7 +11309,7 @@ Here are two examples: <literallayout class='monospaced'> PREFERRED_VERSION_python = "3.4.0" - PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto = "4.12%" + PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto = "5.0%" </literallayout> <note><title>Important</title> The use of the "<filename>%</filename>" character @@ -11347,14 +11355,14 @@ to set a machine-specific override. Here is an example: <literallayout class='monospaced'> - PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto_qemux86 = "4.12%" + PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto_qemux86 = "5.0%" </literallayout> Although not recommended, worst case, you can also use the "forcevariable" override, which is the strongest override possible. Here is an example: <literallayout class='monospaced'> - PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto_forcevariable = "4.12%" + PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto_forcevariable = "5.0%" </literallayout> <note> The <filename>_forcevariable</filename> override is @@ -12601,7 +12609,7 @@ is set to "minimal" to keep the SDK reasonably small but you still want to provide a usable toolchain. For example, suppose you want to use the toolchain from an - IDE (e.g. Eclipse) or from other tools and you do not + IDE or from other tools and you do not want to perform additional steps to install the toolchain. </para> @@ -13714,6 +13722,9 @@ a secure shell.</para></listitem> <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>svn://</filename> -</emphasis> Fetches files from a Subversion (<filename>svn</filename>) revision control repository.</para></listitem> + <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>npm://</filename> -</emphasis> Fetches JavaScript + modules from a registry. + </para></listitem> </itemizedlist> </para> |