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| <chapter id='ref-variables-glos'> |
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| <title>Variables Glossary</title> |
| |
| <para> |
| This chapter lists common variables used by BitBake and gives an overview |
| of their function and contents. |
| </para> |
| |
| <note> |
| Following are some points regarding the variables listed in this glossary: |
| <itemizedlist> |
| <listitem><para>The variables listed in this glossary |
| are specific to BitBake. |
| Consequently, the descriptions are limited to that context. |
| </para></listitem> |
| <listitem><para>Also, variables exist in other systems that use BitBake |
| (e.g. The Yocto Project and OpenEmbedded) that have names identical |
| to those found in this glossary. |
| For such cases, the variables in those systems extend the |
| functionality of the variable as it is described here in |
| this glossary. |
| </para></listitem> |
| <listitem><para>Finally, there are variables mentioned in this |
| glossary that do not appear in the BitBake glossary. |
| These other variables are variables used in systems that use |
| BitBake. |
| </para></listitem> |
| </itemizedlist> |
| </note> |
| |
| <glossary id='ref-variables-glossary'> |
| |
| <para> |
| <link linkend='var-ASSUME_PROVIDED'>A</link> |
| <link linkend='var-B'>B</link> |
| <link linkend='var-CACHE'>C</link> |
| <link linkend='var-DEFAULT_PREFERENCE'>D</link> |
| <link linkend='var-EXCLUDE_FROM_WORLD'>E</link> |
| <link linkend='var-FAKEROOT'>F</link> |
| <link linkend='var-GITDIR'>G</link> |
| <link linkend='var-HGDIR'>H</link> |
| <!-- <link linkend='var-ICECC_DISABLED'>I</link> --> |
| <!-- <link linkend='var-glossary-j'>J</link> --> |
| <!-- <link linkend='var-KARCH'>K</link> --> |
| <link linkend='var-LAYERDEPENDS'>L</link> |
| <link linkend='var-MIRRORS'>M</link> |
| <!-- <link linkend='var-glossary-n'>N</link> --> |
| <link linkend='var-OVERRIDES'>O</link> |
| <link linkend='var-P4DIR'>P</link> |
| <!-- <link linkend='var-QMAKE_PROFILES'>Q</link> --> |
| <link linkend='var-RDEPENDS'>R</link> |
| <link linkend='var-SECTION'>S</link> |
| <link linkend='var-T'>T</link> |
| <!-- <link linkend='var-UBOOT_CONFIG'>U</link> --> |
| <!-- <link linkend='var-glossary-v'>V</link> --> |
| <!-- <link linkend='var-WARN_QA'>W</link> --> |
| <!-- <link linkend='var-glossary-x'>X</link> --> |
| <!-- <link linkend='var-glossary-y'>Y</link> --> |
| <!-- <link linkend='var-glossary-z'>Z</link>--> |
| </para> |
| |
| <glossdiv id='var-glossary-a'><title>A</title> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-ASSUME_PROVIDED'><glossterm>ASSUME_PROVIDED</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Lists recipe names |
| (<link linkend='var-PN'><filename>PN</filename></link> |
| values) BitBake does not attempt to build. |
| Instead, BitBake assumes these recipes have already been |
| built. |
| </para> |
| |
| <para> |
| In OpenEmbedded Core, <filename>ASSUME_PROVIDED</filename> |
| mostly specifies native tools that should not be built. |
| An example is <filename>git-native</filename>, which |
| when specified allows for the Git binary from the host to |
| be used rather than building |
| <filename>git-native</filename>. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| </glossdiv> |
| |
| |
| <glossdiv id='var-glossary-b'><title>B</title> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-B'><glossterm>B</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| The directory in which BitBake executes functions |
| during a recipe's build process. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BB_ALLOWED_NETWORKS'><glossterm>BB_ALLOWED_NETWORKS</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Specifies a space-delimited list of hosts that the fetcher |
| is allowed to use to obtain the required source code. |
| Following are considerations surrounding this variable: |
| <itemizedlist> |
| <listitem><para> |
| This host list is only used if |
| <link linkend='var-BB_NO_NETWORK'><filename>BB_NO_NETWORK</filename></link> |
| is either not set or set to "0". |
| </para></listitem> |
| <listitem><para> |
| Limited support for wildcard matching against the |
| beginning of host names exists. |
| For example, the following setting matches |
| <filename>git.gnu.org</filename>, |
| <filename>ftp.gnu.org</filename>, and |
| <filename>foo.git.gnu.org</filename>. |
| <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
| BB_ALLOWED_NETWORKS = "*.gnu.org" |
| </literallayout> |
| </para></listitem> |
| <listitem><para> |
| Mirrors not in the host list are skipped and |
| logged in debug. |
| </para></listitem> |
| <listitem><para> |
| Attempts to access networks not in the host list |
| cause a failure. |
| </para></listitem> |
| </itemizedlist> |
| Using <filename>BB_ALLOWED_NETWORKS</filename> in |
| conjunction with |
| <link linkend='var-PREMIRRORS'><filename>PREMIRRORS</filename></link> |
| is very useful. |
| Adding the host you want to use to |
| <filename>PREMIRRORS</filename> results in the source code |
| being fetched from an allowed location and avoids raising |
| an error when a host that is not allowed is in a |
| <link linkend='var-SRC_URI'><filename>SRC_URI</filename></link> |
| statement. |
| This is because the fetcher does not attempt to use the |
| host listed in <filename>SRC_URI</filename> after a |
| successful fetch from the |
| <filename>PREMIRRORS</filename> occurs. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BB_CONSOLELOG'><glossterm>BB_CONSOLELOG</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Specifies the path to a log file into which BitBake's user |
| interface writes output during the build. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BB_CURRENTTASK'><glossterm>BB_CURRENTTASK</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Contains the name of the currently running task. |
| The name does not include the |
| <filename>do_</filename> prefix. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BB_DANGLINGAPPENDS_WARNONLY'><glossterm>BB_DANGLINGAPPENDS_WARNONLY</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Defines how BitBake handles situations where an append |
| file (<filename>.bbappend</filename>) has no |
| corresponding recipe file (<filename>.bb</filename>). |
| This condition often occurs when layers get out of sync |
| (e.g. <filename>oe-core</filename> bumps a |
| recipe version and the old recipe no longer exists and the |
| other layer has not been updated to the new version |
| of the recipe yet). |
| </para> |
| |
| <para> |
| The default fatal behavior is safest because it is |
| the sane reaction given something is out of sync. |
| It is important to realize when your changes are no longer |
| being applied. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BB_DEFAULT_TASK'><glossterm>BB_DEFAULT_TASK</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| The default task to use when none is specified (e.g. |
| with the <filename>-c</filename> command line option). |
| The task name specified should not include the |
| <filename>do_</filename> prefix. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BB_DISKMON_DIRS'><glossterm>BB_DISKMON_DIRS</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Monitors disk space and available inodes during the build |
| and allows you to control the build based on these |
| parameters. |
| </para> |
| |
| <para> |
| Disk space monitoring is disabled by default. |
| When setting this variable, use the following form: |
| <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
| BB_DISKMON_DIRS = "<action>,<dir>,<threshold> [...]" |
| |
| where: |
| |
| <action> is: |
| ABORT: Immediately abort the build when |
| a threshold is broken. |
| STOPTASKS: Stop the build after the currently |
| executing tasks have finished when |
| a threshold is broken. |
| WARN: Issue a warning but continue the |
| build when a threshold is broken. |
| Subsequent warnings are issued as |
| defined by the |
| <link linkend='var-BB_DISKMON_WARNINTERVAL'>BB_DISKMON_WARNINTERVAL</link> variable, |
| which must be defined. |
| |
| <dir> is: |
| Any directory you choose. You can specify one or |
| more directories to monitor by separating the |
| groupings with a space. If two directories are |
| on the same device, only the first directory |
| is monitored. |
| |
| <threshold> is: |
| Either the minimum available disk space, |
| the minimum number of free inodes, or |
| both. You must specify at least one. To |
| omit one or the other, simply omit the value. |
| Specify the threshold using G, M, K for Gbytes, |
| Mbytes, and Kbytes, respectively. If you do |
| not specify G, M, or K, Kbytes is assumed by |
| default. Do not use GB, MB, or KB. |
| </literallayout> |
| </para> |
| |
| <para> |
| Here are some examples: |
| <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
| BB_DISKMON_DIRS = "ABORT,${TMPDIR},1G,100K WARN,${SSTATE_DIR},1G,100K" |
| BB_DISKMON_DIRS = "STOPTASKS,${TMPDIR},1G" |
| BB_DISKMON_DIRS = "ABORT,${TMPDIR},,100K" |
| </literallayout> |
| The first example works only if you also set |
| the <link linkend='var-BB_DISKMON_WARNINTERVAL'><filename>BB_DISKMON_WARNINTERVAL</filename></link> variable. |
| This example causes the build system to immediately |
| abort when either the disk space in <filename>${TMPDIR}</filename> drops |
| below 1 Gbyte or the available free inodes drops below |
| 100 Kbytes. |
| Because two directories are provided with the variable, the |
| build system also issues a |
| warning when the disk space in the |
| <filename>${SSTATE_DIR}</filename> directory drops |
| below 1 Gbyte or the number of free inodes drops |
| below 100 Kbytes. |
| Subsequent warnings are issued during intervals as |
| defined by the <filename>BB_DISKMON_WARNINTERVAL</filename> |
| variable. |
| </para> |
| |
| <para> |
| The second example stops the build after all currently |
| executing tasks complete when the minimum disk space |
| in the <filename>${TMPDIR}</filename> |
| directory drops below 1 Gbyte. |
| No disk monitoring occurs for the free inodes in this case. |
| </para> |
| |
| <para> |
| The final example immediately aborts the build when the |
| number of free inodes in the <filename>${TMPDIR}</filename> directory |
| drops below 100 Kbytes. |
| No disk space monitoring for the directory itself occurs |
| in this case. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BB_DISKMON_WARNINTERVAL'><glossterm>BB_DISKMON_WARNINTERVAL</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Defines the disk space and free inode warning intervals. |
| </para> |
| |
| <para> |
| If you are going to use the |
| <filename>BB_DISKMON_WARNINTERVAL</filename> variable, you must |
| also use the |
| <link linkend='var-BB_DISKMON_DIRS'><filename>BB_DISKMON_DIRS</filename></link> variable |
| and define its action as "WARN". |
| During the build, subsequent warnings are issued each time |
| disk space or number of free inodes further reduces by |
| the respective interval. |
| </para> |
| |
| <para> |
| If you do not provide a <filename>BB_DISKMON_WARNINTERVAL</filename> |
| variable and you do use <filename>BB_DISKMON_DIRS</filename> with |
| the "WARN" action, the disk monitoring interval defaults to |
| the following: |
| <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
| BB_DISKMON_WARNINTERVAL = "50M,5K" |
| </literallayout> |
| </para> |
| |
| <para> |
| When specifying the variable in your configuration file, |
| use the following form: |
| <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
| BB_DISKMON_WARNINTERVAL = "<disk_space_interval>,<disk_inode_interval>" |
| |
| where: |
| |
| <disk_space_interval> is: |
| An interval of memory expressed in either |
| G, M, or K for Gbytes, Mbytes, or Kbytes, |
| respectively. You cannot use GB, MB, or KB. |
| |
| <disk_inode_interval> is: |
| An interval of free inodes expressed in either |
| G, M, or K for Gbytes, Mbytes, or Kbytes, |
| respectively. You cannot use GB, MB, or KB. |
| </literallayout> |
| </para> |
| |
| <para> |
| Here is an example: |
| <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
| BB_DISKMON_DIRS = "WARN,${SSTATE_DIR},1G,100K" |
| BB_DISKMON_WARNINTERVAL = "50M,5K" |
| </literallayout> |
| These variables cause BitBake to |
| issue subsequent warnings each time the available |
| disk space further reduces by 50 Mbytes or the number |
| of free inodes further reduces by 5 Kbytes in the |
| <filename>${SSTATE_DIR}</filename> directory. |
| Subsequent warnings based on the interval occur each time |
| a respective interval is reached beyond the initial warning |
| (i.e. 1 Gbytes and 100 Kbytes). |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BB_ENV_WHITELIST'><glossterm>BB_ENV_WHITELIST</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Specifies the internal whitelist of variables to allow |
| through from the external environment into BitBake's |
| datastore. |
| If the value of this variable is not specified |
| (which is the default), the following list is used: |
| <link linkend='var-BBPATH'><filename>BBPATH</filename></link>, |
| <link linkend='var-BB_PRESERVE_ENV'><filename>BB_PRESERVE_ENV</filename></link>, |
| <link linkend='var-BB_ENV_WHITELIST'><filename>BB_ENV_WHITELIST</filename></link>, |
| and |
| <link linkend='var-BB_ENV_EXTRAWHITE'><filename>BB_ENV_EXTRAWHITE</filename></link>. |
| <note> |
| You must set this variable in the external environment |
| in order for it to work. |
| </note> |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BB_ENV_EXTRAWHITE'><glossterm>BB_ENV_EXTRAWHITE</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Specifies an additional set of variables to allow through |
| (whitelist) from the external environment into BitBake's |
| datastore. |
| This list of variables are on top of the internal list |
| set in |
| <link linkend='var-BB_ENV_WHITELIST'><filename>BB_ENV_WHITELIST</filename></link>. |
| <note> |
| You must set this variable in the external |
| environment in order for it to work. |
| </note> |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BB_FETCH_PREMIRRORONLY'><glossterm>BB_FETCH_PREMIRRORONLY</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| When set to "1", causes BitBake's fetcher module to only |
| search |
| <link linkend='var-PREMIRRORS'><filename>PREMIRRORS</filename></link> |
| for files. |
| BitBake will not search the main |
| <link linkend='var-SRC_URI'><filename>SRC_URI</filename></link> |
| or |
| <link linkend='var-MIRRORS'><filename>MIRRORS</filename></link>. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BB_FILENAME'><glossterm>BB_FILENAME</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Contains the filename of the recipe that owns the currently |
| running task. |
| For example, if the <filename>do_fetch</filename> task that |
| resides in the <filename>my-recipe.bb</filename> is |
| executing, the <filename>BB_FILENAME</filename> variable |
| contains "/foo/path/my-recipe.bb". |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BB_GENERATE_MIRROR_TARBALLS'><glossterm>BB_GENERATE_MIRROR_TARBALLS</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Causes tarballs of the Git repositories, including the |
| Git metadata, to be placed in the |
| <link linkend='var-DL_DIR'><filename>DL_DIR</filename></link> |
| directory. |
| Anyone wishing to create a source mirror would want to |
| enable this variable. |
| </para> |
| |
| <para> |
| For performance reasons, creating and placing tarballs of |
| the Git repositories is not the default action by BitBake. |
| <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
| BB_GENERATE_MIRROR_TARBALLS = "1" |
| </literallayout> |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BB_HASHCONFIG_WHITELIST'><glossterm>BB_HASHCONFIG_WHITELIST</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Lists variables that are excluded from base configuration |
| checksum, which is used to determine if the cache can |
| be reused. |
| </para> |
| |
| <para> |
| One of the ways BitBake determines whether to re-parse the |
| main metadata is through checksums of the variables in the |
| datastore of the base configuration data. |
| There are variables that you typically want to exclude when |
| checking whether or not to re-parse and thus rebuild the |
| cache. |
| As an example, you would usually exclude |
| <filename>TIME</filename> and <filename>DATE</filename> |
| because these variables are always changing. |
| If you did not exclude them, BitBake would never reuse the |
| cache. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BB_HASHBASE_WHITELIST'><glossterm>BB_HASHBASE_WHITELIST</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Lists variables that are excluded from checksum and |
| dependency data. |
| Variables that are excluded can therefore change without |
| affecting the checksum mechanism. |
| A common example would be the variable for the path of |
| the build. |
| BitBake's output should not (and usually does not) depend |
| on the directory in which it was built. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BB_HASHCHECK_FUNCTION'><glossterm>BB_HASHCHECK_FUNCTION</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Specifies the name of the function to call during the |
| "setscene" part of the task's execution in order to |
| validate the list of task hashes. |
| The function returns the list of setscene tasks that should |
| be executed. |
| </para> |
| |
| <para> |
| At this point in the execution of the code, the objective |
| is to quickly verify if a given setscene function is likely |
| to work or not. |
| It's easier to check the list of setscene functions in |
| one pass than to call many individual tasks. |
| The returned list need not be completely accurate. |
| A given setscene task can still later fail. |
| However, the more accurate the data returned, the more |
| efficient the build will be. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BB_INVALIDCONF'><glossterm>BB_INVALIDCONF</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Used in combination with the |
| <filename>ConfigParsed</filename> event to trigger |
| re-parsing the base metadata (i.e. all the |
| recipes). |
| The <filename>ConfigParsed</filename> event can set the |
| variable to trigger the re-parse. |
| You must be careful to avoid recursive loops with this |
| functionality. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BB_LOGFMT'><glossterm>BB_LOGFMT</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Specifies the name of the log files saved into |
| <filename>${</filename><link linkend='var-T'><filename>T</filename></link><filename>}</filename>. |
| By default, the <filename>BB_LOGFMT</filename> variable |
| is undefined and the log file names get created using the |
| following form: |
| <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
| log.{task}.{pid} |
| </literallayout> |
| If you want to force log files to take a specific name, |
| you can set this variable in a configuration file. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BB_NICE_LEVEL'><glossterm>BB_NICE_LEVEL</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Allows BitBake to run at a specific priority |
| (i.e. nice level). |
| System permissions usually mean that BitBake can reduce its |
| priority but not raise it again. |
| See |
| <link linkend='var-BB_TASK_NICE_LEVEL'><filename>BB_TASK_NICE_LEVEL</filename></link> |
| for additional information. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BB_NO_NETWORK'><glossterm>BB_NO_NETWORK</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Disables network access in the BitBake fetcher modules. |
| With this access disabled, any command that attempts to |
| access the network becomes an error. |
| </para> |
| |
| <para> |
| Disabling network access is useful for testing source |
| mirrors, running builds when not connected to the Internet, |
| and when operating in certain kinds of firewall |
| environments. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BB_NUMBER_THREADS'><glossterm>BB_NUMBER_THREADS</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| The maximum number of tasks BitBake should run in parallel |
| at any one time. |
| If your host development system supports multiple cores, |
| a good rule of thumb is to set this variable to twice the |
| number of cores. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BB_NUMBER_PARSE_THREADS'><glossterm>BB_NUMBER_PARSE_THREADS</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Sets the number of threads BitBake uses when parsing. |
| By default, the number of threads is equal to the number |
| of cores on the system. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BB_ORIGENV'><glossterm>BB_ORIGENV</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Contains a copy of the original external environment in |
| which BitBake was run. |
| The copy is taken before any whitelisted variable values |
| are filtered into BitBake's datastore. |
| <note> |
| The contents of this variable is a datastore object |
| that can be queried using the normal datastore |
| operations. |
| </note> |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BB_PRESERVE_ENV'><glossterm>BB_PRESERVE_ENV</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Disables whitelisting and instead allows all variables |
| through from the external environment into BitBake's |
| datastore. |
| <note> |
| You must set this variable in the external |
| environment in order for it to work. |
| </note> |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BB_RUNFMT'><glossterm>BB_RUNFMT</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Specifies the name of the executable script files |
| (i.e. run files) saved into |
| <filename>${</filename><link linkend='var-T'><filename>T</filename></link><filename>}</filename>. |
| By default, the <filename>BB_RUNFMT</filename> variable |
| is undefined and the run file names get created using the |
| following form: |
| <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
| run.{task}.{pid} |
| </literallayout> |
| If you want to force run files to take a specific name, |
| you can set this variable in a configuration file. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BB_RUNTASK'><glossterm>BB_RUNTASK</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Contains the name of the currently executing task. |
| The value does not include the "do_" prefix. |
| For example, if the currently executing task is |
| <filename>do_config</filename>, the value is |
| "config". |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BB_SCHEDULER'><glossterm>BB_SCHEDULER</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Selects the name of the scheduler to use for the |
| scheduling of BitBake tasks. |
| Three options exist: |
| <itemizedlist> |
| <listitem><para><emphasis>basic</emphasis> - |
| The basic framework from which everything derives. |
| Using this option causes tasks to be ordered |
| numerically as they are parsed. |
| </para></listitem> |
| <listitem><para><emphasis>speed</emphasis> - |
| Executes tasks first that have more tasks |
| depending on them. |
| The "speed" option is the default. |
| </para></listitem> |
| <listitem><para><emphasis>completion</emphasis> - |
| Causes the scheduler to try to complete a given |
| recipe once its build has started. |
| </para></listitem> |
| </itemizedlist> |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BB_SCHEDULERS'><glossterm>BB_SCHEDULERS</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Defines custom schedulers to import. |
| Custom schedulers need to be derived from the |
| <filename>RunQueueScheduler</filename> class. |
| </para> |
| |
| <para> |
| For information how to select a scheduler, see the |
| <link linkend='var-BB_SCHEDULER'><filename>BB_SCHEDULER</filename></link> |
| variable. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BB_SETSCENE_DEPVALID'><glossterm>BB_SETSCENE_DEPVALID</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Specifies a function BitBake calls that determines |
| whether BitBake requires a setscene dependency to be met. |
| </para> |
| |
| <para> |
| When running a setscene task, BitBake needs to |
| know which dependencies of that setscene task also need |
| to be run. |
| Whether dependencies also need to be run is highly |
| dependent on the metadata. |
| The function specified by this variable returns a |
| "True" or "False" depending on whether the dependency needs |
| to be met. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BB_SETSCENE_VERIFY_FUNCTION2'><glossterm>BB_SETSCENE_VERIFY_FUNCTION2</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Specifies a function to call that verifies the list of |
| planned task execution before the main task execution |
| happens. |
| The function is called once BitBake has a list of setscene |
| tasks that have run and either succeeded or failed. |
| </para> |
| |
| <para> |
| The function allows for a task list check to see if they |
| make sense. |
| Even if BitBake was planning to skip a task, the |
| returned value of the function can force BitBake to run |
| the task, which is necessary under certain metadata |
| defined circumstances. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BB_SIGNATURE_EXCLUDE_FLAGS'><glossterm>BB_SIGNATURE_EXCLUDE_FLAGS</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Lists variable flags (varflags) |
| that can be safely excluded from checksum |
| and dependency data for keys in the datastore. |
| When generating checksum or dependency data for keys in the |
| datastore, the flags set against that key are normally |
| included in the checksum. |
| </para> |
| |
| <para> |
| For more information on varflags, see the |
| "<link linkend='variable-flags'>Variable Flags</link>" |
| section. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BB_SIGNATURE_HANDLER'><glossterm>BB_SIGNATURE_HANDLER</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Defines the name of the signature handler BitBake uses. |
| The signature handler defines the way stamp files are |
| created and handled, if and how the signature is |
| incorporated into the stamps, and how the signature |
| itself is generated. |
| </para> |
| |
| <para> |
| A new signature handler can be added by injecting a class |
| derived from the |
| <filename>SignatureGenerator</filename> class into the |
| global namespace. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BB_SRCREV_POLICY'><glossterm>BB_SRCREV_POLICY</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Defines the behavior of the fetcher when it interacts with |
| source control systems and dynamic source revisions. |
| The <filename>BB_SRCREV_POLICY</filename> variable is |
| useful when working without a network. |
| </para> |
| |
| <para> |
| The variable can be set using one of two policies: |
| <itemizedlist> |
| <listitem><para><emphasis>cache</emphasis> - |
| Retains the value the system obtained previously |
| rather than querying the source control system |
| each time. |
| </para></listitem> |
| <listitem><para><emphasis>clear</emphasis> - |
| Queries the source controls system every time. |
| With this policy, there is no cache. |
| The "clear" policy is the default. |
| </para></listitem> |
| </itemizedlist> |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BB_STAMP_POLICY'><glossterm>BB_STAMP_POLICY</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Defines the mode used for how timestamps of stamp files |
| are compared. |
| You can set the variable to one of the following modes: |
| <itemizedlist> |
| <listitem><para><emphasis>perfile</emphasis> - |
| Timestamp comparisons are only made |
| between timestamps of a specific recipe. |
| This is the default mode. |
| </para></listitem> |
| <listitem><para><emphasis>full</emphasis> - |
| Timestamp comparisons are made for all |
| dependencies. |
| </para></listitem> |
| <listitem><para><emphasis>whitelist</emphasis> - |
| Identical to "full" mode except timestamp |
| comparisons are made for recipes listed in the |
| <link linkend='var-BB_STAMP_WHITELIST'><filename>BB_STAMP_WHITELIST</filename></link> |
| variable. |
| </para></listitem> |
| </itemizedlist> |
| <note> |
| Stamp policies are largely obsolete with the |
| introduction of setscene tasks. |
| </note> |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BB_STAMP_WHITELIST'><glossterm>BB_STAMP_WHITELIST</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Lists files whose stamp file timestamps are compared when |
| the stamp policy mode is set to "whitelist". |
| For information on stamp policies, see the |
| <link linkend='var-BB_STAMP_POLICY'><filename>BB_STAMP_POLICY</filename></link> |
| variable. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BB_STRICT_CHECKSUM'><glossterm>BB_STRICT_CHECKSUM</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Sets a more strict checksum mechanism for non-local URLs. |
| Setting this variable to a value causes BitBake |
| to report an error if it encounters a non-local URL |
| that does not have at least one checksum specified. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BB_TASK_IONICE_LEVEL'><glossterm>BB_TASK_IONICE_LEVEL</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Allows adjustment of a task's Input/Output priority. |
| During Autobuilder testing, random failures can occur |
| for tasks due to I/O starvation. |
| These failures occur during various QEMU runtime timeouts. |
| You can use the <filename>BB_TASK_IONICE_LEVEL</filename> |
| variable to adjust the I/O priority of these tasks. |
| <note> |
| This variable works similarly to the |
| <link linkend='var-BB_TASK_NICE_LEVEL'><filename>BB_TASK_NICE_LEVEL</filename></link> |
| variable except with a task's I/O priorities. |
| </note> |
| </para> |
| |
| <para> |
| Set the variable as follows: |
| <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
| BB_TASK_IONICE_LEVEL = "<replaceable>class</replaceable>.<replaceable>prio</replaceable>" |
| </literallayout> |
| For <replaceable>class</replaceable>, the default value is |
| "2", which is a best effort. |
| You can use "1" for realtime and "3" for idle. |
| If you want to use realtime, you must have superuser |
| privileges. |
| </para> |
| |
| <para> |
| For <replaceable>prio</replaceable>, you can use any |
| value from "0", which is the highest priority, to "7", |
| which is the lowest. |
| The default value is "4". |
| You do not need any special privileges to use this range |
| of priority values. |
| <note> |
| In order for your I/O priority settings to take effect, |
| you need the Completely Fair Queuing (CFQ) Scheduler |
| selected for the backing block device. |
| To select the scheduler, use the following command form |
| where <replaceable>device</replaceable> is the device |
| (e.g. sda, sdb, and so forth): |
| <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
| $ sudo sh -c “echo cfq > /sys/block/<replaceable>device</replaceable>/queu/scheduler |
| </literallayout> |
| </note> |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BB_TASK_NICE_LEVEL'><glossterm>BB_TASK_NICE_LEVEL</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Allows specific tasks to change their priority |
| (i.e. nice level). |
| </para> |
| |
| <para> |
| You can use this variable in combination with task |
| overrides to raise or lower priorities of specific tasks. |
| For example, on the |
| <ulink url='http://www.yoctoproject.org'>Yocto Project</ulink> |
| autobuilder, QEMU emulation in images is given a higher |
| priority as compared to build tasks to ensure that images |
| do not suffer timeouts on loaded systems. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BB_TASKHASH'><glossterm>BB_TASKHASH</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Within an executing task, this variable holds the hash |
| of the task as returned by the currently enabled |
| signature generator. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BB_VERBOSE_LOGS'><glossterm>BB_VERBOSE_LOGS</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Controls how verbose BitBake is during builds. |
| If set, shell scripts echo commands and shell script output |
| appears on standard out (stdout). |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BB_WORKERCONTEXT'><glossterm>BB_WORKERCONTEXT</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Specifies if the current context is executing a task. |
| BitBake sets this variable to "1" when a task is |
| being executed. |
| The value is not set when the task is in server context |
| during parsing or event handling. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BBCLASSEXTEND'><glossterm>BBCLASSEXTEND</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Allows you to extend a recipe so that it builds variants |
| of the software. |
| Some examples of these variants for recipes from the |
| OpenEmbedded Core metadata are "natives" such as |
| <filename>quilt-native</filename>, which is a copy of |
| Quilt built to run on the build system; "crosses" such |
| as <filename>gcc-cross</filename>, which is a compiler |
| built to run on the build machine but produces binaries |
| that run on the target <filename>MACHINE</filename>; |
| "nativesdk", which targets the SDK machine instead of |
| <filename>MACHINE</filename>; and "mulitlibs" in the form |
| "<filename>multilib:</filename><replaceable>multilib_name</replaceable>". |
| </para> |
| |
| <para> |
| To build a different variant of the recipe with a minimal |
| amount of code, it usually is as simple as adding the |
| variable to your recipe. |
| Here are two examples. |
| The "native" variants are from the OpenEmbedded Core |
| metadata: |
| <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
| BBCLASSEXTEND =+ "native nativesdk" |
| BBCLASSEXTEND =+ "multilib:<replaceable>multilib_name</replaceable>" |
| </literallayout> |
| <note> |
| <para> |
| Internally, the <filename>BBCLASSEXTEND</filename> |
| mechanism generates recipe variants by rewriting |
| variable values and applying overrides such as |
| <filename>_class-native</filename>. |
| For example, to generate a native version of a recipe, |
| a |
| <link linkend='var-DEPENDS'><filename>DEPENDS</filename></link> |
| on "foo" is rewritten to a <filename>DEPENDS</filename> |
| on "foo-native". |
| </para> |
| |
| <para> |
| Even when using <filename>BBCLASSEXTEND</filename>, the |
| recipe is only parsed once. |
| Parsing once adds some limitations. |
| For example, it is not possible to |
| include a different file depending on the variant, |
| since <filename>include</filename> statements are |
| processed when the recipe is parsed. |
| </para> |
| </note> |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BBDEBUG'><glossterm>BBDEBUG</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Sets the BitBake debug output level to a specific value |
| as incremented by the <filename>-D</filename> command line |
| option. |
| <note> |
| You must set this variable in the external environment |
| in order for it to work. |
| </note> |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BBFILE_COLLECTIONS'><glossterm>BBFILE_COLLECTIONS</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para>Lists the names of configured layers. |
| These names are used to find the other <filename>BBFILE_*</filename> |
| variables. |
| Typically, each layer appends its name to this variable in its |
| <filename>conf/layer.conf</filename> file. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BBFILE_PATTERN'><glossterm>BBFILE_PATTERN</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para>Variable that expands to match files from |
| <link linkend='var-BBFILES'><filename>BBFILES</filename></link> |
| in a particular layer. |
| This variable is used in the <filename>conf/layer.conf</filename> file and must |
| be suffixed with the name of the specific layer (e.g. |
| <filename>BBFILE_PATTERN_emenlow</filename>).</para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BBFILE_PRIORITY'><glossterm>BBFILE_PRIORITY</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para>Assigns the priority for recipe files in each layer.</para> |
| <para>This variable is useful in situations where the same recipe appears in |
| more than one layer. |
| Setting this variable allows you to prioritize a |
| layer against other layers that contain the same recipe - effectively |
| letting you control the precedence for the multiple layers. |
| The precedence established through this variable stands regardless of a |
| recipe's version |
| (<link linkend='var-PV'><filename>PV</filename></link> variable). |
| For example, a layer that has a recipe with a higher <filename>PV</filename> value but for |
| which the <filename>BBFILE_PRIORITY</filename> is set to have a lower precedence still has a |
| lower precedence.</para> |
| <para>A larger value for the <filename>BBFILE_PRIORITY</filename> variable results in a higher |
| precedence. |
| For example, the value 6 has a higher precedence than the value 5. |
| If not specified, the <filename>BBFILE_PRIORITY</filename> variable is set based on layer |
| dependencies (see the |
| <filename><link linkend='var-LAYERDEPENDS'>LAYERDEPENDS</link></filename> variable for |
| more information. |
| The default priority, if unspecified |
| for a layer with no dependencies, is the lowest defined priority + 1 |
| (or 1 if no priorities are defined).</para> |
| <tip> |
| You can use the command <filename>bitbake-layers show-layers</filename> to list |
| all configured layers along with their priorities. |
| </tip> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BBFILES'><glossterm>BBFILES</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para>List of recipe files BitBake uses to build software.</para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BBINCLUDED'><glossterm>BBINCLUDED</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Contains a space-separated list of all of all files that |
| BitBake's parser included during parsing of the current |
| file. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BBINCLUDELOGS'><glossterm>BBINCLUDELOGS</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| If set to a value, enables printing the task log when |
| reporting a failed task. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BBINCLUDELOGS_LINES'><glossterm>BBINCLUDELOGS_LINES</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| If |
| <link linkend='var-BBINCLUDELOGS'><filename>BBINCLUDELOGS</filename></link> |
| is set, specifies the maximum number of lines from the |
| task log file to print when reporting a failed task. |
| If you do not set <filename>BBINCLUDELOGS_LINES</filename>, |
| the entire log is printed. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BBLAYERS'><glossterm>BBLAYERS</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para>Lists the layers to enable during the build. |
| This variable is defined in the <filename>bblayers.conf</filename> configuration |
| file in the build directory. |
| Here is an example: |
| <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
| BBLAYERS = " \ |
| /home/scottrif/poky/meta \ |
| /home/scottrif/poky/meta-yocto \ |
| /home/scottrif/poky/meta-yocto-bsp \ |
| /home/scottrif/poky/meta-mykernel \ |
| " |
| |
| </literallayout> |
| This example enables four layers, one of which is a custom, user-defined layer |
| named <filename>meta-mykernel</filename>. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BBLAYERS_FETCH_DIR'><glossterm>BBLAYERS_FETCH_DIR</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Sets the base location where layers are stored. |
| By default, this location is set to |
| <filename>${COREBASE}</filename>. |
| This setting is used in conjunction with |
| <filename>bitbake-layers layerindex-fetch</filename> and |
| tells <filename>bitbake-layers</filename> where to place |
| the fetched layers. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BBMASK'><glossterm>BBMASK</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Prevents BitBake from processing recipes and recipe |
| append files. |
| </para> |
| |
| <para> |
| You can use the <filename>BBMASK</filename> variable |
| to "hide" these <filename>.bb</filename> and |
| <filename>.bbappend</filename> files. |
| BitBake ignores any recipe or recipe append files that |
| match any of the expressions. |
| It is as if BitBake does not see them at all. |
| Consequently, matching files are not parsed or otherwise |
| used by BitBake.</para> |
| <para> |
| The values you provide are passed to Python's regular |
| expression compiler. |
| The expressions are compared against the full paths to |
| the files. |
| For complete syntax information, see Python's |
| documentation at |
| <ulink url='http://docs.python.org/release/2.3/lib/re-syntax.html'></ulink>. |
| </para> |
| |
| <para> |
| The following example uses a complete regular expression |
| to tell BitBake to ignore all recipe and recipe append |
| files in the <filename>meta-ti/recipes-misc/</filename> |
| directory: |
| <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
| BBMASK = "meta-ti/recipes-misc/" |
| </literallayout> |
| If you want to mask out multiple directories or recipes, |
| you can specify multiple regular expression fragments. |
| This next example masks out multiple directories and |
| individual recipes: |
| <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
| BBMASK += "/meta-ti/recipes-misc/ meta-ti/recipes-ti/packagegroup/" |
| BBMASK += "/meta-oe/recipes-support/" |
| BBMASK += "/meta-foo/.*/openldap" |
| BBMASK += "opencv.*\.bbappend" |
| BBMASK += "lzma" |
| </literallayout> |
| <note> |
| When specifying a directory name, use the trailing |
| slash character to ensure you match just that directory |
| name. |
| </note> |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BBPATH'><glossterm>BBPATH</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Used by BitBake to locate class |
| (<filename>.bbclass</filename>) and configuration |
| (<filename>.conf</filename>) files. |
| This variable is analogous to the |
| <filename>PATH</filename> variable. |
| </para> |
| |
| <para> |
| If you run BitBake from a directory outside of the |
| build directory, |
| you must be sure to set |
| <filename>BBPATH</filename> to point to the |
| build directory. |
| Set the variable as you would any environment variable |
| and then run BitBake: |
| <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
| $ BBPATH="<replaceable>build_directory</replaceable>" |
| $ export BBPATH |
| $ bitbake <replaceable>target</replaceable> |
| </literallayout> |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BBSERVER'><glossterm>BBSERVER</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Points to the server that runs memory-resident BitBake. |
| The variable is only used when you employ memory-resident |
| BitBake. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BBTARGETS'><glossterm>BBTARGETS</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Allows you to use a configuration file to add to the list |
| of command-line target recipes you want to build. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BBVERSIONS'><glossterm>BBVERSIONS</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Allows a single recipe to build multiple versions of a |
| project from a single recipe file. |
| You also able to specify conditional metadata |
| using the |
| <link linkend='var-OVERRIDES'><filename>OVERRIDES</filename></link> |
| mechanism for a single version or for an optionally named |
| range of versions. |
| </para> |
| |
| <para> |
| For more information on <filename>BBVERSIONS</filename>, |
| see the |
| "<link linkend='variants-class-extension-mechanism'>Variants - Class Extension Mechanism</link>" |
| section. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BITBAKE_UI'><glossterm>BITBAKE_UI</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Used to specify the UI module to use when running BitBake. |
| Using this variable is equivalent to using the |
| <filename>-u</filename> command-line option. |
| <note> |
| You must set this variable in the external environment |
| in order for it to work. |
| </note> |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BUILDNAME'><glossterm>BUILDNAME</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| A name assigned to the build. |
| The name defaults to a datetime stamp of when the build was |
| started but can be defined by the metadata. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-BZRDIR'><glossterm>BZRDIR</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| The directory in which files checked out of a Bazaar |
| system are stored. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| </glossdiv> |
| |
| <glossdiv id='var-glossary-c'><title>C</title> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-CACHE'><glossterm>CACHE</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Specifies the directory BitBake uses to store a cache |
| of the metadata so it does not need to be parsed every |
| time BitBake is started. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-CVSDIR'><glossterm>CVSDIR</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| The directory in which files checked out under the |
| CVS system are stored. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| </glossdiv> |
| |
| <glossdiv id='var-glossary-d'><title>D</title> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-DEFAULT_PREFERENCE'><glossterm>DEFAULT_PREFERENCE</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Specifies a weak bias for recipe selection priority. |
| </para> |
| <para> |
| The most common usage of this is variable is to set |
| it to "-1" within a recipe for a development version of a |
| piece of software. |
| Using the variable in this way causes the stable version |
| of the recipe to build by default in the absence of |
| <filename><link linkend='var-PREFERRED_VERSION'>PREFERRED_VERSION</link></filename> |
| being used to build the development version. |
| </para> |
| <note> |
| The bias provided by <filename>DEFAULT_PREFERENCE</filename> |
| is weak and is overridden by |
| <filename><link linkend='var-BBFILE_PRIORITY'>BBFILE_PRIORITY</link></filename> |
| if that variable is different between two layers |
| that contain different versions of the same recipe. |
| </note> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-DEPENDS'><glossterm>DEPENDS</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Lists a recipe's build-time dependencies |
| (i.e. other recipe files). |
| </para> |
| |
| <para> |
| Consider this simple example for two recipes named "a" and |
| "b" that produce similarly named packages. |
| In this example, the <filename>DEPENDS</filename> |
| statement appears in the "a" recipe: |
| <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
| DEPENDS = "b" |
| </literallayout> |
| Here, the dependency is such that the |
| <filename>do_configure</filename> task for recipe "a" |
| depends on the <filename>do_populate_sysroot</filename> |
| task of recipe "b". |
| This means anything that recipe "b" puts into sysroot |
| is available when recipe "a" is configuring itself. |
| </para> |
| |
| <para> |
| For information on runtime dependencies, see the |
| <link linkend='var-RDEPENDS'><filename>RDEPENDS</filename></link> |
| variable. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-DESCRIPTION'><glossterm>DESCRIPTION</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| A long description for the recipe. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-DL_DIR'><glossterm>DL_DIR</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| The central download directory used by the build process to |
| store downloads. |
| By default, <filename>DL_DIR</filename> gets files |
| suitable for mirroring for everything except Git |
| repositories. |
| If you want tarballs of Git repositories, use the |
| <link linkend='var-BB_GENERATE_MIRROR_TARBALLS'><filename>BB_GENERATE_MIRROR_TARBALLS</filename></link> |
| variable. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| |
| </glossentry> |
| </glossdiv> |
| |
| <glossdiv id='var-glossary-e'><title>E</title> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-EXCLUDE_FROM_WORLD'><glossterm>EXCLUDE_FROM_WORLD</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Directs BitBake to exclude a recipe from world builds (i.e. |
| <filename>bitbake world</filename>). |
| During world builds, BitBake locates, parses and builds all |
| recipes found in every layer exposed in the |
| <filename>bblayers.conf</filename> configuration file. |
| </para> |
| |
| <para> |
| To exclude a recipe from a world build using this variable, |
| set the variable to "1" in the recipe. |
| </para> |
| |
| <note> |
| Recipes added to <filename>EXCLUDE_FROM_WORLD</filename> |
| may still be built during a world build in order to satisfy |
| dependencies of other recipes. |
| Adding a recipe to <filename>EXCLUDE_FROM_WORLD</filename> |
| only ensures that the recipe is not explicitly added |
| to the list of build targets in a world build. |
| </note> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| </glossdiv> |
| |
| <glossdiv id='var-glossary-f'><title>F</title> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-FAKEROOT'><glossterm>FAKEROOT</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Contains the command to use when running a shell script |
| in a fakeroot environment. |
| The <filename>FAKEROOT</filename> variable is obsolete |
| and has been replaced by the other |
| <filename>FAKEROOT*</filename> variables. |
| See these entries in the glossary for more information. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-FAKEROOTBASEENV'><glossterm>FAKEROOTBASEENV</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Lists environment variables to set when executing |
| the command defined by |
| <link linkend='var-FAKEROOTCMD'><filename>FAKEROOTCMD</filename></link> |
| that starts the bitbake-worker process |
| in the fakeroot environment. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-FAKEROOTCMD'><glossterm>FAKEROOTCMD</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Contains the command that starts the bitbake-worker |
| process in the fakeroot environment. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-FAKEROOTDIRS'><glossterm>FAKEROOTDIRS</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Lists directories to create before running a task in |
| the fakeroot environment. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-FAKEROOTENV'><glossterm>FAKEROOTENV</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Lists environment variables to set when running a task |
| in the fakeroot environment. |
| For additional information on environment variables and |
| the fakeroot environment, see the |
| <link linkend='var-FAKEROOTBASEENV'><filename>FAKEROOTBASEENV</filename></link> |
| variable. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-FAKEROOTNOENV'><glossterm>FAKEROOTNOENV</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Lists environment variables to set when running a task |
| that is not in the fakeroot environment. |
| For additional information on environment variables and |
| the fakeroot environment, see the |
| <link linkend='var-FAKEROOTENV'><filename>FAKEROOTENV</filename></link> |
| variable. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-FETCHCMD'><glossterm>FETCHCMD</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Defines the command the BitBake fetcher module |
| executes when running fetch operations. |
| You need to use an override suffix when you use the |
| variable (e.g. <filename>FETCHCMD_git</filename> |
| or <filename>FETCHCMD_svn</filename>). |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-FILE'><glossterm>FILE</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Points at the current file. |
| BitBake sets this variable during the parsing process |
| to identify the file being parsed. |
| BitBake also sets this variable when a recipe is being |
| executed to identify the recipe file. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-FILESDIR'><glossterm>FILESDIR</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Specifies directories BitBake uses when searching for |
| patches and files. |
| The "local" fetcher module uses these directories when |
| handling <filename>file://</filename> URLs if the file |
| was not found using |
| <link linkend='var-FILESPATH'><filename>FILESPATH</filename></link>. |
| <note> |
| The <filename>FILESDIR</filename> variable is |
| deprecated and you should use |
| <filename>FILESPATH</filename> in all new code. |
| </note> |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-FILESPATH'><glossterm>FILESPATH</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Specifies directories BitBake uses when searching for |
| patches and files. |
| The "local" fetcher module uses these directories when |
| handling <filename>file://</filename> URLs. |
| The variable behaves like a shell <filename>PATH</filename> |
| environment variable. |
| The value is a colon-separated list of directories that |
| are searched left-to-right in order. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| </glossdiv> |
| |
| |
| <glossdiv id='var-glossary-g'><title>G</title> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-GITDIR'><glossterm>GITDIR</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| The directory in which a local copy of a Git repository |
| is stored when it is cloned. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| </glossdiv> |
| |
| |
| <glossdiv id='var-glossary-h'><title>H</title> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-HGDIR'><glossterm>HGDIR</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| The directory in which files checked out of a Mercurial |
| system are stored. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-HOMEPAGE'><glossterm>HOMEPAGE</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para>Website where more information about the software the recipe is building |
| can be found.</para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| </glossdiv> |
| |
| <glossdiv id='var-glossary-i'><title>I</title> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-INHERIT'><glossterm>INHERIT</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Causes the named class to be inherited at |
| this point during parsing. |
| The variable is only valid in configuration files. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| </glossdiv> |
| |
| <!-- |
| <glossdiv id='var-glossary-j'><title>J</title> |
| </glossdiv> |
| |
| <glossdiv id='var-glossary-k'><title>K</title> |
| </glossdiv> |
| --> |
| |
| <glossdiv id='var-glossary-l'><title>L</title> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-LAYERDEPENDS'><glossterm>LAYERDEPENDS</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para>Lists the layers, separated by spaces, upon which this recipe depends. |
| Optionally, you can specify a specific layer version for a dependency |
| by adding it to the end of the layer name with a colon, (e.g. "anotherlayer:3" |
| to be compared against |
| <link linkend='var-LAYERVERSION'><filename>LAYERVERSION</filename></link><filename>_anotherlayer</filename> |
| in this case). |
| BitBake produces an error if any dependency is missing or |
| the version numbers do not match exactly (if specified).</para> |
| <para> |
| You use this variable in the <filename>conf/layer.conf</filename> file. |
| You must also use the specific layer name as a suffix |
| to the variable (e.g. <filename>LAYERDEPENDS_mylayer</filename>).</para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-LAYERDIR'><glossterm>LAYERDIR</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para>When used inside the <filename>layer.conf</filename> configuration |
| file, this variable provides the path of the current layer. |
| This variable is not available outside of <filename>layer.conf</filename> |
| and references are expanded immediately when parsing of the file completes.</para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-LAYERDIR_RE'><glossterm>LAYERDIR_RE</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para>When used inside the <filename>layer.conf</filename> configuration |
| file, this variable provides the path of the current layer, |
| escaped for use in a regular expression |
| (<link linkend='var-BBFILE_PATTERN'><filename>BBFILE_PATTERN</filename></link>). |
| This variable is not available outside of <filename>layer.conf</filename> |
| and references are expanded immediately when parsing of the file completes.</para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-LAYERVERSION'><glossterm>LAYERVERSION</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para>Optionally specifies the version of a layer as a single number. |
| You can use this variable within |
| <link linkend='var-LAYERDEPENDS'><filename>LAYERDEPENDS</filename></link> |
| for another layer in order to depend on a specific version |
| of the layer.</para> |
| <para> |
| You use this variable in the <filename>conf/layer.conf</filename> file. |
| You must also use the specific layer name as a suffix |
| to the variable (e.g. <filename>LAYERDEPENDS_mylayer</filename>).</para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-LICENSE'><glossterm>LICENSE</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| The list of source licenses for the recipe. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| </glossdiv> |
| |
| <glossdiv id='var-glossary-m'><title>M</title> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-MIRRORS'><glossterm>MIRRORS</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Specifies additional paths from which BitBake gets source code. |
| When the build system searches for source code, it first |
| tries the local download directory. |
| If that location fails, the build system tries locations |
| defined by |
| <link linkend='var-PREMIRRORS'><filename>PREMIRRORS</filename></link>, |
| the upstream source, and then locations specified by |
| <filename>MIRRORS</filename> in that order. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-MULTI_PROVIDER_WHITELIST'><glossterm>MULTI_PROVIDER_WHITELIST</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Allows you to suppress BitBake warnings caused when |
| building two separate recipes that provide the same |
| output. |
| </para> |
| |
| <para> |
| Bitbake normally issues a warning when building two |
| different recipes where each provides the same output. |
| This scenario is usually something the user does not |
| want. |
| However, cases do exist where it makes sense, particularly |
| in the <filename>virtual/*</filename> namespace. |
| You can use this variable to suppress BitBake's warnings. |
| </para> |
| |
| <para> |
| To use the variable, list provider names (e.g. |
| recipe names, <filename>virtual/kernel</filename>, |
| and so forth). |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| </glossdiv> |
| |
| <!-- |
| <glossdiv id='var-glossary-n'><title>N</title> |
| </glossdiv> |
| --> |
| |
| <glossdiv id='var-glossary-o'><title>O</title> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-OVERRIDES'><glossterm>OVERRIDES</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| BitBake uses <filename>OVERRIDES</filename> to control |
| what variables are overridden after BitBake parses |
| recipes and configuration files. |
| </para> |
| |
| <para> |
| Following is a simple example that uses an overrides |
| list based on machine architectures: |
| <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
| OVERRIDES = "arm:x86:mips:powerpc" |
| </literallayout> |
| You can find information on how to use |
| <filename>OVERRIDES</filename> in the |
| "<link linkend='conditional-syntax-overrides'>Conditional Syntax (Overrides)</link>" |
| section. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| </glossdiv> |
| |
| <glossdiv id='var-glossary-p'><title>P</title> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-P4DIR'><glossterm>P4DIR</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| The directory in which a local copy of a Perforce depot |
| is stored when it is fetched. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-PACKAGES'><glossterm>PACKAGES</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para>The list of packages the recipe creates. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-PACKAGES_DYNAMIC'><glossterm>PACKAGES_DYNAMIC</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| A promise that your recipe satisfies runtime dependencies |
| for optional modules that are found in other recipes. |
| <filename>PACKAGES_DYNAMIC</filename> |
| does not actually satisfy the dependencies, it only states that |
| they should be satisfied. |
| For example, if a hard, runtime dependency |
| (<link linkend='var-RDEPENDS'><filename>RDEPENDS</filename></link>) |
| of another package is satisfied during the build |
| through the <filename>PACKAGES_DYNAMIC</filename> |
| variable, but a package with the module name is never actually |
| produced, then the other package will be broken. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-PE'><glossterm>PE</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| The epoch of the recipe. |
| By default, this variable is unset. |
| The variable is used to make upgrades possible when the |
| versioning scheme changes in some backwards incompatible |
| way. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-PERSISTENT_DIR'><glossterm>PERSISTENT_DIR</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Specifies the directory BitBake uses to store data that |
| should be preserved between builds. |
| In particular, the data stored is the data that uses |
| BitBake's persistent data API and the data used by the |
| PR Server and PR Service. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-PF'><glossterm>PF</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Specifies the recipe or package name and includes all version and revision |
| numbers (i.e. <filename>eglibc-2.13-r20+svnr15508/</filename> and |
| <filename>bash-4.2-r1/</filename>). |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-PN'><glossterm>PN</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para>The recipe name.</para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-PR'><glossterm>PR</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para>The revision of the recipe. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-PREFERRED_PROVIDER'><glossterm>PREFERRED_PROVIDER</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Determines which recipe should be given preference when |
| multiple recipes provide the same item. |
| You should always suffix the variable with the name of the |
| provided item, and you should set it to the |
| <link linkend='var-PN'><filename>PN</filename></link> |
| of the recipe to which you want to give precedence. |
| Some examples: |
| <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
| PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel ?= "linux-yocto" |
| PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/xserver = "xserver-xf86" |
| PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/libgl ?= "mesa" |
| </literallayout> |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-PREFERRED_PROVIDERS'><glossterm>PREFERRED_PROVIDERS</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Determines which recipe should be given preference for |
| cases where multiple recipes provide the same item. |
| Functionally, |
| <filename>PREFERRED_PROVIDERS</filename> is identical to |
| <link linkend='var-PREFERRED_PROVIDER'><filename>PREFERRED_PROVIDER</filename></link>. |
| However, the <filename>PREFERRED_PROVIDERS</filename> |
| variable lets you define preferences for multiple |
| situations using the following form: |
| <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
| PREFERRED_PROVIDERS = "xxx:yyy aaa:bbb ..." |
| </literallayout> |
| This form is a convenient replacement for the following: |
| <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
| PREFERRED_PROVIDER_xxx = "yyy" |
| PREFERRED_PROVIDER_aaa = "bbb" |
| </literallayout> |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-PREFERRED_VERSION'><glossterm>PREFERRED_VERSION</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| If there are multiple versions of recipes available, this |
| variable determines which recipe should be given preference. |
| You must always suffix the variable with the |
| <link linkend='var-PN'><filename>PN</filename></link> |
| you want to select, and you should set |
| <link linkend='var-PV'><filename>PV</filename></link> |
| accordingly for precedence. |
| You can use the "<filename>%</filename>" character as a |
| wildcard to match any number of characters, which can be |
| useful when specifying versions that contain long revision |
| numbers that could potentially change. |
| Here are two examples: |
| <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
| PREFERRED_VERSION_python = "2.7.3" |
| PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto = "3.10%" |
| </literallayout> |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-PREMIRRORS'><glossterm>PREMIRRORS</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Specifies additional paths from which BitBake gets source code. |
| When the build system searches for source code, it first |
| tries the local download directory. |
| If that location fails, the build system tries locations |
| defined by <filename>PREMIRRORS</filename>, the upstream |
| source, and then locations specified by |
| <link linkend='var-MIRRORS'><filename>MIRRORS</filename></link> |
| in that order. |
| </para> |
| |
| <para> |
| Typically, you would add a specific server for the |
| build system to attempt before any others by adding |
| something like the following to your configuration: |
| <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
| PREMIRRORS_prepend = "\ |
| git://.*/.* http://www.yoctoproject.org/sources/ \n \ |
| ftp://.*/.* http://www.yoctoproject.org/sources/ \n \ |
| http://.*/.* http://www.yoctoproject.org/sources/ \n \ |
| https://.*/.* http://www.yoctoproject.org/sources/ \n" |
| </literallayout> |
| These changes cause the build system to intercept |
| Git, FTP, HTTP, and HTTPS requests and direct them to |
| the <filename>http://</filename> sources mirror. |
| You can use <filename>file://</filename> URLs to point |
| to local directories or network shares as well. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-PROVIDES'><glossterm>PROVIDES</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| A list of aliases by which a particular recipe can be |
| known. |
| By default, a recipe's own |
| <filename><link linkend='var-PN'>PN</link></filename> |
| is implicitly already in its <filename>PROVIDES</filename> |
| list. |
| If a recipe uses <filename>PROVIDES</filename>, the |
| additional aliases are synonyms for the recipe and can |
| be useful satisfying dependencies of other recipes during |
| the build as specified by |
| <filename><link linkend='var-DEPENDS'>DEPENDS</link></filename>. |
| </para> |
| |
| <para> |
| Consider the following example |
| <filename>PROVIDES</filename> statement from a recipe |
| file <filename>libav_0.8.11.bb</filename>: |
| <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
| PROVIDES += "libpostproc" |
| </literallayout> |
| The <filename>PROVIDES</filename> statement results in |
| the "libav" recipe also being known as "libpostproc". |
| </para> |
| |
| <para> |
| In addition to providing recipes under alternate names, |
| the <filename>PROVIDES</filename> mechanism is also used |
| to implement virtual targets. |
| A virtual target is a name that corresponds to some |
| particular functionality (e.g. a Linux kernel). |
| Recipes that provide the functionality in question list the |
| virtual target in <filename>PROVIDES</filename>. |
| Recipes that depend on the functionality in question can |
| include the virtual target in |
| <link linkend='var-DEPENDS'><filename>DEPENDS</filename></link> |
| to leave the choice of provider open. |
| </para> |
| |
| <para> |
| Conventionally, virtual targets have names on the form |
| "virtual/function" (e.g. "virtual/kernel"). |
| The slash is simply part of the name and has no |
| syntactical significance. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-PRSERV_HOST'><glossterm>PRSERV_HOST</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| The network based |
| <link linkend='var-PR'><filename>PR</filename></link> |
| service host and port. |
| </para> |
| |
| <para> |
| Following is an example of how the <filename>PRSERV_HOST</filename> variable is |
| set: |
| <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
| PRSERV_HOST = "localhost:0" |
| </literallayout> |
| You must set the variable if you want to automatically |
| start a local PR service. |
| You can set <filename>PRSERV_HOST</filename> to other |
| values to use a remote PR service. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-PV'><glossterm>PV</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para>The version of the recipe. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| </glossdiv> |
| |
| <!-- |
| <glossdiv id='var-glossary-q'><title>Q</title> |
| </glossdiv> |
| --> |
| |
| <glossdiv id='var-glossary-r'><title>R</title> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-RDEPENDS'><glossterm>RDEPENDS</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Lists a package's runtime dependencies (i.e. other packages) |
| that must be installed in order for the built package to run |
| correctly. |
| If a package in this list cannot be found during the build, |
| you will get a build error. |
| </para> |
| |
| <para> |
| Because the <filename>RDEPENDS</filename> variable applies |
| to packages being built, you should always use the variable |
| in a form with an attached package name. |
| For example, suppose you are building a development package |
| that depends on the <filename>perl</filename> package. |
| In this case, you would use the following |
| <filename>RDEPENDS</filename> statement: |
| <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
| RDEPENDS_${PN}-dev += "perl" |
| </literallayout> |
| In the example, the development package depends on |
| the <filename>perl</filename> package. |
| Thus, the <filename>RDEPENDS</filename> variable has the |
| <filename>${PN}-dev</filename> package name as part of the |
| variable. |
| </para> |
| |
| <para> |
| BitBake supports specifying versioned dependencies. |
| Although the syntax varies depending on the packaging |
| format, BitBake hides these differences from you. |
| Here is the general syntax to specify versions with |
| the <filename>RDEPENDS</filename> variable: |
| <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
| RDEPENDS_${PN} = "<replaceable>package</replaceable> (<replaceable>operator</replaceable> <replaceable>version</replaceable>)" |
| </literallayout> |
| For <filename>operator</filename>, you can specify the |
| following: |
| <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
| = |
| < |
| > |
| <= |
| >= |
| </literallayout> |
| For example, the following sets up a dependency on version |
| 1.2 or greater of the package <filename>foo</filename>: |
| <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
| RDEPENDS_${PN} = "foo (>= 1.2)" |
| </literallayout> |
| </para> |
| |
| <para> |
| For information on build-time dependencies, see the |
| <link linkend='var-DEPENDS'><filename>DEPENDS</filename></link> |
| variable. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-RPROVIDES'><glossterm>RPROVIDES</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| A list of package name aliases that a package also provides. |
| These aliases are useful for satisfying runtime dependencies |
| of other packages both during the build and on the target |
| (as specified by |
| <filename><link linkend='var-RDEPENDS'>RDEPENDS</link></filename>). |
| </para> |
| <para> |
| As with all package-controlling variables, you must always |
| use the variable in conjunction with a package name override. |
| Here is an example: |
| <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
| RPROVIDES_${PN} = "widget-abi-2" |
| </literallayout> |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-RRECOMMENDS'><glossterm>RRECOMMENDS</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| A list of packages that extends the usability of a package |
| being built. |
| The package being built does not depend on this list of |
| packages in order to successfully build, but needs them for |
| the extended usability. |
| To specify runtime dependencies for packages, see the |
| <filename><link linkend='var-RDEPENDS'>RDEPENDS</link></filename> |
| variable. |
| </para> |
| |
| <para> |
| BitBake supports specifying versioned recommends. |
| Although the syntax varies depending on the packaging |
| format, BitBake hides these differences from you. |
| Here is the general syntax to specify versions with |
| the <filename>RRECOMMENDS</filename> variable: |
| <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
| RRECOMMENDS_${PN} = "<replaceable>package</replaceable> (<replaceable>operator</replaceable> <replaceable>version</replaceable>)" |
| </literallayout> |
| For <filename>operator</filename>, you can specify the |
| following: |
| <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
| = |
| < |
| > |
| <= |
| >= |
| </literallayout> |
| For example, the following sets up a recommend on version |
| 1.2 or greater of the package <filename>foo</filename>: |
| <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
| RRECOMMENDS_${PN} = "foo (>= 1.2)" |
| </literallayout> |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| </glossdiv> |
| |
| <glossdiv id='var-glossary-s'><title>S</title> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-SECTION'><glossterm>SECTION</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para>The section in which packages should be categorized.</para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-SRC_URI'><glossterm>SRC_URI</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| The list of source files - local or remote. |
| This variable tells BitBake which bits |
| to pull for the build and how to pull them. |
| For example, if the recipe or append file needs to |
| fetch a single tarball from the Internet, the recipe or |
| append file uses a <filename>SRC_URI</filename> |
| entry that specifies that tarball. |
| On the other hand, if the recipe or append file needs to |
| fetch a tarball and include a custom file, the recipe or |
| append file needs an <filename>SRC_URI</filename> variable |
| that specifies all those sources.</para> |
| <para>The following list explains the available URI protocols: |
| <itemizedlist> |
| <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>file://</filename> -</emphasis> |
| Fetches files, which are usually files shipped with |
| the metadata, |
| from the local machine. |
| The path is relative to the |
| <link linkend='var-FILESPATH'><filename>FILESPATH</filename></link> |
| variable.</para></listitem> |
| <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>bzr://</filename> -</emphasis> Fetches files from a |
| Bazaar revision control repository.</para></listitem> |
| <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>git://</filename> -</emphasis> Fetches files from a |
| Git revision control repository.</para></listitem> |
| <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>osc://</filename> -</emphasis> Fetches files from |
| an OSC (OpenSUSE Build service) revision control repository.</para></listitem> |
| <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>repo://</filename> -</emphasis> Fetches files from |
| a repo (Git) repository.</para></listitem> |
| <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>http://</filename> -</emphasis> Fetches files from |
| the Internet using HTTP.</para></listitem> |
| <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>https://</filename> -</emphasis> Fetches files |
| from the Internet using HTTPS.</para></listitem> |
| <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>ftp://</filename> -</emphasis> Fetches files |
| from the Internet using FTP.</para></listitem> |
| <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>cvs://</filename> -</emphasis> Fetches files from |
| a CVS revision control repository.</para></listitem> |
| <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>hg://</filename> -</emphasis> Fetches files from |
| a Mercurial (<filename>hg</filename>) revision control repository.</para></listitem> |
| <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>p4://</filename> -</emphasis> Fetches files from |
| a Perforce (<filename>p4</filename>) revision control repository.</para></listitem> |
| <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>ssh://</filename> -</emphasis> Fetches files from |
| 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> |
| </itemizedlist> |
| </para> |
| <para>Here are some additional options worth mentioning: |
| <itemizedlist> |
| <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>unpack</filename> -</emphasis> Controls |
| whether or not to unpack the file if it is an archive. |
| The default action is to unpack the file.</para></listitem> |
| <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>subdir</filename> -</emphasis> Places the file |
| (or extracts its contents) into the specified |
| subdirectory. |
| This option is useful for unusual tarballs or other archives that |
| do not have their files already in a subdirectory within the archive. |
| </para></listitem> |
| <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>name</filename> -</emphasis> Specifies a |
| name to be used for association with <filename>SRC_URI</filename> checksums |
| when you have more than one file specified in <filename>SRC_URI</filename>. |
| </para></listitem> |
| <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>downloadfilename</filename> -</emphasis> Specifies |
| the filename used when storing the downloaded file.</para></listitem> |
| </itemizedlist> |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-SRCDATE'><glossterm>SRCDATE</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| The date of the source code used to build the package. |
| This variable applies only if the source was fetched from a Source Code Manager (SCM). |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-SRCREV'><glossterm>SRCREV</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| The revision of the source code used to build the package. |
| This variable applies only when using Subversion, Git, Mercurial and Bazaar. |
| If you want to build a fixed revision and you want |
| to avoid performing a query on the remote repository every time |
| BitBake parses your recipe, you should specify a <filename>SRCREV</filename> that is a |
| full revision identifier and not just a tag. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-SRCREV_FORMAT'><glossterm>SRCREV_FORMAT</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Helps construct valid |
| <link linkend='var-SRCREV'><filename>SRCREV</filename></link> |
| values when multiple source controlled URLs are used in |
| <link linkend='var-SRC_URI'><filename>SRC_URI</filename></link>. |
| </para> |
| |
| <para> |
| The system needs help constructing these values under these |
| circumstances. |
| Each component in the <filename>SRC_URI</filename> |
| is assigned a name and these are referenced |
| in the <filename>SRCREV_FORMAT</filename> variable. |
| Consider an example with URLs named "machine" and "meta". |
| In this case, <filename>SRCREV_FORMAT</filename> could look |
| like "machine_meta" and those names would have the SCM |
| versions substituted into each position. |
| Only one <filename>AUTOINC</filename> placeholder is added |
| and if needed. |
| And, this placeholder is placed at the start of the |
| returned string. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-STAMP'><glossterm>STAMP</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Specifies the base path used to create recipe stamp files. |
| The path to an actual stamp file is constructed by evaluating this |
| string and then appending additional information. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-STAMPCLEAN'><glossterm>STAMPCLEAN</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Specifies the base path used to create recipe stamp files. |
| Unlike the |
| <link linkend='var-STAMP'><filename>STAMP</filename></link> |
| variable, <filename>STAMPCLEAN</filename> can contain |
| wildcards to match the range of files a clean operation |
| should remove. |
| BitBake uses a clean operation to remove any other stamps |
| it should be removing when creating a new stamp. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-SUMMARY'><glossterm>SUMMARY</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| A short summary for the recipe, which is 72 characters or less. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-SVNDIR'><glossterm>SVNDIR</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| The directory in which files checked out of a Subversion |
| system are stored. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| </glossdiv> |
| |
| <glossdiv id='var-glossary-t'><title>T</title> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-T'><glossterm>T</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para>Points to a directory were BitBake places |
| temporary files, which consist mostly of task logs and |
| scripts, when building a particular recipe. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| <glossentry id='var-TOPDIR'><glossterm>TOPDIR</glossterm> |
| <glossdef> |
| <para> |
| Points to the build directory. |
| BitBake automatically sets this variable. |
| </para> |
| </glossdef> |
| </glossentry> |
| |
| </glossdiv> |
| |
| <!-- |
| <glossdiv id='var-glossary-u'><title>U</title> |
| </glossdiv> |
| |
| <glossdiv id='var-glossary-v'><title>V</title> |
| </glossdiv> |
| |
| <glossdiv id='var-glossary-w'><title>W</title> |
| </glossdiv> |
| |
| <glossdiv id='var-glossary-x'><title>X</title> |
| </glossdiv> |
| |
| <glossdiv id='var-glossary-y'><title>Y</title> |
| </glossdiv> |
| |
| <glossdiv id='var-glossary-z'><title>Z</title> |
| </glossdiv> |
| --> |
| |
| |
| </glossary> |
| </chapter> |
| <!-- |
| vim: expandtab tw=80 ts=4 |
| --> |