Revert "Revert "poky: subtree update:b23aa6b753..ad30a6d470""
This reverts commit 4873add6e11c1bd421c83cd08df589f1184aa673.
A fix has been put up for openbmc/openbmc#3720 so we can bring
this back now
Signed-off-by: Andrew Geissler <geissonator@yahoo.com>
Change-Id: If59020a5b502f70aa7149fbef4ad2f50824d1ce6
diff --git a/poky/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.rst b/poky/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.rst
index 2d6719d..316e8aa 100644
--- a/poky/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.rst
+++ b/poky/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.rst
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.. SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-2.0-UK
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-SA-2.0-UK
******************
Variables Glossary
@@ -7,18 +7,18 @@
This chapter lists common variables used in the OpenEmbedded build
system and gives an overview of their function and contents.
-`A <#var-ABIEXTENSION>`__ :term:`B` `C <#var-CACHE>`__
-:term:`D` `E <#var-EFI_PROVIDER>`__ `F <#var-FEATURE_PACKAGES>`__
-`G <#var-GCCPIE>`__ `H <#var-HOMEPAGE>`__ `I <#var-ICECC_DISABLED>`__
-`K <#var-KARCH>`__ `L <#var-LABELS>`__ `M <#var-MACHINE>`__
-`N <#var-NATIVELSBSTRING>`__ `O <#var-OBJCOPY>`__ :term:`P`
-`R <#var-RANLIB>`__ :term:`S` :term:`T`
-`U <#var-UBOOT_CONFIG>`__ `V <#var-VOLATILE_LOG_DIR>`__
-`W <#var-WARN_QA>`__ `X <#var-XSERVER>`__
+:term:`A <ABIEXTENSION>` :term:`B` :term:`C <CACHE>`
+:term:`D` :term:`E <EFI_PROVIDER>` :term:`F <FEATURE_PACKAGES>`
+:term:`G <GCCPIE>` :term:`H <HOMEPAGE>` :term:`I <ICECC_DISABLED>`
+:term:`K <KARCH>` :term:`L <LABELS>` :term:`M <MACHINE>`
+:term:`N <NATIVELSBSTRING>` :term:`O <OBJCOPY>` :term:`P`
+:term:`R <RANLIB>` :term:`S` :term:`T`
+:term:`U <UBOOT_CONFIG>` :term:`V <VOLATILE_LOG_DIR>`
+:term:`W <WARN_QA>` :term:`X <XSERVER>`
.. glossary::
- ABIEXTENSION
+ :term:`ABIEXTENSION`
Extension to the Application Binary Interface (ABI) field of the GNU
canonical architecture name (e.g. "eabi").
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
ABIEXTENSION = "eabi"
- ALLOW_EMPTY
+ :term:`ALLOW_EMPTY`
Specifies whether to produce an output package even if it is empty.
By default, BitBake does not produce empty packages. This default
behavior can cause issues when there is an
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
ALLOW_EMPTY_${PN}-dev = "1"
ALLOW_EMPTY_${PN}-staticdev = "1"
- ALTERNATIVE
+ :term:`ALTERNATIVE`
Lists commands in a package that need an alternative binary naming
scheme. Sometimes the same command is provided in multiple packages.
When this occurs, the OpenEmbedded build system needs to use the
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
":ref:`update-alternatives.bbclass <ref-classes-update-alternatives>`"
section.
- ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME
+ :term:`ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME`
Used by the alternatives system to map duplicated commands to actual
locations. For example, if the ``bracket`` command provided by the
``busybox`` package is duplicated through another package, you must
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
":ref:`update-alternatives.bbclass <ref-classes-update-alternatives>`"
section.
- ALTERNATIVE_PRIORITY
+ :term:`ALTERNATIVE_PRIORITY`
Used by the alternatives system to create default priorities for
duplicated commands. You can use the variable to create a single
default regardless of the command name or package, a default for
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
":ref:`update-alternatives.bbclass <ref-classes-update-alternatives>`"
section.
- ALTERNATIVE_TARGET
+ :term:`ALTERNATIVE_TARGET`
Used by the alternatives system to create default link locations for
duplicated commands. You can use the variable to create a single
default location for all duplicated commands regardless of the
@@ -132,17 +132,17 @@
":ref:`update-alternatives.bbclass <ref-classes-update-alternatives>`"
section.
- APPEND
+ :term:`APPEND`
An override list of append strings for each target specified with
:term:`LABELS`.
See the :ref:`grub-efi <ref-classes-grub-efi>` class for more
information on how this variable is used.
- AR
+ :term:`AR`
The minimal command and arguments used to run ``ar``.
- ARCHIVER_MODE
+ :term:`ARCHIVER_MODE`
When used with the :ref:`archiver <ref-classes-archiver>` class,
determines the type of information used to create a released archive.
You can use this variable to create archives of patched source,
@@ -162,10 +162,10 @@
For information on how the variable works, see the
``meta/classes/archiver.bbclass`` file in the :term:`Source Directory`.
- AS
+ :term:`AS`
Minimal command and arguments needed to run the assembler.
- ASSUME_PROVIDED
+ :term:`ASSUME_PROVIDED`
Lists recipe names (:term:`PN` values) BitBake does not
attempt to build. Instead, BitBake assumes these recipes have already
been built.
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
when specified, allows for the Git binary from the host to be used
rather than building ``git-native``.
- ASSUME_SHLIBS
+ :term:`ASSUME_SHLIBS`
Provides additional ``shlibs`` provider mapping information, which
adds to or overwrites the information provided automatically by the
system. Separate multiple entries using spaces.
@@ -192,11 +192,11 @@
ASSUME_SHLIBS = "libEGL.so.1:libegl-implementation"
- AUTHOR
+ :term:`AUTHOR`
The email address used to contact the original author or authors in
order to send patches and forward bugs.
- AUTO_LIBNAME_PKGS
+ :term:`AUTO_LIBNAME_PKGS`
When the :ref:`debian <ref-classes-debian>` class is inherited,
which is the default behavior, ``AUTO_LIBNAME_PKGS`` specifies which
packages should be checked for libraries and renamed according to
@@ -205,12 +205,12 @@
The default value is "${PACKAGES}", which causes the debian class to
act on all packages that are explicitly generated by the recipe.
- AUTO_SYSLINUXMENU
+ :term:`AUTO_SYSLINUXMENU`
Enables creating an automatic menu for the syslinux bootloader. You
must set this variable in your recipe. The
:ref:`syslinux <ref-classes-syslinux>` class checks this variable.
- AUTOREV
+ :term:`AUTOREV`
When ``SRCREV`` is set to the value of this variable, it specifies to
use the latest source revision in the repository. Here is an example:
::
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@
":ref:`dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks:automatically incrementing a package version number`"
section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.
- AVAILABLE_LICENSES
+ :term:`AVAILABLE_LICENSES`
List of licenses found in the directories specified by
:term:`COMMON_LICENSE_DIR` and
:term:`LICENSE_PATH`.
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@
license.bbclass
).
- AVAILTUNES
+ :term:`AVAILTUNES`
The list of defined CPU and Application Binary Interface (ABI)
tunings (i.e. "tunes") available for use by the OpenEmbedded build
system.
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@
":ref:`Basic Syntax <bitbake:bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata:basic syntax>`" section in the BitBake
User Manual for more information.
- B
+ :term:`B`
The directory within the :term:`Build Directory` in
which the OpenEmbedded build system places generated objects during a
recipe's build process. By default, this directory is the same as the
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@
separating these directories. The build system defaults to using
separate directories for ``gcc`` and some kernel recipes.
- BAD_RECOMMENDATIONS
+ :term:`BAD_RECOMMENDATIONS`
Lists "recommended-only" packages to not install. Recommended-only
packages are packages installed only through the
:term:`RRECOMMENDS` variable. You can prevent any
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@
:term:`PACKAGE_EXCLUDE` variables for related
information.
- BASE_LIB
+ :term:`BASE_LIB`
The library directory name for the CPU or Application Binary
Interface (ABI) tune. The ``BASE_LIB`` applies only in the Multilib
context. See the ":ref:`dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks:combining multiple versions of library files into one image`"
@@ -319,11 +319,11 @@
the :term:`Source Directory`. If Multilib is not
being used, the value defaults to "lib".
- BASE_WORKDIR
+ :term:`BASE_WORKDIR`
Points to the base of the work directory for all recipes. The default
value is "${TMPDIR}/work".
- BB_ALLOWED_NETWORKS
+ :term:`BB_ALLOWED_NETWORKS`
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:
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@
host listed in ``SRC_URI`` after a successful fetch from the
``PREMIRRORS`` occurs.
- BB_DANGLINGAPPENDS_WARNONLY
+ :term:`BB_DANGLINGAPPENDS_WARNONLY`
Defines how BitBake handles situations where an append file
(``.bbappend``) has no corresponding recipe file (``.bb``). This
condition often occurs when layers get out of sync (e.g. ``oe-core``
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@
BB_DANGLINGAPPENDS_WARNONLY = "1"
- BB_DISKMON_DIRS
+ :term:`BB_DISKMON_DIRS`
Monitors disk space and available inodes during the build and allows
you to control the build based on these parameters.
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@
free inodes in the ``${TMPDIR}`` directory drops below 100 Kbytes. No
disk space monitoring for the directory itself occurs in this case.
- BB_DISKMON_WARNINTERVAL
+ :term:`BB_DISKMON_WARNINTERVAL`
Defines the disk space and free inode warning intervals. To set these
intervals, define the variable in your ``conf/local.conf`` file in
the :term:`Build Directory`.
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@
a respective interval is reached beyond the initial warning (i.e. 1
Gbytes and 100 Kbytes).
- BB_GENERATE_MIRROR_TARBALLS
+ :term:`BB_GENERATE_MIRROR_TARBALLS`
Causes tarballs of the source control repositories (e.g. Git
repositories), including metadata, to be placed in the
:term:`DL_DIR` directory.
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@
clean up your ``DL_DIR`` directory by deleting any Git or other
source control work directories.
- BB_NUMBER_THREADS
+ :term:`BB_NUMBER_THREADS`
The maximum number of tasks BitBake should run in parallel at any one
time. The OpenEmbedded build system automatically configures this
variable to be equal to the number of cores on the build system. For
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@
":ref:`dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks:speeding up a build`"
section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.
- BB_SERVER_TIMEOUT
+ :term:`BB_SERVER_TIMEOUT`
Specifies the time (in seconds) after which to unload the BitBake
server due to inactivity. Set ``BB_SERVER_TIMEOUT`` to determine how
long the BitBake server stays resident between invocations.
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@
If you want the server to never be unloaded,
set ``BB_SERVER_TIMEOUT`` to "-1".
- BBCLASSEXTEND
+ :term:`BBCLASSEXTEND`
Allows you to extend a recipe so that it builds variants of the
software. Common variants for recipes exist such as "natives" like
``quilt-native``, which is a copy of Quilt built to run on the build
@@ -585,18 +585,18 @@
since ``include`` statements are processed when the recipe is
parsed.
- BBFILE_COLLECTIONS
+ :term:`BBFILE_COLLECTIONS`
Lists the names of configured layers. These names are used to find
the other ``BBFILE_*`` variables. Typically, each layer will append
its name to this variable in its ``conf/layer.conf`` file.
- BBFILE_PATTERN
+ :term:`BBFILE_PATTERN`
Variable that expands to match files from
:term:`BBFILES` in a particular layer. This variable
is used in the ``conf/layer.conf`` file and must be suffixed with the
name of the specific layer (e.g. ``BBFILE_PATTERN_emenlow``).
- BBFILE_PRIORITY
+ :term:`BBFILE_PRIORITY`
Assigns the priority for recipe files in each layer.
This variable is useful in situations where the same recipe appears
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@
bitbake-layers show-layers
to list all configured layers along with their priorities.
- BBFILES
+ :term:`BBFILES`
A space-separated list of recipe files BitBake uses to build
software.
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@
For details on the syntax, see the documentation by following the
previous link.
- BBFILES_DYNAMIC
+ :term:`BBFILES_DYNAMIC`
Activates content when identified layers are present. You identify
the layers by the collections that the layers define.
@@ -659,16 +659,16 @@
/work/my-layer/bbappends/meta-security-isafw/*/*/*.bbappend
/work/my-layer/bbappends/openembedded-core/meta/*/*/*.bbappend
- BBINCLUDELOGS
+ :term:`BBINCLUDELOGS`
Variable that controls how BitBake displays logs on build failure.
- BBINCLUDELOGS_LINES
+ :term:`BBINCLUDELOGS_LINES`
If :term:`BBINCLUDELOGS` 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 ``BBINCLUDELOGS_LINES``,
the entire log is printed.
- BBLAYERS
+ :term:`BBLAYERS`
Lists the layers to enable during the build. This variable is defined
in the ``bblayers.conf`` configuration file in the :term:`Build Directory`.
Here is an example:
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@
This example enables four layers, one of which is a custom,
user-defined layer named ``meta-mykernel``.
- BBMASK
+ :term:`BBMASK`
Prevents BitBake from processing recipes and recipe append files.
You can use the ``BBMASK`` variable to "hide" these ``.bb`` and
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@
When specifying a directory name, use the trailing slash character
to ensure you match just that directory name.
- BBMULTICONFIG
+ :term:`BBMULTICONFIG`
Specifies each additional separate configuration when you are
building targets with multiple configurations. Use this variable in
your ``conf/local.conf`` configuration file. Specify a
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@
":ref:`dev-building-images-for-multiple-targets-using-multiple-configurations`"
section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.
- BBPATH
+ :term:`BBPATH`
Used by BitBake to locate ``.bbclass`` and configuration files. This
variable is analogous to the ``PATH`` variable.
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@
$ bitbake target
- BBSERVER
+ :term:`BBSERVER`
If defined in the BitBake environment, ``BBSERVER`` points to the
BitBake remote server.
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@
Consequently, ``BBSERVER`` is excluded from checksum and dependency
data.
- BINCONFIG
+ :term:`BINCONFIG`
When inheriting the
:ref:`binconfig-disabled <ref-classes-binconfig-disabled>` class,
this variable specifies binary configuration scripts to disable in
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@
BINCONFIG = "${bindir}/libpng-config ${bindir}/libpng16-config"
- BINCONFIG_GLOB
+ :term:`BINCONFIG_GLOB`
When inheriting the :ref:`binconfig <ref-classes-binconfig>` class,
this variable specifies a wildcard for configuration scripts that
need editing. The scripts are edited to correct any paths that have
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@
information on the class in the
":ref:`binconfig.bbclass <ref-classes-binconfig>`" section.
- BP
+ :term:`BP`
The base recipe name and version but without any special recipe name
suffix (i.e. ``-native``, ``lib64-``, and so forth). ``BP`` is
comprised of the following:
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@
${BPN}-${PV}
- BPN
+ :term:`BPN`
This variable is a version of the :term:`PN` variable with
common prefixes and suffixes removed, such as ``nativesdk-``,
``-cross``, ``-native``, and multilib's ``lib64-`` and ``lib32-``.
@@ -833,73 +833,73 @@
:term:`SPECIAL_PKGSUFFIX` variables,
respectively.
- BUGTRACKER
+ :term:`BUGTRACKER`
Specifies a URL for an upstream bug tracking website for a recipe.
The OpenEmbedded build system does not use this variable. Rather, the
variable is a useful pointer in case a bug in the software being
built needs to be manually reported.
- BUILD_ARCH
+ :term:`BUILD_ARCH`
Specifies the architecture of the build host (e.g. ``i686``). The
OpenEmbedded build system sets the value of ``BUILD_ARCH`` from the
machine name reported by the ``uname`` command.
- BUILD_AS_ARCH
+ :term:`BUILD_AS_ARCH`
Specifies the architecture-specific assembler flags for the build
host. By default, the value of ``BUILD_AS_ARCH`` is empty.
- BUILD_CC_ARCH
+ :term:`BUILD_CC_ARCH`
Specifies the architecture-specific C compiler flags for the build
host. By default, the value of ``BUILD_CC_ARCH`` is empty.
- BUILD_CCLD
+ :term:`BUILD_CCLD`
Specifies the linker command to be used for the build host when the C
compiler is being used as the linker. By default, ``BUILD_CCLD``
points to GCC and passes as arguments the value of
:term:`BUILD_CC_ARCH`, assuming
``BUILD_CC_ARCH`` is set.
- BUILD_CFLAGS
+ :term:`BUILD_CFLAGS`
Specifies the flags to pass to the C compiler when building for the
build host. When building in the ``-native`` context,
:term:`CFLAGS` is set to the value of this variable by
default.
- BUILD_CPPFLAGS
+ :term:`BUILD_CPPFLAGS`
Specifies the flags to pass to the C preprocessor (i.e. to both the C
and the C++ compilers) when building for the build host. When
building in the ``-native`` context, :term:`CPPFLAGS`
is set to the value of this variable by default.
- BUILD_CXXFLAGS
+ :term:`BUILD_CXXFLAGS`
Specifies the flags to pass to the C++ compiler when building for the
build host. When building in the ``-native`` context,
:term:`CXXFLAGS` is set to the value of this variable
by default.
- BUILD_FC
+ :term:`BUILD_FC`
Specifies the Fortran compiler command for the build host. By
default, ``BUILD_FC`` points to Gfortran and passes as arguments the
value of :term:`BUILD_CC_ARCH`, assuming
``BUILD_CC_ARCH`` is set.
- BUILD_LD
+ :term:`BUILD_LD`
Specifies the linker command for the build host. By default,
``BUILD_LD`` points to the GNU linker (ld) and passes as arguments
the value of :term:`BUILD_LD_ARCH`, assuming
``BUILD_LD_ARCH`` is set.
- BUILD_LD_ARCH
+ :term:`BUILD_LD_ARCH`
Specifies architecture-specific linker flags for the build host. By
default, the value of ``BUILD_LD_ARCH`` is empty.
- BUILD_LDFLAGS
+ :term:`BUILD_LDFLAGS`
Specifies the flags to pass to the linker when building for the build
host. When building in the ``-native`` context,
:term:`LDFLAGS` is set to the value of this variable
by default.
- BUILD_OPTIMIZATION
+ :term:`BUILD_OPTIMIZATION`
Specifies the optimization flags passed to the C compiler when
building for the build host or the SDK. The flags are passed through
the :term:`BUILD_CFLAGS` and
@@ -908,25 +908,25 @@
The default value of the ``BUILD_OPTIMIZATION`` variable is "-O2
-pipe".
- BUILD_OS
+ :term:`BUILD_OS`
Specifies the operating system in use on the build host (e.g.
"linux"). The OpenEmbedded build system sets the value of
``BUILD_OS`` from the OS reported by the ``uname`` command - the
first word, converted to lower-case characters.
- BUILD_PREFIX
+ :term:`BUILD_PREFIX`
The toolchain binary prefix used for native recipes. The OpenEmbedded
build system uses the ``BUILD_PREFIX`` value to set the
:term:`TARGET_PREFIX` when building for
``native`` recipes.
- BUILD_STRIP
+ :term:`BUILD_STRIP`
Specifies the command to be used to strip debugging symbols from
binaries produced for the build host. By default, ``BUILD_STRIP``
points to
``${``\ :term:`BUILD_PREFIX`\ ``}strip``.
- BUILD_SYS
+ :term:`BUILD_SYS`
Specifies the system, including the architecture and the operating
system, to use when building for the build host (i.e. when building
``native`` recipes).
@@ -937,11 +937,11 @@
:term:`BUILD_OS`. You do not need to set the
``BUILD_SYS`` variable yourself.
- BUILD_VENDOR
+ :term:`BUILD_VENDOR`
Specifies the vendor name to use when building for the build host.
The default value is an empty string ("").
- BUILDDIR
+ :term:`BUILDDIR`
Points to the location of the :term:`Build Directory`.
You can define this directory indirectly through the
````` <#structure-core-script>`__ script by passing in a Build
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@
not provide a Build Directory path, the ``BUILDDIR`` defaults to
``build`` in the current directory.
- BUILDHISTORY_COMMIT
+ :term:`BUILDHISTORY_COMMIT`
When inheriting the :ref:`buildhistory <ref-classes-buildhistory>`
class, this variable specifies whether or not to commit the build
history output in a local Git repository. If set to "1", this local
@@ -965,7 +965,7 @@
BUILDHISTORY_COMMIT ?= "0"
- BUILDHISTORY_COMMIT_AUTHOR
+ :term:`BUILDHISTORY_COMMIT_AUTHOR`
When inheriting the :ref:`buildhistory <ref-classes-buildhistory>`
class, this variable specifies the author to use for each Git commit.
In order for the ``BUILDHISTORY_COMMIT_AUTHOR`` variable to work, the
@@ -982,7 +982,7 @@
BUILDHISTORY_COMMIT_AUTHOR ?= "buildhistory <buildhistory@${DISTRO}>"
- BUILDHISTORY_DIR
+ :term:`BUILDHISTORY_DIR`
When inheriting the :ref:`buildhistory <ref-classes-buildhistory>`
class, this variable specifies the directory in which build history
information is kept. For more information on how the variable works,
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@
BUILDHISTORY_DIR ?= "${TOPDIR}/buildhistory"
- BUILDHISTORY_FEATURES
+ :term:`BUILDHISTORY_FEATURES`
When inheriting the :ref:`buildhistory <ref-classes-buildhistory>`
class, this variable specifies the build history features to be
enabled. For more information on how build history works, see the
@@ -1022,7 +1022,7 @@
BUILDHISTORY_FEATURES ?= "image package sdk"
- BUILDHISTORY_IMAGE_FILES
+ :term:`BUILDHISTORY_IMAGE_FILES`
When inheriting the :ref:`buildhistory <ref-classes-buildhistory>`
class, this variable specifies a list of paths to files copied from
the image contents into the build history directory under an
@@ -1039,7 +1039,7 @@
BUILDHISTORY_IMAGE_FILES ?= "/etc/passwd /etc/group"
- BUILDHISTORY_PUSH_REPO
+ :term:`BUILDHISTORY_PUSH_REPO`
When inheriting the :ref:`buildhistory <ref-classes-buildhistory>`
class, this variable optionally specifies a remote repository to
which build history pushes Git changes. In order for
@@ -1057,38 +1057,38 @@
BUILDHISTORY_PUSH_REPO ?= ""
- BUILDSDK_CFLAGS
+ :term:`BUILDSDK_CFLAGS`
Specifies the flags to pass to the C compiler when building for the
SDK. When building in the ``nativesdk-`` context,
:term:`CFLAGS` is set to the value of this variable by
default.
- BUILDSDK_CPPFLAGS
+ :term:`BUILDSDK_CPPFLAGS`
Specifies the flags to pass to the C pre-processor (i.e. to both the
C and the C++ compilers) when building for the SDK. When building in
the ``nativesdk-`` context, :term:`CPPFLAGS` is set
to the value of this variable by default.
- BUILDSDK_CXXFLAGS
+ :term:`BUILDSDK_CXXFLAGS`
Specifies the flags to pass to the C++ compiler when building for the
SDK. When building in the ``nativesdk-`` context,
:term:`CXXFLAGS` is set to the value of this variable
by default.
- BUILDSDK_LDFLAGS
+ :term:`BUILDSDK_LDFLAGS`
Specifies the flags to pass to the linker when building for the SDK.
When building in the ``nativesdk-`` context,
:term:`LDFLAGS` is set to the value of this variable
by default.
- BUILDSTATS_BASE
+ :term:`BUILDSTATS_BASE`
Points to the location of the directory that holds build statistics
when you use and enable the
:ref:`buildstats <ref-classes-buildstats>` class. The
``BUILDSTATS_BASE`` directory defaults to
``${``\ :term:`TMPDIR`\ ``}/buildstats/``.
- BUSYBOX_SPLIT_SUID
+ :term:`BUSYBOX_SPLIT_SUID`
For the BusyBox recipe, specifies whether to split the output
executable file into two parts: one for features that require
``setuid root``, and one for the remaining features (i.e. those that
@@ -1098,15 +1098,15 @@
splitting the output executable file. Set the variable to "0" to get
a single output executable file.
- CACHE
+ :term:`CACHE`
Specifies the directory BitBake uses to store a cache of the
:term:`Metadata` so it does not need to be parsed every time
BitBake is started.
- CC
+ :term:`CC`
The minimal command and arguments used to run the C compiler.
- CFLAGS
+ :term:`CFLAGS`
Specifies the flags to pass to the C compiler. This variable is
exported to an environment variable and thus made visible to the
software being built during the compilation step.
@@ -1123,7 +1123,7 @@
- :term:`BUILDSDK_CFLAGS` when building for
an SDK (i.e. ``nativesdk-``)
- CLASSOVERRIDE
+ :term:`CLASSOVERRIDE`
An internal variable specifying the special class override that
should currently apply (e.g. "class-target", "class-native", and so
forth). The classes that use this variable (e.g.
@@ -1158,14 +1158,14 @@
that it is included in the default value of
:term:`OVERRIDES`.
- CLEANBROKEN
+ :term:`CLEANBROKEN`
If set to "1" within a recipe, ``CLEANBROKEN`` specifies that the
``make clean`` command does not work for the software being built.
Consequently, the OpenEmbedded build system will not try to run
``make clean`` during the :ref:`ref-tasks-configure`
task, which is the default behavior.
- COMBINED_FEATURES
+ :term:`COMBINED_FEATURES`
Provides a list of hardware features that are enabled in both
:term:`MACHINE_FEATURES` and
:term:`DISTRO_FEATURES`. This select list of
@@ -1175,12 +1175,12 @@
optional at the distribution level, in case the hardware supports
Bluetooth but you do not ever intend to use it.
- COMMON_LICENSE_DIR
+ :term:`COMMON_LICENSE_DIR`
Points to ``meta/files/common-licenses`` in the
:term:`Source Directory`, which is where generic license
files reside.
- COMPATIBLE_HOST
+ :term:`COMPATIBLE_HOST`
A regular expression that resolves to one or more hosts (when the
recipe is native) or one or more targets (when the recipe is
non-native) with which a recipe is compatible. The regular expression
@@ -1191,7 +1191,7 @@
parsing speed since the build system skips parsing recipes not
compatible with the current system.
- COMPATIBLE_MACHINE
+ :term:`COMPATIBLE_MACHINE`
A regular expression that resolves to one or more target machines
with which a recipe is compatible. The regular expression is matched
against :term:`MACHINEOVERRIDES`. You can use
@@ -1201,7 +1201,7 @@
speed since the build system skips parsing recipes not compatible
with the current machine.
- COMPLEMENTARY_GLOB
+ :term:`COMPLEMENTARY_GLOB`
Defines wildcards to match when installing a list of complementary
packages for all the packages explicitly (or implicitly) installed in
an image.
@@ -1230,7 +1230,7 @@
COMPLEMENTARY_GLOB[dev-pkgs] = '*-dev'
- COMPONENTS_DIR
+ :term:`COMPONENTS_DIR`
Stores sysroot components for each recipe. The OpenEmbedded build
system uses ``COMPONENTS_DIR`` when constructing recipe-specific
sysroots for other recipes.
@@ -1240,12 +1240,12 @@
(i.e.
"``${``\ :term:`TMPDIR`\ ``}/sysroots-components``").
- CONF_VERSION
+ :term:`CONF_VERSION`
Tracks the version of the local configuration file (i.e.
``local.conf``). The value for ``CONF_VERSION`` increments each time
``build/conf/`` compatibility changes.
- CONFFILES
+ :term:`CONFFILES`
Identifies editable or configurable files that are part of a package.
If the Package Management System (PMS) is being used to update
packages on the target system, it is possible that configuration
@@ -1291,7 +1291,7 @@
Source Directory
.
- CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE
+ :term:`CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE`
Identifies the initial RAM filesystem (initramfs) source files. The
OpenEmbedded build system receives and uses this kernel Kconfig
variable as an environment variable. By default, the variable is set
@@ -1312,15 +1312,15 @@
":ref:`building-an-initramfs-image`" section
in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.
- CONFIG_SITE
+ :term:`CONFIG_SITE`
A list of files that contains ``autoconf`` test results relevant to
the current build. This variable is used by the Autotools utilities
when running ``configure``.
- CONFIGURE_FLAGS
+ :term:`CONFIGURE_FLAGS`
The minimal arguments for GNU configure.
- CONFLICT_DISTRO_FEATURES
+ :term:`CONFLICT_DISTRO_FEATURES`
When inheriting the
:ref:`distro_features_check <ref-classes-distro_features_check>`
class, this variable identifies distribution features that would be
@@ -1329,7 +1329,7 @@
appears in ``DISTRO_FEATURES`` within the current configuration, an
error occurs and the build stops.
- COPYLEFT_LICENSE_EXCLUDE
+ :term:`COPYLEFT_LICENSE_EXCLUDE`
A space-separated list of licenses to exclude from the source
archived by the :ref:`archiver <ref-classes-archiver>` class. In
other words, if a license in a recipe's
@@ -1350,7 +1350,7 @@
:ref:`copyleft_filter <ref-classes-copyleft_filter>` class, which
is inherited by the ``archiver`` class.
- COPYLEFT_LICENSE_INCLUDE
+ :term:`COPYLEFT_LICENSE_INCLUDE`
A space-separated list of licenses to include in the source archived
by the :ref:`archiver <ref-classes-archiver>` class. In other
words, if a license in a recipe's :term:`LICENSE`
@@ -1362,7 +1362,7 @@
is inherited by the ``archiver`` class. The default value includes
"GPL*", "LGPL*", and "AGPL*".
- COPYLEFT_PN_EXCLUDE
+ :term:`COPYLEFT_PN_EXCLUDE`
A list of recipes to exclude in the source archived by the
:ref:`archiver <ref-classes-archiver>` class. The
``COPYLEFT_PN_EXCLUDE`` variable overrides the license inclusion and
@@ -1376,7 +1376,7 @@
:ref:`copyleft_filter <ref-classes-copyleft_filter>` class, which
is inherited by the ``archiver`` class.
- COPYLEFT_PN_INCLUDE
+ :term:`COPYLEFT_PN_INCLUDE`
A list of recipes to include in the source archived by the
:ref:`archiver <ref-classes-archiver>` class. The
``COPYLEFT_PN_INCLUDE`` variable overrides the license inclusion and
@@ -1390,7 +1390,7 @@
:ref:`copyleft_filter <ref-classes-copyleft_filter>` class, which
is inherited by the ``archiver`` class.
- COPYLEFT_RECIPE_TYPES
+ :term:`COPYLEFT_RECIPE_TYPES`
A space-separated list of recipe types to include in the source
archived by the :ref:`archiver <ref-classes-archiver>` class.
Recipe types are ``target``, ``native``, ``nativesdk``, ``cross``,
@@ -1400,7 +1400,7 @@
is set by the :ref:`copyleft_filter <ref-classes-copyleft_filter>`
class, which is inherited by the ``archiver`` class.
- COPY_LIC_DIRS
+ :term:`COPY_LIC_DIRS`
If set to "1" along with the
:term:`COPY_LIC_MANIFEST` variable, the
OpenEmbedded build system copies into the image the license files,
@@ -1421,7 +1421,7 @@
" section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual for
information on providing license text.
- COPY_LIC_MANIFEST
+ :term:`COPY_LIC_MANIFEST`
If set to "1", the OpenEmbedded build system copies the license
manifest for the image to
``/usr/share/common-licenses/license.manifest`` within the image
@@ -1440,7 +1440,7 @@
" section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual for
information on providing license text.
- CORE_IMAGE_EXTRA_INSTALL
+ :term:`CORE_IMAGE_EXTRA_INSTALL`
Specifies the list of packages to be added to the image. You should
only set this variable in the ``local.conf`` configuration file found
in the :term:`Build Directory`.
@@ -1448,7 +1448,7 @@
This variable replaces ``POKY_EXTRA_INSTALL``, which is no longer
supported.
- COREBASE
+ :term:`COREBASE`
Specifies the parent directory of the OpenEmbedded-Core Metadata
layer (i.e. ``meta``).
@@ -1459,7 +1459,7 @@
points to the ``poky`` folder because it is the parent directory of
the ``poky/meta`` layer.
- COREBASE_FILES
+ :term:`COREBASE_FILES`
Lists files from the :term:`COREBASE` directory that
should be copied other than the layers listed in the
``bblayers.conf`` file. The ``COREBASE_FILES`` variable exists for
@@ -1472,10 +1472,10 @@
of ``COREBASE_FILES`` is used in order to only copy the files that
are actually needed.
- CPP
+ :term:`CPP`
The minimal command and arguments used to run the C preprocessor.
- CPPFLAGS
+ :term:`CPPFLAGS`
Specifies the flags to pass to the C pre-processor (i.e. to both the
C and the C++ compilers). This variable is exported to an environment
variable and thus made visible to the software being built during the
@@ -1493,7 +1493,7 @@
- :term:`BUILDSDK_CPPFLAGS` when building
for an SDK (i.e. ``nativesdk-``)
- CROSS_COMPILE
+ :term:`CROSS_COMPILE`
The toolchain binary prefix for the target tools. The
``CROSS_COMPILE`` variable is the same as the
:term:`TARGET_PREFIX` variable.
@@ -1505,14 +1505,14 @@
variable only in certain contexts (e.g. when building for kernel
and kernel module recipes).
- CVSDIR
+ :term:`CVSDIR`
The directory in which files checked out under the CVS system are
stored.
- CXX
+ :term:`CXX`
The minimal command and arguments used to run the C++ compiler.
- CXXFLAGS
+ :term:`CXXFLAGS`
Specifies the flags to pass to the C++ compiler. This variable is
exported to an environment variable and thus made visible to the
software being built during the compilation step.
@@ -1529,7 +1529,7 @@
- :term:`BUILDSDK_CXXFLAGS` when building
for an SDK (i.e. ``nativesdk-``)
- D
+ :term:`D`
The destination directory. The location in the :term:`Build Directory`
where components are installed by the
:ref:`ref-tasks-install` task. This location defaults
@@ -1544,15 +1544,15 @@
fakeroot
.
- DATE
+ :term:`DATE`
The date the build was started. Dates appear using the year, month,
and day (YMD) format (e.g. "20150209" for February 9th, 2015).
- DATETIME
+ :term:`DATETIME`
The date and time on which the current build started. The format is
suitable for timestamps.
- DEBIAN_NOAUTONAME
+ :term:`DEBIAN_NOAUTONAME`
When the :ref:`debian <ref-classes-debian>` class is inherited,
which is the default behavior, ``DEBIAN_NOAUTONAME`` specifies a
particular package should not be renamed according to Debian library
@@ -1562,7 +1562,7 @@
DEBIAN_NOAUTONAME_fontconfig-utils = "1"
- DEBIANNAME
+ :term:`DEBIANNAME`
When the :ref:`debian <ref-classes-debian>` class is inherited,
which is the default behavior, ``DEBIANNAME`` allows you to override
the library name for an individual package. Overriding the library
@@ -1573,16 +1573,16 @@
DEBIANNAME_${PN} = "dbus-1"
- DEBUG_BUILD
+ :term:`DEBUG_BUILD`
Specifies to build packages with debugging information. This
influences the value of the ``SELECTED_OPTIMIZATION`` variable.
- DEBUG_OPTIMIZATION
+ :term:`DEBUG_OPTIMIZATION`
The options to pass in ``TARGET_CFLAGS`` and ``CFLAGS`` when
compiling a system for debugging. This variable defaults to "-O
-fno-omit-frame-pointer ${DEBUG_FLAGS} -pipe".
- DEFAULT_PREFERENCE
+ :term:`DEFAULT_PREFERENCE`
Specifies a weak bias for recipe selection priority.
The most common usage of this is variable is to set it to "-1" within
@@ -1600,7 +1600,7 @@
if that variable is different between two layers that contain
different versions of the same recipe.
- DEFAULTTUNE
+ :term:`DEFAULTTUNE`
The default CPU and Application Binary Interface (ABI) tunings (i.e.
the "tune") used by the OpenEmbedded build system. The
``DEFAULTTUNE`` helps define
@@ -1611,7 +1611,7 @@
the setting using available tunes as defined with
:term:`AVAILTUNES`.
- DEPENDS
+ :term:`DEPENDS`
Lists a recipe's build-time dependencies. These are dependencies on
other recipes whose contents (e.g. headers and shared libraries) are
needed by the recipe at build time.
@@ -1686,7 +1686,7 @@
BitBake User Manual for additional information on tasks and
dependencies.
- DEPLOY_DIR
+ :term:`DEPLOY_DIR`
Points to the general area that the OpenEmbedded build system uses to
place images, packages, SDKs, and other output files that are ready
to be used outside of the build system. By default, this directory
@@ -1701,7 +1701,7 @@
":ref:`sdk-dev-environment`" sections all in the
Yocto Project Overview and Concepts Manual.
- DEPLOY_DIR_DEB
+ :term:`DEPLOY_DIR_DEB`
Points to the area that the OpenEmbedded build system uses to place
Debian packages that are ready to be used outside of the build
system. This variable applies only when
@@ -1723,7 +1723,7 @@
Feeds <package-feeds-dev-environment>`" section
in the Yocto Project Overview and Concepts Manual.
- DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE
+ :term:`DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE`
Points to the area that the OpenEmbedded build system uses to place
images and other associated output files that are ready to be
deployed onto the target machine. The directory is machine-specific
@@ -1738,7 +1738,7 @@
":ref:`sdk-dev-environment`" sections both in
the Yocto Project Overview and Concepts Manual.
- DEPLOY_DIR_IPK
+ :term:`DEPLOY_DIR_IPK`
Points to the area that the OpenEmbedded build system uses to place
IPK packages that are ready to be used outside of the build system.
This variable applies only when
@@ -1759,7 +1759,7 @@
Feeds <package-feeds-dev-environment>`" section
in the Yocto Project Overview and Concepts Manual.
- DEPLOY_DIR_RPM
+ :term:`DEPLOY_DIR_RPM`
Points to the area that the OpenEmbedded build system uses to place
RPM packages that are ready to be used outside of the build system.
This variable applies only when
@@ -1780,7 +1780,7 @@
Feeds <package-feeds-dev-environment>`" section
in the Yocto Project Overview and Concepts Manual.
- DEPLOY_DIR_TAR
+ :term:`DEPLOY_DIR_TAR`
Points to the area that the OpenEmbedded build system uses to place
tarballs that are ready to be used outside of the build system. This
variable applies only when
@@ -1801,7 +1801,7 @@
Feeds <package-feeds-dev-environment>`" section
in the Yocto Project Overview and Concepts Manual.
- DEPLOYDIR
+ :term:`DEPLOYDIR`
When inheriting the :ref:`deploy <ref-classes-deploy>` class, the
``DEPLOYDIR`` points to a temporary work area for deployed files that
is set in the ``deploy`` class as follows:
@@ -1814,12 +1814,12 @@
them into :term:`DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE`
afterwards.
- DESCRIPTION
+ :term:`DESCRIPTION`
The package description used by package managers. If not set,
``DESCRIPTION`` takes the value of the :term:`SUMMARY`
variable.
- DISTRO
+ :term:`DISTRO`
The short name of the distribution. For information on the long name
of the distribution, see the :term:`DISTRO_NAME`
variable.
@@ -1851,10 +1851,10 @@
meta/conf/distro/defaultsetup.conf
also in the Source Directory.
- DISTRO_CODENAME
+ :term:`DISTRO_CODENAME`
Specifies a codename for the distribution being built.
- DISTRO_EXTRA_RDEPENDS
+ :term:`DISTRO_EXTRA_RDEPENDS`
Specifies a list of distro-specific packages to add to all images.
This variable takes affect through ``packagegroup-base`` so the
variable only really applies to the more full-featured images that
@@ -1862,13 +1862,13 @@
distro policy out of generic images. As with all other distro
variables, you set this variable in the distro ``.conf`` file.
- DISTRO_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS
+ :term:`DISTRO_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS`
Specifies a list of distro-specific packages to add to all images if
the packages exist. The packages might not exist or be empty (e.g.
kernel modules). The list of packages are automatically installed but
you can remove them.
- DISTRO_FEATURES
+ :term:`DISTRO_FEATURES`
The software support you want in your distribution for various
features. You define your distribution features in the distribution
configuration file.
@@ -1887,7 +1887,7 @@
provide with this variable, see the "`Distro
Features <#ref-features-distro>`__" section.
- DISTRO_FEATURES_BACKFILL
+ :term:`DISTRO_FEATURES_BACKFILL`
Features to be added to ``DISTRO_FEATURES`` if not also present in
``DISTRO_FEATURES_BACKFILL_CONSIDERED``.
@@ -1898,13 +1898,13 @@
Backfilling <#ref-features-backfill>`__" section for more
information.
- DISTRO_FEATURES_BACKFILL_CONSIDERED
+ :term:`DISTRO_FEATURES_BACKFILL_CONSIDERED`
Features from ``DISTRO_FEATURES_BACKFILL`` that should not be
backfilled (i.e. added to ``DISTRO_FEATURES``) during the build. See
the "`Feature Backfilling <#ref-features-backfill>`__" section for
more information.
- DISTRO_FEATURES_DEFAULT
+ :term:`DISTRO_FEATURES_DEFAULT`
A convenience variable that gives you the default list of distro
features with the exception of any features specific to the C library
(``libc``).
@@ -1918,7 +1918,7 @@
DISTRO_FEATURES ?= "${DISTRO_FEATURES_DEFAULT} myfeature"
- DISTRO_FEATURES_FILTER_NATIVE
+ :term:`DISTRO_FEATURES_FILTER_NATIVE`
Specifies a list of features that if present in the target
:term:`DISTRO_FEATURES` value should be
included in ``DISTRO_FEATURES`` when building native recipes. This
@@ -1926,7 +1926,7 @@
:term:`DISTRO_FEATURES_NATIVE`
variable.
- DISTRO_FEATURES_FILTER_NATIVESDK
+ :term:`DISTRO_FEATURES_FILTER_NATIVESDK`
Specifies a list of features that if present in the target
:term:`DISTRO_FEATURES` value should be
included in ``DISTRO_FEATURES`` when building nativesdk recipes. This
@@ -1934,7 +1934,7 @@
:term:`DISTRO_FEATURES_NATIVESDK`
variable.
- DISTRO_FEATURES_NATIVE
+ :term:`DISTRO_FEATURES_NATIVE`
Specifies a list of features that should be included in
:term:`DISTRO_FEATURES` when building native
recipes. This variable is used in addition to the features filtered
@@ -1942,7 +1942,7 @@
:term:`DISTRO_FEATURES_FILTER_NATIVE`
variable.
- DISTRO_FEATURES_NATIVESDK
+ :term:`DISTRO_FEATURES_NATIVESDK`
Specifies a list of features that should be included in
:term:`DISTRO_FEATURES` when building
nativesdk recipes. This variable is used in addition to the features
@@ -1950,7 +1950,7 @@
:term:`DISTRO_FEATURES_FILTER_NATIVESDK`
variable.
- DISTRO_NAME
+ :term:`DISTRO_NAME`
The long name of the distribution. For information on the short name
of the distribution, see the :term:`DISTRO` variable.
@@ -1980,10 +1980,10 @@
meta/conf/distro/defaultsetup.conf
also in the Source Directory.
- DISTRO_VERSION
+ :term:`DISTRO_VERSION`
The version of the distribution.
- DISTROOVERRIDES
+ :term:`DISTROOVERRIDES`
A colon-separated list of overrides specific to the current
distribution. By default, this list includes the value of
:term:`DISTRO`.
@@ -1995,7 +1995,7 @@
is included in the default value of
:term:`OVERRIDES`.
- DL_DIR
+ :term:`DL_DIR`
The central download directory used by the build process to store
downloads. By default, ``DL_DIR`` gets files suitable for mirroring
for everything except Git repositories. If you want tarballs of Git
@@ -2034,7 +2034,7 @@
":yocto_wiki:`Working Behind a Network Proxy </wiki/Working_Behind_a_Network_Proxy>`"
Wiki page.
- DOC_COMPRESS
+ :term:`DOC_COMPRESS`
When inheriting the :ref:`compress_doc <ref-classes-compress_doc>`
class, this variable sets the compression policy used when the
OpenEmbedded build system compresses man pages and info pages. By
@@ -2044,7 +2044,7 @@
For information on policies and on how to use this variable, see the
comments in the ``meta/classes/compress_doc.bbclass`` file.
- EFI_PROVIDER
+ :term:`EFI_PROVIDER`
When building bootable images (i.e. where ``hddimg``, ``iso``, or
``wic.vmdk`` is in :term:`IMAGE_FSTYPES`), the
``EFI_PROVIDER`` variable specifies the EFI bootloader to use. The
@@ -2054,12 +2054,12 @@
:ref:`image-live <ref-classes-image-live>` classes for more
information.
- ENABLE_BINARY_LOCALE_GENERATION
+ :term:`ENABLE_BINARY_LOCALE_GENERATION`
Variable that controls which locales for ``glibc`` are generated
during the build (useful if the target device has 64Mbytes of RAM or
less).
- ERR_REPORT_DIR
+ :term:`ERR_REPORT_DIR`
When used with the :ref:`report-error <ref-classes-report-error>`
class, specifies the path used for storing the debug files created by
the :ref:`error reporting
@@ -2075,14 +2075,14 @@
ERR_REPORT_DIR = "path"
- ERROR_QA
+ :term:`ERROR_QA`
Specifies the quality assurance checks whose failures are reported as
errors by the OpenEmbedded build system. You set this variable in
your distribution configuration file. For a list of the checks you
can control with this variable, see the
":ref:`insane.bbclass <ref-classes-insane>`" section.
- EXCLUDE_FROM_SHLIBS
+ :term:`EXCLUDE_FROM_SHLIBS`
Triggers the OpenEmbedded build system's shared libraries resolver to
exclude an entire package when scanning for shared libraries.
@@ -2106,7 +2106,7 @@
EXCLUDE_FROM_SHLIBS = "1"
- EXCLUDE_FROM_WORLD
+ :term:`EXCLUDE_FROM_WORLD`
Directs BitBake to exclude a recipe from world builds (i.e.
``bitbake world``). During world builds, BitBake locates, parses and
builds all recipes found in every layer exposed in the
@@ -2125,7 +2125,7 @@
only ensures that the recipe is not explicitly added to the list
of build targets in a world build.
- EXTENDPE
+ :term:`EXTENDPE`
Used with file and pathnames to create a prefix for a recipe's
version based on the recipe's :term:`PE` value. If ``PE``
is set and greater than zero for a recipe, ``EXTENDPE`` becomes that
@@ -2135,7 +2135,7 @@
See the :term:`STAMP` variable for an example.
- EXTENDPKGV
+ :term:`EXTENDPKGV`
The full package version specification as it appears on the final
packages produced by a recipe. The variable's value is normally used
to fix a runtime dependency to the exact same version of another
@@ -2147,7 +2147,7 @@
The dependency relationships are intended to force the package
manager to upgrade these types of packages in lock-step.
- EXTERNAL_KERNEL_TOOLS
+ :term:`EXTERNAL_KERNEL_TOOLS`
When set, the ``EXTERNAL_KERNEL_TOOLS`` variable indicates that these
tools are not in the source tree.
@@ -2158,7 +2158,7 @@
:ref:`kernel-yocto <ref-classes-kernel-yocto>` class in
``meta/classes`` to see how the variable is used.
- EXTERNALSRC
+ :term:`EXTERNALSRC`
When inheriting the :ref:`externalsrc <ref-classes-externalsrc>`
class, this variable points to the source tree, which is outside of
the OpenEmbedded build system. When set, this variable sets the
@@ -2171,7 +2171,7 @@
":ref:`dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks:building software from an external source`"
section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.
- EXTERNALSRC_BUILD
+ :term:`EXTERNALSRC_BUILD`
When inheriting the :ref:`externalsrc <ref-classes-externalsrc>`
class, this variable points to the directory in which the recipe's
source code is built, which is outside of the OpenEmbedded build
@@ -2185,7 +2185,7 @@
":ref:`dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks:building software from an external source`"
section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.
- EXTRA_AUTORECONF
+ :term:`EXTRA_AUTORECONF`
For recipes inheriting the :ref:`autotools <ref-classes-autotools>`
class, you can use ``EXTRA_AUTORECONF`` to specify extra options to
pass to the ``autoreconf`` command that is executed during the
@@ -2193,7 +2193,7 @@
The default value is "--exclude=autopoint".
- EXTRA_IMAGE_FEATURES
+ :term:`EXTRA_IMAGE_FEATURES`
A list of additional features to include in an image. When listing
more than one feature, separate them with a space.
@@ -2237,7 +2237,7 @@
variable, see the ":ref:`usingpoky-extend-customimage-imagefeatures`"
section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.
- EXTRA_IMAGECMD
+ :term:`EXTRA_IMAGECMD`
Specifies additional options for the image creation command that has
been specified in :term:`IMAGE_CMD`. When setting
this variable, use an override for the associated image type. Here is
@@ -2246,7 +2246,7 @@
EXTRA_IMAGECMD_ext3 ?= "-i 4096"
- EXTRA_IMAGEDEPENDS
+ :term:`EXTRA_IMAGEDEPENDS`
A list of recipes to build that do not provide packages for
installing into the root filesystem.
@@ -2261,7 +2261,7 @@
\*RDEPENDS and \*RRECOMMENDS
variables.
- EXTRANATIVEPATH
+ :term:`EXTRANATIVEPATH`
A list of subdirectories of
``${``\ :term:`STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE`\ ``}``
added to the beginning of the environment variable ``PATH``. As an
@@ -2272,16 +2272,16 @@
EXTRANATIVEPATH = "foo bar"
- EXTRA_OECMAKE
+ :term:`EXTRA_OECMAKE`
Additional `CMake <https://cmake.org/overview/>`__ options. See the
:ref:`cmake <ref-classes-cmake>` class for additional information.
- EXTRA_OECONF
+ :term:`EXTRA_OECONF`
Additional ``configure`` script options. See
:term:`PACKAGECONFIG_CONFARGS` for
additional information on passing configure script options.
- EXTRA_OEMAKE
+ :term:`EXTRA_OEMAKE`
Additional GNU ``make`` options.
Because the ``EXTRA_OEMAKE`` defaults to "", you need to set the
@@ -2291,12 +2291,12 @@
:term:`PARALLEL_MAKEINST` also make use of
``EXTRA_OEMAKE`` to pass the required flags.
- EXTRA_OESCONS
+ :term:`EXTRA_OESCONS`
When inheriting the :ref:`scons <ref-classes-scons>` class, this
variable specifies additional configuration options you want to pass
to the ``scons`` command line.
- EXTRA_USERS_PARAMS
+ :term:`EXTRA_USERS_PARAMS`
When inheriting the :ref:`extrausers <ref-classes-extrausers>`
class, this variable provides image level user and group operations.
This is a more global method of providing user and group
@@ -2318,7 +2318,7 @@
# usermod -s /bin/sh tester; \
# "
- FEATURE_PACKAGES
+ :term:`FEATURE_PACKAGES`
Defines one or more packages to include in an image when a specific
item is included in :term:`IMAGE_FEATURES`.
When setting the value, ``FEATURE_PACKAGES`` should have the name of
@@ -2340,7 +2340,7 @@
variable with package groups, which are discussed elsewhere in the
documentation.
- FEED_DEPLOYDIR_BASE_URI
+ :term:`FEED_DEPLOYDIR_BASE_URI`
Points to the base URL of the server and location within the
document-root that provides the metadata and packages required by
OPKG to support runtime package management of IPK packages. You set
@@ -2358,7 +2358,7 @@
a set of configuration files for you in your target that work with
the feed.
- FILES
+ :term:`FILES`
The list of files and directories that are placed in a package. The
:term:`PACKAGES` variable lists the packages
generated by a recipe.
@@ -2395,7 +2395,7 @@
the :term:`CONFFILES` variable for information on
how to identify these files to the PMS.
- FILES_SOLIBSDEV
+ :term:`FILES_SOLIBSDEV`
Defines the file specification to match
:term:`SOLIBSDEV`. In other words,
``FILES_SOLIBSDEV`` defines the full path name of the development
@@ -2407,7 +2407,7 @@
FILES_SOLIBSDEV ?= "${base_libdir}/lib*${SOLIBSDEV} ${libdir}/lib*${SOLIBSDEV}"
- FILESEXTRAPATHS
+ :term:`FILESEXTRAPATHS`
Extends the search path the OpenEmbedded build system uses when
looking for files and patches as it processes recipes and append
files. The default directories BitBake uses when it processes recipes
@@ -2479,7 +2479,7 @@
files that reside in different layers but are used for the same
recipe to correctly extend the path.
- FILESOVERRIDES
+ :term:`FILESOVERRIDES`
A subset of :term:`OVERRIDES` used by the
OpenEmbedded build system for creating
:term:`FILESPATH`. The ``FILESOVERRIDES`` variable
@@ -2503,7 +2503,7 @@
variable. The values match up with expected overrides and are used
in an expected manner by the build system.
- FILESPATH
+ :term:`FILESPATH`
The default set of directories the OpenEmbedded build system uses
when searching for patches and files.
@@ -2562,7 +2562,7 @@
the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual. See the
:ref:`ref-tasks-patch` task as well.
- FILESYSTEM_PERMS_TABLES
+ :term:`FILESYSTEM_PERMS_TABLES`
Allows you to define your own file permissions settings table as part
of your configuration for the packaging process. For example, suppose
you need a consistent set of custom permissions for a set of groups
@@ -2585,42 +2585,42 @@
For guidance on how to create your own file permissions settings
table file, examine the existing ``fs-perms.txt``.
- FIT_GENERATE_KEYS
+ :term:`FIT_GENERATE_KEYS`
Decides whether to generate the keys for signing fitImage if they
don't already exist. The keys are created in ``UBOOT_SIGN_KEYDIR``.
The default value is 0.
- FIT_HASH_ALG
+ :term:`FIT_HASH_ALG`
Specifies the hash algorithm used in creating the FIT Image. For e.g. sha256.
- FIT_KEY_GENRSA_ARGS
+ :term:`FIT_KEY_GENRSA_ARGS`
Arguments to openssl genrsa for generating RSA private key for signing
fitImage. The default value is "-F4". i.e. the public exponent 65537 to
use.
- FIT_KEY_REQ_ARGS
+ :term:`FIT_KEY_REQ_ARGS`
Arguments to openssl req for generating certificate for signing fitImage.
The default value is "-batch -new". batch for non interactive mode
and new for generating new keys.
- FIT_KEY_SIGN_PKCS
+ :term:`FIT_KEY_SIGN_PKCS`
Format for public key ceritifcate used in signing fitImage.
The default value is "x509".
- FIT_SIGN_ALG
+ :term:`FIT_SIGN_ALG`
Specifies the signature algorithm used in creating the FIT Image.
For e.g. rsa2048.
- FIT_SIGN_NUMBITS
+ :term:`FIT_SIGN_NUMBITS`
Size of private key in number of bits used in fitImage. The default
value is "2048".
- FONT_EXTRA_RDEPENDS
+ :term:`FONT_EXTRA_RDEPENDS`
When inheriting the :ref:`fontcache <ref-classes-fontcache>` class,
this variable specifies the runtime dependencies for font packages.
By default, the ``FONT_EXTRA_RDEPENDS`` is set to "fontconfig-utils".
- FONT_PACKAGES
+ :term:`FONT_PACKAGES`
When inheriting the :ref:`fontcache <ref-classes-fontcache>` class,
this variable identifies packages containing font files that need to
be cached by Fontconfig. By default, the ``fontcache`` class assumes
@@ -2628,18 +2628,18 @@
``${``\ :term:`PN`\ ``}``). Use this variable if fonts you
need are in a package other than that main package.
- FORCE_RO_REMOVE
+ :term:`FORCE_RO_REMOVE`
Forces the removal of the packages listed in ``ROOTFS_RO_UNNEEDED``
during the generation of the root filesystem.
Set the variable to "1" to force the removal of these packages.
- FULL_OPTIMIZATION
+ :term:`FULL_OPTIMIZATION`
The options to pass in ``TARGET_CFLAGS`` and ``CFLAGS`` when
compiling an optimized system. This variable defaults to "-O2 -pipe
${DEBUG_FLAGS}".
- GCCPIE
+ :term:`GCCPIE`
Enables Position Independent Executables (PIE) within the GNU C
Compiler (GCC). Enabling PIE in the GCC makes Return Oriented
Programming (ROP) attacks much more difficult to execute.
@@ -2650,7 +2650,7 @@
GCCPIE ?= "--enable-default-pie"
- GCCVERSION
+ :term:`GCCVERSION`
Specifies the default version of the GNU C Compiler (GCC) used for
compilation. By default, ``GCCVERSION`` is set to "8.x" in the
``meta/conf/distro/include/tcmode-default.inc`` include file:
@@ -2661,14 +2661,14 @@
You can override this value by setting it in a
configuration file such as the ``local.conf``.
- GDB
+ :term:`GDB`
The minimal command and arguments to run the GNU Debugger.
- GITDIR
+ :term:`GITDIR`
The directory in which a local copy of a Git repository is stored
when it is cloned.
- GLIBC_GENERATE_LOCALES
+ :term:`GLIBC_GENERATE_LOCALES`
Specifies the list of GLIBC locales to generate should you not wish
to generate all LIBC locals, which can be time consuming.
@@ -2686,7 +2686,7 @@
GLIBC_GENERATE_LOCALES = "en_GB.UTF-8 en_US.UTF-8"
- GROUPADD_PARAM
+ :term:`GROUPADD_PARAM`
When inheriting the :ref:`useradd <ref-classes-useradd>` class,
this variable specifies for a package what parameters should be
passed to the ``groupadd`` command if you wish to add a group to the
@@ -2700,7 +2700,7 @@
For information on the standard Linux shell command
``groupadd``, see http://linux.die.net/man/8/groupadd.
- GROUPMEMS_PARAM
+ :term:`GROUPMEMS_PARAM`
When inheriting the :ref:`useradd <ref-classes-useradd>` class,
this variable specifies for a package what parameters should be
passed to the ``groupmems`` command if you wish to modify the members
@@ -2709,7 +2709,7 @@
For information on the standard Linux shell command ``groupmems``,
see http://linux.die.net/man/8/groupmems.
- GRUB_GFXSERIAL
+ :term:`GRUB_GFXSERIAL`
Configures the GNU GRand Unified Bootloader (GRUB) to have graphics
and serial in the boot menu. Set this variable to "1" in your
``local.conf`` or distribution configuration file to enable graphics
@@ -2718,7 +2718,7 @@
See the :ref:`grub-efi <ref-classes-grub-efi>` class for more
information on how this variable is used.
- GRUB_OPTS
+ :term:`GRUB_OPTS`
Additional options to add to the GNU GRand Unified Bootloader (GRUB)
configuration. Use a semi-colon character (``;``) to separate
multiple options.
@@ -2727,7 +2727,7 @@
:ref:`grub-efi <ref-classes-grub-efi>` class for more information
on how this variable is used.
- GRUB_TIMEOUT
+ :term:`GRUB_TIMEOUT`
Specifies the timeout before executing the default ``LABEL`` in the
GNU GRand Unified Bootloader (GRUB).
@@ -2735,18 +2735,18 @@
:ref:`grub-efi <ref-classes-grub-efi>` class for more information
on how this variable is used.
- GTKIMMODULES_PACKAGES
+ :term:`GTKIMMODULES_PACKAGES`
When inheriting the
:ref:`gtk-immodules-cache <ref-classes-gtk-immodules-cache>` class,
this variable specifies the packages that contain the GTK+ input
method modules being installed when the modules are in packages other
than the main package.
- HOMEPAGE
+ :term:`HOMEPAGE`
Website where more information about the software the recipe is
building can be found.
- HOST_ARCH
+ :term:`HOST_ARCH`
The name of the target architecture, which is normally the same as
:term:`TARGET_ARCH`. The OpenEmbedded build system
supports many architectures. Here is an example list of architectures
@@ -2761,7 +2761,7 @@
- mips
- mipsel
- HOST_CC_ARCH
+ :term:`HOST_CC_ARCH`
Specifies architecture-specific compiler flags that are passed to the
C compiler.
@@ -2777,18 +2777,18 @@
- ``BUILDSDK_CC_ARCH`` when building for an SDK (i.e.
``nativesdk-``)
- HOST_OS
+ :term:`HOST_OS`
Specifies the name of the target operating system, which is normally
the same as the :term:`TARGET_OS`. The variable can
be set to "linux" for ``glibc``-based systems and to "linux-musl" for
``musl``. For ARM/EABI targets, there are also "linux-gnueabi" and
"linux-musleabi" values possible.
- HOST_PREFIX
+ :term:`HOST_PREFIX`
Specifies the prefix for the cross-compile toolchain. ``HOST_PREFIX``
is normally the same as :term:`TARGET_PREFIX`.
- HOST_SYS
+ :term:`HOST_SYS`
Specifies the system, including the architecture and the operating
system, for which the build is occurring in the context of the
current recipe.
@@ -2810,7 +2810,7 @@
- Given a recipe being built for a little-endian MIPS target running
Linux, the value might be "mipsel-linux".
- HOSTTOOLS
+ :term:`HOSTTOOLS`
A space-separated list (filter) of tools on the build host that
should be allowed to be called from within build tasks. Using this
filter helps reduce the possibility of host contamination. If a tool
@@ -2821,7 +2821,7 @@
For additional information, see
:term:`HOSTTOOLS_NONFATAL`.
- HOSTTOOLS_NONFATAL
+ :term:`HOSTTOOLS_NONFATAL`
A space-separated list (filter) of tools on the build host that
should be allowed to be called from within build tasks. Using this
filter helps reduce the possibility of host contamination. Unlike
@@ -2830,11 +2830,11 @@
``HOSTTOOLS_NONFATAL`` is not found on the build host. Thus, you can
use ``HOSTTOOLS_NONFATAL`` to filter optional host tools.
- HOST_VENDOR
+ :term:`HOST_VENDOR`
Specifies the name of the vendor. ``HOST_VENDOR`` is normally the
same as :term:`TARGET_VENDOR`.
- ICECC_DISABLED
+ :term:`ICECC_DISABLED`
Disables or enables the ``icecc`` (Icecream) function. For more
information on this function and best practices for using this
variable, see the ":ref:`icecc.bbclass <ref-classes-icecc>`"
@@ -2851,7 +2851,7 @@
ICECC_DISABLED = ""
- ICECC_ENV_EXEC
+ :term:`ICECC_ENV_EXEC`
Points to the ``icecc-create-env`` script that you provide. This
variable is used by the :ref:`icecc <ref-classes-icecc>` class. You
set this variable in your ``local.conf`` file.
@@ -2861,7 +2861,7 @@
``icecc-create-env.bb`` recipe, which is a modified version and not
the one that comes with ``icecc``.
- ICECC_PARALLEL_MAKE
+ :term:`ICECC_PARALLEL_MAKE`
Extra options passed to the ``make`` command during the
:ref:`ref-tasks-compile` task that specify parallel
compilation. This variable usually takes the form of "-j x", where x
@@ -2887,13 +2887,13 @@
use it (i.e. the system does not detect and assign the number of
cores as is done with ``PARALLEL_MAKE``).
- ICECC_PATH
+ :term:`ICECC_PATH`
The location of the ``icecc`` binary. You can set this variable in
your ``local.conf`` file. If your ``local.conf`` file does not define
this variable, the :ref:`icecc <ref-classes-icecc>` class attempts
to define it by locating ``icecc`` using ``which``.
- ICECC_USER_CLASS_BL
+ :term:`ICECC_USER_CLASS_BL`
Identifies user classes that you do not want the Icecream distributed
compile support to consider. This variable is used by the
:ref:`icecc <ref-classes-icecc>` class. You set this variable in
@@ -2903,7 +2903,7 @@
them from distributed compilation across remote hosts. Any classes
you list will be distributed and compiled locally.
- ICECC_USER_PACKAGE_BL
+ :term:`ICECC_USER_PACKAGE_BL`
Identifies user recipes that you do not want the Icecream distributed
compile support to consider. This variable is used by the
:ref:`icecc <ref-classes-icecc>` class. You set this variable in
@@ -2913,7 +2913,7 @@
them from distributed compilation across remote hosts. Any packages
you list will be distributed and compiled locally.
- ICECC_USER_PACKAGE_WL
+ :term:`ICECC_USER_PACKAGE_WL`
Identifies user recipes that use an empty
:term:`PARALLEL_MAKE` variable that you want to
force remote distributed compilation on using the Icecream
@@ -2921,11 +2921,11 @@
:ref:`icecc <ref-classes-icecc>` class. You set this variable in
your ``local.conf`` file.
- IMAGE_BASENAME
+ :term:`IMAGE_BASENAME`
The base name of image output files. This variable defaults to the
recipe name (``${``\ :term:`PN`\ ``}``).
- IMAGE_EFI_BOOT_FILES
+ :term:`IMAGE_EFI_BOOT_FILES`
A space-separated list of files installed into the boot partition
when preparing an image using the Wic tool with the
``bootimg-efi`` source plugin. By default,
@@ -2961,7 +2961,7 @@
material for Wic is located in the
":doc:`../ref-manual/ref-kickstart`" chapter.
- IMAGE_BOOT_FILES
+ :term:`IMAGE_BOOT_FILES`
A space-separated list of files installed into the boot partition
when preparing an image using the Wic tool with the
``bootimg-partition`` source plugin. By default,
@@ -2997,7 +2997,7 @@
material for Wic is located in the
":doc:`../ref-manual/ref-kickstart`" chapter.
- IMAGE_CLASSES
+ :term:`IMAGE_CLASSES`
A list of classes that all images should inherit. You typically use
this variable to specify the list of classes that register the
different types of images the OpenEmbedded build system creates.
@@ -3009,7 +3009,7 @@
For more information, see ``meta/classes/image_types.bbclass`` in the
:term:`Source Directory`.
- IMAGE_CMD
+ :term:`IMAGE_CMD`
Specifies the command to create the image file for a specific image
type, which corresponds to the value set set in
:term:`IMAGE_FSTYPES`, (e.g. ``ext3``,
@@ -3026,7 +3026,7 @@
variable, see the :ref:`image_types <ref-classes-image_types>`
class file, which is ``meta/classes/image_types.bbclass``.
- IMAGE_DEVICE_TABLES
+ :term:`IMAGE_DEVICE_TABLES`
Specifies one or more files that contain custom device tables that
are passed to the ``makedevs`` command as part of creating an image.
These files list basic device nodes that should be created under
@@ -3036,7 +3036,7 @@
device table files, see ``meta/files/device_table-minimal.txt`` as an
example.
- IMAGE_FEATURES
+ :term:`IMAGE_FEATURES`
The primary list of features to include in an image. Typically, you
configure this variable in an image recipe. Although you can use this
variable from your ``local.conf`` file, which is found in the
@@ -3056,7 +3056,7 @@
variable, see the ":ref:`usingpoky-extend-customimage-imagefeatures`"
section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.
- IMAGE_FSTYPES
+ :term:`IMAGE_FSTYPES`
Specifies the formats the OpenEmbedded build system uses during the
build when creating the root filesystem. For example, setting
``IMAGE_FSTYPES`` as follows causes the build system to create root
@@ -3079,7 +3079,7 @@
or ``_prepend``. You must use the ``+=`` operator to add one or
more options to the ``IMAGE_FSTYPES`` variable.
- IMAGE_INSTALL
+ :term:`IMAGE_INSTALL`
Used by recipes to specify the packages to install into an image
through the :ref:`image <ref-classes-image>` class. Use the
``IMAGE_INSTALL`` variable with care to avoid ordering issues.
@@ -3129,7 +3129,7 @@
specific situation. In both these cases, the behavior is
contrary to how most users expect the ``+=`` operator to work.
- IMAGE_LINGUAS
+ :term:`IMAGE_LINGUAS`
Specifies the list of locales to install into the image during the
root filesystem construction process. The OpenEmbedded build system
automatically splits locale files, which are used for localization,
@@ -3151,7 +3151,7 @@
See the :term:`GLIBC_GENERATE_LOCALES`
variable for information on generating GLIBC locales.
- IMAGE_MANIFEST
+ :term:`IMAGE_MANIFEST`
The manifest file for the image. This file lists all the installed
packages that make up the image. The file contains package
information on a line-per-package basis as follows:
@@ -3171,7 +3171,7 @@
information on how the image is created in the ":ref:`image-generation-dev-environment`"
section in the Yocto Project Overview and Concepts Manual.
- IMAGE_NAME
+ :term:`IMAGE_NAME`
The name of the output image files minus the extension. This variable
is derived using the :term:`IMAGE_BASENAME`,
:term:`MACHINE`, and :term:`DATETIME`
@@ -3180,7 +3180,7 @@
IMAGE_NAME = "${IMAGE_BASENAME}-${MACHINE}-${DATETIME}"
- IMAGE_OVERHEAD_FACTOR
+ :term:`IMAGE_OVERHEAD_FACTOR`
Defines a multiplier that the build system applies to the initial
image size for cases when the multiplier times the returned disk
usage value for the image is greater than the sum of
@@ -3209,7 +3209,7 @@
added to the image by using the ``IMAGE_ROOTFS_EXTRA_SPACE``
variable.
- IMAGE_PKGTYPE
+ :term:`IMAGE_PKGTYPE`
Defines the package type (i.e. DEB, RPM, IPK, or TAR) used by the
OpenEmbedded build system. The variable is defined appropriately by
the :ref:`package_deb <ref-classes-package_deb>`,
@@ -3242,7 +3242,7 @@
format are never used as a substitute packaging format for DEB,
RPM, and IPK formatted files for your image or SDK.
- IMAGE_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND
+ :term:`IMAGE_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND`
Specifies a list of functions to call once the OpenEmbedded build
system creates the final image output files. You can specify
functions separated by semicolons:
@@ -3256,7 +3256,7 @@
:term:`IMAGE_ROOTFS` variable for more
information.
- IMAGE_PREPROCESS_COMMAND
+ :term:`IMAGE_PREPROCESS_COMMAND`
Specifies a list of functions to call before the OpenEmbedded build
system creates the final image output files. You can specify
functions separated by semicolons:
@@ -3270,19 +3270,19 @@
:term:`IMAGE_ROOTFS` variable for more
information.
- IMAGE_ROOTFS
+ :term:`IMAGE_ROOTFS`
The location of the root filesystem while it is under construction
(i.e. during the :ref:`ref-tasks-rootfs` task). This
variable is not configurable. Do not change it.
- IMAGE_ROOTFS_ALIGNMENT
+ :term:`IMAGE_ROOTFS_ALIGNMENT`
Specifies the alignment for the output image file in Kbytes. If the
size of the image is not a multiple of this value, then the size is
rounded up to the nearest multiple of the value. The default value is
"1". See :term:`IMAGE_ROOTFS_SIZE` for
additional information.
- IMAGE_ROOTFS_EXTRA_SPACE
+ :term:`IMAGE_ROOTFS_EXTRA_SPACE`
Defines additional free disk space created in the image in Kbytes. By
default, this variable is set to "0". This free disk space is added
to the image after the build system determines the image size as
@@ -3302,7 +3302,7 @@
IMAGE_ROOTFS_EXTRA_SPACE = "41943040"
- IMAGE_ROOTFS_SIZE
+ :term:`IMAGE_ROOTFS_SIZE`
Defines the size in Kbytes for the generated image. The OpenEmbedded
build system determines the final size for the generated image using
an algorithm that takes into account the initial disk space used for
@@ -3327,7 +3327,7 @@
and :term:`IMAGE_ROOTFS_EXTRA_SPACE`
variables for related information.
- IMAGE_TYPEDEP
+ :term:`IMAGE_TYPEDEP`
Specifies a dependency from one image type on another. Here is an
example from the :ref:`image-live <ref-classes-image-live>` class:
::
@@ -3340,7 +3340,7 @@
one of the components of the live image is an ``ext3`` formatted
partition containing the root filesystem.
- IMAGE_TYPES
+ :term:`IMAGE_TYPES`
Specifies the complete list of supported image types by default:
- btrfs
@@ -3385,7 +3385,7 @@
For more information about these types of images, see
``meta/classes/image_types*.bbclass`` in the :term:`Source Directory`.
- INC_PR
+ :term:`INC_PR`
Helps define the recipe revision for recipes that share a common
``include`` file. You can think of this variable as part of the
recipe revision as set from within an include file.
@@ -3423,7 +3423,7 @@
lines in the example are from individual recipes and show how the
``PR`` value is set.
- INCOMPATIBLE_LICENSE
+ :term:`INCOMPATIBLE_LICENSE`
Specifies a space-separated list of license names (as they would
appear in :term:`LICENSE`) that should be excluded
from the build. Recipes that provide no alternatives to listed
@@ -3465,7 +3465,7 @@
COMPATIBLE_LICENSES
, thus only allowing the latter licences to be used.
- INHERIT
+ :term:`INHERIT`
Causes the named class or classes to be inherited globally. Anonymous
functions in the class or classes are not executed for the base
configuration and in each individual recipe. The OpenEmbedded build
@@ -3475,7 +3475,7 @@
:ref:`bitbake:bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata:\`\`inherit\`\` configuration directive`"
section in the Bitbake User Manual.
- INHERIT_DISTRO
+ :term:`INHERIT_DISTRO`
Lists classes that will be inherited at the distribution level. It is
unlikely that you want to edit this variable.
@@ -3485,7 +3485,7 @@
INHERIT_DISTRO ?= "debian devshell sstate license"
- INHIBIT_DEFAULT_DEPS
+ :term:`INHIBIT_DEFAULT_DEPS`
Prevents the default dependencies, namely the C compiler and standard
C library (libc), from being added to :term:`DEPENDS`.
This variable is usually used within recipes that do not require any
@@ -3494,7 +3494,7 @@
Set the variable to "1" to prevent the default dependencies from
being added.
- INHIBIT_PACKAGE_DEBUG_SPLIT
+ :term:`INHIBIT_PACKAGE_DEBUG_SPLIT`
Prevents the OpenEmbedded build system from splitting out debug
information during packaging. By default, the build system splits out
debugging information during the
@@ -3510,7 +3510,7 @@
INHIBIT_PACKAGE_DEBUG_SPLIT = "1"
- INHIBIT_PACKAGE_STRIP
+ :term:`INHIBIT_PACKAGE_STRIP`
If set to "1", causes the build to not strip binaries in resulting
packages and prevents the ``-dbg`` package from containing the source
files.
@@ -3520,7 +3520,7 @@
Consequently, you should not set ``INHIBIT_PACKAGE_STRIP`` when you
plan to debug in general.
- INHIBIT_SYSROOT_STRIP
+ :term:`INHIBIT_SYSROOT_STRIP`
If set to "1", causes the build to not strip binaries in the
resulting sysroot.
@@ -3544,7 +3544,7 @@
strippable, other files exist that are needed for the build that
are not strippable.
- INITRAMFS_FSTYPES
+ :term:`INITRAMFS_FSTYPES`
Defines the format for the output image of an initial RAM filesystem
(initramfs), which is used during boot. Supported formats are the
same as those supported by the
@@ -3557,7 +3557,7 @@
`initrd <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initrd>`__ mechanism, expects
an optionally compressed cpio archive.
- INITRAMFS_IMAGE
+ :term:`INITRAMFS_IMAGE`
Specifies the :term:`PROVIDES` name of an image
recipe that is used to build an initial RAM filesystem (initramfs)
image. In other words, the ``INITRAMFS_IMAGE`` variable causes an
@@ -3598,7 +3598,7 @@
image, see the ":ref:`building-an-initramfs-image`" section
in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.
- INITRAMFS_IMAGE_BUNDLE
+ :term:`INITRAMFS_IMAGE_BUNDLE`
Controls whether or not the image recipe specified by
:term:`INITRAMFS_IMAGE` is run through an
extra pass
@@ -3648,7 +3648,7 @@
initramfs, see the ":ref:`building-an-initramfs-image`" section
in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.
- INITRAMFS_LINK_NAME
+ :term:`INITRAMFS_LINK_NAME`
The link name of the initial RAM filesystem image. This variable is
set in the ``meta/classes/kernel-artifact-names.bbclass`` file as
follows:
@@ -3666,7 +3666,7 @@
See the :term:`MACHINE` variable for additional
information.
- INITRAMFS_NAME
+ :term:`INITRAMFS_NAME`
The base name of the initial RAM filesystem image. This variable is
set in the ``meta/classes/kernel-artifact-names.bbclass`` file as
follows:
@@ -3680,14 +3680,14 @@
KERNEL_ARTIFACT_NAME ?= "${PKGE}-${PKGV}-${PKGR}-${MACHINE}${IMAGE_VERSION_SUFFIX}"
- INITRD
+ :term:`INITRD`
Indicates list of filesystem images to concatenate and use as an
initial RAM disk (``initrd``).
The ``INITRD`` variable is an optional variable used with the
:ref:`image-live <ref-classes-image-live>` class.
- INITRD_IMAGE
+ :term:`INITRD_IMAGE`
When building a "live" bootable image (i.e. when
:term:`IMAGE_FSTYPES` contains "live"),
``INITRD_IMAGE`` specifies the image recipe that should be built to
@@ -3697,14 +3697,14 @@
See the :ref:`image-live <ref-classes-image-live>` class for more
information.
- INITSCRIPT_NAME
+ :term:`INITSCRIPT_NAME`
The filename of the initialization script as installed to
``${sysconfdir}/init.d``.
This variable is used in recipes when using ``update-rc.d.bbclass``.
The variable is mandatory.
- INITSCRIPT_PACKAGES
+ :term:`INITSCRIPT_PACKAGES`
A list of the packages that contain initscripts. If multiple packages
are specified, you need to append the package name to the other
``INITSCRIPT_*`` as an override.
@@ -3713,7 +3713,7 @@
The variable is optional and defaults to the :term:`PN`
variable.
- INITSCRIPT_PARAMS
+ :term:`INITSCRIPT_PARAMS`
Specifies the options to pass to ``update-rc.d``. Here is an example:
::
@@ -3730,7 +3730,7 @@
please see the ``update-rc.d`` manual page at
https://manpages.debian.org/buster/init-system-helpers/update-rc.d.8.en.html
- INSANE_SKIP
+ :term:`INSANE_SKIP`
Specifies the QA checks to skip for a specific package within a
recipe. For example, to skip the check for symbolic link ``.so``
files in the main package of a recipe, add the following to the
@@ -3743,19 +3743,19 @@
See the ":ref:`insane.bbclass <ref-classes-insane>`" section for a
list of the valid QA checks you can specify using this variable.
- INSTALL_TIMEZONE_FILE
+ :term:`INSTALL_TIMEZONE_FILE`
By default, the ``tzdata`` recipe packages an ``/etc/timezone`` file.
Set the ``INSTALL_TIMEZONE_FILE`` variable to "0" at the
configuration level to disable this behavior.
- IPK_FEED_URIS
+ :term:`IPK_FEED_URIS`
When the IPK backend is in use and package management is enabled on
the target, you can use this variable to set up ``opkg`` in the
target image to point to package feeds on a nominated server. Once
the feed is established, you can perform installations or upgrades
using the package manager at runtime.
- KARCH
+ :term:`KARCH`
Defines the kernel architecture used when assembling the
configuration. Architectures supported for this release are:
@@ -3768,7 +3768,7 @@
You define the ``KARCH`` variable in the :ref:`kernel-dev/kernel-dev-advanced:bsp descriptions`.
- KBRANCH
+ :term:`KBRANCH`
A regular expression used by the build process to explicitly identify
the kernel branch that is validated, patched, and configured during a
build. You must set this variable to ensure the exact kernel branch
@@ -3803,7 +3803,7 @@
identify the kernel branch to use when building for each supported
BSP.
- KBUILD_DEFCONFIG
+ :term:`KBUILD_DEFCONFIG`
When used with the :ref:`kernel-yocto <ref-classes-kernel-yocto>`
class, specifies an "in-tree" kernel configuration file for use
during a kernel build.
@@ -3839,12 +3839,12 @@
":ref:`kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common:using an "in-tree" \`\`defconfig\`\` file`"
section in the Yocto Project Linux Kernel Development Manual.
- KERNEL_ALT_IMAGETYPE
+ :term:`KERNEL_ALT_IMAGETYPE`
Specifies an alternate kernel image type for creation in addition to
the kernel image type specified using the
:term:`KERNEL_IMAGETYPE` variable.
- KERNEL_ARTIFACT_NAME
+ :term:`KERNEL_ARTIFACT_NAME`
Specifies the name of all of the build artifacts. You can change the
name of the artifacts by changing the ``KERNEL_ARTIFACT_NAME``
variable.
@@ -3863,7 +3863,7 @@
The IMAGE_VERSION_SUFFIX variable is set to DATETIME.
- KERNEL_CLASSES
+ :term:`KERNEL_CLASSES`
A list of classes defining kernel image types that the
:ref:`kernel <ref-classes-kernel>` class should inherit. You
typically append this variable to enable extended image types. An
@@ -3872,7 +3872,7 @@
custom kernel image types with the ``kernel`` class using this
variable.
- KERNEL_DEVICETREE
+ :term:`KERNEL_DEVICETREE`
Specifies the name of the generated Linux kernel device tree (i.e.
the ``.dtb``) file.
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@
:ref:`kernel-devicetree <ref-classes-kernel-devicetree>` class must
be inherited.
- KERNEL_DTB_LINK_NAME
+ :term:`KERNEL_DTB_LINK_NAME`
The link name of the kernel device tree binary (DTB). This variable
is set in the ``meta/classes/kernel-artifact-names.bbclass`` file as
follows:
@@ -3903,7 +3903,7 @@
See the :term:`MACHINE` variable for additional
information.
- KERNEL_DTB_NAME
+ :term:`KERNEL_DTB_NAME`
The base name of the kernel device tree binary (DTB). This variable
is set in the ``meta/classes/kernel-artifact-names.bbclass`` file as
follows:
@@ -3917,11 +3917,11 @@
KERNEL_ARTIFACT_NAME ?= "${PKGE}-${PKGV}-${PKGR}-${MACHINE}${IMAGE_VERSION_SUFFIX}"
- KERNEL_EXTRA_ARGS
+ :term:`KERNEL_EXTRA_ARGS`
Specifies additional ``make`` command-line arguments the OpenEmbedded
build system passes on when compiling the kernel.
- KERNEL_FEATURES
+ :term:`KERNEL_FEATURES`
Includes additional kernel metadata. In the OpenEmbedded build
system, the default Board Support Packages (BSPs)
:term:`Metadata` is provided through the
@@ -3948,7 +3948,7 @@
KERNEL_FEATURES_append_qemux86 = " cfg/sound.scc cfg/paravirt_kvm.scc"
KERNEL_FEATURES_append_qemux86-64 = "cfg/sound.scc"
- KERNEL_FIT_LINK_NAME
+ :term:`KERNEL_FIT_LINK_NAME`
The link name of the kernel flattened image tree (FIT) image. This
variable is set in the ``meta/classes/kernel-artifact-names.bbclass``
file as follows:
@@ -3966,7 +3966,7 @@
See the :term:`MACHINE` variable for additional
information.
- KERNEL_FIT_NAME
+ :term:`KERNEL_FIT_NAME`
The base name of the kernel flattened image tree (FIT) image. This
variable is set in the ``meta/classes/kernel-artifact-names.bbclass``
file as follows:
@@ -3980,7 +3980,7 @@
KERNEL_ARTIFACT_NAME ?= "${PKGE}-${PKGV}-${PKGR}-${MACHINE}${IMAGE_VERSION_SUFFIX}"
- KERNEL_IMAGE_LINK_NAME
+ :term:`KERNEL_IMAGE_LINK_NAME`
The link name for the kernel image. This variable is set in the
``meta/classes/kernel-artifact-names.bbclass`` file as follows:
::
@@ -3997,7 +3997,7 @@
See the :term:`MACHINE` variable for additional
information.
- KERNEL_IMAGE_MAXSIZE
+ :term:`KERNEL_IMAGE_MAXSIZE`
Specifies the maximum size of the kernel image file in kilobytes. If
``KERNEL_IMAGE_MAXSIZE`` is set, the size of the kernel image file is
checked against the set value during the
@@ -4010,7 +4010,7 @@
By default, this variable is not set, which means the size of the
kernel image is not checked.
- KERNEL_IMAGE_NAME
+ :term:`KERNEL_IMAGE_NAME`
The base name of the kernel image. This variable is set in the
``meta/classes/kernel-artifact-names.bbclass`` file as follows:
::
@@ -4024,7 +4024,7 @@
KERNEL_ARTIFACT_NAME ?= "${PKGE}-${PKGV}-${PKGR}-${MACHINE}${IMAGE_VERSION_SUFFIX}"
- KERNEL_IMAGETYPE
+ :term:`KERNEL_IMAGETYPE`
The type of kernel to build for a device, usually set by the machine
configuration files and defaults to "zImage". This variable is used
when building the kernel and is passed to ``make`` as the target to
@@ -4033,7 +4033,7 @@
If you want to build an alternate kernel image type, use the
:term:`KERNEL_ALT_IMAGETYPE` variable.
- KERNEL_MODULE_AUTOLOAD
+ :term:`KERNEL_MODULE_AUTOLOAD`
Lists kernel modules that need to be auto-loaded during boot.
.. note::
@@ -4065,14 +4065,14 @@
For information on how to populate the ``modname.conf`` file with
``modprobe.d`` syntax lines, see the :term:`KERNEL_MODULE_PROBECONF` variable.
- KERNEL_MODULE_PROBECONF
+ :term:`KERNEL_MODULE_PROBECONF`
Provides a list of modules for which the OpenEmbedded build system
expects to find ``module_conf_``\ modname values that specify
configuration for each of the modules. For information on how to
provide those module configurations, see the
:term:`module_conf_* <module_conf>` variable.
- KERNEL_PATH
+ :term:`KERNEL_PATH`
The location of the kernel sources. This variable is set to the value
of the :term:`STAGING_KERNEL_DIR` within
the :ref:`module <ref-classes-module>` class. For information on
@@ -4086,7 +4086,7 @@
the ``KERNEL_PATH`` variable. Both variables are common variables
used by external Makefiles to point to the kernel source directory.
- KERNEL_SRC
+ :term:`KERNEL_SRC`
The location of the kernel sources. This variable is set to the value
of the :term:`STAGING_KERNEL_DIR` within
the :ref:`module <ref-classes-module>` class. For information on
@@ -4100,14 +4100,14 @@
to the ``KERNEL_SRC`` variable. Both variables are common variables
used by external Makefiles to point to the kernel source directory.
- KERNEL_VERSION
+ :term:`KERNEL_VERSION`
Specifies the version of the kernel as extracted from ``version.h``
or ``utsrelease.h`` within the kernel sources. Effects of setting
this variable do not take affect until the kernel has been
configured. Consequently, attempting to refer to this variable in
contexts prior to configuration will not work.
- KERNELDEPMODDEPEND
+ :term:`KERNELDEPMODDEPEND`
Specifies whether the data referenced through
:term:`PKGDATA_DIR` is needed or not. The
``KERNELDEPMODDEPEND`` does not control whether or not that data
@@ -4116,7 +4116,7 @@
``initramfs`` recipe. Setting the variable there when the data is not
needed avoids a potential dependency loop.
- KFEATURE_DESCRIPTION
+ :term:`KFEATURE_DESCRIPTION`
Provides a short description of a configuration fragment. You use
this variable in the ``.scc`` file that describes a configuration
fragment file. Here is the variable used in a file named ``smp.scc``
@@ -4125,7 +4125,7 @@
define KFEATURE_DESCRIPTION "Enable SMP"
- KMACHINE
+ :term:`KMACHINE`
The machine as known by the kernel. Sometimes the machine name used
by the kernel does not match the machine name used by the
OpenEmbedded build system. For example, the machine name that the
@@ -4153,7 +4153,7 @@
However, the OpenEmbedded build system understands the machine as
"core2-32-intel-common".
- KTYPE
+ :term:`KTYPE`
Defines the kernel type to be used in assembling the configuration.
The linux-yocto recipes define "standard", "tiny", and "preempt-rt"
kernel types. See the ":ref:`kernel-dev/kernel-dev-advanced:kernel types`"
@@ -4167,13 +4167,13 @@
:term:`LINUX_KERNEL_TYPE` value used by the
kernel recipe.
- LABELS
+ :term:`LABELS`
Provides a list of targets for automatic configuration.
See the :ref:`grub-efi <ref-classes-grub-efi>` class for more
information on how this variable is used.
- LAYERDEPENDS
+ :term:`LAYERDEPENDS`
Lists the layers, separated by spaces, on 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. Here is an example:
@@ -4190,13 +4190,13 @@
the ``conf/layer.conf`` file and must be suffixed with the name of
the specific layer (e.g. ``LAYERDEPENDS_mylayer``).
- LAYERDIR
+ :term:`LAYERDIR`
When used inside the ``layer.conf`` configuration file, this variable
provides the path of the current layer. This variable is not
available outside of ``layer.conf`` and references are expanded
immediately when parsing of the file completes.
- LAYERRECOMMENDS
+ :term:`LAYERRECOMMENDS`
Lists the layers, separated by spaces, recommended for use with this
layer.
@@ -4214,7 +4214,7 @@
suffixed with the name of the specific layer (e.g.
``LAYERRECOMMENDS_mylayer``).
- LAYERSERIES_COMPAT
+ :term:`LAYERSERIES_COMPAT`
Lists the versions of the :term:`OpenEmbedded-Core (OE-Core)` for which
a layer is compatible. Using the ``LAYERSERIES_COMPAT`` variable
allows the layer maintainer to indicate which combinations of the
@@ -4243,7 +4243,7 @@
See the ":ref:`dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks:creating your own layer`"
section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.
- LAYERVERSION
+ :term:`LAYERVERSION`
Optionally specifies the version of a layer as a single number. You
can use this within :term:`LAYERDEPENDS` for
another layer in order to depend on a specific version of the layer.
@@ -4251,10 +4251,10 @@
suffixed with the name of the specific layer (e.g.
``LAYERVERSION_mylayer``).
- LD
+ :term:`LD`
The minimal command and arguments used to run the linker.
- LDFLAGS
+ :term:`LDFLAGS`
Specifies the flags to pass to the linker. This variable is exported
to an environment variable and thus made visible to the software
being built during the compilation step.
@@ -4271,14 +4271,14 @@
- :term:`BUILDSDK_LDFLAGS` when building for
an SDK (i.e. ``nativesdk-``)
- LEAD_SONAME
+ :term:`LEAD_SONAME`
Specifies the lead (or primary) compiled library file (i.e. ``.so``)
that the :ref:`debian <ref-classes-debian>` class applies its
naming policy to given a recipe that packages multiple libraries.
This variable works in conjunction with the ``debian`` class.
- LIC_FILES_CHKSUM
+ :term:`LIC_FILES_CHKSUM`
Checksums of the license text in the recipe source code.
This variable tracks changes in license text of the source code
@@ -4292,7 +4292,7 @@
For more information, see the ":ref:`usingpoky-configuring-lic_files_chksum`"
section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.
- LICENSE
+ :term:`LICENSE`
The list of source licenses for the recipe. Follow these rules:
- Do not use spaces within individual license names.
@@ -4335,7 +4335,7 @@
LICENSE_${PN} = "GPLv2"
LICENSE_${PN}-doc = "GFDL-1.2"
- LICENSE_CREATE_PACKAGE
+ :term:`LICENSE_CREATE_PACKAGE`
Setting ``LICENSE_CREATE_PACKAGE`` to "1" causes the OpenEmbedded
build system to create an extra package (i.e.
``${``\ :term:`PN`\ ``}-lic``) for each recipe and to add
@@ -4358,7 +4358,7 @@
":ref:`dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks:providing license text`"
section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.
- LICENSE_FLAGS
+ :term:`LICENSE_FLAGS`
Specifies additional flags for a recipe you must whitelist through
:term:`LICENSE_FLAGS_WHITELIST` in
order to allow the recipe to be built. When providing multiple flags,
@@ -4371,7 +4371,7 @@
":ref:`dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks:enabling commercially licensed recipes`"
section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.
- LICENSE_FLAGS_WHITELIST
+ :term:`LICENSE_FLAGS_WHITELIST`
Lists license flags that when specified in
:term:`LICENSE_FLAGS` within a recipe should not
prevent that recipe from being built. This practice is otherwise
@@ -4379,7 +4379,7 @@
":ref:`dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks:enabling commercially licensed recipes`"
section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.
- LICENSE_PATH
+ :term:`LICENSE_PATH`
Path to additional licenses used during the build. By default, the
OpenEmbedded build system uses ``COMMON_LICENSE_DIR`` to define the
directory that holds common license text used during the build. The
@@ -4389,7 +4389,7 @@
LICENSE_PATH += "path-to-additional-common-licenses"
- LINUX_KERNEL_TYPE
+ :term:`LINUX_KERNEL_TYPE`
Defines the kernel type to be used in assembling the configuration.
The linux-yocto recipes define "standard", "tiny", and "preempt-rt"
kernel types. See the ":ref:`kernel-dev/kernel-dev-advanced:kernel types`"
@@ -4404,7 +4404,7 @@
kernel :term:`Metadata` with which to build out the sources
and configuration.
- LINUX_VERSION
+ :term:`LINUX_VERSION`
The Linux version from ``kernel.org`` on which the Linux kernel image
being built using the OpenEmbedded build system is based. You define
this variable in the kernel recipe. For example, the
@@ -4420,7 +4420,7 @@
PV = "${LINUX_VERSION}+git${SRCPV}"
- LINUX_VERSION_EXTENSION
+ :term:`LINUX_VERSION_EXTENSION`
A string extension compiled into the version string of the Linux
kernel built with the OpenEmbedded build system. You define this
variable in the kernel recipe. For example, the linux-yocto kernel
@@ -4438,14 +4438,14 @@
$ uname -r
3.7.0-rc8-custom
- LOG_DIR
+ :term:`LOG_DIR`
Specifies the directory to which the OpenEmbedded build system writes
overall log files. The default directory is ``${TMPDIR}/log``.
For the directory containing logs specific to each task, see the
:term:`T` variable.
- MACHINE
+ :term:`MACHINE`
Specifies the target device for which the image is built. You define
``MACHINE`` in the ``local.conf`` file found in the
:term:`Build Directory`. By default, ``MACHINE`` is set to
@@ -4488,13 +4488,13 @@
MACHINE
.
- MACHINE_ARCH
+ :term:`MACHINE_ARCH`
Specifies the name of the machine-specific architecture. This
variable is set automatically from :term:`MACHINE` or
:term:`TUNE_PKGARCH`. You should not hand-edit
the ``MACHINE_ARCH`` variable.
- MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RDEPENDS
+ :term:`MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RDEPENDS`
A list of required machine-specific packages to install as part of
the image being built. The build process depends on these packages
being present. Furthermore, because this is a "machine-essential"
@@ -4517,7 +4517,7 @@
MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RDEPENDS += "example-init"
- MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS
+ :term:`MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS`
A list of recommended machine-specific packages to install as part of
the image being built. The build process does not depend on these
packages being present. However, because this is a
@@ -4562,7 +4562,7 @@
Some examples of these machine essentials are flash, screen,
keyboard, mouse, or touchscreen drivers (depending on the machine).
- MACHINE_EXTRA_RDEPENDS
+ :term:`MACHINE_EXTRA_RDEPENDS`
A list of machine-specific packages to install as part of the image
being built that are not essential for the machine to boot. However,
the build process for more fully-featured images depends on the
@@ -4589,7 +4589,7 @@
MACHINE_EXTRA_RDEPENDS += "wifidriver-firmware"
- MACHINE_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS
+ :term:`MACHINE_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS`
A list of machine-specific packages to install as part of the image
being built that are not essential for booting the machine. The image
being built has no build dependency on this list of packages.
@@ -4616,7 +4616,7 @@
MACHINE_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS += "kernel-module-examplewifi"
- MACHINE_FEATURES
+ :term:`MACHINE_FEATURES`
Specifies the list of hardware features the
:term:`MACHINE` is capable of supporting. For related
information on enabling features, see the
@@ -4628,7 +4628,7 @@
shipped, see the "`Machine Features <#ref-features-machine>`__"
section.
- MACHINE_FEATURES_BACKFILL
+ :term:`MACHINE_FEATURES_BACKFILL`
Features to be added to ``MACHINE_FEATURES`` if not also present in
``MACHINE_FEATURES_BACKFILL_CONSIDERED``.
@@ -4639,13 +4639,13 @@
Backfilling <#ref-features-backfill>`__" section for more
information.
- MACHINE_FEATURES_BACKFILL_CONSIDERED
+ :term:`MACHINE_FEATURES_BACKFILL_CONSIDERED`
Features from ``MACHINE_FEATURES_BACKFILL`` that should not be
backfilled (i.e. added to ``MACHINE_FEATURES``) during the build. See
the "`Feature Backfilling <#ref-features-backfill>`__" section for
more information.
- MACHINEOVERRIDES
+ :term:`MACHINEOVERRIDES`
A colon-separated list of overrides that apply to the current
machine. By default, this list includes the value of
:term:`MACHINE`.
@@ -4673,10 +4673,10 @@
``MACHINEOVERRIDES`` is simply that it is included in the default
value of :term:`OVERRIDES`.
- MAINTAINER
+ :term:`MAINTAINER`
The email address of the distribution maintainer.
- MIRRORS
+ :term:`MIRRORS`
Specifies additional paths from which the OpenEmbedded build system
gets source code. When the build system searches for source code, it
first tries the local download directory. If that location fails, the
@@ -4688,7 +4688,7 @@
the default value for ``MIRRORS`` is defined in the
``conf/distro/poky.conf`` file in the ``meta-poky`` Git repository.
- MLPREFIX
+ :term:`MLPREFIX`
Specifies a prefix has been added to :term:`PN` to create a
special version of a recipe or package (i.e. a Multilib version). The
variable is used in places where the prefix needs to be added to or
@@ -4775,12 +4775,12 @@
For information on how to specify kernel modules to auto-load on
boot, see the :term:`KERNEL_MODULE_AUTOLOAD` variable.
- MODULE_TARBALL_DEPLOY
+ :term:`MODULE_TARBALL_DEPLOY`
Controls creation of the ``modules-*.tgz`` file. Set this variable to
"0" to disable creation of this file, which contains all of the
kernel modules resulting from a kernel build.
- MODULE_TARBALL_LINK_NAME
+ :term:`MODULE_TARBALL_LINK_NAME`
The link name of the kernel module tarball. This variable is set in
the ``meta/classes/kernel-artifact-names.bbclass`` file as follows:
::
@@ -4796,7 +4796,7 @@
See the :term:`MACHINE` variable for additional information.
- MODULE_TARBALL_NAME
+ :term:`MODULE_TARBALL_NAME`
The base name of the kernel module tarball. This variable is set in
the ``meta/classes/kernel-artifact-names.bbclass`` file as follows:
::
@@ -4809,7 +4809,7 @@
KERNEL_ARTIFACT_NAME ?= "${PKGE}-${PKGV}-${PKGR}-${MACHINE}${IMAGE_VERSION_SUFFIX}"
- MULTIMACH_TARGET_SYS
+ :term:`MULTIMACH_TARGET_SYS`
Uniquely identifies the type of the target system for which packages
are being built. This variable allows output for different types of
target systems to be put into different subdirectories of the same
@@ -4827,7 +4827,7 @@
See the :term:`STAMP` variable for an example. See the
:term:`STAGING_DIR_TARGET` variable for more information.
- NATIVELSBSTRING
+ :term:`NATIVELSBSTRING`
A string identifying the host distribution. Strings consist of the
host distributor ID followed by the release, as reported by the
``lsb_release`` tool or as read from ``/etc/lsb-release``. For
@@ -4842,10 +4842,10 @@
:term:`SANITY_TESTED_DISTROS` if that
variable is set.
- NM
+ :term:`NM`
The minimal command and arguments to run ``nm``.
- NO_GENERIC_LICENSE
+ :term:`NO_GENERIC_LICENSE`
Avoids QA errors when you use a non-common, non-CLOSED license in a
recipe. Packages exist, such as the linux-firmware package, with many
licenses that are not in any way common. Also, new licenses are added
@@ -4867,7 +4867,7 @@
NO_GENERIC_LICENSE[Firmware-Abilis] = "LICENSE.Abilis.txt"
- NO_RECOMMENDATIONS
+ :term:`NO_RECOMMENDATIONS`
Prevents installation of all "recommended-only" packages.
Recommended-only packages are packages installed only through the
:term:`RRECOMMENDS` variable). Setting the
@@ -4900,7 +4900,7 @@
the :term:`PACKAGE_EXCLUDE` variables for
related information.
- NOAUTOPACKAGEDEBUG
+ :term:`NOAUTOPACKAGEDEBUG`
Disables auto package from splitting ``.debug`` files. If a recipe
requires ``FILES_${PN}-dbg`` to be set manually, the
``NOAUTOPACKAGEDEBUG`` can be defined allowing you to define the
@@ -4912,13 +4912,13 @@
FILES_${PN}-dbg = "/usr/src/debug/"
FILES_${QT_BASE_NAME}-demos-doc = "${docdir}/${QT_DIR_NAME}/qch/qt.qch"
- OBJCOPY
+ :term:`OBJCOPY`
The minimal command and arguments to run ``objcopy``.
- OBJDUMP
+ :term:`OBJDUMP`
The minimal command and arguments to run ``objdump``.
- OE_BINCONFIG_EXTRA_MANGLE
+ :term:`OE_BINCONFIG_EXTRA_MANGLE`
When inheriting the :ref:`binconfig <ref-classes-binconfig>` class,
this variable specifies additional arguments passed to the "sed"
command. The sed command alters any paths in configuration scripts
@@ -4933,7 +4933,7 @@
information on the ``binconfig`` class, see the
":ref:`binconfig.bbclass <ref-classes-binconfig>`" section.
- OE_IMPORTS
+ :term:`OE_IMPORTS`
An internal variable used to tell the OpenEmbedded build system what
Python modules to import for every Python function run by the system.
@@ -4941,7 +4941,7 @@
Do not set this variable. It is for internal use only.
- OE_INIT_ENV_SCRIPT
+ :term:`OE_INIT_ENV_SCRIPT`
The name of the build environment setup script for the purposes of
setting up the environment within the extensible SDK. The default
value is "oe-init-build-env".
@@ -4949,7 +4949,7 @@
If you use a custom script to set up your build environment, set the
``OE_INIT_ENV_SCRIPT`` variable to its name.
- OE_TERMINAL
+ :term:`OE_TERMINAL`
Controls how the OpenEmbedded build system spawns interactive
terminals on the host development system (e.g. using the BitBake
command with the ``-c devshell`` command-line option). For more
@@ -4966,7 +4966,7 @@
- konsole
- none
- OEROOT
+ :term:`OEROOT`
The directory from which the top-level build environment setup script
is sourced. The Yocto Project provides a top-level build environment
setup script: ````` <#structure-core-script>`__. When you run this
@@ -4976,7 +4976,7 @@
For additional information on how this variable is used, see the
initialization script.
- OLDEST_KERNEL
+ :term:`OLDEST_KERNEL`
Declares the oldest version of the Linux kernel that the produced
binaries must support. This variable is passed into the build of the
Embedded GNU C Library (``glibc``).
@@ -4986,7 +4986,7 @@
default by setting the variable in a custom distribution
configuration file.
- OVERRIDES
+ :term:`OVERRIDES`
A colon-separated list of overrides that currently apply. Overrides
are a BitBake mechanism that allows variables to be selectively
overridden at the end of parsing. The set of overrides in
@@ -5029,13 +5029,13 @@
" section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual for more
information.
- P
+ :term:`P`
The recipe name and version. ``P`` is comprised of the following:
::
${PN}-${PV}
- PACKAGE_ADD_METADATA
+ :term:`PACKAGE_ADD_METADATA`
This variable defines additional metdata to add to packages.
You may find you need to inject additional metadata into packages.
@@ -5051,7 +5051,7 @@
":ref:`dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks:adding custom metadata to packages`"
section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.
- PACKAGE_ARCH
+ :term:`PACKAGE_ARCH`
The architecture of the resulting package or packages.
By default, the value of this variable is set to
@@ -5074,19 +5074,19 @@
PACKAGE_ARCH = "${MACHINE_ARCH}"
- PACKAGE_ARCHS
+ :term:`PACKAGE_ARCHS`
Specifies a list of architectures compatible with the target machine.
This variable is set automatically and should not normally be
hand-edited. Entries are separated using spaces and listed in order
of priority. The default value for ``PACKAGE_ARCHS`` is "all any
noarch ${PACKAGE_EXTRA_ARCHS} ${MACHINE_ARCH}".
- PACKAGE_BEFORE_PN
+ :term:`PACKAGE_BEFORE_PN`
Enables easily adding packages to ``PACKAGES`` before ``${PN}`` so
that those added packages can pick up files that would normally be
included in the default package.
- PACKAGE_CLASSES
+ :term:`PACKAGE_CLASSES`
This variable, which is set in the ``local.conf`` configuration file
found in the ``conf`` folder of the
:term:`Build Directory`, specifies the package manager the
@@ -5119,7 +5119,7 @@
result of the package manager in use, see the
":ref:`package.bbclass <ref-classes-package>`" section.
- PACKAGE_DEBUG_SPLIT_STYLE
+ :term:`PACKAGE_DEBUG_SPLIT_STYLE`
Determines how to split up the binary and debug information when
creating ``*-dbg`` packages to be used with the GNU Project Debugger
(GDB).
@@ -5152,7 +5152,7 @@
":ref:`platdev-gdb-remotedebug`" section
in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.
- PACKAGE_EXCLUDE_COMPLEMENTARY
+ :term:`PACKAGE_EXCLUDE_COMPLEMENTARY`
Prevents specific packages from being installed when you are
installing complementary packages.
@@ -5164,7 +5164,7 @@
use the ``PACKAGE_EXCLUDE_COMPLEMENTARY`` variable to specify regular
expressions to match the packages you want to exclude.
- PACKAGE_EXCLUDE
+ :term:`PACKAGE_EXCLUDE`
Lists packages that should not be installed into an image. For
example:
::
@@ -5193,12 +5193,12 @@
:term:`BAD_RECOMMENDATIONS` variables for
related information.
- PACKAGE_EXTRA_ARCHS
+ :term:`PACKAGE_EXTRA_ARCHS`
Specifies the list of architectures compatible with the device CPU.
This variable is useful when you build for several different devices
that use miscellaneous processors such as XScale and ARM926-EJS.
- PACKAGE_FEED_ARCHS
+ :term:`PACKAGE_FEED_ARCHS`
Optionally specifies the package architectures used as part of the
package feed URIs during the build. When used, the
``PACKAGE_FEED_ARCHS`` variable is appended to the final package feed
@@ -5239,7 +5239,7 @@
https://example.com/packagerepos/updates/rpm-dev/all
https://example.com/packagerepos/updates/rpm-dev/core2-64
- PACKAGE_FEED_BASE_PATHS
+ :term:`PACKAGE_FEED_BASE_PATHS`
Specifies the base path used when constructing package feed URIs. The
``PACKAGE_FEED_BASE_PATHS`` variable makes up the middle portion of a
package feed URI used by the OpenEmbedded build system. The base path
@@ -5268,7 +5268,7 @@
https://example.com/packagerepos/updates/rpm-dev/all
https://example.com/packagerepos/updates/rpm-dev/core2-64
- PACKAGE_FEED_URIS
+ :term:`PACKAGE_FEED_URIS`
Specifies the front portion of the package feed URI used by the
OpenEmbedded build system. Each final package feed URI is comprised
of ``PACKAGE_FEED_URIS``,
@@ -5297,7 +5297,7 @@
https://example.com/packagerepos/updates/rpm-dev/all
https://example.com/packagerepos/updates/rpm-dev/core2-64
- PACKAGE_INSTALL
+ :term:`PACKAGE_INSTALL`
The final list of packages passed to the package manager for
installation into the image.
@@ -5315,18 +5315,18 @@
initramfs, see the ":ref:`building-an-initramfs-image`" section
in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.
- PACKAGE_INSTALL_ATTEMPTONLY
+ :term:`PACKAGE_INSTALL_ATTEMPTONLY`
Specifies a list of packages the OpenEmbedded build system attempts
to install when creating an image. If a listed package fails to
install, the build system does not generate an error. This variable
is generally not user-defined.
- PACKAGE_PREPROCESS_FUNCS
+ :term:`PACKAGE_PREPROCESS_FUNCS`
Specifies a list of functions run to pre-process the
:term:`PKGD` directory prior to splitting the files out
to individual packages.
- PACKAGE_WRITE_DEPS
+ :term:`PACKAGE_WRITE_DEPS`
Specifies a list of dependencies for post-installation and
pre-installation scripts on native/cross tools. If your
post-installation or pre-installation script can execute at rootfs
@@ -5338,7 +5338,7 @@
":ref:`dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks:post-installation scripts`"
section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.
- PACKAGECONFIG
+ :term:`PACKAGECONFIG`
This variable provides a means of enabling or disabling features of a
recipe on a per-recipe basis. ``PACKAGECONFIG`` blocks are defined in
recipes when you specify features and then arguments that define
@@ -5430,7 +5430,7 @@
PACKAGECONFIG_append_pn-recipename = " f4"
- PACKAGECONFIG_CONFARGS
+ :term:`PACKAGECONFIG_CONFARGS`
A space-separated list of configuration options generated from the
:term:`PACKAGECONFIG` setting.
@@ -5441,7 +5441,7 @@
handles the ``do_configure`` task, then you need to use
``PACKAGECONFIG_CONFARGS`` appropriately.
- PACKAGEGROUP_DISABLE_COMPLEMENTARY
+ :term:`PACKAGEGROUP_DISABLE_COMPLEMENTARY`
For recipes inheriting the
:ref:`packagegroup <ref-classes-packagegroup>` class, setting
``PACKAGEGROUP_DISABLE_COMPLEMENTARY`` to "1" specifies that the
@@ -5449,7 +5449,7 @@
should not be automatically created by the ``packagegroup`` recipe,
which is the default behavior.
- PACKAGES
+ :term:`PACKAGES`
The list of packages the recipe creates. The default value is the
following:
::
@@ -5469,7 +5469,7 @@
unless generation is forced through the
:term:`ALLOW_EMPTY` variable.
- PACKAGES_DYNAMIC
+ :term:`PACKAGES_DYNAMIC`
A promise that your recipe satisfies runtime dependencies for
optional modules that are found in other recipes.
``PACKAGES_DYNAMIC`` does not actually satisfy the dependencies, it
@@ -5492,7 +5492,7 @@
":ref:`dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks:handling optional module packaging`"
section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.
- PACKAGESPLITFUNCS
+ :term:`PACKAGESPLITFUNCS`
Specifies a list of functions run to perform additional splitting of
files into individual packages. Recipes can either prepend to this
variable or prepend to the ``populate_packages`` function in order to
@@ -5502,7 +5502,7 @@
other packaging variables appropriately in order to perform the
desired splitting.
- PARALLEL_MAKE
+ :term:`PARALLEL_MAKE`
Extra options passed to the ``make`` command during the
:ref:`ref-tasks-compile` task in order to specify
parallel compilation on the local build host. This variable is
@@ -5548,7 +5548,7 @@
":ref:`dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks:speeding up a build`"
section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.
- PARALLEL_MAKEINST
+ :term:`PARALLEL_MAKEINST`
Extra options passed to the ``make install`` command during the
:ref:`ref-tasks-install` task in order to specify
parallel installation. This variable defaults to the value of
@@ -5568,7 +5568,7 @@
":ref:`dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks:debugging parallel make races`"
section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.
- PATCHRESOLVE
+ :term:`PATCHRESOLVE`
Determines the action to take when a patch fails. You can set this
variable to one of two values: "noop" and "user".
@@ -5580,7 +5580,7 @@
Set this variable in your ``local.conf`` file.
- PATCHTOOL
+ :term:`PATCHTOOL`
Specifies the utility used to apply patches for a recipe during the
:ref:`ref-tasks-patch` task. You can specify one of
three utilities: "patch", "quilt", or "git". The default utility used
@@ -5596,20 +5596,20 @@
PATCHTOOL = "quilt"
PATCHTOOL = "git"
- PE
+ :term:`PE`
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.
``PE`` is the default value of the :term:`PKGE` variable.
- PF
+ :term:`PF`
Specifies the recipe or package name and includes all version and
revision numbers (i.e. ``glibc-2.13-r20+svnr15508/`` and
``bash-4.2-r1/``). This variable is comprised of the following:
${:term:`PN`}-${:term:`EXTENDPE`}${:term:`PV`}-${:term:`PR`}
- PIXBUF_PACKAGES
+ :term:`PIXBUF_PACKAGES`
When inheriting the :ref:`pixbufcache <ref-classes-pixbufcache>`
class, this variable identifies packages that contain the pixbuf
loaders used with ``gdk-pixbuf``. By default, the ``pixbufcache``
@@ -5617,7 +5617,7 @@
``${``\ :term:`PN`\ ``}``). Use this variable if the
loaders you need are in a package other than that main package.
- PKG
+ :term:`PKG`
The name of the resulting package created by the OpenEmbedded build
system.
@@ -5631,11 +5631,11 @@
renames the output package, it does so by setting
``PKG_packagename``.
- PKG_CONFIG_PATH
+ :term:`PKG_CONFIG_PATH`
The path to ``pkg-config`` files for the current build context.
``pkg-config`` reads this variable from the environment.
- PKGD
+ :term:`PKGD`
Points to the destination directory for files to be packaged before
they are split into individual packages. This directory defaults to
the following:
@@ -5645,7 +5645,7 @@
Do not change this default.
- PKGDATA_DIR
+ :term:`PKGDATA_DIR`
Points to a shared, global-state directory that holds data generated
during the packaging process. During the packaging process, the
:ref:`ref-tasks-packagedata` task packages data
@@ -5664,7 +5664,7 @@
information on the shared, global-state directory, see
:term:`STAGING_DIR_HOST`.
- PKGDEST
+ :term:`PKGDEST`
Points to the parent directory for files to be packaged after they
have been split into individual packages. This directory defaults to
the following:
@@ -5676,7 +5676,7 @@
package specified in :term:`PACKAGES`. Do not change
this default.
- PKGDESTWORK
+ :term:`PKGDESTWORK`
Points to a temporary work area where the
:ref:`ref-tasks-package` task saves package metadata.
The ``PKGDESTWORK`` location defaults to the following:
@@ -5690,19 +5690,19 @@
package metadata from ``PKGDESTWORK`` to
:term:`PKGDATA_DIR` to make it available globally.
- PKGE
+ :term:`PKGE`
The epoch of the package(s) built by the recipe. By default, ``PKGE``
is set to :term:`PE`.
- PKGR
+ :term:`PKGR`
The revision of the package(s) built by the recipe. By default,
``PKGR`` is set to :term:`PR`.
- PKGV
+ :term:`PKGV`
The version of the package(s) built by the recipe. By default,
``PKGV`` is set to :term:`PV`.
- PN
+ :term:`PN`
This variable can have two separate functions depending on the
context: a recipe name or a resulting package name.
@@ -5721,7 +5721,7 @@
packages for the target and for Multilib, ``PN`` would be ``bash``
and ``lib64-bash``, respectively.
- PNBLACKLIST
+ :term:`PNBLACKLIST`
Lists recipes you do not want the OpenEmbedded build system to build.
This variable works in conjunction with the
:ref:`blacklist <ref-classes-blacklist>` class, which is inherited
@@ -5734,7 +5734,7 @@
PNBLACKLIST[myrecipe] = "Not supported by our organization."
- POPULATE_SDK_POST_HOST_COMMAND
+ :term:`POPULATE_SDK_POST_HOST_COMMAND`
Specifies a list of functions to call once the OpenEmbedded build
system has created the host part of the SDK. You can specify
functions separated by semicolons:
@@ -5747,7 +5747,7 @@
the OpenEmbedded build system when creating SDK output. See the
:term:`SDK_DIR` variable for more information.
- POPULATE_SDK_POST_TARGET_COMMAND
+ :term:`POPULATE_SDK_POST_TARGET_COMMAND`
Specifies a list of functions to call once the OpenEmbedded build
system has created the target part of the SDK. You can specify
functions separated by semicolons:
@@ -5760,7 +5760,7 @@
the OpenEmbedded build system when creating SDK output. See the
:term:`SDK_DIR` variable for more information.
- PR
+ :term:`PR`
The revision of the recipe. The default value for this variable is
"r0". Subsequent revisions of the recipe conventionally have the
values "r1", "r2", and so forth. When :term:`PV` increases,
@@ -5799,7 +5799,7 @@
":ref:`dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks:working with a pr service`" section
in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual for more information.
- PREFERRED_PROVIDER
+ :term:`PREFERRED_PROVIDER`
If multiple recipes provide the same item, this variable determines
which recipe is preferred and thus provides the item (i.e. the
preferred provider). You should always suffix this variable with the
@@ -5838,7 +5838,7 @@
mechanism is designed to select between mutually exclusive
alternative providers.
- PREFERRED_VERSION
+ :term:`PREFERRED_VERSION`
If multiple versions of recipes exist, this variable determines which
version is given preference. You must always suffix the variable with
the :term:`PN` you want to select, and you should set the
@@ -5900,7 +5900,7 @@
The \_forcevariable override is not handled specially. This override
only works because the default value of OVERRIDES includes "forcevariable".
- PREMIRRORS
+ :term:`PREMIRRORS`
Specifies additional paths from which the OpenEmbedded build system
gets source code. When the build system searches for source code, it
first tries the local download directory. If that location fails, the
@@ -5930,7 +5930,7 @@
``file://`` URLs to point to local directories or network shares as
well.
- PRIORITY
+ :term:`PRIORITY`
Indicates the importance of a package.
``PRIORITY`` is considered to be part of the distribution policy
@@ -5941,7 +5941,7 @@
You can set ``PRIORITY`` to "required", "standard", "extra", and
"optional", which is the default.
- PRIVATE_LIBS
+ :term:`PRIVATE_LIBS`
Specifies libraries installed within a recipe that should be ignored
by the OpenEmbedded build system's shared library resolver. This
variable is typically used when software being built by a recipe has
@@ -5967,7 +5967,7 @@
":ref:`overview-manual/overview-manual-concepts:automatically added runtime dependencies`"
section in the Yocto Project Overview and Concepts Manual.
- PROVIDES
+ :term:`PROVIDES`
A list of aliases by which a particular recipe can be known. By
default, a recipe's own ``PN`` is implicitly already in its
``PROVIDES`` list and therefore does not need to mention that it
@@ -6030,7 +6030,7 @@
VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_dev_manager = "udev"
- PRSERV_HOST
+ :term:`PRSERV_HOST`
The network based :term:`PR` service host and port.
The ``conf/local.conf.sample.extended`` configuration file in the
@@ -6045,7 +6045,7 @@
service <dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks:working with a pr service>`. You can
set ``PRSERV_HOST`` to other values to use a remote PR service.
- PTEST_ENABLED
+ :term:`PTEST_ENABLED`
Specifies whether or not :ref:`Package
Test <dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks:testing packages with ptest>` (ptest)
functionality is enabled when building a recipe. You should not set
@@ -6053,7 +6053,7 @@
at build time should be done by adding "ptest" to (or removing it
from) :term:`DISTRO_FEATURES`.
- PV
+ :term:`PV`
The version of the recipe. The version is normally extracted from the
recipe filename. For example, if the recipe is named
``expat_2.0.1.bb``, then the default value of ``PV`` will be "2.0.1".
@@ -6063,7 +6063,7 @@
``PV`` is the default value of the :term:`PKGV` variable.
- PYTHON_ABI
+ :term:`PYTHON_ABI`
When used by recipes that inherit the
:ref:`distutils3 <ref-classes-distutils3>`,
:ref:`setuptools3 <ref-classes-setuptools3>`,
@@ -6081,7 +6081,7 @@
use this variable to locate the headers and libraries of the
appropriate Python that the extension is targeting.
- PYTHON_PN
+ :term:`PYTHON_PN`
When used by recipes that inherit the
`distutils3 <ref-classes-distutils3>`,
:ref:`setuptools3 <ref-classes-setuptools3>`,
@@ -6100,10 +6100,10 @@
In the previous example,
the version of the dependency is ``PYTHON_PN``.
- RANLIB
+ :term:`RANLIB`
The minimal command and arguments to run ``ranlib``.
- RCONFLICTS
+ :term:`RCONFLICTS`
The list of packages that conflict with packages. Note that packages
will not be installed if conflicting packages are not first removed.
@@ -6129,7 +6129,7 @@
RCONFLICTS_${PN} = "foo (>= 1.2)"
- RDEPENDS
+ :term:`RDEPENDS`
Lists runtime dependencies of a package. These dependencies are other
packages that must be installed in order for the package to function
correctly. As an example, the following assignment declares that the
@@ -6241,7 +6241,7 @@
BitBake User Manual for additional information on tasks and
dependencies.
- REQUIRED_DISTRO_FEATURES
+ :term:`REQUIRED_DISTRO_FEATURES`
When inheriting the
:ref:`distro_features_check <ref-classes-distro_features_check>`
class, this variable identifies distribution features that must exist
@@ -6251,13 +6251,13 @@
appear in ``DISTRO_FEATURES`` within the current configuration, an
error occurs and the build stops.
- RM_WORK_EXCLUDE
+ :term:`RM_WORK_EXCLUDE`
With ``rm_work`` enabled, this variable specifies a list of recipes
whose work directories should not be removed. See the
":ref:`rm_work.bbclass <ref-classes-rm-work>`" section for more
details.
- ROOT_HOME
+ :term:`ROOT_HOME`
Defines the root home directory. By default, this directory is set as
follows in the BitBake configuration file:
::
@@ -6283,13 +6283,13 @@
override examples use ``/root``, which is probably the most commonly
used override.
- ROOTFS
+ :term:`ROOTFS`
Indicates a filesystem image to include as the root filesystem.
The ``ROOTFS`` variable is an optional variable used with the
:ref:`image-live <ref-classes-image-live>` class.
- ROOTFS_POSTINSTALL_COMMAND
+ :term:`ROOTFS_POSTINSTALL_COMMAND`
Specifies a list of functions to call after the OpenEmbedded build
system has installed packages. You can specify functions separated by
semicolons:
@@ -6303,7 +6303,7 @@
:term:`IMAGE_ROOTFS` variable for more
information.
- ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND
+ :term:`ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND`
Specifies a list of functions to call once the OpenEmbedded build
system has created the root filesystem. You can specify functions
separated by semicolons:
@@ -6317,7 +6317,7 @@
:term:`IMAGE_ROOTFS` variable for more
information.
- ROOTFS_POSTUNINSTALL_COMMAND
+ :term:`ROOTFS_POSTUNINSTALL_COMMAND`
Specifies a list of functions to call after the OpenEmbedded build
system has removed unnecessary packages. When runtime package
management is disabled in the image, several packages are removed
@@ -6333,7 +6333,7 @@
:term:`IMAGE_ROOTFS` variable for more
information.
- ROOTFS_PREPROCESS_COMMAND
+ :term:`ROOTFS_PREPROCESS_COMMAND`
Specifies a list of functions to call before the OpenEmbedded build
system has created the root filesystem. You can specify functions
separated by semicolons:
@@ -6347,7 +6347,7 @@
:term:`IMAGE_ROOTFS` variable for more
information.
- RPROVIDES
+ :term:`RPROVIDES`
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
@@ -6366,7 +6366,7 @@
RPROVIDES_${PN} = "widget-abi-2"
- RRECOMMENDS
+ :term:`RRECOMMENDS`
A list of packages that extends the usability of a package being
built. The package being built does not depend on this list of
packages in order to successfully build, but rather uses them for
@@ -6426,7 +6426,7 @@
RRECOMMENDS_${PN} = "foo (>= 1.2)"
- RREPLACES
+ :term:`RREPLACES`
A list of packages replaced by a package. The package manager uses
this variable to determine which package should be installed to
replace other package(s) during an upgrade. In order to also have the
@@ -6462,7 +6462,7 @@
RREPLACES_${PN} = "foo (>= 1.2)"
- RSUGGESTS
+ :term:`RSUGGESTS`
A list of additional packages that you can suggest for installation
by the package manager at the time a package is installed. Not all
package managers support this functionality.
@@ -6474,7 +6474,7 @@
RSUGGESTS_${PN} = "useful_package another_package"
- S
+ :term:`S`
The location in the :term:`Build Directory` where
unpacked recipe source code resides. By default, this directory is
``${``\ :term:`WORKDIR`\ ``}/${``\ :term:`BPN`\ ``}-${``\ :term:`PV`\ ``}``,
@@ -6505,13 +6505,13 @@
SRC_URI = "git://path/to/repo.git"
S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
- SANITY_REQUIRED_UTILITIES
+ :term:`SANITY_REQUIRED_UTILITIES`
Specifies a list of command-line utilities that should be checked for
during the initial sanity checking process when running BitBake. If
any of the utilities are not installed on the build host, then
BitBake immediately exits with an error.
- SANITY_TESTED_DISTROS
+ :term:`SANITY_TESTED_DISTROS`
A list of the host distribution identifiers that the build system has
been tested against. Identifiers consist of the host distributor ID
followed by the release, as reported by the ``lsb_release`` tool or
@@ -6522,11 +6522,11 @@
list, then the build system reports a warning that indicates the
current host distribution has not been tested as a build host.
- SDK_ARCH
+ :term:`SDK_ARCH`
The target architecture for the SDK. Typically, you do not directly
set this variable. Instead, use :term:`SDKMACHINE`.
- SDK_DEPLOY
+ :term:`SDK_DEPLOY`
The directory set up and used by the
:ref:`populate_sdk_base <ref-classes-populate-sdk>` class to which
the SDK is deployed. The ``populate_sdk_base`` class defines
@@ -6535,7 +6535,7 @@
SDK_DEPLOY = "${TMPDIR}/deploy/sdk"
- SDK_DIR
+ :term:`SDK_DIR`
The parent directory used by the OpenEmbedded build system when
creating SDK output. The
:ref:`populate_sdk_base <ref-classes-populate-sdk-*>` class defines
@@ -6554,7 +6554,7 @@
SDK_DEPLOY
.
- SDK_EXT_TYPE
+ :term:`SDK_EXT_TYPE`
Controls whether or not shared state artifacts are copied into the
extensible SDK. The default value of "full" copies all of the
required shared state artifacts into the extensible SDK. The value
@@ -6567,7 +6567,7 @@
is set in the SDK's configuration to enable the artifacts to be
fetched as needed.
- SDK_HOST_MANIFEST
+ :term:`SDK_HOST_MANIFEST`
The manifest file for the host part of the SDK. This file lists all
the installed packages that make up the host part of the SDK. The
file contains package information on a line-per-package basis as
@@ -6585,7 +6585,7 @@
The location is derived using the :term:`SDK_DEPLOY` and
:term:`TOOLCHAIN_OUTPUTNAME` variables.
- SDK_INCLUDE_PKGDATA
+ :term:`SDK_INCLUDE_PKGDATA`
When set to "1", specifies to include the packagedata for all recipes
in the "world" target in the extensible SDK. Including this data
allows the ``devtool search`` command to find these recipes in search
@@ -6600,7 +6600,7 @@
needs to be built. Enabling the variable also slightly increases
the size of the extensible SDK.
- SDK_INCLUDE_TOOLCHAIN
+ :term:`SDK_INCLUDE_TOOLCHAIN`
When set to "1", specifies to include the toolchain in the extensible
SDK. Including the toolchain is useful particularly when
:term:`SDK_EXT_TYPE` is set to "minimal" to keep
@@ -6613,7 +6613,7 @@
``SDK_EXT_TYPE`` is set to "minimal", and defaults to "1" if
``SDK_EXT_TYPE`` is set to "full".
- SDK_INHERIT_BLACKLIST
+ :term:`SDK_INHERIT_BLACKLIST`
A list of classes to remove from the :term:`INHERIT`
value globally within the extensible SDK configuration. The
:ref:`populate-sdk-ext <ref-classes-populate-sdk-*>` class sets the
@@ -6631,7 +6631,7 @@
section in the Yocto Project Application Development and the
Extensible Software Development Kit (eSDK) manual.
- SDK_LOCAL_CONF_BLACKLIST
+ :term:`SDK_LOCAL_CONF_BLACKLIST`
A list of variables not allowed through from the OpenEmbedded build
system configuration into the extensible SDK configuration. Usually,
these are variables that are specific to the machine on which the
@@ -6657,7 +6657,7 @@
section in the Yocto Project Application Development and the
Extensible Software Development Kit (eSDK) manual.
- SDK_LOCAL_CONF_WHITELIST
+ :term:`SDK_LOCAL_CONF_WHITELIST`
A list of variables allowed through from the OpenEmbedded build
system configuration into the extensible SDK configuration. By
default, the list of variables is empty and is set in the
@@ -6676,7 +6676,7 @@
section in the Yocto Project Application Development and the
Extensible Software Development Kit (eSDK) manual.
- SDK_NAME
+ :term:`SDK_NAME`
The base name for SDK output files. The name is derived from the
:term:`DISTRO`, :term:`TCLIBC`,
:term:`SDK_ARCH`,
@@ -6686,11 +6686,11 @@
SDK_NAME = "${DISTRO}-${TCLIBC}-${SDK_ARCH}-${IMAGE_BASENAME}-${TUNE_PKGARCH}"
- SDK_OS
+ :term:`SDK_OS`
Specifies the operating system for which the SDK will be built. The
default value is the value of :term:`BUILD_OS`.
- SDK_OUTPUT
+ :term:`SDK_OUTPUT`
The location used by the OpenEmbedded build system when creating SDK
output. The :ref:`populate_sdk_base <ref-classes-populate-sdk-*>`
class defines the variable as follows:
@@ -6706,14 +6706,14 @@
WORKDIR by way of SDK_DIR. The final output directory is
SDK_DEPLOY.
- SDK_PACKAGE_ARCHS
+ :term:`SDK_PACKAGE_ARCHS`
Specifies a list of architectures compatible with the SDK machine.
This variable is set automatically and should not normally be
hand-edited. Entries are separated using spaces and listed in order
of priority. The default value for ``SDK_PACKAGE_ARCHS`` is "all any
noarch ${SDK_ARCH}-${SDKPKGSUFFIX}".
- SDK_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND
+ :term:`SDK_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND`
Specifies a list of functions to call once the OpenEmbedded build
system creates the SDK. You can specify functions separated by
semicolons: SDK_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND += "function; ... "
@@ -6723,13 +6723,13 @@
the OpenEmbedded build system when creating SDK output. See the
:term:`SDK_DIR` variable for more information.
- SDK_PREFIX
+ :term:`SDK_PREFIX`
The toolchain binary prefix used for ``nativesdk`` recipes. The
OpenEmbedded build system uses the ``SDK_PREFIX`` value to set the
:term:`TARGET_PREFIX` when building
``nativesdk`` recipes. The default value is "${SDK_SYS}-".
- SDK_RECRDEP_TASKS
+ :term:`SDK_RECRDEP_TASKS`
A list of shared state tasks added to the extensible SDK. By default,
the following tasks are added:
@@ -6745,7 +6745,7 @@
tasks that are needed in order to build
:term:`SDK_TARGETS`).
- SDK_SYS
+ :term:`SDK_SYS`
Specifies the system, including the architecture and the operating
system, for which the SDK will be built.
@@ -6755,7 +6755,7 @@
:term:`SDK_OS`. You do not need to set the ``SDK_SYS``
variable yourself.
- SDK_TARGET_MANIFEST
+ :term:`SDK_TARGET_MANIFEST`
The manifest file for the target part of the SDK. This file lists all
the installed packages that make up the target part of the SDK. The
file contains package information on a line-per-package basis as
@@ -6773,7 +6773,7 @@
The location is derived using the :term:`SDK_DEPLOY` and
:term:`TOOLCHAIN_OUTPUTNAME` variables.
- SDK_TARGETS
+ :term:`SDK_TARGETS`
A list of targets to install from shared state as part of the
standard or extensible SDK installation. The default value is "${PN}"
(i.e. the image from which the SDK is built).
@@ -6781,7 +6781,7 @@
The ``SDK_TARGETS`` variable is an internal variable and typically
would not be changed.
- SDK_TITLE
+ :term:`SDK_TITLE`
The title to be printed when running the SDK installer. By default,
this title is based on the :term:`DISTRO_NAME` or
:term:`DISTRO` variable and is set in the
@@ -6799,15 +6799,15 @@
section in the Yocto Project Application Development and the
Extensible Software Development Kit (eSDK) manual.
- SDK_UPDATE_URL
+ :term:`SDK_UPDATE_URL`
An optional URL for an update server for the extensible SDK. If set,
the value is used as the default update server when running
``devtool sdk-update`` within the extensible SDK.
- SDK_VENDOR
+ :term:`SDK_VENDOR`
Specifies the name of the SDK vendor.
- SDK_VERSION
+ :term:`SDK_VERSION`
Specifies the version of the SDK. The distribution configuration file
(e.g. ``/meta-poky/conf/distro/poky.conf``) defines the
``SDK_VERSION`` as follows:
@@ -6819,7 +6819,7 @@
:term:`DISTRO_VERSION` and
:term:`DATE` variables.
- SDKEXTPATH
+ :term:`SDKEXTPATH`
The default installation directory for the Extensible SDK. By
default, this directory is based on the :term:`DISTRO`
variable and is set in the
@@ -6837,14 +6837,14 @@
section in the Yocto Project Application Development and the
Extensible Software Development Kit (eSDK) manual.
- SDKIMAGE_FEATURES
+ :term:`SDKIMAGE_FEATURES`
Equivalent to ``IMAGE_FEATURES``. However, this variable applies to
the SDK generated from an image using the following command:
::
$ bitbake -c populate_sdk imagename
- SDKMACHINE
+ :term:`SDKMACHINE`
The machine for which the SDK is built. In other words, the SDK is
built such that it runs on the target you specify with the
``SDKMACHINE`` value. The value points to a corresponding ``.conf``
@@ -6864,23 +6864,23 @@
variable in your distribution configuration file. If you do, the
configuration will not take affect.
- SDKPATH
+ :term:`SDKPATH`
Defines the path offered to the user for installation of the SDK that
is generated by the OpenEmbedded build system. The path appears as
the default location for installing the SDK when you run the SDK's
installation script. You can override the offered path when you run
the script.
- SDKTARGETSYSROOT
+ :term:`SDKTARGETSYSROOT`
The full path to the sysroot used for cross-compilation within an SDK
as it will be when installed into the default
:term:`SDKPATH`.
- SECTION
+ :term:`SECTION`
The section in which packages should be categorized. Package
management utilities can make use of this variable.
- SELECTED_OPTIMIZATION
+ :term:`SELECTED_OPTIMIZATION`
Specifies the optimization flags passed to the C compiler when
building for the target. The flags are passed through the default
value of the :term:`TARGET_CFLAGS` variable.
@@ -6889,7 +6889,7 @@
``FULL_OPTIMIZATION`` unless ``DEBUG_BUILD`` = "1". If that is the
case, the value of ``DEBUG_OPTIMIZATION`` is used.
- SERIAL_CONSOLE
+ :term:`SERIAL_CONSOLE`
Defines a serial console (TTY) to enable using
`getty <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getty_(Unix)>`__. Provide a
value that specifies the baud rate followed by the TTY device name
@@ -6906,7 +6906,7 @@
SERIAL_CONSOLES
variable.
- SERIAL_CONSOLES
+ :term:`SERIAL_CONSOLES`
Defines a serial console (TTY) to enable using
`getty <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getty_(Unix)>`__. Provide a
value that specifies the baud rate followed by the TTY device name
@@ -6915,7 +6915,7 @@
SERIAL_CONSOLES = "115200;ttyS0 115200;ttyS1"
- SERIAL_CONSOLES_CHECK
+ :term:`SERIAL_CONSOLES_CHECK`
Specifies serial consoles, which must be listed in
:term:`SERIAL_CONSOLES`, to check against
``/proc/console`` before enabling them using getty. This variable
@@ -6928,7 +6928,7 @@
This variable is currently only supported with SysVinit (i.e. not
with systemd).
- SIGGEN_EXCLUDE_SAFE_RECIPE_DEPS
+ :term:`SIGGEN_EXCLUDE_SAFE_RECIPE_DEPS`
A list of recipe dependencies that should not be used to determine
signatures of tasks from one recipe when they depend on tasks from
another recipe. For example: ::
@@ -6956,7 +6956,7 @@
the software might break during runtime if the interface of the
second recipe was changed after the first recipe had been built.
- SIGGEN_EXCLUDERECIPES_ABISAFE
+ :term:`SIGGEN_EXCLUDERECIPES_ABISAFE`
A list of recipes that are completely stable and will never change.
The ABI for the recipes in the list are presented by output from the
tasks run to build the recipe. Use of this variable is one way to
@@ -6969,15 +6969,15 @@
might break at runtime if the interface of the recipe was changed
after the other had been built.
- SITEINFO_BITS
+ :term:`SITEINFO_BITS`
Specifies the number of bits for the target system CPU. The value
should be either "32" or "64".
- SITEINFO_ENDIANNESS
+ :term:`SITEINFO_ENDIANNESS`
Specifies the endian byte order of the target system. The value
should be either "le" for little-endian or "be" for big-endian.
- SKIP_FILEDEPS
+ :term:`SKIP_FILEDEPS`
Enables removal of all files from the "Provides" section of an RPM
package. Removal of these files is required for packages containing
prebuilt binaries and libraries such as ``libstdc++`` and ``glibc``.
@@ -6989,7 +6989,7 @@
SKIP_FILEDEPS = "1"
- SOC_FAMILY
+ :term:`SOC_FAMILY`
Groups together machines based upon the same family of SOC (System On
Chip). You typically set this variable in a common ``.inc`` file that
you include in the configuration files of all the machines.
@@ -7002,7 +7002,7 @@
MACHINEOVERRIDES
.
- SOLIBS
+ :term:`SOLIBS`
Defines the suffix for shared libraries used on the target platform.
By default, this suffix is ".so.*" for all Linux-based systems and is
defined in the ``meta/conf/bitbake.conf`` configuration file.
@@ -7010,7 +7010,7 @@
You will see this variable referenced in the default values of
``FILES_${PN}``.
- SOLIBSDEV
+ :term:`SOLIBSDEV`
Defines the suffix for the development symbolic link (symlink) for
shared libraries on the target platform. By default, this suffix is
".so" for Linux-based systems and is defined in the
@@ -7019,7 +7019,7 @@
You will see this variable referenced in the default values of
``FILES_${PN}-dev``.
- SOURCE_MIRROR_FETCH
+ :term:`SOURCE_MIRROR_FETCH`
When you are fetching files to create a mirror of sources (i.e.
creating a source mirror), setting ``SOURCE_MIRROR_FETCH`` to "1" in
your ``local.conf`` configuration file ensures the source for all
@@ -7038,7 +7038,7 @@
variable unless you are creating a source mirror. In other words,
do not set the variable during a normal build.
- SOURCE_MIRROR_URL
+ :term:`SOURCE_MIRROR_URL`
Defines your own :term:`PREMIRRORS` from which to
first fetch source before attempting to fetch from the upstream
specified in :term:`SRC_URI`.
@@ -7057,7 +7057,7 @@
SOURCE_MIRROR_URL
.
- SPDXLICENSEMAP
+ :term:`SPDXLICENSEMAP`
Maps commonly used license names to their SPDX counterparts found in
``meta/files/common-licenses/``. For the default ``SPDXLICENSEMAP``
mappings, see the ``meta/conf/licenses.conf`` file.
@@ -7065,13 +7065,13 @@
For additional information, see the :term:`LICENSE`
variable.
- SPECIAL_PKGSUFFIX
+ :term:`SPECIAL_PKGSUFFIX`
A list of prefixes for :term:`PN` used by the OpenEmbedded
build system to create variants of recipes or packages. The list
specifies the prefixes to strip off during certain circumstances such
as the generation of the :term:`BPN` variable.
- SPL_BINARY
+ :term:`SPL_BINARY`
The file type for the Secondary Program Loader (SPL). Some devices
use an SPL from which to boot (e.g. the BeagleBone development
board). For such cases, you can declare the file type of the SPL
@@ -7099,7 +7099,7 @@
section in the Yocto Project Board Support Package Developer's Guide
for additional information.
- SRC_URI
+ :term:`SRC_URI`
The list of source files - local or remote. This variable tells the
OpenEmbedded build system which bits to pull in for the build and how
to pull them in. For example, if the recipe or append file only needs
@@ -7242,18 +7242,18 @@
- ``downloadfilename`` - Specifies the filename used when storing
the downloaded file.
- SRC_URI_OVERRIDES_PACKAGE_ARCH
+ :term:`SRC_URI_OVERRIDES_PACKAGE_ARCH`
By default, the OpenEmbedded build system automatically detects
whether ``SRC_URI`` contains files that are machine-specific. If so,
the build system automatically changes ``PACKAGE_ARCH``. Setting this
variable to "0" disables this behavior.
- SRCDATE
+ :term:`SRCDATE`
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).
- SRCPV
+ :term:`SRCPV`
Returns the version string of the current package. This string is
used to help define the value of :term:`PV`.
@@ -7272,7 +7272,7 @@
PV = "0.12-git${SRCPV}"
- SRCREV
+ :term:`SRCREV`
The revision of the source code used to build the package. This
variable applies to Subversion, Git, Mercurial, and Bazaar only. Note
that if you want to build a fixed revision and you want to avoid
@@ -7291,10 +7291,10 @@
Automatically Incrementing a Binary Package Revision Number
" section, which is in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.
- SSTATE_DIR
+ :term:`SSTATE_DIR`
The directory for the shared state cache.
- SSTATE_MIRROR_ALLOW_NETWORK
+ :term:`SSTATE_MIRROR_ALLOW_NETWORK`
If set to "1", allows fetches from mirrors that are specified in
:term:`SSTATE_MIRRORS` to work even when
fetching from the network is disabled by setting ``BB_NO_NETWORK`` to
@@ -7303,7 +7303,7 @@
your shared state cache, but you want to disable any other fetching
from the network.
- SSTATE_MIRRORS
+ :term:`SSTATE_MIRRORS`
Configures the OpenEmbedded build system to search other mirror
locations for prebuilt cache data objects before building out the
data. This variable works like fetcher :term:`MIRRORS`
@@ -7337,7 +7337,7 @@
file://.* http://someserver.tld/share/sstate/PATH;downloadfilename=PATH \n \
file://.* file:///some-local-dir/sstate/PATH"
- SSTATE_SCAN_FILES
+ :term:`SSTATE_SCAN_FILES`
Controls the list of files the OpenEmbedded build system scans for
hardcoded installation paths. The variable uses a space-separated
list of filenames (not paths) with standard wildcard characters
@@ -7356,21 +7356,21 @@
For details on the process, see the
:ref:`staging <ref-classes-staging>` class.
- STAGING_BASE_LIBDIR_NATIVE
+ :term:`STAGING_BASE_LIBDIR_NATIVE`
Specifies the path to the ``/lib`` subdirectory of the sysroot
directory for the build host.
- STAGING_BASELIBDIR
+ :term:`STAGING_BASELIBDIR`
Specifies the path to the ``/lib`` subdirectory of the sysroot
directory for the target for which the current recipe is being built
(:term:`STAGING_DIR_HOST`).
- STAGING_BINDIR
+ :term:`STAGING_BINDIR`
Specifies the path to the ``/usr/bin`` subdirectory of the sysroot
directory for the target for which the current recipe is being built
(:term:`STAGING_DIR_HOST`).
- STAGING_BINDIR_CROSS
+ :term:`STAGING_BINDIR_CROSS`
Specifies the path to the directory containing binary configuration
scripts. These scripts provide configuration information for other
software that wants to make use of libraries or include files
@@ -7387,20 +7387,20 @@
pkg-config
instead of a provided configuration script.
- STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE
+ :term:`STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE`
Specifies the path to the ``/usr/bin`` subdirectory of the sysroot
directory for the build host.
- STAGING_DATADIR
+ :term:`STAGING_DATADIR`
Specifies the path to the ``/usr/share`` subdirectory of the sysroot
directory for the target for which the current recipe is being built
(:term:`STAGING_DIR_HOST`).
- STAGING_DATADIR_NATIVE
+ :term:`STAGING_DATADIR_NATIVE`
Specifies the path to the ``/usr/share`` subdirectory of the sysroot
directory for the build host.
- STAGING_DIR
+ :term:`STAGING_DIR`
Helps construct the ``recipe-sysroots`` directory, which is used
during packaging.
@@ -7426,7 +7426,7 @@
task and then the OpenEmbedded build system will stage a subset of
those files into the sysroot.
- STAGING_DIR_HOST
+ :term:`STAGING_DIR_HOST`
Specifies the path to the sysroot directory for the system on which
the component is built to run (the system that hosts the component).
For most recipes, this sysroot is the one in which that recipe's
@@ -7464,11 +7464,11 @@
for ``-native`` recipes, as they make use of host headers and
libraries.
- STAGING_DIR_NATIVE
+ :term:`STAGING_DIR_NATIVE`
Specifies the path to the sysroot directory used when building
components that run on the build host itself.
- STAGING_DIR_TARGET
+ :term:`STAGING_DIR_TARGET`
Specifies the path to the sysroot used for the system for which the
component generates code. For components that do not generate code,
which is the majority, ``STAGING_DIR_TARGET`` is set to match
@@ -7484,45 +7484,45 @@
for the "HOST" system, while ``STAGING_DIR_TARGET`` points to the
sysroot used for the "TARGET" system.
- STAGING_ETCDIR_NATIVE
+ :term:`STAGING_ETCDIR_NATIVE`
Specifies the path to the ``/etc`` subdirectory of the sysroot
directory for the build host.
- STAGING_EXECPREFIXDIR
+ :term:`STAGING_EXECPREFIXDIR`
Specifies the path to the ``/usr`` subdirectory of the sysroot
directory for the target for which the current recipe is being built
(:term:`STAGING_DIR_HOST`).
- STAGING_INCDIR
+ :term:`STAGING_INCDIR`
Specifies the path to the ``/usr/include`` subdirectory of the
sysroot directory for the target for which the current recipe being
built (:term:`STAGING_DIR_HOST`).
- STAGING_INCDIR_NATIVE
+ :term:`STAGING_INCDIR_NATIVE`
Specifies the path to the ``/usr/include`` subdirectory of the
sysroot directory for the build host.
- STAGING_KERNEL_BUILDDIR
+ :term:`STAGING_KERNEL_BUILDDIR`
Points to the directory containing the kernel build artifacts.
Recipes building software that needs to access kernel build artifacts
(e.g. ``systemtap-uprobes``) can look in the directory specified with
the ``STAGING_KERNEL_BUILDDIR`` variable to find these artifacts
after the kernel has been built.
- STAGING_KERNEL_DIR
+ :term:`STAGING_KERNEL_DIR`
The directory with kernel headers that are required to build
out-of-tree modules.
- STAGING_LIBDIR
+ :term:`STAGING_LIBDIR`
Specifies the path to the ``/usr/lib`` subdirectory of the sysroot
directory for the target for which the current recipe is being built
(:term:`STAGING_DIR_HOST`).
- STAGING_LIBDIR_NATIVE
+ :term:`STAGING_LIBDIR_NATIVE`
Specifies the path to the ``/usr/lib`` subdirectory of the sysroot
directory for the build host.
- STAMP
+ :term:`STAMP`
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. Currently, the default
@@ -7543,26 +7543,26 @@
:term:`PV`, and :term:`PR` for related variable
information.
- STAMPS_DIR
+ :term:`STAMPS_DIR`
Specifies the base directory in which the OpenEmbedded build system
places stamps. The default directory is ``${TMPDIR}/stamps``.
- STRIP
+ :term:`STRIP`
The minimal command and arguments to run ``strip``, which is used to
strip symbols.
- SUMMARY
+ :term:`SUMMARY`
The short (72 characters or less) summary of the binary package for
packaging systems such as ``opkg``, ``rpm``, or ``dpkg``. By default,
``SUMMARY`` is used to define the
:term:`DESCRIPTION` variable if ``DESCRIPTION`` is
not set in the recipe.
- SVNDIR
+ :term:`SVNDIR`
The directory in which files checked out of a Subversion system are
stored.
- SYSLINUX_DEFAULT_CONSOLE
+ :term:`SYSLINUX_DEFAULT_CONSOLE`
Specifies the kernel boot default console. If you want to use a
console other than the default, set this variable in your recipe as
follows where "X" is the console number you want to use:
@@ -7573,7 +7573,7 @@
The :ref:`syslinux <ref-classes-syslinux>` class initially sets
this variable to null but then checks for a value later.
- SYSLINUX_OPTS
+ :term:`SYSLINUX_OPTS`
Lists additional options to add to the syslinux file. You need to set
this variable in your recipe. If you want to list multiple options,
separate the options with a semicolon character (``;``).
@@ -7581,7 +7581,7 @@
The :ref:`syslinux <ref-classes-syslinux>` class uses this variable
to create a set of options.
- SYSLINUX_SERIAL
+ :term:`SYSLINUX_SERIAL`
Specifies the alternate serial port or turns it off. To turn off
serial, set this variable to an empty string in your recipe. The
variable's default value is set in the
@@ -7592,15 +7592,7 @@
The class checks for and uses the variable as needed.
- SYSLINUX_SPLASH
- An ``.LSS`` file used as the background for the VGA boot menu when
- you use the boot menu. You need to set this variable in your recipe.
-
- The :ref:`syslinux <ref-classes-syslinux>` class checks for this
- variable and if found, the OpenEmbedded build system installs the
- splash screen.
-
- SYSLINUX_SERIAL_TTY
+ :term:`SYSLINUX_SERIAL_TTY`
Specifies the alternate console=tty... kernel boot argument. The
variable's default value is set in the
:ref:`syslinux <ref-classes-syslinux>` class as follows:
@@ -7610,13 +7602,21 @@
The class checks for and uses the variable as needed.
- SYSROOT_DESTDIR
+ :term:`SYSLINUX_SPLASH`
+ An ``.LSS`` file used as the background for the VGA boot menu when
+ you use the boot menu. You need to set this variable in your recipe.
+
+ The :ref:`syslinux <ref-classes-syslinux>` class checks for this
+ variable and if found, the OpenEmbedded build system installs the
+ splash screen.
+
+ :term:`SYSROOT_DESTDIR`
Points to the temporary directory under the work directory (default
"``${``\ :term:`WORKDIR`\ ``}/sysroot-destdir``")
where the files populated into the sysroot are assembled during the
:ref:`ref-tasks-populate_sysroot` task.
- SYSROOT_DIRS
+ :term:`SYSROOT_DIRS`
Directories that are staged into the sysroot by the
:ref:`ref-tasks-populate_sysroot` task. By
default, the following directories are staged:
@@ -7630,7 +7630,7 @@
${datadir} \
"
- SYSROOT_DIRS_BLACKLIST
+ :term:`SYSROOT_DIRS_BLACKLIST`
Directories that are not staged into the sysroot by the
:ref:`ref-tasks-populate_sysroot` task. You
can use this variable to exclude certain subdirectories of
@@ -7648,7 +7648,7 @@
${datadir}/pixmaps \
"
- SYSROOT_DIRS_NATIVE
+ :term:`SYSROOT_DIRS_NATIVE`
Extra directories staged into the sysroot by the
:ref:`ref-tasks-populate_sysroot` task for
``-native`` recipes, in addition to those specified in
@@ -7675,12 +7675,12 @@
), which is why additional directories containing program
executables and supporting files need to be staged.
- SYSROOT_PREPROCESS_FUNCS
+ :term:`SYSROOT_PREPROCESS_FUNCS`
A list of functions to execute after files are staged into the
sysroot. These functions are usually used to apply additional
processing on the staged files, or to stage additional files.
- SYSTEMD_AUTO_ENABLE
+ :term:`SYSTEMD_AUTO_ENABLE`
When inheriting the :ref:`systemd <ref-classes-systemd>` class,
this variable specifies whether the specified service in
:term:`SYSTEMD_SERVICE` should start
@@ -7693,7 +7693,7 @@
You can disable the service by setting the variable to "disable".
- SYSTEMD_BOOT_CFG
+ :term:`SYSTEMD_BOOT_CFG`
When :term:`EFI_PROVIDER` is set to
"systemd-boot", the ``SYSTEMD_BOOT_CFG`` variable specifies the
configuration file that should be used. By default, the
@@ -7706,7 +7706,7 @@
For information on Systemd-boot, see the `Systemd-boot
documentation <http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/systemd-boot/>`__.
- SYSTEMD_BOOT_ENTRIES
+ :term:`SYSTEMD_BOOT_ENTRIES`
When :term:`EFI_PROVIDER` is set to
"systemd-boot", the ``SYSTEMD_BOOT_ENTRIES`` variable specifies a
list of entry files (``*.conf``) to install that contain one boot
@@ -7720,7 +7720,7 @@
For information on Systemd-boot, see the `Systemd-boot
documentation <http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/systemd-boot/>`__.
- SYSTEMD_BOOT_TIMEOUT
+ :term:`SYSTEMD_BOOT_TIMEOUT`
When :term:`EFI_PROVIDER` is set to
"systemd-boot", the ``SYSTEMD_BOOT_TIMEOUT`` variable specifies the
boot menu timeout in seconds. By default, the
@@ -7733,7 +7733,7 @@
For information on Systemd-boot, see the `Systemd-boot
documentation <http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/systemd-boot/>`__.
- SYSTEMD_PACKAGES
+ :term:`SYSTEMD_PACKAGES`
When inheriting the :ref:`systemd <ref-classes-systemd>` class,
this variable locates the systemd unit files when they are not found
in the main recipe's package. By default, the ``SYSTEMD_PACKAGES``
@@ -7747,7 +7747,7 @@
to use ``SYSTEMD_PACKAGES`` to list the package or packages in which
the build system can find the systemd unit files.
- SYSTEMD_SERVICE
+ :term:`SYSTEMD_SERVICE`
When inheriting the :ref:`systemd <ref-classes-systemd>` class,
this variable specifies the systemd service name for a package.
@@ -7758,7 +7758,7 @@
SYSTEMD_SERVICE_${PN} = "connman.service"
- SYSVINIT_ENABLED_GETTYS
+ :term:`SYSVINIT_ENABLED_GETTYS`
When using
:ref:`SysVinit <dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks:enabling system services>`,
specifies a space-separated list of the virtual terminals that should
@@ -7769,7 +7769,7 @@
The default value for ``SYSVINIT_ENABLED_GETTYS`` is "1" (i.e. only
run a getty on the first virtual terminal).
- T
+ :term:`T`
This variable points to a directory were BitBake places temporary
files, which consist mostly of task logs and scripts, when building a
particular recipe. The variable is typically set as follows:
@@ -7786,7 +7786,7 @@
the directory tree where BitBake places the output of an entire
build.
- TARGET_ARCH
+ :term:`TARGET_ARCH`
The target machine's architecture. The OpenEmbedded build system
supports many architectures. Here is an example list of architectures
supported. This list is by no means complete as the architecture is
@@ -7803,7 +7803,7 @@
For additional information on machine architectures, see the
:term:`TUNE_ARCH` variable.
- TARGET_AS_ARCH
+ :term:`TARGET_AS_ARCH`
Specifies architecture-specific assembler flags for the target
system. ``TARGET_AS_ARCH`` is initialized from
:term:`TUNE_ASARGS` by default in the BitBake
@@ -7812,7 +7812,7 @@
TARGET_AS_ARCH = "${TUNE_ASARGS}"
- TARGET_CC_ARCH
+ :term:`TARGET_CC_ARCH`
Specifies architecture-specific C compiler flags for the target
system. ``TARGET_CC_ARCH`` is initialized from
:term:`TUNE_CCARGS` by default.
@@ -7828,7 +7828,7 @@
LDFLAGS
variable.
- TARGET_CC_KERNEL_ARCH
+ :term:`TARGET_CC_KERNEL_ARCH`
This is a specific kernel compiler flag for a CPU or Application
Binary Interface (ABI) tune. The flag is used rarely and only for
cases where a userspace :term:`TUNE_CCARGS` is not
@@ -7838,7 +7838,7 @@
``meta/conf/machine/include/arm/feature-arm-thumb.inc`` file in the
:term:`Source Directory` for an example.
- TARGET_CFLAGS
+ :term:`TARGET_CFLAGS`
Specifies the flags to pass to the C compiler when building for the
target. When building in the target context,
:term:`CFLAGS` is set to the value of this variable by
@@ -7848,7 +7848,7 @@
variable in the environment to the ``TARGET_CFLAGS`` value so that
executables built using the SDK also have the flags applied.
- TARGET_CPPFLAGS
+ :term:`TARGET_CPPFLAGS`
Specifies the flags to pass to the C pre-processor (i.e. to both the
C and the C++ compilers) when building for the target. When building
in the target context, :term:`CPPFLAGS` is set to the
@@ -7859,7 +7859,7 @@
value so that executables built using the SDK also have the flags
applied.
- TARGET_CXXFLAGS
+ :term:`TARGET_CXXFLAGS`
Specifies the flags to pass to the C++ compiler when building for the
target. When building in the target context,
:term:`CXXFLAGS` is set to the value of this variable
@@ -7870,13 +7870,13 @@
value so that executables built using the SDK also have the flags
applied.
- TARGET_FPU
+ :term:`TARGET_FPU`
Specifies the method for handling FPU code. For FPU-less targets,
which include most ARM CPUs, the variable must be set to "soft". If
not, the kernel emulation gets used, which results in a performance
penalty.
- TARGET_LD_ARCH
+ :term:`TARGET_LD_ARCH`
Specifies architecture-specific linker flags for the target system.
``TARGET_LD_ARCH`` is initialized from
:term:`TUNE_LDARGS` by default in the BitBake
@@ -7885,7 +7885,7 @@
TARGET_LD_ARCH = "${TUNE_LDARGS}"
- TARGET_LDFLAGS
+ :term:`TARGET_LDFLAGS`
Specifies the flags to pass to the linker when building for the
target. When building in the target context,
:term:`LDFLAGS` is set to the value of this variable
@@ -7896,13 +7896,13 @@
``TARGET_LDFLAGS`` value so that executables built using the SDK also
have the flags applied.
- TARGET_OS
+ :term:`TARGET_OS`
Specifies the target's operating system. The variable can be set to
"linux" for glibc-based systems (GNU C Library) and to "linux-musl"
for musl libc. For ARM/EABI targets, "linux-gnueabi" and
"linux-musleabi" possible values exist.
- TARGET_PREFIX
+ :term:`TARGET_PREFIX`
Specifies the prefix used for the toolchain binary target tools.
Depending on the type of recipe and the build target,
@@ -7917,7 +7917,7 @@
- For native SDK recipes (``nativesdk``), the build system sets the
variable to the value of ``SDK_PREFIX``.
- TARGET_SYS
+ :term:`TARGET_SYS`
Specifies the system, including the architecture and the operating
system, for which the build is occurring in the context of the
current recipe.
@@ -7939,17 +7939,17 @@
- Given a recipe being built for a little-endian, MIPS target
running Linux, the value might be "mipsel-linux".
- TARGET_VENDOR
+ :term:`TARGET_VENDOR`
Specifies the name of the target vendor.
- TCLIBC
+ :term:`TCLIBC`
Specifies the GNU standard C library (``libc``) variant to use during
the build process. This variable replaces ``POKYLIBC``, which is no
longer supported.
You can select "glibc", "musl", "newlib", or "baremetal"
- TCLIBCAPPEND
+ :term:`TCLIBCAPPEND`
Specifies a suffix to be appended onto the
:term:`TMPDIR` value. The suffix identifies the
``libc`` variant for building. When you are building for multiple
@@ -7963,7 +7963,7 @@
``TCLIBCAPPEND`` to "" in their distro configuration file resulting
in no suffix being applied.
- TCMODE
+ :term:`TCMODE`
Specifies the toolchain selector. ``TCMODE`` controls the
characteristics of the generated packages and images by telling the
OpenEmbedded build system which toolchain profile to use. By default,
@@ -8007,7 +8007,7 @@
toolchain. You can use ``meta-sourcery`` as a template for adding
support for other external toolchains.
- TEST_EXPORT_DIR
+ :term:`TEST_EXPORT_DIR`
The location the OpenEmbedded build system uses to export tests when
the :term:`TEST_EXPORT_ONLY` variable is set
to "1".
@@ -8015,12 +8015,12 @@
The ``TEST_EXPORT_DIR`` variable defaults to
``"${TMPDIR}/testimage/${PN}"``.
- TEST_EXPORT_ONLY
+ :term:`TEST_EXPORT_ONLY`
Specifies to export the tests only. Set this variable to "1" if you
do not want to run the tests but you want them to be exported in a
manner that you to run them outside of the build system.
- TEST_LOG_DIR
+ :term:`TEST_LOG_DIR`
Holds the SSH log and the boot log for QEMU machines. The
``TEST_LOG_DIR`` variable defaults to ``"${WORKDIR}/testimage"``.
@@ -8032,7 +8032,7 @@
${WORKDIR}/temp/
directory.
- TEST_POWERCONTROL_CMD
+ :term:`TEST_POWERCONTROL_CMD`
For automated hardware testing, specifies the command to use to
control the power of the target machine under test. Typically, this
command would point to a script that performs the appropriate action
@@ -8041,7 +8041,7 @@
"cycle" specifying to power off, on, or cycle (power off and then
power on) the device, respectively.
- TEST_POWERCONTROL_EXTRA_ARGS
+ :term:`TEST_POWERCONTROL_EXTRA_ARGS`
For automated hardware testing, specifies additional arguments to
pass through to the command specified in
:term:`TEST_POWERCONTROL_CMD`. Setting
@@ -8049,7 +8049,7 @@
wish, for example, to separate the machine-specific and
non-machine-specific parts of the arguments.
- TEST_QEMUBOOT_TIMEOUT
+ :term:`TEST_QEMUBOOT_TIMEOUT`
The time in seconds allowed for an image to boot before automated
runtime tests begin to run against an image. The default timeout
period to allow the boot process to reach the login prompt is 500
@@ -8060,7 +8060,7 @@
":ref:`dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks:performing automated runtime testing`"
section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.
- TEST_SERIALCONTROL_CMD
+ :term:`TEST_SERIALCONTROL_CMD`
For automated hardware testing, specifies the command to use to
connect to the serial console of the target machine under test. This
command simply needs to connect to the serial console and forward
@@ -8073,7 +8073,7 @@
TEST_SERIALCONTROL_CMD = "picocom /dev/ttyUSB0 -b 115200"
- TEST_SERIALCONTROL_EXTRA_ARGS
+ :term:`TEST_SERIALCONTROL_EXTRA_ARGS`
For automated hardware testing, specifies additional arguments to
pass through to the command specified in
:term:`TEST_SERIALCONTROL_CMD`. Setting
@@ -8081,7 +8081,7 @@
wish, for example, to separate the machine-specific and
non-machine-specific parts of the command.
- TEST_SERVER_IP
+ :term:`TEST_SERVER_IP`
The IP address of the build machine (host machine). This IP address
is usually automatically detected. However, if detection fails, this
variable needs to be set to the IP address of the build machine (i.e.
@@ -8096,61 +8096,7 @@
WORKDIR/oe-rootfs-repo
.
- TEST_TARGET
- Specifies the target controller to use when running tests against a
- test image. The default controller to use is "qemu":
- ::
-
- TEST_TARGET = "qemu"
-
- A target controller is a class that defines how an image gets
- deployed on a target and how a target is started. A layer can extend
- the controllers by adding a module in the layer's
- ``/lib/oeqa/controllers`` directory and by inheriting the
- ``BaseTarget`` class, which is an abstract class that cannot be used
- as a value of ``TEST_TARGET``.
-
- You can provide the following arguments with ``TEST_TARGET``:
-
- - *"qemu":* Boots a QEMU image and runs the tests. See the
- ":ref:`qemu-image-enabling-tests`" section
- in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual for more
- information.
-
- - *"simpleremote":* Runs the tests on target hardware that is
- already up and running. The hardware can be on the network or it
- can be a device running an image on QEMU. You must also set
- :term:`TEST_TARGET_IP` when you use
- "simpleremote".
-
- .. note::
-
- This argument is defined in
- meta/lib/oeqa/controllers/simpleremote.py
- .
-
- For information on running tests on hardware, see the
- ":ref:`hardware-image-enabling-tests`"
- section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.
-
- TEST_TARGET_IP
- The IP address of your hardware under test. The ``TEST_TARGET_IP``
- variable has no effect when :term:`TEST_TARGET` is
- set to "qemu".
-
- When you specify the IP address, you can also include a port. Here is
- an example:
- ::
-
- TEST_TARGET_IP = "192.168.1.4:2201"
-
- Specifying a port is
- useful when SSH is started on a non-standard port or in cases when
- your hardware under test is behind a firewall or network that is not
- directly accessible from your host and you need to do port address
- translation.
-
- TEST_SUITES
+ :term:`TEST_SUITES`
An ordered list of tests (modules) to run against an image when
performing automated runtime testing.
@@ -8193,7 +8139,61 @@
":ref:`dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks:performing automated runtime testing`"
section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.
- TESTIMAGE_AUTO
+ :term:`TEST_TARGET`
+ Specifies the target controller to use when running tests against a
+ test image. The default controller to use is "qemu":
+ ::
+
+ TEST_TARGET = "qemu"
+
+ A target controller is a class that defines how an image gets
+ deployed on a target and how a target is started. A layer can extend
+ the controllers by adding a module in the layer's
+ ``/lib/oeqa/controllers`` directory and by inheriting the
+ ``BaseTarget`` class, which is an abstract class that cannot be used
+ as a value of ``TEST_TARGET``.
+
+ You can provide the following arguments with ``TEST_TARGET``:
+
+ - *"qemu":* Boots a QEMU image and runs the tests. See the
+ ":ref:`qemu-image-enabling-tests`" section
+ in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual for more
+ information.
+
+ - *"simpleremote":* Runs the tests on target hardware that is
+ already up and running. The hardware can be on the network or it
+ can be a device running an image on QEMU. You must also set
+ :term:`TEST_TARGET_IP` when you use
+ "simpleremote".
+
+ .. note::
+
+ This argument is defined in
+ meta/lib/oeqa/controllers/simpleremote.py
+ .
+
+ For information on running tests on hardware, see the
+ ":ref:`hardware-image-enabling-tests`"
+ section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.
+
+ :term:`TEST_TARGET_IP`
+ The IP address of your hardware under test. The ``TEST_TARGET_IP``
+ variable has no effect when :term:`TEST_TARGET` is
+ set to "qemu".
+
+ When you specify the IP address, you can also include a port. Here is
+ an example:
+ ::
+
+ TEST_TARGET_IP = "192.168.1.4:2201"
+
+ Specifying a port is
+ useful when SSH is started on a non-standard port or in cases when
+ your hardware under test is behind a firewall or network that is not
+ directly accessible from your host and you need to do port address
+ translation.
+
+ :term:`TESTIMAGE_AUTO`
Automatically runs the series of automated tests for images when an
image is successfully built. Setting ``TESTIMAGE_AUTO`` to "1" causes
any image that successfully builds to automatically boot under QEMU.
@@ -8215,16 +8215,16 @@
section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual and the
":ref:`testimage*.bbclass <ref-classes-testimage*>`" section.
- THISDIR
+ :term:`THISDIR`
The directory in which the file BitBake is currently parsing is
located. Do not manually set this variable.
- TIME
+ :term:`TIME`
The time the build was started. Times appear using the hour, minute,
and second (HMS) format (e.g. "140159" for one minute and fifty-nine
seconds past 1400 hours).
- TMPDIR
+ :term:`TMPDIR`
This variable is the base directory the OpenEmbedded build system
uses for all build output and intermediate files (other than the
shared state cache). By default, the ``TMPDIR`` variable points to
@@ -8246,7 +8246,7 @@
implementations, NFS does not meet this minimum requirement.
Consequently, ``TMPDIR`` cannot be on NFS.
- TOOLCHAIN_HOST_TASK
+ :term:`TOOLCHAIN_HOST_TASK`
This variable lists packages the OpenEmbedded build system uses when
building an SDK, which contains a cross-development environment. The
packages specified by this variable are part of the toolchain set
@@ -8271,7 +8271,7 @@
information on setting up a cross-development environment, see the
:doc:`../sdk-manual/sdk-manual` manual.
- TOOLCHAIN_OUTPUTNAME
+ :term:`TOOLCHAIN_OUTPUTNAME`
This variable defines the name used for the toolchain output. The
:ref:`populate_sdk_base <ref-classes-populate-sdk-*>` class sets
the ``TOOLCHAIN_OUTPUTNAME`` variable as follows:
@@ -8284,7 +8284,7 @@
:term:`SDK_VERSION` variables for additional
information.
- TOOLCHAIN_TARGET_TASK
+ :term:`TOOLCHAIN_TARGET_TASK`
This variable lists packages the OpenEmbedded build system uses when
it creates the target part of an SDK (i.e. the part built for the
target hardware), which includes libraries and headers. Use this
@@ -8301,12 +8301,12 @@
information on setting up a cross-development environment, see the
:doc:`../sdk-manual/sdk-manual` manual.
- TOPDIR
+ :term:`TOPDIR`
The top-level :term:`Build Directory`. BitBake
automatically sets this variable when you initialize your build
environment using ````` <#structure-core-script>`__.
- TRANSLATED_TARGET_ARCH
+ :term:`TRANSLATED_TARGET_ARCH`
A sanitized version of :term:`TARGET_ARCH`. This
variable is used where the architecture is needed in a value where
underscores are not allowed, for example within package filenames. In
@@ -8315,7 +8315,7 @@
Do not edit this variable.
- TUNE_ARCH
+ :term:`TUNE_ARCH`
The GNU canonical architecture for a specific architecture (i.e.
``arm``, ``armeb``, ``mips``, ``mips64``, and so forth). BitBake uses
this value to setup configuration.
@@ -8347,7 +8347,7 @@
- mips
- mipsel
- TUNE_ASARGS
+ :term:`TUNE_ASARGS`
Specifies architecture-specific assembler flags for the target
system. The set of flags is based on the selected tune features.
``TUNE_ASARGS`` is set using the tune include files, which are
@@ -8365,7 +8365,7 @@
in turn, affects the tune variables themselves (i.e. the tune can
supply its own set of flags).
- TUNE_CCARGS
+ :term:`TUNE_CCARGS`
Specifies architecture-specific C compiler flags for the target
system. The set of flags is based on the selected tune features.
``TUNE_CCARGS`` is set using the tune include files, which are
@@ -8378,7 +8378,24 @@
in turn, affects the tune variables themselves (i.e. the tune can
supply its own set of flags).
- TUNE_LDARGS
+ :term:`TUNE_FEATURES`
+ Features used to "tune" a compiler for optimal use given a specific
+ processor. The features are defined within the tune files and allow
+ arguments (i.e. ``TUNE_*ARGS``) to be dynamically generated based on
+ the features.
+
+ The OpenEmbedded build system verifies the features to be sure they
+ are not conflicting and that they are supported.
+
+ The BitBake configuration file (``meta/conf/bitbake.conf``) defines
+ ``TUNE_FEATURES`` as follows:
+ ::
+
+ TUNE_FEATURES ??= "${TUNE_FEATURES_tune-${DEFAULTTUNE}}"
+
+ See the :term:`DEFAULTTUNE` variable for more information.
+
+ :term:`TUNE_LDARGS`
Specifies architecture-specific linker flags for the target system.
The set of flags is based on the selected tune features.
``TUNE_LDARGS`` is set using the tune include files, which are
@@ -8396,24 +8413,7 @@
in turn, affects the tune variables themselves (i.e. the tune can
supply its own set of flags).
- TUNE_FEATURES
- Features used to "tune" a compiler for optimal use given a specific
- processor. The features are defined within the tune files and allow
- arguments (i.e. ``TUNE_*ARGS``) to be dynamically generated based on
- the features.
-
- The OpenEmbedded build system verifies the features to be sure they
- are not conflicting and that they are supported.
-
- The BitBake configuration file (``meta/conf/bitbake.conf``) defines
- ``TUNE_FEATURES`` as follows:
- ::
-
- TUNE_FEATURES ??= "${TUNE_FEATURES_tune-${DEFAULTTUNE}}"
-
- See the :term:`DEFAULTTUNE` variable for more information.
-
- TUNE_PKGARCH
+ :term:`TUNE_PKGARCH`
The package architecture understood by the packaging system to define
the architecture, ABI, and tuning of output packages. The specific
tune is defined using the "_tune" override as follows:
@@ -8428,7 +8428,7 @@
TUNE_PKGARCH_tune-core2-32 = "core2-32"
- TUNEABI
+ :term:`TUNEABI`
An underlying Application Binary Interface (ABI) used by a particular
tuning in a given toolchain layer. Providers that use prebuilt
libraries can use the ``TUNEABI``,
@@ -8440,7 +8440,7 @@
:ref:`sanity <ref-classes-sanity>` class to see how the variable is
used.
- TUNEABI_OVERRIDE
+ :term:`TUNEABI_OVERRIDE`
If set, the OpenEmbedded system ignores the
:term:`TUNEABI_WHITELIST` variable.
Providers that use prebuilt libraries can use the
@@ -8451,7 +8451,7 @@
See the :ref:`sanity <ref-classes-sanity>` class to see how the
variable is used.
- TUNEABI_WHITELIST
+ :term:`TUNEABI_WHITELIST`
A whitelist of permissible :term:`TUNEABI` values. If
``TUNEABI_WHITELIST`` is not set, all tunes are allowed. Providers
that use prebuilt libraries can use the ``TUNEABI_WHITELIST``,
@@ -8462,7 +8462,7 @@
See the :ref:`sanity <ref-classes-sanity>` class to see how the
variable is used.
- TUNECONFLICTS[feature]
+ :term:`TUNECONFLICTS[feature]`
Specifies CPU or Application Binary Interface (ABI) tuning features
that conflict with feature.
@@ -8475,7 +8475,7 @@
TUNECONFLICTS[n32] = "o32 n64"
- TUNEVALID[feature]
+ :term:`TUNEVALID[feature]`
Specifies a valid CPU or Application Binary Interface (ABI) tuning
feature. The specified feature is stored as a flag. Valid features
are specified in the machine include files (e.g.
@@ -8488,7 +8488,7 @@
See the machine include files in the :term:`Source Directory`
for these features.
- UBOOT_CONFIG
+ :term:`UBOOT_CONFIG`
Configures the :term:`UBOOT_MACHINE` and can
also define :term:`IMAGE_FSTYPES` for individual
cases.
@@ -8510,30 +8510,30 @@
:ref:`uboot-config <ref-classes-uboot-config>`
class.
- UBOOT_DTB_LOADADDRESS
+ :term:`UBOOT_DTB_LOADADDRESS`
Specifies the load address for the dtb image used by U-boot. During FIT
image creation, the ``UBOOT_DTB_LOADADDRESS`` variable is used in
:ref:`kernel-fitimage <ref-classes-kernel-fitimage>` class to specify
the load address to be used in
creating the dtb sections of Image Tree Source for the FIT image.
- UBOOT_DTBO_LOADADDRESS
+ :term:`UBOOT_DTBO_LOADADDRESS`
Specifies the load address for the dtbo image used by U-boot. During FIT
image creation, the ``UBOOT_DTBO_LOADADDRESS`` variable is used in
:ref:`kernel-fitimage <ref-classes-kernel-fitimage>` class to specify the load address to be used in
creating the dtbo sections of Image Tree Source for the FIT image.
- UBOOT_ENTRYPOINT
+ :term:`UBOOT_ENTRYPOINT`
Specifies the entry point for the U-Boot image. During U-Boot image
creation, the ``UBOOT_ENTRYPOINT`` variable is passed as a
command-line parameter to the ``uboot-mkimage`` utility.
- UBOOT_LOADADDRESS
+ :term:`UBOOT_LOADADDRESS`
Specifies the load address for the U-Boot image. During U-Boot image
creation, the ``UBOOT_LOADADDRESS`` variable is passed as a
command-line parameter to the ``uboot-mkimage`` utility.
- UBOOT_LOCALVERSION
+ :term:`UBOOT_LOCALVERSION`
Appends a string to the name of the local version of the U-Boot
image. For example, assuming the version of the U-Boot image built
was "2013.10", the full version string reported by U-Boot would be
@@ -8542,7 +8542,7 @@
UBOOT_LOCALVERSION = "-yocto"
- UBOOT_MACHINE
+ :term:`UBOOT_MACHINE`
Specifies the value passed on the ``make`` command line when building
a U-Boot image. The value indicates the target platform
configuration. You typically set this variable from the machine
@@ -8551,23 +8551,15 @@
Please see the "Selection of Processor Architecture and Board Type"
section in the U-Boot README for valid values for this variable.
- UBOOT_MAKE_TARGET
+ :term:`UBOOT_MAKE_TARGET`
Specifies the target called in the ``Makefile``. The default target
is "all".
- UBOOT_MKIMAGE_DTCOPTS
+ :term:`UBOOT_MKIMAGE_DTCOPTS`
Options for the device tree compiler passed to mkimage '-D'
feature while creating FIT image in :ref:`kernel-fitimage <ref-classes-kernel-fitimage>` class.
- UBOOT_RD_LOADADDRESS
- Specifies the load address for the RAM disk image.
- During FIT image creation, the
- ``UBOOT_RD_LOADADDRESS`` variable is used
- in :ref:`kernel-fitimage <ref-classes-kernel-fitimage>` class to specify the
- load address to be used in creating the Image Tree Source for
- the FIT image.
-
- UBOOT_RD_ENTRYPOINT
+ :term:`UBOOT_RD_ENTRYPOINT`
Specifies the entrypoint for the RAM disk image.
During FIT image creation, the
``UBOOT_RD_ENTRYPOINT`` variable is used
@@ -8575,33 +8567,41 @@
entrypoint to be used in creating the Image Tree Source for
the FIT image.
- UBOOT_SIGN_ENABLE
+ :term:`UBOOT_RD_LOADADDRESS`
+ Specifies the load address for the RAM disk image.
+ During FIT image creation, the
+ ``UBOOT_RD_LOADADDRESS`` variable is used
+ in :ref:`kernel-fitimage <ref-classes-kernel-fitimage>` class to specify the
+ load address to be used in creating the Image Tree Source for
+ the FIT image.
+
+ :term:`UBOOT_SIGN_ENABLE`
Enable signing of FIT image. The default value is "0".
- UBOOT_SIGN_KEYDIR
+ :term:`UBOOT_SIGN_KEYDIR`
Location of the directory containing the RSA key and
certificate used for signing FIT image.
- UBOOT_SIGN_KEYNAME
+ :term:`UBOOT_SIGN_KEYNAME`
The name of keys used for signing U-boot FIT image stored in
:term:`UBOOT_SIGN_KEYDIR` directory. For e.g. dev.key key and dev.crt
certificate stored in :term:`UBOOT_SIGN_KEYDIR` directory will have
:term:`UBOOT_SIGN_KEYNAME` set to "dev".
- UBOOT_SUFFIX
+ :term:`UBOOT_SUFFIX`
Points to the generated U-Boot extension. For example, ``u-boot.sb``
has a ``.sb`` extension.
The default U-Boot extension is ``.bin``
- UBOOT_TARGET
+ :term:`UBOOT_TARGET`
Specifies the target used for building U-Boot. The target is passed
directly as part of the "make" command (e.g. SPL and AIS). If you do
not specifically set this variable, the OpenEmbedded build process
passes and uses "all" for the target during the U-Boot building
process.
- UNKNOWN_CONFIGURE_WHITELIST
+ :term:`UNKNOWN_CONFIGURE_WHITELIST`
Specifies a list of options that, if reported by the configure script
as being invalid, should not generate a warning during the
:ref:`ref-tasks-configure` task. Normally, invalid
@@ -8619,7 +8619,7 @@
:ref:`insane <ref-classes-insane>` class and is only enabled if the
recipe inherits the :ref:`autotools <ref-classes-autotools>` class.
- UPDATERCPN
+ :term:`UPDATERCPN`
For recipes inheriting the
:ref:`update-rc.d <ref-classes-update-rc.d>` class, ``UPDATERCPN``
specifies the package that contains the initscript that is enabled.
@@ -8628,7 +8628,7 @@
install initscripts package them in the main package for the recipe,
you rarely need to set this variable in individual recipes.
- UPSTREAM_CHECK_GITTAGREGEX
+ :term:`UPSTREAM_CHECK_GITTAGREGEX`
You can perform a per-recipe check for what the latest upstream
source code version is by calling ``bitbake -c checkpkg`` recipe. If
the recipe source code is provided from Git repositories, the
@@ -8642,7 +8642,7 @@
UPSTREAM_CHECK_GITTAGREGEX = "git_tag_regex"
- UPSTREAM_CHECK_REGEX
+ :term:`UPSTREAM_CHECK_REGEX`
Use the ``UPSTREAM_CHECK_REGEX`` variable to specify a different
regular expression instead of the default one when the package
checking system is parsing the page found using
@@ -8651,7 +8651,7 @@
UPSTREAM_CHECK_REGEX = "package_regex"
- UPSTREAM_CHECK_URI
+ :term:`UPSTREAM_CHECK_URI`
You can perform a per-recipe check for what the latest upstream
source code version is by calling ``bitbake -c checkpkg`` recipe. If
the source code is provided from tarballs, the latest version is
@@ -8663,7 +8663,7 @@
UPSTREAM_CHECK_URI = "recipe_url"
- USE_DEVFS
+ :term:`USE_DEVFS`
Determines if ``devtmpfs`` is used for ``/dev`` population. The
default value used for ``USE_DEVFS`` is "1" when no value is
specifically set. Typically, you would set ``USE_DEVFS`` to "0" for a
@@ -8673,7 +8673,7 @@
the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual for information on how to
use this variable.
- USE_VT
+ :term:`USE_VT`
When using
:ref:`SysVinit <new-recipe-enabling-system-services>`,
determines whether or not to run a
@@ -8687,7 +8687,7 @@
display attached and therefore do not need virtual terminal
functionality.
- USER_CLASSES
+ :term:`USER_CLASSES`
A list of classes to globally inherit. These classes are used by the
OpenEmbedded build system to enable extra features (e.g.
``buildstats``, ``image-mklibs``, and so forth).
@@ -8700,7 +8700,7 @@
For more information, see
``meta-poky/conf/local.conf.sample`` in the :term:`Source Directory`.
- USERADD_ERROR_DYNAMIC
+ :term:`USERADD_ERROR_DYNAMIC`
If set to ``error``, forces the OpenEmbedded build system to produce
an error if the user identification (``uid``) and group
identification (``gid``) values are not defined in any of the files
@@ -8745,7 +8745,7 @@
This saves you from having to add static IDs for recipes that you
know will never be built.
- USERADD_GID_TABLES
+ :term:`USERADD_GID_TABLES`
Specifies a password file to use for obtaining static group
identification (``gid``) values when the OpenEmbedded build system
adds a group to the system during package installation.
@@ -8768,7 +8768,7 @@
gid
values.
- USERADD_PACKAGES
+ :term:`USERADD_PACKAGES`
When inheriting the :ref:`useradd <ref-classes-useradd>` class,
this variable specifies the individual packages within the recipe
that require users and/or groups to be added.
@@ -8792,7 +8792,7 @@
GROUPMEMS_PARAM
variables.
- USERADD_PARAM
+ :term:`USERADD_PARAM`
When inheriting the :ref:`useradd <ref-classes-useradd>` class,
this variable specifies for a package what parameters should pass to
the ``useradd`` command if you add a user to the system when the
@@ -8809,7 +8809,7 @@
standard Linux shell command ``useradd``, see
http://linux.die.net/man/8/useradd.
- USERADD_UID_TABLES
+ :term:`USERADD_UID_TABLES`
Specifies a password file to use for obtaining static user
identification (``uid``) values when the OpenEmbedded build system
adds a user to the system during package installation.
@@ -8831,7 +8831,7 @@
uid
values.
- USERADDEXTENSION
+ :term:`USERADDEXTENSION`
When set to "useradd-staticids", causes the OpenEmbedded build system
to base all user and group additions on a static ``passwd`` and
``group`` files found in :term:`BBPATH`.
@@ -8857,7 +8857,7 @@
Additionally, you should also set the
:term:`USERADD_ERROR_DYNAMIC` variable.
- VOLATILE_LOG_DIR
+ :term:`VOLATILE_LOG_DIR`
Specifies the persistence of the target's ``/var/log`` directory,
which is used to house postinstall target log files.
@@ -8865,14 +8865,23 @@
file is not persistent. You can override this setting by setting the
variable to "no" to make the log directory persistent.
- WARN_QA
+ :term:`WARN_QA`
Specifies the quality assurance checks whose failures are reported as
warnings by the OpenEmbedded build system. You set this variable in
your distribution configuration file. For a list of the checks you
can control with this variable, see the
":ref:`insane.bbclass <ref-classes-insane>`" section.
- WKS_FILE_DEPENDS
+ :term:`WKS_FILE`
+ Specifies the location of the Wic kickstart file that is used by the
+ OpenEmbedded build system to create a partitioned image
+ (image\ ``.wic``). For information on how to create a partitioned
+ image, see the
+ ":ref:`dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks:creating partitioned images using wic`"
+ section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual. For details on
+ the kickstart file format, see the ":doc:`../ref-manual/ref-kickstart`" Chapter.
+
+ :term:`WKS_FILE_DEPENDS`
When placed in the recipe that builds your image, this variable lists
build-time dependencies. The ``WKS_FILE_DEPENDS`` variable is only
applicable when Wic images are active (i.e. when
@@ -8897,16 +8906,7 @@
previous example, some-native-tool would be replaced with an actual
native tool on which the build would depend.
- WKS_FILE
- Specifies the location of the Wic kickstart file that is used by the
- OpenEmbedded build system to create a partitioned image
- (image\ ``.wic``). For information on how to create a partitioned
- image, see the
- ":ref:`dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks:creating partitioned images using wic`"
- section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual. For details on
- the kickstart file format, see the ":doc:`../ref-manual/ref-kickstart`" Chapter.
-
- WORKDIR
+ :term:`WORKDIR`
The pathname of the work directory in which the OpenEmbedded build
system builds a recipe. This directory is located within the
:term:`TMPDIR` directory structure and is specific to
@@ -8946,7 +8946,7 @@
poky/build/tmp/work/qemux86-poky-linux/foo/1.3.0-r0
- XSERVER
+ :term:`XSERVER`
Specifies the packages that should be installed to provide an X
server and drivers for the current machine, assuming your image
directly includes ``packagegroup-core-x11-xserver`` or, perhaps