[yocto] [yocto-docs][PATCH] ref-manual: add usage NOTE to IMAGE_FSTYPES
Trevor Woerner
trevor.woerner at linaro.org
Sun Nov 24 14:19:30 PST 2013
Due to the way in which IMAGE_FSTYPES is processed, it is not possible to
modify it using _append or _prepend. Therefore add a note to the manual to
warn users in case they stumble on this issue.
Signed-off-by: Trevor Woerner <trevor.woerner at linaro.org>
---
documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml | 9 +++++++++
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index fb33791..67ea422 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -2199,6 +2199,15 @@
you can choose, see
<link linkend='var-IMAGE_TYPES'><filename>IMAGE_TYPES</filename></link>.
</para>
+
+ <note>
+ Due to the way this variable is processed, it is not
+ possible to update its contents using
+ <filename>_append</filename> or
+ <filename>_prepend</filename>. To add one or more
+ additional options to this variable the
+ <filename>+=</filename> operator must be used.
+ </note>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
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1.8.4.474.g128a96c
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