[yocto] [PATCH 09/14] documentation: update TERMCMD/TERMCMDRUN documentation
Paul Eggleton
paul.eggleton at linux.intel.com
Tue Aug 23 08:30:42 PDT 2011
* xterm is now the default
* Konsole from KDE 4.x will no longer work due to changes in behaviour
Signed-off-by: Paul Eggleton <paul.eggleton at linux.intel.com>
---
documentation/poky-ref-manual/development.xml | 2 +-
documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml | 10 +++++++++-
2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/development.xml b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/development.xml
index c37b481..c3aeeb8 100644
--- a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/development.xml
+++ b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/development.xml
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@
</para>
<para>
- The default shell used by "devshell" is the gnome-terminal.
+ The default shell used by "devshell" is xterm.
You can use other forms of terminal can by setting the <glossterm>
<link linkend='var-TERMCMD'>TERMCMD</link></glossterm> and <glossterm>
<link linkend='var-TERMCMDRUN'>TERMCMDRUN</link></glossterm> variables
diff --git a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index 095ccf6..eab3bda 100644
--- a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -965,9 +965,17 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/fiont-alias_1.0.2.bb:PR - "$(INC_PR).0"
<para>
This command is used by BitBake to launch a terminal window with a
shell. The shell is unspecified so the user's default shell is used.
- By default it is set to <command>gnome-terminal</command> but it can
+ By default it is set to <command>xterm</command> but it can
be any X11 terminal application or terminal multiplexers like screen.
</para>
+ <para>
+ NOTE: whilst KONSOLE_TERMCMD and KONSOLE_TERMCMDRUN are provided
+ and will work with KDE's Konsole terminal application Konsole from KDE 3,
+ Konsole in KDE 4.0 and later will no longer work here due to the fact
+ that it now launches in the background by default, and it is not practically
+ possible to wait until it has terminated. It is hoped that this can be fixed
+ in a future version.
+ </para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
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1.7.4.1
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