[yocto] [yocto-docs][PATCH 04/11] documentation: poky-ref-manual: extend description of MACHINE variable

Paul Eggleton paul.eggleton at linux.intel.com
Mon Oct 8 08:38:10 PDT 2012


Extend the description of the MACHINE variable so that it mentions that
this points to a .conf file under conf/machine.

Signed-off-by: Paul Eggleton <paul.eggleton at linux.intel.com>
---
 documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml |    6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index af1c9e1..fa2bc7f 100644
--- a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -1346,7 +1346,11 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3"
 
          <glossentry id='var-MACHINE'><glossterm>MACHINE</glossterm>
             <glossdef>
-                <para>Specifies the target device.</para>
+                <para>
+                    Specifies the target device. This corresponds to a file with the
+                    extension .conf located in a <filename>conf/machine</filename> directory
+                    within the metadata that contains the target device configuration.
+                </para>
             </glossdef>
          </glossentry>
 
-- 
1.7.9.5




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