[yocto] $HOME use in DL_DiR

[Chris Larson]

On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 9:31 AM, Rifenbark, Scott M <
scott.m.rifenbark at intel.com> wrote:

> I recently used $HOME as part of a path in the DL_DIR variable in my
> local.conf.  This caused bad things to happen during the build.  It
> essentially created a "never-ending" directory structure inside my build
> directory and the build failed.  I would like place a note in the glossary
> entry for the DL_DIR variable.  Can anyone provide some general reasons why
> a user should not use $HOME as part of the DL_DIR path that goes beyond "it
> will break the build"?


$HOME is shell variable syntax, not bitbake. I use ${HOME} safely in my
DL_DIR on a regular basis.
-- 
Christopher Larson
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