[yocto] [yocto-docs][PATCH] ref-manual: add usage NOTE to IMAGE_FSTYPES

Rifenbark, Scott M scott.m.rifenbark at intel.com
Mon Nov 25 13:48:23 PST 2013


Applied Trevor...thanks.

Scott

>-----Original Message-----
>From: yocto-bounces at yoctoproject.org [mailto:yocto-
>bounces at yoctoproject.org] On Behalf Of Trevor Woerner
>Sent: Sunday, November 24, 2013 2:20 PM
>To: yocto at yoctoproject.org
>Cc: patches at linaro.org
>Subject: [yocto] [yocto-docs][PATCH] ref-manual: add usage NOTE to
>IMAGE_FSTYPES
>
>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>
>
>--
>1.8.4.474.g128a96c
>
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