[yocto] [yocto-docs][PATCH] kernel-dev: document the change detection of kernel feature files
Urs Fässler
urs.fassler at bbv.ch
Mon Oct 1 05:42:09 PDT 2018
Recommend to add recipe-space features to SRC_URI so that changes to them
are detected automatically.
Signed-off-by: Urs Fässler <urs.fassler at bbv.ch>
Signed-off-by: Pascal Bach <pascal.bach at siemens.com>
---
documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml | 7 +++++--
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml b/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml
index 83b02b1c1..6289ce8d4 100644
--- a/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml
+++ b/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml
@@ -2623,6 +2623,9 @@
<filename>.scc</filename> file in the
<filename>SRC_URI</filename> statement to reference multiple kernel
features.
+ Since BitBake only detects changes on files listed in
+ <filename>SRC_URI</filename>, it is best to add all
+ <filename>.cfg</filename> to <filename>SRC_URI</filename>.
</para>
<para>
@@ -2674,10 +2677,10 @@
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
<emphasis>Add the Feature File to <filename>SRC_URI</filename>:</emphasis>
- Add the <filename>.scc</filename> file to the
+ Add the <filename>.cfg</filename> and <filename>.scc</filename> file to the
recipe's <filename>SRC_URI</filename> statement:
<literallayout class='monospaced'>
- SRC_URI_append = " file://test.scc"
+ SRC_URI_append = " file://test.cfg file://test.scc"
</literallayout>
The leading space before the path is important as the
path is appended to the existing path.
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2.19.0
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