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[1/2] docs: kernel-dev: faq: update tip on how to not include kernel in image

Message ID 20230103-no-kernel-rootfs-v1-1-33f7abb94410@theobroma-systems.com
State New
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Series update tip on how to include (or not) kernel in image rootfs | expand

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Quentin Schulz Jan. 3, 2023, 5:36 p.m. UTC 
From: Quentin Schulz <quentin.schulz@theobroma-systems.com>

Since commit f6d963fa6d0e ("kernel: make kernel-base recommend
kernel-image, not depend"), present in Kirkstone 4.0, one should
set RRECOMMENDS and not RDEPENDS to avoid including the kernel in the
image, so let's update the documentation to reflect that.

Reported-by: Konstantin Kletschke <konstantin.kletschke@inside-m2m.de>
Cc: Quentin Schulz <foss+yocto@0leil.net>
Signed-off-by: Quentin Schulz <quentin.schulz@theobroma-systems.com>
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 documentation/kernel-dev/faq.rst | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
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diff --git a/documentation/kernel-dev/faq.rst b/documentation/kernel-dev/faq.rst
index ceb5dda3f..4dffa90db 100644
--- a/documentation/kernel-dev/faq.rst
+++ b/documentation/kernel-dev/faq.rst
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@  How do I install/not-install the kernel image on the root filesystem?
 The kernel image (e.g. ``vmlinuz``) is provided by the
 ``kernel-image`` package. Image recipes depend on ``kernel-base``. To
 specify whether or not the kernel image is installed in the generated
-root filesystem, override ``RDEPENDS:${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-base`` to include or not
+root filesystem, override ``RRECOMMENDS:${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-base`` to include or not
 include "kernel-image". See the
 ":ref:`dev-manual/layers:appending other layers metadata with your layer`"
 section in the