@@ -3701,6 +3701,21 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents.
even if the toolchain's binaries are strippable, there are other files
needed for the build that are not strippable.
+ :term:`INIT_MANAGER`
+ Specifies the system init manager to use. Available options are:
+
+ - ``sysvinit`` - System V init (default for poky)
+ - ``systemd`` - systemd
+ - ``mdev-busybox`` - mdev provided by busybox
+ - ``none`` - no init manager
+
+ More concretely, this is used to include
+ ``conf/distro/include/init-manager-${INIT_MANAGER}.inc`` into the global
+ configuration. You can have a look at the ``conf/distro/include/init-manager-*.inc``
+ files for more information, and also the
+ ":ref:`dev-manual/init-manager:selecting an initialization manager`"
+ section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.
+
:term:`INITRAMFS_DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE`
Indicates the deploy directory used by ``do_bundle_initramfs`` where the
:term:`INITRAMFS_IMAGE` will be fetched from.