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[v3] ref-manual/variables: document the 'dynamic layer' concept

Message ID 20260513193105.8738-1-mw.choi@telica.co.kr
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Minwoo Choi May 13, 2026, 7:31 p.m. UTC
This patch documents the "dynamic layer" concept for BBFILES_DYNAMIC.
While not previously in the manual, this is an informal convention
widely used in major layers such as meta-intel, meta-ti, and meta-freescale
to name directories containing conditional content.

[YOCTO #15713]

Signed-off-by: Minwoo Choi <mw.choi@telica.co.kr>
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 documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst | 9 +++++----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
index a8cbb87cf..c16e41626 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
@@ -841,8 +841,9 @@  system and gives an overview of their function and contents.
       previous link.
 
    :term:`BBFILES_DYNAMIC`
-      Activates content when identified layers are present. You identify
-      the layers by the collections that the layers define.
+      Activates content when identified layers are present. This mechanism
+      is commonly referred to as "dynamic layers". You identify the layers
+      by the collections that the layers define.
 
       Use the :term:`BBFILES_DYNAMIC` variable to avoid ``.bbappend`` files
       whose corresponding ``.bb`` file is in a layer that attempts to
@@ -856,8 +857,8 @@  system and gives an overview of their function and contents.
       filename patterns::
 
          BBFILES_DYNAMIC += " \
-            clang-layer:${LAYERDIR}/bbappends/meta-clang/*/*/*.bbappend \
-            core:${LAYERDIR}/bbappends/openembedded-core/meta/*/*/*.bbappend \
+            clang-layer:${LAYERDIR}/dynamic-layers/meta-clang/*/*/*.bbappend \
+            core:${LAYERDIR}/dynamic-layers/openembedded-core/meta/*/*/*.bbappend \
             "
 
       This next example shows an error message that occurs because invalid