@@ -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
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> --- documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst | 9 +++++---- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)