| Message ID | 9e54454f-72b1-06e6-b271-7a14647af536@crashcourse.ca |
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| State | Under Review |
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| Series | [v2] ref-manual: explain default value used for SUMMARY | expand |
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst index df3666f1c..dc11ea326 100644 --- a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst @@ -10350,6 +10350,10 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents. :term:`DESCRIPTION` variable if :term:`DESCRIPTION` is not set in the recipe. + If you don't set this variable in your recipe file, you will be warned + about that and it will be set to a default value from the + :oecore_path:`meta/conf/bitbake.conf` file. + :term:`SVNDIR` The directory in which files checked out of a Subversion system are stored.
Explain that if you do not set a value for the SUMMARY variable in a recipe file, that will generate a warning and that variable will be set to a default value from the meta/conf/bitbake.conf file. Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@crashcourse.ca> ---