| Message ID | c1cbec86-6b95-fb96-8676-f117082d17bb@crashcourse.ca |
|---|---|
| State | New |
| Headers | show |
| Series | ref-manual: explain default value used for SUMMARY metadata | expand |
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst index df3666f1c..bb142dc4b 100644 --- a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst @@ -10350,6 +10350,11 @@ 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, it will contain + the default value as set in the ``bitbake.conf`` file:: + + SUMMARY ?= "${PN} version ${PV}-${PR}" + :term:`SVNDIR` The directory in which files checked out of a Subversion system are stored.
Explain that if you don't set a value for the SUMMARY variable in a recipe, it will get this default value from bitbake.conf: SUMMARY ?= "${PN} version ${PV}-${PR}" Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@crashcourse.ca> ---