diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml index 2056cdf34d..89f0af7990 100644 --- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml @@ -9388,11 +9388,17 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3" By default, the value of this variable is set to TUNE_PKGARCH when building for the target, - BUILD_ARCH when building for the - build host and "${SDK_ARCH}-${SDKPKGSUFFIX}" when building + BUILD_ARCH + when building for the + build host, and "${SDK_ARCH}-${SDKPKGSUFFIX}" when building for the SDK. + + See + SDK_ARCH + for more information. + However, if your recipe's output packages are built - specific to the target machine rather than general for + specific to the target machine rather than generally for the architecture of the machine, you should set PACKAGE_ARCH to the value of MACHINE_ARCH