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documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml: Edits to IMAGE_INSTALL

Minor tweaks to this glossary entry as requested by Richard Purdie.

Reported by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@intel.com>
(From yocto-docs rev: df39b52a89e0ac99d16c8ce1f0f37a284dc5e08a)

Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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Scott Rifenbark
2012-02-01 12:01:19 -06:00
committed by Richard Purdie
parent 2e5e02a905
commit 25cd1baf8c
@@ -670,17 +670,18 @@
Since <filename>core-image.bbclass</filename> sets <filename>IMAGE_INSTALL</filename>
to a default value using the <filename>?=</filename> operator, using a
<filename>+=</filename> operation against <filename>IMAGE_INSTALL</filename>
previously from the <filename>/conf/local.conf</filename> will almost always fail.
will result in unexpected behavior when used in
<filename>/conf/local.conf</filename>.
Furthermore, the same operation from with an image recipe may or may not
succeed depending on the specific situation.
In both these cases, the behavior is contrary to how most users expect
the <filename>+=</filename> append operator to work.
the <filename>+=</filename> operator to work.
</para>
<para>
When you use this variable, it is best to use it as follows:
<literallayout class='monospaced'>
IMAGE_INSTALL_append " package-name"
IMAGE_INSTALL_append = " package-name"
</literallayout>
Be sure to include the space between the quotation character and the start of the
package name.