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@@ -3489,7 +3489,7 @@
<para>
<filename>runqemu</filename> has been ported to Python and has
changed behavior in some cases.
- Previous usage patterns continued to be supported.
+ Previous usage patterns continue to be supported.
</para>
<para>
@@ -3620,6 +3620,27 @@ $ runqemu qemux86-64 tmp/deploy/images/qemux86-64/core-image-minimal-qemux86-64.
</para>
</section>
+ <section id='migration-2.2-kernel-image-base-name-no-longer-uses-kernel-imagetype'>
+ <title><filename>KERNEL_IMAGE_BASE_NAME</filename> no Longer Uses <filename>KERNEL_IMAGETYPE</filename></title>
+
+ <para>
+ The
+ <link linkend='var-KERNEL_IMAGE_BASE_NAME'><filename>KERNEL_IMAGE_BASE_NAME</filename></link>
+ variable no longer uses the
+ <link linkend='var-KERNEL_IMAGETYPE'><filename>KERNEL_IMAGETYPE</filename></link>
+ variable to create the image's base name.
+ Because the OpenEmbedded build system can now build multiple kernel
+ image types, this part of the kernel image base name as been
+ removed leaving only the following:
+ <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+ KERNEL_IMAGE_BASE_NAME ?= "${PKGE}-${PKGV}-${PKGR}-${MACHINE}-${DATETIME}
+ </literallayout>
+ If you have recipes or classes that use
+ <filename>KERNEL_IMAGE_BASE_NAME</filename> directly, you might
+ need to update the references to ensure they continue to work.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+
<section id='migration-2.2-bitbake-changes'>
<title>BitBake Changes</title>