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diff --git a/poky/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-ref-variables.rst b/poky/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-ref-variables.rst index 09d09a8d9e..25620fdda1 100644 --- a/poky/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-ref-variables.rst +++ b/poky/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-ref-variables.rst @@ -990,7 +990,7 @@ overview of their function and contents. ``bblayers.conf`` configuration file. To exclude a recipe from a world build using this variable, set the - variable to "1" in the recipe. + variable to "1" in the recipe. Set it to "0" to add it back to world build. .. note:: @@ -1096,6 +1096,29 @@ overview of their function and contents. variable is not available outside of ``layer.conf`` and references are expanded immediately when parsing of the file completes. + :term:`LAYERSERIES_COMPAT` + Lists the versions of the OpenEmbedded-Core (OE-Core) for which + a layer is compatible. Using the :term:`LAYERSERIES_COMPAT` variable + allows the layer maintainer to indicate which combinations of the + layer and OE-Core can be expected to work. The variable gives the + system a way to detect when a layer has not been tested with new + releases of OE-Core (e.g. the layer is not maintained). + + To specify the OE-Core versions for which a layer is compatible, use + this variable in your layer's ``conf/layer.conf`` configuration file. + For the list, use the Yocto Project release name (e.g. "kirkstone", + "mickledore"). To specify multiple OE-Core versions for the layer, use + a space-separated list:: + + LAYERSERIES_COMPAT_layer_root_name = "kirkstone mickledore" + + .. note:: + + Setting :term:`LAYERSERIES_COMPAT` is required by the Yocto Project + Compatible version 2 standard. + The OpenEmbedded build system produces a warning if the variable + is not set for any given layer. + :term:`LAYERVERSION` Optionally specifies the version of a layer as a single number. You can use this variable within |