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diff --git a/poky/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-execution.xml b/poky/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-execution.xml index e4251dff56..04c5a26b99 100644 --- a/poky/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-execution.xml +++ b/poky/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-execution.xml @@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ the concept: <literallayout class='monospaced'> BB_HASHBASE_WHITELIST ?= "TMPDIR FILE PATH PWD BB_TASKHASH BBPATH DL_DIR \ - SSTATE_DIR THISDIR FILESEXTRAPATHS FILE_DIRNAME HOME LOGNAME SHELL TERM \ + SSTATE_DIR THISDIR FILESEXTRAPATHS FILE_DIRNAME HOME LOGNAME SHELL \ USER FILESPATH STAGING_DIR_HOST STAGING_DIR_TARGET COREBASE PRSERV_HOST \ PRSERV_DUMPDIR PRSERV_DUMPFILE PRSERV_LOCKDOWN PARALLEL_MAKE \ CCACHE_DIR EXTERNAL_TOOLCHAIN CCACHE CCACHE_DISABLE LICENSE_PATH SDKPKGSUFFIX" diff --git a/poky/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-fetching.xml b/poky/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-fetching.xml index d1bfc23362..fe4372adeb 100644 --- a/poky/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-fetching.xml +++ b/poky/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-fetching.xml @@ -736,6 +736,10 @@ The fetcher's temporary working directory is set by <link linkend='var-bb-P4DIR'><filename>P4DIR</filename></link>, which defaults to "DL_DIR/p4". + The fetcher does not make use of a perforce client, instead it + relies on <filename>p4 files</filename> to retrieve a list of + files and <filename>p4 print</filename> to transfer the content + of those files locally. </para> <para> @@ -783,6 +787,62 @@ to <filename>"${WORKDIR}/p4"</filename> in your recipe. </note> </para> + + <para> + By default, the fetcher strips the depot location from the + local file paths. In the above example, the content of + <filename>example-depot/main/source/</filename> + will be placed in <filename>${WORKDIR}/p4</filename>. + For situations where preserving parts of the remote depot paths + locally is desirable, the fetcher supports two parameters: + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem><para> + <emphasis>"module":</emphasis> + The top-level depot location or directory to fetch. The + value of this parameter can also point to a single file + within the depot, in which case the local file path will + include the module path. + </para></listitem> + <listitem><para> + <emphasis>"remotepath":</emphasis> + When used with the value "<filename>keep</filename>", + the fetcher will mirror the full depot paths locally + for the specified location, even in combination with + the <filename>module</filename> parameter. + </para></listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </para> + + <para> + Here is an example use of the the <filename>module</filename> + parameter: + + <literallayout class='monospaced'> + SRC_URI = "p4://user:passwd@example-depot/main;module=source/..." + </literallayout> + + In this case, the content of the top-level directory + <filename>source/</filename> will be fetched to + <filename>${P4DIR}</filename>, including the directory itself. + The top-level directory will be accesible at + <filename>${P4DIR}/source/</filename>. + </para> + + <para> + Here is an example use of the the <filename>remotepath</filename> + parameter: + + <literallayout class='monospaced'> + SRC_URI = "p4://user:passwd@example-depot/main;module=source/...;remotepath=keep" + </literallayout> + + In this case, the content of the top-level directory + <filename>source/</filename> will be fetched to + <filename>${P4DIR}</filename>, but the complete depot paths will + be mirrored locally. The top-level directory will be accessible + at <filename>${P4DIR}/example-depot/main/source/</filename>. + </para> </section> <section id='repo-fetcher'> diff --git a/poky/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-ref-variables.xml b/poky/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-ref-variables.xml index c4bd1f2584..4c29b2464f 100644 --- a/poky/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-ref-variables.xml +++ b/poky/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-ref-variables.xml @@ -1124,6 +1124,67 @@ </glossdef> </glossentry> + <glossentry id='var-BBFILES_DYNAMIC'><glossterm>BBFILES_DYNAMIC</glossterm> + <info> + BBFILES_DYNAMIC[doc] = "Activates content depending on presence of identified layers." + </info> + <glossdef> + <para role="glossdeffirst"> + Activates content depending on presence of identified layers. + You identify the layers by the collections that the layers + define. + </para> + + <para> + Use the <filename>BBFILES_DYNAMIC</filename> variable to + avoid <filename>.bbappend</filename> files whose + corresponding <filename>.bb</filename> file is in a layer + that attempts to modify other layers through + <filename>.bbappend</filename> but does not want to + introduce a hard dependency on those other layers. + </para> + + <para> + Additionally you can prefix the rule with "!" to add + <filename>.bbappend</filename> and <filename>.bb</filename> files + in case a layer is not present. + Use this avoid hard dependency on those other layers. + </para> + + <para> + Use the following form for + <filename>BBFILES_DYNAMIC</filename>: + <literallayout class='monospaced'> + <replaceable>collection_name</replaceable>:<replaceable>filename_pattern</replaceable> + </literallayout> + The following example identifies two collection names and + two filename patterns: + <literallayout class='monospaced'> + BBFILES_DYNAMIC += "\ + clang-layer:${LAYERDIR}/bbappends/meta-clang/*/*/*.bbappend \ + core:${LAYERDIR}/bbappends/openembedded-core/meta/*/*/*.bbappend \ + " + </literallayout> + When the collection name is prefixed with "!" it will add the file pattern in case + the layer is absent: + <literallayout class='monospaced'> + BBFILES_DYNAMIC += "\ + !clang-layer:${LAYERDIR}/backfill/meta-clang/*/*/*.bb \ + " + </literallayout> + + This next example shows an error message that occurs + because invalid entries are found, which cause parsing to + abort: + <literallayout class='monospaced'> + ERROR: BBFILES_DYNAMIC entries must be of the form {!}<collection name>:<filename pattern>, not: + /work/my-layer/bbappends/meta-security-isafw/*/*/*.bbappend + /work/my-layer/bbappends/openembedded-core/meta/*/*/*.bbappend + </literallayout> + </para> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> + <glossentry id='var-bb-BBINCLUDED'><glossterm>BBINCLUDED</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> |