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| author | Cliff Brake <cbrake@bec-systems.com> | 2009-02-25 08:31:16 -0500 |
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| committer | Cliff Brake <cbrake@bec-systems.com> | 2009-02-25 08:31:16 -0500 |
| commit | 8a7ae36c691b44efdc1d0935535e850cc3ffc8d7 (patch) | |
| tree | 37177e6be31e69978e175a336e501beb19724e47 /docs/usermanual/reference/class_binconfig.xml | |
| parent | cdbe198009d0b73bca24ae7aada4401ae2f0b630 (diff) | |
| parent | 98238944c784e673cab4691a861f3d9fa61f85a4 (diff) | |
Merge branch 'org.openembedded.dev' of git@git.openembedded.net:openembedded into org.openembedded.dev
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diff --git a/docs/usermanual/reference/class_binconfig.xml b/docs/usermanual/reference/class_binconfig.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..049f85e1f0 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/usermanual/reference/class_binconfig.xml @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<section id="binconfig_class" xreflabel="binconfig class"> + <title>binconfig class</title> + + <para>The binconfig class is for packages that install + <command><pkg>-config</command> scripts that provide information about + the build settings for the package. It is usually provided by libraries and + then used by other packages to determine various compiler options.</para> + + <para>Since the script is used at build time it is required to be copied + into the staging area. All the actions performed by the class are appended + to the <emphasis>stage</emphasis> task.</para> + + <para>The actions performed by the binconfig class are:</para> + + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Copies the <command><x>-config</command> script from the + package into <command>${STAGING_BINDIR} </command>directory;</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>If the package is not native then it modifies the contents of the + <command><x>-config</command> script in the staging area to ensure + that all the paths in the script refer to the staging area;</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>If the package is native then + the<command><x>-config</command> script is renamed to + <command><x>-config-native</command> to ensure that the native and + non-native versions do not interfere with each other.</para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + + <para>A package is considered to be native if it also inherits the native + class.</para> + + <para>The class will search in source directory, <command>${S}</command>, + and all it's subdirectories, for files that end in + <command>-config</command> and process them as described above. All that is + required to use the class is the addition of binconfig in an inherit + statement:</para> + + <para><screen>inherit autotools binconfig</screen></para> +</section>
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