[PATCH] dev-manual: clarify use of "PACKAGE_ARCH" in a packagegroup
"Robert P. J. Day" <[email protected]>
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Warn the developer that if they need to set "PACKAGE_ARCH" in a custom packagegroup file, that setting must precede the "inherit packagegroup" line in the packagegroup recipe file. Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day <[email protected]> --- diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/customizing-images.rst b/documentation/dev-manual/customizing-images.rst index 6eed9ef56..606252fe1 100644 --- a/documentation/dev-manual/customizing-images.rst +++ b/documentation/dev-manual/customizing-images.rst @@ -183,6 +183,18 @@ build an image using these package group packages, you need to add :term:`IMAGE_INSTALL`. For other forms of image dependencies see the other areas of this section. +.. note:: + + If you're defining a packagegroup and need to set:: + + PACKAGE_ARCH = "${MACHINE_ARCH}" + + for the packagegroup, you need to do that *before* the + ``inherit packagegroup`` line in the recipe file. + Setting it afterward can break BitBake parsing, result in + an "allarch" architecture mismatch error, or allow + architecture-independent defaults to override your intent. + Customizing an Image Hostname =============================