I tried the versions _append and += as well as _prepend and =+ with the
IMAGE_INSTALL and other variables. So far I have not run into any issues
where one would behave differently from the other. The only thing you have
to remember with the _append and _prepend versions is that you have to
include
(i posted something regarding this on the oe-core list, but i wanted
to post here as well with specific examples from the yocto manuals.)
from the yocto dev manual, section 4.3.1:
The other method for creating a custom image is to modify an existing
image. For example, if a developer wants
I tried the versions _append and += as well as _prepend and =+ with the
IMAGE_INSTALL and other variables. So far I have not run into any issues
where one would behave differently from the other. The only thing you have
to remember with the _append and _prepend versions is that you have to
include
I don't think that there is a difference. At least not from my experience.
Every time I have the choice I tried both variants and then examined the
resulting variable e.g.
bitbake recipe -e | grep IMAGE_INSTALL
It looked the same. My conclusion is to use += and =+ for variables and
_append and
