Extend the description of the DISTRO variable so that it mentions that
this points to a .conf file under conf/distro and mentions what happens
if the value is left blank.
Signed-off-by: Paul Eggleton <paul.eggle...@linux.intel.com>
---
documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml | 11 ++++++++++-
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index 0bb3094..ba81f96 100644
--- a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -448,7 +448,16 @@
<glossentry id='var-DISTRO'><glossterm>DISTRO</glossterm>
<glossdef>
- <para>The short name of the distribution.</para>
+ <para>
+ The short name of the distribution. This corresponds to a
file with the
+ extension .conf located in a
<filename>conf/distro</filename> directory
+ within the metadata that contains the distribution
configuration. The
+ value must not contain spaces, and is typically all
lower-case.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ If blank, a set of default configuration will be used,
which is specified
+ within
<filename>meta/conf/distro/defaultsetup.conf</filename>.
+ </para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
--
1.7.9.5
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