not sure if i'm misreading this, but i note that an addition was made to the ref manual back in dec 2016:
commit 5d2bdf49e569e44d02602501d72418f04dbe6e4a Author: Scott Rifenbark <srifenb...@gmail.com> Date: Fri Dec 30 10:20:28 2016 -0800 ref-manual: New VOLATILE_LOG_DIR variable description Fixes [YOCTO #6132] No mention of how to make the target directory /var/log persistent. I added a note to the "post-install-logging" image feature that points to the new VOLATILE_LOG_DIR variable description, which I added to the glossary. Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenb...@gmail.com> diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-features.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-features.xml index 282a517..a4516a2 100644 --- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-features.xml +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-features.xml @@ -297,6 +297,12 @@ Enables logging postinstall script runs to the <filename>/var/log/postinstall.log</filename> file on first boot of the image on the target system. + <note> + To make the <filename>/var/log</filename> directory + on the target persistent, use the + <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-VOLATILE_LOG_DIR'><filename>VOLATILE_LOG_DIR</filename></ulink> + variable by setting it to "no". + </note> </para></listitem> <listitem><para><emphasis>ptest-pkgs:</emphasis> Installs ptest packages for all ptest-enabled recipes. but that is a broken link, and i see no definition or usage of that variable. can someone clarify what is happening here? rday -- ======================================================================== Robert P. J. Day Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA http://crashcourse.ca Twitter: http://twitter.com/rpjday LinkedIn: http://ca.linkedin.com/in/rpjday ======================================================================== -- _______________________________________________ yocto mailing list yocto@yoctoproject.org https://lists.yoctoproject.org/listinfo/yocto