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| -rw-r--r-- | documentation/dev-manual/device-manager.rst | 8 | ||||
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diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/device-manager.rst b/documentation/dev-manual/device-manager.rst index 0343d19b9c..49fc785fec 100644 --- a/documentation/dev-manual/device-manager.rst +++ b/documentation/dev-manual/device-manager.rst @@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ kernel. All devices created by ``devtmpfs`` will be owned by ``root`` and have permissions ``0600``. -To have more control over the device nodes, you can use a device manager -like ``udev`` or ``busybox-mdev``. You choose the device manager by -defining the ``VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_dev_manager`` variable in your machine or -distro configuration file. Alternatively, you can set this variable in +To have more control over the device nodes, you can use a device manager like +``udev`` or ``busybox-mdev``. You choose the device manager by defining the +:term:`VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_dev_manager <VIRTUAL-RUNTIME>` variable in your machine +or distro configuration file. Alternatively, you can set this variable in your ``local.conf`` configuration file:: VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_dev_manager = "udev" diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst index ec879f9f86..52fd7d9002 100644 --- a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst @@ -6750,11 +6750,11 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents. .. note:: - A corresponding mechanism for virtual runtime dependencies - (packages) exists. However, the mechanism does not depend on any - special functionality beyond ordinary variable assignments. For - example, ``VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_dev_manager`` refers to the package of - the component that manages the ``/dev`` directory. + A corresponding mechanism for virtual runtime dependencies (packages) + exists. However, the mechanism does not depend on any special + functionality beyond ordinary variable assignments. For example, + :term:`VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_dev_manager <VIRTUAL-RUNTIME>` refers to the + package of the component that manages the ``/dev`` directory. Setting the "preferred provider" for runtime dependencies is as simple as using the following assignment in a configuration file:: @@ -9880,6 +9880,33 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents. Additionally, you should also set the :term:`USERADD_ERROR_DYNAMIC` variable. + :term:`VIRTUAL-RUNTIME` + :term:`VIRTUAL-RUNTIME` is a commonly used prefix for defining virtual + packages for runtime usage, typically for use in :term:`RDEPENDS` + or in image definitions. + + An example is ``VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_base-utils`` that makes it possible + to either use BusyBox based utilities:: + + VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_base-utils = "busybox" + + or their full featured implementations from GNU Coreutils + and other projects:: + + VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_base-utils = "packagegroup-core-base-utils" + + Here are two examples using this virtual runtime package. The + first one is in :yocto_git:`initramfs-framework_1.0.bb + </poky/tree/meta/recipes-core/initrdscripts/initramfs-framework_1.0.bb?h=scarthgap>`:: + + RDEPENDS:${PN} += "${VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_base-utils}" + + The second example is in the :yocto_git:`core-image-initramfs-boot + </poky/tree/meta/recipes-core/images/core-image-initramfs-boot.bb?h=scarthgap>` + image definition:: + + PACKAGE_INSTALL = "${INITRAMFS_SCRIPTS} ${VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_base-utils} base-passwd" + :term:`VOLATILE_LOG_DIR` Specifies the persistence of the target's ``/var/log`` directory, which is used to house postinstall target log files. |