* Added a description of the SOC_FAMILY variable that can be set in the machine configuration files.
Signed-off-by: Chase Maupin <[email protected]> --- docs/usermanual/chapters/common_use_cases.xml | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/usermanual/chapters/common_use_cases.xml b/docs/usermanual/chapters/common_use_cases.xml index d86d0ca..9d1dc6d 100644 --- a/docs/usermanual/chapters/common_use_cases.xml +++ b/docs/usermanual/chapters/common_use_cases.xml @@ -94,6 +94,19 @@ SRCDATE = "20061014" </listitem> </itemizedlist></para> + <para>There are also some optional variables that can be defined: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para><command>SOC_FAMILY</command> describes a family of processors + that all share common features such as kernel versions, + bootloaders, etc. This is used to allow overrides for a whole + set of devices rather than per machine overrides being used. + The use of SOC_FAMILY as an override is currently a distribution + or local setting. + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></para> + <para>Next the kernel recipe needs to be added if it doesn't already exist. </para> </section> -- 1.7.0.4 _______________________________________________ Openembedded-devel mailing list [email protected] http://lists.linuxtogo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openembedded-devel
