On 22/08/2013 16:02, "Damian, Alexandru" <[email protected]> wrote:
>not sure how this should be handled, Paul thinks it should be in there ? > > >AFAIK, suffixed variables get used instead of the normal ones, so they >are more like replacements. > >I guess the design ask that we should the only the variables with doc >attached, Well Š no :) The design actually asked nothing, since it is still very much in the works. My request to the team was in the lines of: can we provide a short explanation of the variables we show? When trying to work out how to actually do this, we were suggested to use documentation.conf to provide such explanations. This is quite different from saying "show variables with the [doc] flag". > so they would be hidden. > > > >Isn't this the case ? > > > >On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 4:51 PM, Barros Pena, Belen ><[email protected]> wrote: > >The information I added to documentation.conf is now showing up in Web Hob >(thanks, Alex!). > >Looking at it, it seems that the description is not picked up for >variables with a suffix (things like PREFERRED_PROVIDER_xyz). Could that >be fixed? Do you want an issue in Bugzilla for this? > >Belen > > > >On 16/08/2013 11:24, "Richard Purdie" <[email protected]> >wrote: > >>On Wed, 2013-08-14 at 10:40 +0000, Barros Pena, Belen wrote: >>> Web Hob will provide information about build configuration, including a >>> table of variable / value pairs. We would like to provide a short >>> description of those variables, and the easiest way to do that is >>>adding >>> such descriptions to documentation.conf. >>> >>> Currently, documentation.conf is loosely structured in thematic >>>sections >>> (things like "conf/bitbake.conf", "dependencies", "packaging", etc). My >>> question is, can I get rid of those sections and just organise the >>> document alphabetically? >> >>I'm fully in favour of updating this file. If the current ordering >>doesn't make sense, that can change. >> >>Cheers, >> >>Richard >> > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >Intel Corporation (UK) Limited >Registered No. 1134945 (England) >Registered Office: Pipers Way, Swindon SN3 1RJ >VAT No: 860 2173 47 > >This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential material for >the sole use of the intended recipient(s). Any review or distribution >by others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended >recipient, please contact the sender and delete all copies. > > > > > > > > >-- >Alex Damian >Yocto Project > >SSG / OTC > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Intel Corporation (UK) Limited Registered No. 1134945 (England) Registered Office: Pipers Way, Swindon SN3 1RJ VAT No: 860 2173 47 This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential material for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). Any review or distribution by others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and delete all copies. _______________________________________________ webhob mailing list [email protected] https://lists.yoctoproject.org/listinfo/webhob
