ref-manual/ref-variables: clarify T definition

Took out the clause in the parantheses set and replaced
with better structure.

* Ensure we mention what kind of files go into T
* We're talking about recipes here, not packages

(From yocto-docs rev: 8783bb7beb10e0fdfca22648f1dff4a85b760cd7)

Signed-off-by: Paul Eggleton <paul.eggleton@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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Paul Eggleton
2013-04-09 18:50:07 +01:00
committed by Richard Purdie
parent 9e33c41421
commit 58eaa409e0

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@@ -3670,14 +3670,16 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3"
<glossentry id='var-T'><glossterm>T</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>This variable points to a directory were BitBake places temporary
files when building a particular package.
It is typically set as follows:
<para>This variable points to a directory were BitBake places
temporary files, which consist mostly of task logs and
scripts, when building a particular recipe.
The variable is typically set as follows:
<literallayout class='monospaced'>
T = "${WORKDIR}/temp"
</literallayout>
The <link linkend='var-WORKDIR'><filename>WORKDIR</filename></link>
is the directory into which BitBake unpacks and builds the package.
is the directory into which BitBake unpacks and builds the
recipe.
The default <filename>bitbake.conf</filename> file sets this variable.</para>
<para>The <filename>T</filename> variable is not to be confused with
the <link linkend='var-TMPDIR'><filename>TMPDIR</filename></link> variable,