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ref-manual: add REQUIRED_VERSION and adjust PREFERRED_VERSION entry

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Add REQUIRED_VERSION, add a reference to it in PREFERRED_VERSION and
adjust the opening statement to read slightly better.

(From yocto-docs rev: c1c0b3600f2f6e752faacfc877b80c2dda7cf522)

Signed-off-by: Paul Eggleton <paul.eggleton@microsoft.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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2021-04-12 16:19:55 +12:00
committed by Richard Purdie
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@@ -5798,10 +5798,11 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents.
exclusive alternative providers.
:term:`PREFERRED_VERSION`
If multiple versions of recipes exist, this variable determines which
version is given preference. You must always suffix the variable with
the :term:`PN` you want to select, and you should set the
:term:`PV` accordingly for precedence.
If there are multiple versions of a recipe available, this variable
determines which version should be given preference. You must always
suffix the variable with the :term:`PN` you want to select (`python` in
the first example below), and you should specify the :term:`PV`
accordingly (`3.4.0` in the example).
The ``PREFERRED_VERSION`` variable supports limited wildcard use
through the "``%``" character. You can use the character to match any
@@ -5859,6 +5860,10 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents.
The ``\_forcevariable`` override is not handled specially. This override
only works because the default value of ``OVERRIDES`` includes "forcevariable".
If a recipe with the specified version is not available, a warning
message will be shown. See :term:`REQUIRED_VERSION` if you want this
to be an error instead.
:term:`PREMIRRORS`
Specifies additional paths from which the OpenEmbedded build system
gets source code. When the build system searches for source code, it
@@ -6216,6 +6221,17 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents.
the recipe will be skipped, and if the build system attempts to build
the recipe then an error will be triggered.
:term:`REQUIRED_VERSION`
If there are multiple versions of a recipe available, this variable
determines which version should be given preference.
:term:`REQUIRED_VERSION` works in exactly the same manner as
:term:`PREFERRED_VERSION`, except that if the specified version is not
available then an error message is shown and the build fails
immediately.
If both :term:`REQUIRED_VERSION` and :term:`PREFERRED_VERSION` are set
for the same recipe, the :term:`REQUIRED_VERSION` value applies.
:term:`RM_WORK_EXCLUDE`
With ``rm_work`` enabled, this variable specifies a list of recipes
whose work directories should not be removed. See the