From d1b7a5884b77c8df837511f6f6534ebc287aafce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Robert P. J. Day" Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2025 06:02:13 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] variables.rst: remove references to obsolete tar packaging The tar packaging format was removed some time ago. Also, add some minor grammatical tweaking. (From yocto-docs rev: d62599595f68b75e5bf885367ca1f01a6d63bb3d) Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day Signed-off-by: Antonin Godard (cherry picked from commit 8e9fd1ca232f3c1e8be51cb881a68b4745ee548a) Signed-off-by: Antonin Godard Signed-off-by: Steve Sakoman --- documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst | 14 ++++---------- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst index 21e4bca200..182236efc0 100644 --- a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst @@ -4221,13 +4221,13 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents. variable. :term:`IMAGE_PKGTYPE` - Defines the package type (i.e. DEB, RPM, IPK, or TAR) used by the + Defines the package type (i.e. DEB, RPM or IPK) used by the OpenEmbedded build system. The variable is defined appropriately by - the :ref:`ref-classes-package_deb`, :ref:`ref-classes-package_rpm`, - or :ref:`ref-classes-package_ipk` class. + one of the :ref:`ref-classes-package_deb`, :ref:`ref-classes-package_rpm`, + or :ref:`ref-classes-package_ipk` classes. The :ref:`ref-classes-populate-sdk-*` and :ref:`ref-classes-image` - classes use the :term:`IMAGE_PKGTYPE` for packaging up images and SDKs. + classes use the :term:`IMAGE_PKGTYPE` for packaging images and SDKs. You should not set the :term:`IMAGE_PKGTYPE` manually. Rather, the variable is set indirectly through the appropriate @@ -4236,12 +4236,6 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents. OpenEmbedded build system uses the first package type (e.g. DEB, RPM, or IPK) that appears with the variable - .. note:: - - Files using the ``.tar`` format are never used as a substitute - packaging format for DEB, RPM, and IPK formatted files for your image - or SDK. - :term:`IMAGE_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND` Specifies a list of functions to call once the OpenEmbedded build system creates the final image output files. You can specify