[oe-commits] [bitbake] 02/03: bitbake-user-manual: Updated the "inherit Directive" section.
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commit 07f97f4d913cf1c8233995152105fff6c6c7b9a0
Author: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark at gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Tue Mar 22 13:35:28 2016 -0700
bitbake-user-manual: Updated the "inherit Directive" section.
Fixes [YOCTO #9283]
Updated the description to document conditional inherits. Provided
several examples.
Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark at gmail.com>
---
.../bitbake-user-manual-metadata.xml | 45 ++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 45 insertions(+)
diff --git a/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.xml b/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.xml
index b3e7dd8..862a6bd 100644
--- a/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.xml
+++ b/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.xml
@@ -652,6 +652,51 @@
after the "inherit" statement.
</note>
</para>
+
+ <para>
+ If necessary, it is possible to inherit a class
+ conditionally by using
+ a variable expression after the <filename>inherit</filename>
+ statement.
+ Here is an example:
+ <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+ inherit ${VARNAME}
+ </literallayout>
+ If <filename>VARNAME</filename> is going to be set, it needs
+ to be set before the <filename>inherit</filename> statement
+ is parsed.
+ One way to achieve a conditional inherit in this case is to use
+ overrides:
+ <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+ VARIABLE = ""
+ VARIABLE_someoverride = "myclass"
+ </literallayout>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Another method is by using anonymous Python.
+ Here is an example:
+ <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+ python () {
+ if condition == value:
+ d.setVar('VARIABLE', 'myclass')
+ else:
+ d.setVar('VARIABLE', '')
+ }
+ </literallayout>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Alternatively, you could use an in-line Python expression
+ in the following form:
+ <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+ inherit ${@'classname' if condition else ''}
+ inherit ${@functionname(params)}
+ </literallayout>
+ In all cases, if the expression evaluates to an empty
+ string, the statement does not trigger a syntax error
+ because it becomes a no-op.
+ </para>
</section>
<section id='include-directive'>
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