[OE-core] [PATCH 1/4] documentation.conf: Add information about USERADD varaibles

Peter Kjellerstedt peter.kjellerstedt at axis.com
Fri Jun 17 14:49:23 UTC 2016


> -----Original Message-----
> From: openembedded-core-bounces at lists.openembedded.org
> [mailto:openembedded-core-bounces at lists.openembedded.org] On Behalf Of
> Mark Hatle
> Sent: den 17 juni 2016 15:55
> To: openembedded-core at lists.openembedded.org
> Subject: Re: [OE-core] [PATCH 1/4] documentation.conf: Add information
> about USERADD varaibles
> 
> On 6/17/16 8:41 AM, Peter Kjellerstedt wrote:
> > Signed-off-by: Peter Kjellerstedt <peter.kjellerstedt at axis.com>
> > ---
> >  meta/conf/documentation.conf | 4 ++++
> >  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/meta/conf/documentation.conf
> b/meta/conf/documentation.conf
> > index c0025f5..38639d5 100644
> > --- a/meta/conf/documentation.conf
> > +++ b/meta/conf/documentation.conf
> > @@ -452,8 +452,12 @@ UBOOT_SUFFIX[doc] = "Points to the generated U-
> Boot extension."
> >  UBOOT_TARGET[doc] = "Specifies the target used for building U-Boot."
> >  USE_DEVFS[doc] = "When building images, specifies to populate or not
> /dev. This variable defaults to '1' (leave directory empty, surely
> because devtmpfs do the job). Set it to '0' to use makedevs (or
> consider using a custom file with IMAGE_DEVICE_TABLES)."
> >  USER_CLASSES[doc] = "List of additional classes to use when building
> images that enable extra features."
> > +USERADD_ERROR_DYNAMIC[doc] = "Forces the OpenEmbedded build system
> to produce an error if the user identification (uid) and group
> identification (gid) values are not defined in files/passwd and
> files/group files."
> 
> I think the description is incorrect.  Specifically:
> 
> ...values are not defined in files/passwd and files/group files.
> 
> should be
> 
> ...values are not defined in the USERADD_UID_TABLES and
> USERADD_GID_TABLES.
> 
> > +USERADD_GID_TABLES[doc] = "Specifies a password file to use for
> obtaining static group identification (gid) values when the
> OpenEmbedded build system adds a group to the system during package
> installation."
> >  USERADD_PACKAGES[doc] = "When a recipe inherits the useradd class,
> this variable specifies the individual packages within the recipe that
> require users and/or groups to be added."
> >  USERADD_PARAM[doc] = "When a recipe inherits the useradd class, this
> variable specifies for a package what parameters should be passed to
> the useradd command if you wish to add a user to the system when the
> package is installed."
> > +USERADD_UID_TABLES[doc] = "Specifies a password file to use for
> obtaining static user identification (uid) values when the OpenEmbedded
> build system adds a user to the system during package installation."
> > +USERADDEXTENSION[doc] = "When set to 'useradd-staticids', causes the
> OpenEmbedded build system to base all user and group additions on a
> static passwd and group files found in BBPATH."
> 
> again, here I think we need to clarify "static passwd and group" to
> refer to the
> USERADD_UID_TABLES and USERADD_GID_TABLES or someone might not
> understand that
> is what is needed.
> 
> >
> >  #W
> >
> >


Ok, I will send an updated set of changes.

//Peter




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