[OE-core] [PATCH] ref-manual: Update SIGGEN_EXCLUDE_SAFE_RECIPE_DEPS

[Joshua Watt]

I don't believe there are any plans to backport that feature to Rocko,
so I think we probably don't want it in the documentation.
On Wed, 2018-03-28 at 11:59 -0700, Scott Rifenbark wrote:
> oops... will it hurt it to be in Rocko?
> 
> 
> On Wed, Mar 28, 2018 at 11:57 AM, Joshua Watt <jpewhacker at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Scott,
> > 
> > This documentation update is not needed for Rocko, the
> > corresponding code change is only on master. Sorry if there was
> > some confusion
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Joshua Watt
> > 
> > On Wed, 2018-03-28 at 10:53 -0700, Scott Rifenbark wrote:
> > > Joshua, 
> > > 
> > > Thanks for the addition.  I have implemented the change.  You can
> > > see the change at https://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/2.5/ref-manua
> > > l/ref-manual.html#var-SIGGEN_EXCLUDE_SAFE_RECIPE_DEPS.  I will
> > > back-fill into the 'rocko' development branch of the manuals.
> > > 
> > > Scott
> > > 
> > > On Wed, Mar 21, 2018 at 1:33 PM, Joshua Watt <jpewhacker at gmail.co
> > > m> wrote:
> > > > Describes the new wildcard syntax
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Signed-off-by: Joshua Watt <JPEWhacker at gmail.com>
> > > > 
> > > > ---
> > > > 
> > > >  documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml | 17
> > > > +++++++++++++++++
> > > > 
> > > >  1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
> > > > b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
> > > > 
> > > > index 09eb9b9dfc7..58a58b0605e 100644
> > > > 
> > > > --- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
> > > > 
> > > > +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
> > > > 
> > > > @@ -12648,6 +12648,23 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-
> > > > alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3"
> > > > 
> > > >                      <filename>mplayer2</filename>.
> > > > 
> > > >                  </para>
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > +                <para>
> > > > 
> > > > +                    The special token <filename>"*"</filename>
> > > > may be used on
> > > > 
> > > > +                    the left hand side of the dependency,
> > > > which will match all
> > > > 
> > > > +                    recipes except the one on the right hand
> > > > side.
> > > > 
> > > > +                    For example:
> > > > 
> > > > +                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
> > > > 
> > > > +    SIGGEN_EXCLUDE_SAFE_RECIPE_DEPS += "*->quilt-native"
> > > > 
> > > > +                    </literallayout>
> > > > 
> > > > +                </para>
> > > > 
> > > > +
> > > > 
> > > > +                <para>
> > > > 
> > > > +                    In this example, all recipes except
> > > > 
> > > > +                    <filename>quilt-native</filename> will
> > > > ignore task
> > > > 
> > > > +                    signatures from the <filename>quilt-
> > > > native</filename> recipe
> > > > 
> > > > +                    when determining their task signatures.
> > > > 
> > > > +                </para>
> > > > 
> > > > +
> > > > 
> > > >                  <para>
> > > > 
> > > >                      Use of this variable is one mechanism to
> > > > remove dependencies
> > > > 
> > > >                      that affect task signatures and thus force
> > > > rebuilds when a
> > > > 
> > > > --
> > > > 
> > > > 2.14.3
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
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