Describes the new wildcard syntax
Signed-off-by: Joshua Watt <jpewhac...@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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