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| 197 | While some of these terms are universal, the list includes them just in case: | 197 | While some of these terms are universal, the list includes them just in case: |
| 198 | <itemizedlist> | 198 | <itemizedlist> |
| 199 | <listitem><para><emphasis>Append Files:</emphasis> Files that append build information to | 199 | <listitem><para><emphasis>Append Files:</emphasis> Files that append build information to |
| 200 | a recipe file. | 200 | a recipe file. |
| 201 | Information in append files overrides the information in the similarly-named recipe file. | 201 | Append files are known as BitBake append files and <filename>.bbappend</filename> files. |
| 202 | Append files use the <filename>.bbappend</filename> filename suffix. | 202 | The Yocto Project build system expects every append file to have a corresponding and |
| 203 | </para></listitem> | 203 | underlying recipe (<filename>.bb</filename>) file. |
| 204 | Furthermore, the append file and the underlying recipe must have the same root filename. | ||
| 205 | The filenames can differ only in the file type suffix used (e.g. | ||
| 206 | <filename>formfactor_0.0.bb</filename> and <filename>formfactor_0.0.bbappend</filename>). | ||
| 207 | </para> | ||
| 208 | <para>Information in append files overrides the information in the similarly-named recipe file. | ||
| 209 | For examples of <filename>.bbappend</filename> file in use, see the | ||
| 210 | "<link linkend='using-bbappend-files'>Using .bbappend Files</link>" and | ||
| 211 | "<link linkend='changing-recipes-kernel'>Changing <filename>recipes-kernel</filename></link>" | ||
| 212 | sections.</para></listitem> | ||
| 204 | <listitem><para><emphasis>BitBake:</emphasis> The task executor and scheduler used by | 213 | <listitem><para><emphasis>BitBake:</emphasis> The task executor and scheduler used by |
| 205 | the Yocto Project to build images. | 214 | the Yocto Project to build images. |
| 206 | For more information on BitBake, see the <ulink url='http://bitbake.berlios.de/manual/'> | 215 | For more information on BitBake, see the <ulink url='http://bitbake.berlios.de/manual/'> |