From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: by yocto-www.yoctoproject.org (Postfix, from userid 118) id 82C7AE00576; Wed, 27 Aug 2014 01:14:28 -0700 (PDT) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on yocto-www.yoctoproject.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW autolearn=ham version=3.3.1 X-Spam-HAM-Report: * -1.9 BAYES_00 BODY: Bayes spam probability is 0 to 1% * [score: 0.0000] * -0.7 RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW RBL: Sender listed at http://www.dnswl.org/, low * trust * [208.80.204.85 listed in list.dnswl.org] Received: from smtp485.redcondor.net (smtp485.redcondor.net [208.80.204.85]) by yocto-www.yoctoproject.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 968E4E0054C for ; Wed, 27 Aug 2014 01:14:18 -0700 (PDT) Received: from astoria.ccjclearline.com ([64.235.106.9]) by smtp485.redcondor.net ({3be039ea-4351-44b0-a8af-642c38b25916}) via TCP (outbound) with ESMTPS id 20140827081409478 for ; Wed, 27 Aug 2014 08:14:09 +0000 X-RC-FROM: X-RC-RCPT: Received: from [99.240.204.5] (port=34554 helo=crashcourse.ca) by astoria.ccjclearline.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1XMYMl-0000C9-Vu; Wed, 27 Aug 2014 04:14:04 -0400 Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2014 04:14:01 -0400 (EDT) From: "Robert P. J. Day" X-X-Sender: rpjday@localhost To: "Rifenbark, Scott M" In-Reply-To: <41DEA4B02DBDEF40A0F3B6D0DDB1237983FDF114@ORSMSX101.amr.corp.intel.com> Message-ID: References: <41DEA4B02DBDEF40A0F3B6D0DDB1237983FDF114@ORSMSX101.amr.corp.intel.com> User-Agent: Alpine 2.11 (LFD 23 2013-08-11) MIME-Version: 1.0 X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - astoria.ccjclearline.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - yoctoproject.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - crashcourse.ca X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: X-MAG-OUTBOUND: ccj.redcondor.net@64.235.106.9/32 Cc: Yocto discussion list Subject: Re: building a hierarchical poky variable glossary, noting what's missing X-BeenThere: yocto@yoctoproject.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussion of all things Yocto Project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2014 08:14:28 -0000 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Tue, 26 Aug 2014, Rifenbark, Scott M wrote: > Robert, > > I can see your link being referenced from the YP ref-manual to > augment variable descriptions and explanations. Also, your > compilation could act as another source of information similar to > the list of "other information" items that currently are shown at > the front of the dev-manual. this whole thing will come in fits and spurts, and may even be redesigned completely if i think of a better way but, for the time being, if you're bored :-), you can always peruse it from time to time and note the variables that aren't included either in documentation.conf or the ref manual and do something about them: http://www.crashcourse.ca/wiki/index.php/Poky_Variable_Glossary of course, it's impossible to document *every* variable but in some cases, it's obvious that some variables deserve documentation. rday -- ======================================================================== Robert P. J. Day Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA http://crashcourse.ca Twitter: http://twitter.com/rpjday LinkedIn: http://ca.linkedin.com/in/rpjday ========================================================================