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    <bug>
          <bug_id>10292</bug_id>
          
          <creation_ts>2016-09-16 23:03:00 +0000</creation_ts>
          <short_desc>Suggested addition to complete the description of &apos;bitbake -e&apos;</short_desc>
          <delta_ts>2016-09-22 23:02:21 +0000</delta_ts>
          <reporter_accessible>1</reporter_accessible>
          <cclist_accessible>1</cclist_accessible>
          <classification_id>9</classification_id>
          <classification>Documentation</classification>
          <product>Reference</product>
          <component>handbook</component>
          <version>2.2</version>
          <rep_platform>x86</rep_platform>
          <op_sys>Multiple</op_sys>
          <bug_status>RESOLVED</bug_status>
          <resolution>FIXED</resolution>
          
          
          <bug_file_loc></bug_file_loc>
          <status_whiteboard>22 Sept 2016: RESOLVED</status_whiteboard>
          <keywords></keywords>
          <priority>Medium</priority>
          <bug_severity>normal</bug_severity>
          <target_milestone>2.2 M4</target_milestone>
          
          
          <everconfirmed>1</everconfirmed>
          <reporter>ulfalizer</reporter>
          <assigned_to name="Scott Rifenbark">srifenbark</assigned_to>
          <cc>bluelightning</cc>
    
    <cc>poky.doc.watcher</cc>
    
    <cc>poky.watcher</cc>
    
    <cc>srifenbark</cc>
          
          
          <cf_os>---</cf_os>
          <cf_regression_type>---</cf_regression_type>
          
          <cf_docchange>Done (doc changes complete)</cf_docchange>

      

      

      

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    <commentid>66270</commentid>
    <comment_count>0</comment_count>
    <who name="">ulfalizer</who>
    <bug_when>2016-09-16 23:03:00 +0000</bug_when>
    <thetext>Hello,

&apos;bitbake -e&apos; includes some other information in addition to variable values. I
suggest adding the following to the end of &apos;2.3.2. Viewing Variable Values&apos; to
complete the description:

  In addition to variable values, the following information is included in the
  output of &apos;bitbake -e&apos; and &apos;bitbake -e &lt;recipe&gt;&apos;:
  
    * The output starts with a tree listing all configuration files and classes
      included globally, recursively listing the files they include or inherit
      in turn. Much of the behavior of the OpenEmbedded build system (including
      the behavior of the
      [normal recipe build tasks](http://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/2.2/ref-manual/ref-manual.html#normal-recipe-build-tasks))
      is implemented in [base.bbclass] and the classes it inherits, rather than
      being built into BitBake itself.
  
    * After the variable values, all functions are listed. For shell functions,
      variables referenced within the function body are expanded. If a function
      has been modified using overrides or override-style operators like
      &quot;_append&quot; and &quot;_prepend&quot;, then the final assembled function body is
      shown.


Cheers,
Ulf</thetext>
  </long_desc><long_desc isprivate="0" >
    <commentid>66436</commentid>
    <comment_count>1</comment_count>
    <who name="Scott Rifenbark">srifenbark</who>
    <bug_when>2016-09-21 20:54:54 +0000</bug_when>
    <thetext>Ulf, 

See http://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/2.2/ref-manual/ref-manual.html#usingpoky-debugging-viewing-variable-values for the additional information.  I did a bit of word-smithing to try and get as much active voice as I could.

Thanks,
Scott</thetext>
  </long_desc><long_desc isprivate="0" >
    <commentid>66456</commentid>
    <comment_count>2</comment_count>
    <who name="">ulfalizer</who>
    <bug_when>2016-09-22 04:45:03 +0000</bug_when>
    <thetext>Looks good to me. I agree that active voice sounds a bit more natural. Just hadn&apos;t thought about it much until now. :)

Cheers,
Ulf</thetext>
  </long_desc><long_desc isprivate="0" >
    <commentid>66528</commentid>
    <comment_count>3</comment_count>
    <who name="Scott Rifenbark">srifenbark</who>
    <bug_when>2016-09-22 23:02:21 +0000</bug_when>
    <thetext>Ulf, 

Thanks.  Active voice is a standard we try to strive for in technical writing.  I think it stems from the content being &quot;bone dry&quot; in most cases :)  haha. 

I am closing this bug.

Thanks, 
Scott</thetext>
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    </bug>

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