Bug 3366

Summary:	[DOC] Document optional module packaging
Product:	[Documentation] Development Manual	Reporter:	Paul Eggleton <bluelightning>
Component:	development	Assignee:	Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark>
Status:	VERIFIED FIXED	QA Contact:
Severity:	enhancement
Priority:	Medium	CC:	corneliux.stoicescu, richard.purdie, sgw
Version:	1.4
Target Milestone:	1.4
Hardware:	All
OS:	Multiple
URL:	http://git.yoctoproject.org/cgit.cgi/yocto-docs/commit/?id=5af3da5e2af15c33e5e6eb7a9ef3ab3c0923284f
Whiteboard:	12 Nov 2012 - Resolved
OS type for building Yocto:	---	Type of Regression:	---
Verified:		Documentation change:	---

Description Paul Eggleton 2012-10-30 16:26:40 UTC

A head start:

https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Handling_optional_module_packaging

We should also add PACKAGES_DYNAMIC to the variable reference in the reference manual with a pointer to this section.

Comment 1 Scott Rifenbark 2012-11-12 17:39:58 UTC

Paul, 

Here are links to two new sections in the documentation:

 * http://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/1.4/dev-manual/dev-manual.html#handling-optional-module-packaging

 * http://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/1.4/poky-ref-manual/poky-ref-manual.html#var-PACKAGES_DYNAMIC

Please review and comment.

Thanks,
Scott

Comment 2 Scott Rifenbark 2012-11-12 19:41:47 UTC

Two new sections are in the YP documentation to satisfy this bug.  

* http://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/1.4/dev-manual/dev-manual.html#handling-optional-module-packaging

* http://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/1.4/poky-ref-manual/poky-ref-manual.html#var-PACKAGES_DYNAMIC

Both sections have been reviewed and approved by Paul Eggleton.

Marking the bug resolved.

Comment 3 Stoicescu Cornel 2013-03-14 11:42:06 UTC

The mentioned documentation was inserted as described here into "In Progress: Reference Manual".