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diff --git a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml index 8a428278ff..1331d1adfc 100644 --- a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml +++ b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml @@ -93,14 +93,15 @@ <glossentry id='var-B'><glossterm>B</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> - The directory in which the OpenEmbedded build system places - generated objects during a recipe's build process. + The <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>build directory</ulink>. + The OpenEmbedded build system places generated objects into the build directory + during a recipe's build process. By default, this directory is the same as the <link linkend='var-S'><filename>S</filename></link> directory: <literallayout class='monospaced'> B = ${WORKDIR}/${BPN}-{PV}/ </literallayout> - You can separate the source directory (<filename>S</filename>) and the directory pointed to + You can separate the (<filename>S</filename>) directory and the directory pointed to by the <filename>B</filename> variable. Most autotools-based recipes support separating these directories. The build system defaults to using separate directories for <filename>gcc</filename> |