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diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst index b394d310990..9ec0ce4b4ca 100644 --- a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst @@ -9736,6 +9736,21 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents. ``meta-poky/conf/templates/default/local.conf.sample`` in the :term:`Source Directory`. + :term:`USERADD_DEPENDS` + Lists a recipe's USERADD dependencies. These are dependencies on + other recipes whose create users and groups via useradd.bbclass and are + needed by the recipe at build time. This variable is now required for + recipes that rely on other recipes for part of their useradd. + + As an example, consider a recipe ``foo``. Recipe ``bar`` creates a group + that foo requires for it's useradd tasks. In order to ensure that the + useradd tasks exist for foo, we add the the following assignment:: + + $USERADD_DEPENDS = "bar" + + The practical effect of this assignment is that bar's sysroot_setscene is + added to :term:`USERADDSETSCENEDEPS` variable. + :term:`USERADD_ERROR_DYNAMIC` If set to ``error``, forces the OpenEmbedded build system to produce an error if the user identification (``uid``) and group |