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diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/common-tasks.rst b/documentation/dev-manual/common-tasks.rst index e5a90e15df..3f35dc6361 100644 --- a/documentation/dev-manual/common-tasks.rst +++ b/documentation/dev-manual/common-tasks.rst @@ -2061,16 +2061,12 @@ sysroot are cataloged in manifests in order to ensure the files can be removed later when a recipe is either modified or removed. Thus, the sysroot is able to remain free from stale files. -A subset of the files installed by the -:ref:`ref-tasks-install` task are -used by the -:ref:`ref-tasks-populate_sysroot` -task as defined by the -:term:`SYSROOT_DIRS` variable to -automatically populate the sysroot. It is possible to modify the list of -directories that populate the sysroot. The following example shows how -you could add the ``/opt`` directory to the list of directories within a -recipe: +A subset of the files installed by the :ref:`ref-tasks-install` task are +used by the :ref:`ref-tasks-populate_sysroot` task as defined by the the +:term:`SYSROOT_DIRS` variable to automatically populate the sysroot. It +is possible to modify the list of directories that populate the sysroot. +The following example shows how you could add the ``/opt`` directory to +the list of directories within a recipe: :: SYSROOT_DIRS += "/opt" @@ -2081,8 +2077,7 @@ recipe: that are not included in the target filesystem, allowing them to share these artifacts without needing to use the ``DEPLOY_DIR``. -For a more complete description of the -:ref:`ref-tasks-populate_sysroot` +For a more complete description of the :ref:`ref-tasks-populate_sysroot` task and its associated functions, see the :ref:`staging <ref-classes-staging>` class. |