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diff --git a/documentation/migration-guides/migration-2.4.rst b/documentation/migration-guides/migration-2.4.rst index 964ed92937..5d5d601988 100644 --- a/documentation/migration-guides/migration-2.4.rst +++ b/documentation/migration-guides/migration-2.4.rst @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-SA-2.0-UK + Release 2.4 (rocko) =================== @@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ occurred: when "pam" is in :term:`DISTRO_FEATURES`. - The ``switch_root`` program is now packaged in a separate - "util-linux-switch-root" package for small initramfs images that + "util-linux-switch-root" package for small :term:`Initramfs` images that do not need the whole ``util-linux`` package or the busybox binary, which are both much larger than ``switch_root``. The main ``util-linux`` package has a recommended runtime dependency (i.e. @@ -89,8 +91,6 @@ occurred: Removed Recipes --------------- -The following recipes have been removed: - - ``acpitests``: This recipe is not maintained. - ``autogen-native``: No longer required by Grub, oe-core, or @@ -195,12 +195,10 @@ Kernel Device Tree Move ----------------------- Kernel Device Tree support is now easier to enable in a kernel recipe. -The Device Tree code has moved to a -:ref:`kernel-devicetree <ref-classes-kernel-devicetree>` class. +The Device Tree code has moved to a :ref:`ref-classes-kernel-devicetree` class. Functionality is automatically enabled for any recipe that inherits the -:ref:`kernel <ref-classes-kernel>` class and sets the -:term:`KERNEL_DEVICETREE` variable. The -previous mechanism for doing this, +:ref:`kernel <ref-classes-kernel>` class and sets the :term:`KERNEL_DEVICETREE` +variable. The previous mechanism for doing this, ``meta/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-dtb.inc``, is still available to avoid breakage, but triggers a deprecation warning. Future releases of the Yocto Project will remove ``meta/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-dtb.inc``. @@ -213,8 +211,6 @@ recipes you might have. This will avoid breakage in post 2.4 releases. Package QA Changes ------------------ -The following package QA changes took place: - - The "unsafe-references-in-scripts" QA check has been removed. - If you refer to ``${COREBASE}/LICENSE`` within @@ -229,8 +225,6 @@ The following package QA changes took place: ``README`` File Changes ----------------------- -The following are changes to ``README`` files: - - The main Poky ``README`` file has been moved to the ``meta-poky`` layer and has been renamed ``README.poky``. A symlink has been created so that references to the old location work. @@ -246,8 +240,6 @@ The following are changes to ``README`` files: Miscellaneous Changes --------------------- -The following are additional changes: - - The ``ROOTFS_PKGMANAGE_BOOTSTRAP`` variable and any references to it have been removed. You should remove this variable from any custom recipes. @@ -269,11 +261,11 @@ The following are additional changes: from ``meta-poky`` to OE-Core (i.e. from ``meta-poky/conf/distro/include`` to ``meta/conf/distro/include``). -- The :ref:`buildhistory <ref-classes-buildhistory>` class now makes +- The :ref:`ref-classes-buildhistory` class now makes a single commit per build rather than one commit per subdirectory in the repository. This behavior assumes the commits are enabled with :term:`BUILDHISTORY_COMMIT` = "1", which - is typical. Previously, the :ref:`buildhistory <ref-classes-buildhistory>` class made one commit + is typical. Previously, the :ref:`ref-classes-buildhistory` class made one commit per subdirectory in the repository in order to make it easier to see the changes for a particular subdirectory. To view a particular change, specify that subdirectory as the last parameter on the @@ -286,7 +278,7 @@ The following are additional changes: - BitBake fires multiple "BuildStarted" events when multiconfig is enabled (one per configuration). For more information, see the - ":ref:`bitbake:bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata:events`" + ":ref:`bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata:events`" section in the BitBake User Manual. - By default, the ``security_flags.inc`` file sets a |