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diff --git a/docs/manual/adding-packages-generic.txt b/docs/manual/adding-packages-generic.txt index 1aa6def85d..8cf6bb6c4e 100644 --- a/docs/manual/adding-packages-generic.txt +++ b/docs/manual/adding-packages-generic.txt @@ -308,6 +308,15 @@ information is (assuming the package name is +libfoo+) : a similar way, +HOST_LIBFOO_DEPENDENCIES+ lists the dependencies for the current host package. +* +LIBFOO_PATCH_DEPENDENCIES+ lists the dependencies (in terms of + package name) that are required for the current package to be + patched. These dependencies are guaranteed to be extracted and + patched before the current package is patched. In a similar way, + +HOST_LIBFOO_PATCH_DEPENDENCIES+ lists the dependencies for the + current host package. + This is seldom used; usually, +LIBFOO_DEPENDENCIES+ is what you + really want to use. + * +LIBFOO_PROVIDES+ lists all the virtual packages +libfoo+ is an implementation of. See xref:virtual-package-tutorial[]. |
