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@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ to +make+ or set in the environment:
build-time graphs
* +BR2_GRAPH_OUT+ to set the filetype of generated graphs, either +pdf+ (the
default), or +png+.
-* +BR2_GRAPH_DEPTH+ (an integer) to limit the depth of the dependency graph.
- The default, +0+, is to not limit the depth.
+* +BR2_GRAPH_DEPS_OPTS+ to pass extra options to the dependency graph; see
+ xref:graph-depends[] for the accepted options
An example that uses config files located in the toplevel directory and
in your $HOME:
@@ -198,6 +198,16 @@ supported.
BR2_GRAPH_OUT=svg make graph-depends
--------------------------------
+The +graph-depends+ behaviour can be controlled by setting options in the
++BR2_GRAPH_DEPS_OPTS+ environment variable. The accepted options are:
+
+* +--depth N+, +-d N+, to limit the dependency depth to +N+ levels. The
+ default, +0+, means no limit.
+
+--------------------------------
+BR2_GRAPH_DEPS_OPTS='-d 3' make graph-depends
+--------------------------------
+
=== Graphing the build duration
[[graph-duration]]
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