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ref-manual: Updated the BBMASK variable description. 

(From yocto-docs rev: 0ae8d79993eef08c659e609af7e0afa09dcb9158)

Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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<glossentry id='var-BBMASK'><glossterm>BBMASK</glossterm> <glossentry id='var-BBMASK'><glossterm>BBMASK</glossterm>
<info> <info>
BBMASK[doc] = "Prevents BitBake from processing specific recipes or recipe append files. Use the BBMASK variable from within conf/local.conf." BBMASK[doc] = "Prevents BitBake from processing specific recipes or recipe append files."
</info> </info>
<glossdef> <glossdef>
<para role="glossdeffirst"> <para role="glossdeffirst">
<!-- <para role="glossdeffirst"><imagedata fileref="figures/define-generic.png" /> --> <!-- <para role="glossdeffirst"><imagedata fileref="figures/define-generic.png" /> -->
Prevents BitBake from processing recipes and recipe Prevents BitBake from processing recipes and recipe
append files. append files.
Use the <filename>BBMASK</filename> variable from within the
<filename>conf/local.conf</filename> file found
in the
<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>.
</para> </para>
<para> <para>
@ -1218,14 +1214,14 @@
to "hide" these <filename>.bb</filename> and to "hide" these <filename>.bb</filename> and
<filename>.bbappend</filename> files. <filename>.bbappend</filename> files.
BitBake ignores any recipe or recipe append files that BitBake ignores any recipe or recipe append files that
match the expression. match any of the expressions.
It is as if BitBake does not see them at all. It is as if BitBake does not see them at all.
Consequently, matching files are not parsed or otherwise Consequently, matching files are not parsed or otherwise
used by BitBake.</para> used by BitBake.</para>
<para> <para>
The value you provide is passed to Python's regular The values you provide are passed to Python's regular
expression compiler. expression compiler.
The expression is compared against the full paths to The expressions are compared against the full paths to
the files. the files.
For complete syntax information, see Python's For complete syntax information, see Python's
documentation at documentation at
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BBMASK = "meta-ti/recipes-misc/" BBMASK = "meta-ti/recipes-misc/"
</literallayout> </literallayout>
If you want to mask out multiple directories or recipes, If you want to mask out multiple directories or recipes,
use the vertical bar to separate the regular expression you can specify multiple regular expression fragments.
fragments.
This next example masks out multiple directories and This next example masks out multiple directories and
individual recipes: individual recipes:
<literallayout class='monospaced'> <literallayout class='monospaced'>
BBMASK = "meta-ti/recipes-misc/|meta-ti/recipes-ti/packagegroup/" BBMASK += "/meta-ti/recipes-misc/ meta-ti/recipes-ti/packagegroup/"
BBMASK .= "|.*meta-oe/recipes-support/" BBMASK += "/meta-oe/recipes-support/"
BBMASK .= "|.*openldap" BBMASK += "/meta-foo/.*/openldap"
BBMASK .= "|.*opencv" BBMASK += "opencv.*\.bbappend"
BBMASK .= "|.*lzma" BBMASK += "lzma"
</literallayout> </literallayout>
Notice how the vertical bar is used to append the fragments.
<note> <note>
When specifying a directory name, use the trailing When specifying a directory name, use the trailing
slash character to ensure you match just that directory slash character to ensure you match just that directory