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documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml: review comments applied 

Applied the review comments from both Paul Eggleton and Joshua
Lock for the "Modifying Package Source Code" section.

Reported-by: Paul Eggleton <paul.eggleton@intel.com>
Reported-by: Joshua Lock <joshual.lock@intel.com>
(From yocto-docs rev: 276c13517c7edda8407fdf82c36d14029c5fcee4)

Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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Scott Rifenbark 2012-02-14 13:17:15 -06:00 committed by Richard Purdie
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${TMPDIR}/work/${PACKAGE_ARCH}-poky-${TARGET_OS}/${PN}-${PV}-${PR}
</literallayout>
Assuming a Yocto Project Files top-level directory named <filename>poky</filename>
and a default Yocto Project build directory of <filename>poky/build</filename>, here
is an example temporary package source code location for the
<filename>v86d</filename> package:
and a default Yocto Project build directory of <filename>poky/build</filename>,
the following is the temporary package source code location for the
<filename>acl</filename> package:
<literallayout class='monospaced'>
~/poky/build/tmp/work/qemux86-poky-linux/v86d-01.9-r0
~/poky/build/tmp/work/i586-poky-linux/acl-2.2.51-r3
</literallayout>
</para>
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${TMPDIR}/work/${MACHINE}-poky-${TARGET_OS}/${PN}-${PV}-${PR}
</literallayout>
Again, assuming a Yocto Project Files top-level directory named <filename>poky</filename>
and a default Yocto Project build directory of <filename>poky/build</filename>, here
is an example temporary package source code location for the
<filename>acl</filename> package that is dependent upon a MIPS-based device:
and a default Yocto Project build directory of <filename>poky/build</filename>, the
following is the temporary package source code location for the
<filename>acl</filename> package that is being built for a MIPS-based device:
<literallayout class='monospaced'>
~/poky/build/tmp/work/mips-poky-linux/acl-2.2.51-r2
</literallayout>
</para>
<tip>
Be sure the package recipe sets the
<filename><ulink url='http://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/latest/poky-ref-manual/poky-ref-manual.html#var-S'>S</ulink></filename> variable to something
other than the standard <filename>WORKDIR/PN-PV/</filename> value.
</tip>
<para>
Once you have modified the package source code, the easiest way to test your changes
is by calling the <filename>compile</filename> task as shown in the following example:
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option forces re-execution of the specified task.
You can call other tasks this way as well.
<note>All the modifications you make to the temporary package source code
disappear once you <filename>-c clean</filename> for the package.</note>
disappear once you <filename>-c clean</filename> or
<filename>-c cleanall</filename> with BitBake for the package.
Modifications will also disappear if you use the <filename>rm_work</filename>
feature as described in the
"<ulink url='http://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/latest/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.html#building-image'>Building an Image</ulink>" section
of the Yocto Project Quick Start.
</note>
</para>
</section>