diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/usingpoky.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/usingpoky.xml index 61d5fbf877..99912ff14e 100644 --- a/documentation/ref-manual/usingpoky.xml +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/usingpoky.xml @@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ - Because, dealing with the second case is more complex, focus will + Because dealing with the second case is more complex, focus will be on the first case. The build-deps @@ -290,18 +290,21 @@ Another, more manual, way to check a recipe for missing build-time dependencies of the first type is to build with an empty staging sysroot. - An easy way to do this build is to simply remove + This method can also find missing build-time dependencies + that are not in the form of libraries, which the + build-deps QA check is unable to find. + + + + An easy way to empty the staging sysroots is to simply remove TMPDIR, which is usually ${BUILDDIR}/tmp, as it includes the staging sysroots. - - - - Another, faster method to remove the staging sysroot is to use the - scripts/wipe-sysroot script, which removes - just the staging sysroots and keeps everything else in - TMPDIR. + Another, faster method to empty the staging sysroots is to use the + scripts/wipe-sysroot script, + which removes just the staging sysroots and keeps everything else + in TMPDIR. The scripts/ directory appears in PATH after running the build environment