From e889e81492a39c7b7f08f24e14af6f1122fb0034 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Simon A. Eugster" Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 16:18:54 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] docs: Describe how to prevent MENDER_MACHINE_TYPE from breaking build Changelog: Improve MENDER_MACHINE_TYPE documentation Signed-off-by: Simon A. Eugster --- .../99.Variables/docs.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/05.Operating-System-updates-Yocto-Project/99.Variables/docs.md b/05.Operating-System-updates-Yocto-Project/99.Variables/docs.md index 288c1c324..60d26fa92 100644 --- a/05.Operating-System-updates-Yocto-Project/99.Variables/docs.md +++ b/05.Operating-System-updates-Yocto-Project/99.Variables/docs.md @@ -188,6 +188,10 @@ variable is only relevant when building a complete partitioned image (any suffix ending in `img`). Once flashed with this image, the device type will persist across subsequent updates. +Note that changing the `MENDER_DEVICE_TYPE` requires changing the `IMAGE_NAME` +and `IMAGE_LINK_NAME` when generating the initramfs fails; see +[this GitHub issue](https://github.com/OE4T/tegra-demo-distro/discussions/95#discussioncomment-687382). + #### `MENDER_DEVICE_TYPES_COMPATIBLE`