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document git usehead argument

PATCH In review Yong, Jonathan 1 participant 3 messages Dec 4, 2018 – Dec 7, 2018

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cover document git usehead argument

This is a documentation-only change to document the usehead argument.

Yong, Jonathan (1):
bitbake-user-manual: document git usehead argument

 doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-fetching.xml | 5 +++++
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PATCH 1/1 bitbake-user-manual: document git usehead argument

usehead functionality is already present, document it.

Signed-off-by Yong, Jonathan <[email protected]>
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 doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-fetching.xml | 5 +++++
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doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-fetching.xml +5 -0
index 29ae486a7..341ce9998 100644
@@ -588,6 +588,11 @@
                         The name of the path in which to place the checkout.
                         By default, the path is <filename>git/</filename>.
                         </para></listitem>
+                   <listitem><para><emphasis>"usehead":</emphasis>
+                        For local git:// urls to use the current branch HEAD
+                        as the revision for use with AUTOREV. Implies nobranch.
+                        Will only work when protocol is "file".
+                        </para></listitem>
                 </itemizedlist>
                 Here are some example URLs:
                 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
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