@@ -527,7 +527,19 @@ scratch is guaranteed.
.. note::
- The ``do_cleansstate`` task cannot remove sstate from a remote sstate
+ Using :ref:`ref-tasks-cleansstate` with a shared :term:`SSTATE_DIR` is
+ not recommended because it could trigger an error during the build of a
+ separate BitBake instance. This is because the builds check sstate "up
+ front" but download the files later, so it if is deleted in the
+ meantime, it will cause an error but not a total failure as it will
+ rebuild it.
+
+ The reliable and preferred way to force a new build is to use ``bitbake
+ -f`` instead.
+
+.. note::
+
+ The :ref:`ref-tasks-cleansstate` task cannot remove sstate from a remote sstate
mirror. If you need to build a target from scratch using remote mirrors, use
the "-f" option as follows::