[6/7] ref-manual: add IMAGE_NAME_SUFFIX variable

Submitted by Paul Eggleton on Oct. 28, 2020, 1:18 a.m. | Patch ID: 177599

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Message ID 6303f649868f179b5b07b9f38923488ecae6c5f5.1603839557.git.paul.eggleton@linux.microsoft.com
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Paul Eggleton Oct. 28, 2020, 1:18 a.m. 
From: Paul Eggleton <paul.eggleton@microsoft.com>

Add a variable glossary entry for IMAGE_NAME_SUFFIX, which was added way
back in krogoth.

Signed-off-by: Paul Eggleton <paul.eggleton@microsoft.com>
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 documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.rst | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

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diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.rst
index 319f376..a7fb777 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.rst
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.rst
@@ -3127,6 +3127,13 @@  system and gives an overview of their function and contents.
 
          IMAGE_NAME ?= "${IMAGE_BASENAME}-${MACHINE}${IMAGE_VERSION_SUFFIX}"
 
+   :term:`IMAGE_NAME_SUFFIX`
+      Suffix used for the image output file name - defaults to ``".rootfs"``
+      to distinguish the image file from other files created during image
+      building; however if this suffix is redundant or not desired you can
+      clear the value of this variable (set the value to ""). For example,
+      this is typically cleared in initramfs image recipes.
+
    :term:`IMAGE_OVERHEAD_FACTOR`
       Defines a multiplier that the build system applies to the initial
       image size for cases when the multiplier times the returned disk