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authorScott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com>2015-10-23 08:05:42 -0700
committerRichard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>2015-10-27 07:28:22 +0000
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toaster manual: Updated the set up and use chapter
Applied review changes from Belen. (From yocto-docs rev: 1b9a8c1ee031d0633a0ace930d014399a09e7172) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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diff --git a/documentation/toaster-manual/toaster-manual-setup-and-use.xml b/documentation/toaster-manual/toaster-manual-setup-and-use.xml
index eb2de9b673..74c00c498c 100644
--- a/documentation/toaster-manual/toaster-manual-setup-and-use.xml
+++ b/documentation/toaster-manual/toaster-manual-setup-and-use.xml
@@ -88,9 +88,11 @@
<title>The Directory for Cloning Layers</title>
<para>
- If you are running Toaster in Build Mode, Toaster creates
- a <filename>_toaster_clones</filename> directory inside
- your Source Directory (i.e. <filename>poky</filename>).
+ If you are running Toaster in
+ <link linkend='toaster-build-mode'>Build Mode</link>,
+ Toaster creates a <filename>_toaster_clones</filename>
+ directory inside your Source Directory
+ (i.e. <filename>poky</filename>).
For example, suppose you use this command to start Toaster:
<literallayout class='monospaced'>
poky/bitbake/bin/toaster
@@ -115,15 +117,16 @@
<title>The Build Directory</title>
<para>
- If you are running Toaster in Build Mode, Toaster creates a
- build directory within your Source Directory (e.g.
- <filename>poky</filename>).
+ If you are running Toaster in
+ <link linkend='toaster-build-mode'>Build Mode</link>,
+ Toaster creates a build directory within your Source
+ Directory (e.g. <filename>poky</filename>).
For example, suppose you use this command to start Toaster:
<literallayout class='monospaced'>
poky/bitbake/bin/toaster
</literallayout>
In this example, Toaster creates and uses the
- <filename>poky/_toaster_clones</filename>
+ <filename>poky/build</filename>
directory to execute the builds.
</para>
@@ -141,7 +144,8 @@
<title>Creating a Django Superuser</title>
<para>
- Toaster is built on the Django framework.
+ Toaster is built on the
+ <ulink url='https://www.djangoproject.com/'>Django framework</ulink>.
Django provides an administration interface you can use
to edit Toaster configuration parameters.
</para>
@@ -382,8 +386,15 @@
</para>
<para>
- The <filename>lsupdates</filename> command fetches the
- initial recipes and layers data from the layer index.
+ The <filename>lsupdates</filename> command fetches
+ information about machines, recipes and
+ layers available as part of OpenEmbedded.
+ The information is fetched from the
+ <ulink url='http://layers.openembedded.org/'>OpenEmbedded Metadata Index</ulink>.
+ This information provides easy access to metadata
+ from Toaster, and it is key for Toaster's usability.
+ It is not recommended that you use Toaster without
+ fetching this information."
</para>
<para>
@@ -1336,17 +1347,17 @@
<para>
Following are several videos that show how to use the Toaster GUI:
<itemizedlist>
+ <listitem><para><emphasis>Build Configuration:</emphasis>
+ This
+ <ulink url='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYgDZ8YzV6w'>video</ulink>
+ overviews and demonstrates build configuration for Toaster.
+ </para></listitem>
<listitem><para><emphasis>Build Custom Layers:</emphasis>
This
<ulink url='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJzaE_XjX5c'>video</ulink>
shows you how to build custom layers that are used with
Toaster.
</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para><emphasis>Build Configuration:</emphasis>
- This
- <ulink url='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYgDZ8YzV6w'>video</ulink>
- overviews and demonstrates build configuration for Toaster.
- </para></listitem>
<listitem><para><emphasis>Toaster Homepage and Table Controls:</emphasis>
This
<ulink url='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEARDnrR1Xw'>video</ulink>