1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/devtool b/scripts/devtool
index 93ba58e7a9..bda05e1c2f 100755
--- a/scripts/devtool
+++ b/scripts/devtool
@@ -152,6 +152,10 @@ def _create_workspace(workspacedir, config, basepath):
             f.write('\nIf you no longer need to use devtool you can remove the path to this\n')
             f.write('workspace layer from your conf/bblayers.conf file (and then delete the\n')
             f.write('layer, if you wish).\n')
+            f.write('\nNote that by default, if devtool fetches and unpacks source code, it\n')
+            f.write('will place it in a subdirectory of a "sources" subdirectory of the\n')
+            f.write('layer. If you prefer it to be elsewhere you can specify the source\n')
+            f.write('tree path on the command line.\n')
 
 def _enable_workspace_layer(workspacedir, config, basepath):
     """Ensure the workspace layer is in bblayers.conf"""