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| author |   Tom Zanussi <tom.zanussi@intel.com> | 2012-03-26 10:08:39 -0600 |
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| committer |   Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org> | 2012-03-26 23:30:29 +0100 |
| commit | e7cc30709756bf8100ea911d1976a89b936a4454 (patch) | |
| tree | 179c46a8526261e8aa912acafeea947055c39c88 /documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml | |
| parent | d5318a33587a3467cf6948b6008e283662965f0a (diff) | |
| download | openembedded-core-contrib-e7cc30709756bf8100ea911d1976a89b936a4454.tar.gz | |
documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml: Removal of certain layers
Wording changed to remove example BSP layers that really weren't
layers (e.g. meta-intel). One of three patches from Tom.
Reported-by Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@crashcourse.ca>
(From yocto-docs rev: 84677e0ef26f48af9b45585224d6c4dee0406f5e)
Signed-off-by: Tom Zanussi <tom.zanussi>
Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml')
| -rw-r--r-- | documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml | 41 |
1 files changed, 14 insertions, 27 deletions
diff --git a/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml b/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml index f088f30a07..64ca5a4ea6 100644 --- a/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml +++ b/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml @@ -76,35 +76,10 @@ </para> <para> - The Yocto Project organizes BSP Layers within the Yocto Metadata Layers area - of the Yocto Project Source Repositories at - <ulink url='&YOCTO_GIT_URL;/cgit.cgi'></ulink>. - If you examine the source repositories, you will find many BSP Layers. - Here are a few: - <literallayout class='monospaced'> - meta-baryon - meta-fsl-ppc - meta-intel - meta-selinux - meta-ti - </literallayout> - It is worth noting that the <filename>meta-intel</filename> BSP Layer contains - within itself several other BSP Layers, which makes it sort of a "super" BSP layer. - Following is a sampling of the BSP Layers that the <filename>meta-intel</filename> - BSP Layer contains: - <literallayout class='monospaced'> - meta-cedartrail - meta-crownbay - meta-emenlow - meta-fishriver - meta-fri2 - </literallayout> - </para> - - <para> The layer's base directory (<filename>meta-<bsp_name></filename>) is the root of the BSP Layer. - This root is what you add to the <filename>BBLAYERS</filename> + This root is what you add to the + <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-BBLAYERS'><filename>BBLAYERS</filename></ulink> variable in the <filename>conf/bblayers.conf</filename> file found in the <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#yocto-project-build-directory'>Yocto Project Build Directory</ulink>. Adding the root allows the Yocto Project build system to recognize the BSP @@ -120,6 +95,18 @@ </para> <para> + Some BSPs require additional layers on + top of the BSP's root layer in order to be functional. + For these cases, you also need to add those layers to the + <filename>BBLAYERS</filename> variable in order to build the BSP. + You must also specify in the "Dependiencies" section of the BSP's + <filename>README</filename> file any requirements for additional + layers and, preferably, any + build instructions that might be contained elsewhere + in the <filename>README</filename> file. + </para> + + <para> For more detailed information on layers, see the "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#understanding-and-creating-layers'>Understanding and Creating Layers</ulink>" section of the Yocto Project Development Manual. |