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author | Robert P. J. Day <crashcourse.ca> | 2013-11-22 10:21:27 -0800 |
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committer | Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org> | 2013-12-03 12:53:19 +0000 |
commit | 47e7abc5190ccbcef1ae6c7cb46f563d30b32f32 (patch) | |
tree | 197c4b80020019c943a5f49dccced8f72afef2ad /documentation/dev-manual | |
parent | 4f7c36639c699508d792aa52820f1a84980597df (diff) | |
download | openembedded-core-contrib-47e7abc5190ccbcef1ae6c7cb46f563d30b32f32.tar.gz |
dev-manual: Number of minor tweaks to Dev Manual, Chapter 5.
(From yocto-docs rev: 1027c4aefa0ba9f341c56eda7ee672d26c5e6813)
Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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-rw-r--r-- | documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml | 16 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml index 1c5c17be07..ea1f0e5ec2 100644 --- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml +++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ This chapter describes fundamental procedures such as creating layers, adding new software packages, extending or customizing images, porting work to new hardware (adding a new machine), and so forth. - You will find the procedures documented here occur often in the + You will find that the procedures documented here occur often in the development cycle using the Yocto Project. </para> @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ each other. You might find it tempting to keep everything in one layer when working on a single project. - However, the more modular you organize your Metadata, the easier + However, the more modular your Metadata, the easier it is to cope with future changes. </para> @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ </para> <para> - Furthermore, if you set up a local copy of the + As another example, if you set up a local copy of the <filename>meta-intel</filename> Git repository and then explore the folder of that general layer, you will discover many Intel-specific BSP layers inside. @@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ file within the layer. If the layer adds distro policy, add the distro configuration in a <filename>conf/distro/</filename> - file with the layer. + file within the layer. If the layer introduces new recipes, put the recipes you need in <filename>recipes-*</filename> subdirectories within the layer. @@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ <filename><layer>.conf</filename>). </para></listitem> <listitem><para><emphasis>The - <filename>COPYING.MIT</filename>:</emphasis> + <filename>COPYING.MIT</filename> file:</emphasis> The copyright and use notice for the software. </para></listitem> <listitem><para><emphasis>The <filename>README</filename> @@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ in <filename><layer>/recipes-example/example/</filename>. The script creates a <filename>.bb</filename> file and a directory, which contains a sample - <filename>helloworld.c</filename> source file and along with + <filename>helloworld.c</filename> source file, along with a sample patch file. If you do not provide a recipe name, the script uses "example". @@ -1131,7 +1131,7 @@ <title>Writing a Recipe to Add a Package to Your Image</title> <para> - Recipes add packages to your image. + Recipes let you define packages you can add to your image. Writing a recipe means creating a <filename>.bb</filename> file that sets some variables. For information on variables that are useful for recipes and for information about recipe naming @@ -1546,7 +1546,7 @@ You need to create a <filename>configure</filename> task that configures the unpacked kernel with a defconfig. You can do this by using a <filename>make defconfig</filename> command or, - more commonly, by copying in a suitable <filename>defconfig</filename> file and and then running + more commonly, by copying in a suitable <filename>defconfig</filename> file and then running <filename>make oldconfig</filename>. By making use of <filename>inherit kernel</filename> and potentially some of the <filename>linux-*.inc</filename> files, most other functionality is |