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| author |   Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> | 2019-02-21 12:34:21 -0800 |
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| committer |   Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org> | 2019-02-25 10:44:07 +0000 |
| commit | cd7a4e95cf1f1444cd445b60a602cfd8b3e82f83 (patch) | |
| tree | 322b3d468c6534e82b230c20506f1347e4b355e3 /documentation/kernel-dev | |
| parent | b421a21f2fd77088b446f5175089b2e4025edccc (diff) | |
| download | openembedded-core-contrib-cd7a4e95cf1f1444cd445b60a602cfd8b3e82f83.tar.gz | |
kernel-dev: Updated section on running menuconfig
Fixes [YOCTO #13146]
I added some information to the "Using menuconfig" section to
indicate two host packages that must be installed in order for
menuconfig to run.
(From yocto-docs rev: 4f5b12ebe8f8c0ab23001b8fc770295dc585429c)
Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'documentation/kernel-dev')
| -rw-r--r-- | documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml | 36 |
1 files changed, 27 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml b/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml index 9052876122..7ff4cba3b0 100644 --- a/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml +++ b/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml @@ -1479,15 +1479,33 @@ <para> To use the <filename>menuconfig</filename> tool in the Yocto - Project development environment, you must launch it using - BitBake. - Thus, the environment must be set up using the - <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#structure-core-script'><filename>&OE_INIT_FILE;</filename></ulink> - script found in the - <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>. - You must also be sure of the state of your build's - configuration in the - <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>. + Project development environment, you must do the following: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem><para> + Because you launch <filename>menuconfig</filename> + using BitBake, you must be sure to set up your + environment by running the + <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#structure-core-script'><filename>&OE_INIT_FILE;</filename></ulink> + script found in the + <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>. + </para></listitem> + <listitem><para> + You must be sure of the state of your build's + configuration in the + <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>. + </para></listitem> + <listitem><para> + Your build host must have the following two packages + installed: + <literallayout class='monospaced'> + libncurses5-dev + libtinfo-dev + </literallayout> + </para></listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </para> + + <para> The following commands initialize the BitBake environment, run the <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#ref-tasks-kernel_configme'><filename>do_kernel_configme</filename></ulink> |