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dev-manual: Edits to "Developing a Board Support Package (BSP)" section. 

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Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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Directory</link> available on your host system.
Having these files on your system gives you access to the build
process and to the tools you need.
For information on how to set up the
<link linkend='source-directory'>Source Directory</link>, see the
"<link linkend='getting-setup'>Getting Set up</link>" section.</para></listitem>
For information on how to set up the Source Directory,
see the
"<link linkend='getting-setup'>Getting Set Up</link>" section.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><emphasis>Establish the <filename>meta-intel</filename>
repository on your system</emphasis>: Having local copies
of these supported BSP layers on your system gives you
access to layers you might be able to build on or modify
to create your BSP.
For information on how to get these files, see the
"<link linkend='getting-setup'>Getting Setup</link>" section.</para></listitem>
"<link linkend='getting-setup'>Getting Set Up</link>" section.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><emphasis>Create your own BSP layer using the
<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_BSP_URL;#creating-a-new-bsp-layer-using-the-yocto-bsp-script'><filename>yocto-bsp</filename></ulink> script</emphasis>:
Layers are ideal for
isolating and storing work for a given piece of hardware.
A layer is really just a location or area in which you place the recipes for your BSP.
A layer is really just a location or area in which you place
the recipes and configurations for your BSP.
In fact, a BSP is, in itself, a special type of layer.
The simplest way to create a new BSP layer that is compliant with the
Yocto Project is to use the <filename>yocto-bsp</filename> script.
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The recipes and configurations for these four BSPs are located and dispersed
within the <link linkend='source-directory'>Source Directory</link>.
On the other hand, BSP layers for Cedar Trail, Chief River, Crown Bay,
Crystal Forest, Emenlow, Fish River, Fish River 2, Jasper Forest, N450,
Crystal Forest, Emenlow, Fish River Island, Fish River Island 2, Jasper Forest, N450,
Romley, sys940x, Sugar Bay, and tlk exist in their own separate layers
within the larger <filename>meta-intel</filename> layer.</note>
<para>When you set up a layer for a new BSP, you should follow a standard layout.
This layout is described in the section
This layout is described in the
"<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_BSP_URL;#bsp-filelayout'>Example Filesystem Layout</ulink>"
section of the Board Support Package (BSP) Development Guide.
In the standard layout, you will notice a suggested structure for recipes and
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directories within the BSP layer.
Configuration changes identify where your new layer is on the local system
and identify which kernel you are going to use.
When you run the <filename>yocto-bsp</filename> script you are able to interactively
When you run the <filename>yocto-bsp</filename> script, you are able to interactively
configure many things for the BSP (e.g. keyboard, touchscreen, and so forth).
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><emphasis>Make recipe changes to your new BSP layer</emphasis>: Recipe