dev-manual, ref-manual: Minor edits suggested by Bill Traynor
Applied some re-wordings as suggested by Bill Traynor. Reported-by: William M.A. Traynor <wmat@alphatroop.com> (From yocto-docs rev: 2510d9795720afc0309a10b18605e5af4a83769b) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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<listitem><para>Step-by-step instructions if those instructions exist in other Yocto
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<listitem><para>Step-by-step instructions if those instructions exist in other Yocto
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Project documentation.
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Project documentation.
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For example, the Yocto Project Application Developer's Guide contains detailed
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For example, the Yocto Project Application Developer's Guide contains detailed
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instruction on how to run the
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instructions on how to run the
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<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_ADT_URL;#installing-the-adt'>Installing the ADT and Toolchains</ulink>,
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<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_ADT_URL;#installing-the-adt'>Installing the ADT and Toolchains</ulink>,
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which is used to set up a cross-development environment.</para></listitem>
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which is used to set up a cross-development environment.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Reference material.
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<listitem><para>Reference material.
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<title>Other Information</title>
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<title>Other Information</title>
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<para>
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<para>
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Because this manual presents overview information for many different topics, you will
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Because this manual presents overview information for many different
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need to supplement it with other information.
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topics, supplemental information is recommended for full
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comprehension.
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The following list presents other sources of information you might find helpful:
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The following list presents other sources of information you might find helpful:
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<itemizedlist>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para><emphasis><ulink url='&YOCTO_HOME_URL;'>Yocto Project Website</ulink>:
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<listitem><para><emphasis><ulink url='&YOCTO_HOME_URL;'>Yocto Project Website</ulink>:
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as well as links to software and documentation.</para></listitem>
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as well as links to software and documentation.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><emphasis>
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<listitem><para><emphasis>
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<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_QS_URL;'>Yocto Project Quick Start</ulink>:</emphasis> This short document lets you get started
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<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_QS_URL;'>Yocto Project Quick Start</ulink>:</emphasis> This short document lets you get started
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with the Yocto Project quickly and start building an image.</para></listitem>
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with the Yocto Project and quickly begin building an image.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><emphasis>
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<listitem><para><emphasis>
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<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;'>Yocto Project Reference Manual</ulink>:</emphasis> This manual is a reference
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<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;'>Yocto Project Reference Manual</ulink>:</emphasis> This manual is a reference
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guide to the OpenEmbedded build system known as "Poky."
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guide to the OpenEmbedded build system known as "Poky."
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OpenEmbedded build system (Poky).
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OpenEmbedded build system (Poky).
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</para></listitem>
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><ulink url='&YOCTO_LISTS_URL;/listinfo/yocto-announce'></ulink>
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<listitem><para><ulink url='&YOCTO_LISTS_URL;/listinfo/yocto-announce'></ulink>
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for a mailing list to receive official Yocto Project announcements for developments and
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for a mailing list to receive official Yocto Project announcements
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as well as Yocto Project milestones.</para></listitem>
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as well as Yocto Project milestones.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><ulink url='&YOCTO_LISTS_URL;/listinfo'></ulink> for a
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<listitem><para><ulink url='&YOCTO_LISTS_URL;/listinfo'></ulink> for a
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listing of all public mailing lists on <filename>lists.yoctoproject.org</filename>.
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listing of all public mailing lists on <filename>lists.yoctoproject.org</filename>.
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<listitem><para><emphasis>
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<listitem><para><emphasis>
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<ulink url='&OE_HOME_URL;'>OpenEmbedded</ulink>:</emphasis>
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<ulink url='&OE_HOME_URL;'>OpenEmbedded</ulink>:</emphasis>
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The build system used by the Yocto Project.
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The build system used by the Yocto Project.
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This project is the upstream, generic, embedded distribution from which the Yocto
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This project is the upstream, generic, embedded distribution that the Yocto
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Project derives its build system (Poky) from and to which it contributes.</para></listitem>
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Project derives its build system (Poky) from and to which it contributes.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><emphasis>
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<listitem><para><emphasis>
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<ulink url='http://developer.berlios.de/projects/bitbake/'>
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<ulink url='http://developer.berlios.de/projects/bitbake/'>
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<para>
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<para>
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The Yocto Project is an open-source collaboration project focused on embedded Linux development.
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The Yocto Project is an open-source collaboration project focused on embedded Linux development.
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The project currently provides a build system, which is
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The project currently provides a build system that is
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referred to as the OpenEmbedded build system in the Yocto Project documentation.
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referred to as the OpenEmbedded build system in the Yocto Project documentation.
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The Yocto Project provides various ancillary tools suitable for the embedded developer
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The Yocto Project provides various ancillary tools for the embedded developer
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and also features the Sato reference User Interface, which is optimized for
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and also features the Sato reference User Interface, which is optimized for
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stylus driven, low-resolution screens.
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stylus driven, low-resolution screens.
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<note>
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BitBake strives to be a generic "task" executor that is capable of handling complex dependency relationships.
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BitBake strives to be a generic "task" executor that is capable of handling complex dependency relationships.
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As such, it has no real knowledge of what the tasks being executed actually do.
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As such, it has no real knowledge of what the tasks being executed actually do.
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BitBake just considers a list of tasks with dependencies and handles metadata
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BitBake just considers a list of tasks with dependencies and handles
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that consists of variables in a certain format that get passed to the tasks.
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<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#metadata'>Metadata</ulink>
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consisting of variables in a certain format that get passed to the tasks.
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</note>
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<section id='ref-bitbake-parsing'>
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<section id='ref-bitbake-parsing'>
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The <filename>build_dir</filename> is optional and specifies the directory the
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The <filename>build_dir</filename> is optional and specifies the directory the
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OpenEmbedded build system uses for the build -
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OpenEmbedded build system uses for the build -
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the <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>.
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the <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>.
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If you do not specify a Build Directory, it defaults to <filename>build</filename>
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If you do not specify a Build Directory, it defaults to a directory
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in your current working directory.
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named <filename>build</filename> in your current working directory.
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A common practice is to use a different Build Directory for different targets.
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A common practice is to use a different Build Directory for different targets.
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For example, <filename>~/build/x86</filename> for a <filename>qemux86</filename>
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target, and <filename>~/build/arm</filename> for a <filename>qemuarm</filename> target.
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target, and <filename>~/build/arm</filename> for a <filename>qemuarm</filename> target.
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