diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml
index eeb792b370..895c4a3d56 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml
@@ -76,8 +76,7 @@
The Linux Distributions section and
The Packages section both
- in the Yocto Project Quick Start for requirements.
- You will also need a release of Yocto Project installed on the host.
+ in the Yocto Project Quick Start for requirements.
Establish a local copy of the Yocto Project files on your
system: You need to have the Yocto Project files available on your host system.
Having the Yocto Project files on your system gives you access to the build
@@ -249,6 +248,9 @@
Within the interface you will see groups of related source code, each of which can
be cloned using Git to result in a working Git repository on your local system
(referred to as the "local Yocto Project files" in this manual).
+
+
+
The Yocto Project supports four types of kernels in its source repositories at
:
@@ -289,8 +291,7 @@
The Linux Distributions section and
The Packages section both
- in the Yocto Project Quick Start for requirements.
- You will also need a release of Yocto Project installed on the host.
+ in the Yocto Project Quick Start for requirements.
Establish a local copy of the Yocto Project files on your
system: Having the Yocto Project files on your system gives you access to
the build process and tools you need.
@@ -298,6 +299,15 @@
Yocto Project Release in
Getting Setup earlier in this manual.
+ Establish a local copy of the Linux Yocto kernel files on your
+ system: In order to make modifications to the kernel you need a base
+ kernel with which to work.
+ You can set up a local Git repository of the kernel on which you are basing your
+ modifications.
+ For information on how to get these files, see the bulleted item
+ Linux Yocto Kernel in
+ Getting Setup earlier in this manual.
+ Establish a local kernel layer by copying the
meta-skeleton layer: When you set up a kernel layer
for your changes you should follow a standard layout.