From df70804654cfbb3ce98db1b4e54c7ffc739cb79f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Scott Rifenbark Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:57:30 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] dev-manual: Added text explaining "meta" is not required for layer name Updated a couple spots in the manual to be clear on meta not being a strict requirement for a layer name. Reported-by: Robert P. J. Day (From yocto-docs rev: ffd80ade292a462a77981c8c19bb71a19333a397) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie --- .../dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml | 22 +++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml index 5856c359bd..2ae83810e1 100644 --- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml +++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml @@ -46,9 +46,17 @@ Layers - The Source Directory contains several layers right out of the box. - You can easily identify a layer in the Source Directory by its folder name. - Folders that are layers begin with the string meta. + The Source Directory contains several layers right out of the + box. + You can easily identify layers that ship with a + Yocto Project release in the Source Directory by their + folder names. + Folders that are layers begin with the string + meta. + + It is not a requirement that a layer begins with the + string meta. + For example, when you set up the Source Directory structure, you will see several layers: meta, meta-hob, meta-skeleton, @@ -80,10 +88,10 @@ LayerIndex for a list of layers from the OpenEmbedded community that can be used in the Yocto Project. - Create a Directory: Create the directory - for your layer. - Traditionally, prepend the name of the folder with the string - meta. + Create a Directory: + Create the directory for your layer. + While not strictly required, prepend the name of the + folder with the string meta. For example: meta-mylayer