documentation: dev-manual - First re-write of "Package" term.
(From yocto-docs rev: 735f6b10710f060541de88c9164c9cc1e605d436) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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with OpenEmbedded (OE) that is shared between OE and the Yocto Project.
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with OpenEmbedded (OE) that is shared between OE and the Yocto Project.
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This metadata is found in the <filename>meta</filename> directory of the source
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This metadata is found in the <filename>meta</filename> directory of the source
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directory.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><emphasis>Package:</emphasis> The packaged output from a baked recipe.
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<listitem><para><emphasis>Package:</emphasis> In the context of the Yocto Project,
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this term refers to the packaged output from a baked recipe.
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A package is generally the compiled binaries produced from the recipe's sources.
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A package is generally the compiled binaries produced from the recipe's sources.
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You ‘bake’ something by running it through BitBake.</para></listitem>
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You ‘bake’ something by running it through BitBake.</para>
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<para>It is worth noting that the term "package" can, in general, have subtle
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meanings. For example, the packages refered to in the
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"<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_QS_URL;#packages'>The Packages</ulink>" section are
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compiled binaries that when installed add functionality to your Linux
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distribution.</para>
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<para>Another point worth noting is that historically within the Yocto Project,
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recipes were referred to as packages - thus, the existence of several BitBake
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variables that are seemingly mis-named,
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(e.g. <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-PR'><filename>PR</filename></ulink>,
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<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-PRINC'><filename>PRINC</filename></ulink>,
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<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-PV'><filename>PV</filename></ulink>, and
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<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-PE'><filename>PE</filename></ulink>).
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para id='poky'><emphasis>Poky:</emphasis> The term "poky" can mean several things.
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<listitem><para id='poky'><emphasis>Poky:</emphasis> The term "poky" can mean several things.
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In its most general sence, it is an open-source project that was initially developed
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In its most general sence, it is an open-source project that was initially developed
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by OpenedHand. With OpenedHand, poky was developed off of the existing OpenEmbedded
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by OpenedHand. With OpenedHand, poky was developed off of the existing OpenEmbedded
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