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authorPaul Eggleton <paul.eggleton@linux.intel.com>2012-10-02 08:52:29 -0700
committerRichard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>2012-10-02 17:41:38 +0100
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documentation: poky-ref-manual - Updated faq entry
Since we are using a layer-based approach, people do not need to rely upon the Yocto Project team to add support for new boards. (From yocto-docs rev: 569ff9da7443f9654f288d0a4e62ef06ba34ba52) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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</question>
<answer>
<para>
- There are two main ways to get a board supported in the Yocto Project;
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem><para>Send the Yocto Project team information on the board
- and if the team does not have it yet they will consider adding it.</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Send the Yocto Project team the BitBake recipes if you have them.
- </para></listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
+ Support for an additional board is added by creating a BSP layer for it.
+ For more information on how to create a BSP layer, see the
+ <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_BSP_URL;'>Yocto Project Board Support Package (BSP) Developer's Guide</ulink>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
Usually, if the board is not completely exotic, adding support in
the Yocto Project is fairly straightforward.
</para>
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