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| author | Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com> | 2011-09-30 11:13:31 -0700 |
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| committer | Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org> | 2011-10-04 13:46:43 +0100 |
| commit | e0172675a0c88741f6fafa4c84a6778e0b3a8136 (patch) | |
| tree | 7b71765c718ed3150504b6b6ae5f7b6c221a5e2a | |
| parent | f527e3ce70eef37ab16a704df762481887a8db31 (diff) | |
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documentation/kernel-manual/kernel-how-to.xml: Updated build strategy
This section used the term "tree construction" somewhat out of context.
The section really focuses on what the build process and the user does
prior to compilation. I changed wording to indicate the tree is
validated to be sure that the SRC_URI point to the right stuff and
that the BSP build branch exists.
(From yocto-docs rev: e6332d5045b21354b53bbbe1203f9d52d4d97964)
Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
| -rw-r--r-- | documentation/kernel-manual/kernel-how-to.xml | 17 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/documentation/kernel-manual/kernel-how-to.xml b/documentation/kernel-manual/kernel-how-to.xml index 259e820..df8605e 100644 --- a/documentation/kernel-manual/kernel-how-to.xml +++ b/documentation/kernel-manual/kernel-how-to.xml @@ -140,14 +140,14 @@ <para> Once a local Git repository of the Linux Yocto kernel exists on a development system, you can consider the compilation phase of kernel development - building a kernel image. - Some prerequisites exist that must be met before starting the compilation - phase of the kernel build system: + Some prerequisites exist that are validated by the build process before compilation + starts: </para> <itemizedlist> - <listitem><para>The <filename>SRC_URI</filename> must point to the kernel Git + <listitem><para>The <filename>SRC_URI</filename> points to the kernel Git repository.</para></listitem> - <listitem><para>A BSP build branch must exist. + <listitem><para>A BSP build branch exists. This branch has the following form: <literallayout class='monospaced'> <kernel_type>/<bsp_name> @@ -155,15 +155,14 @@ </itemizedlist> <para> - You can typically meet these prerequisites by running the tree construction/patching phase - of the build system. - However, other means do exist. - For examples of alternate workflows such as bootstrapping a BSP, see + The Yocto Project makes sure these conditions exist before attempting compilation. + Other means, however, do exist, such as as bootstrapping a BSP, see the "<link linkend='workflow-examples'>Workflow Examples</link>". </para> <para> - Before building a kernel, the build process configures the kernel by processing all of the + Before building a kernel, the build process verifies the tree + and configures the kernel by processing all of the configuration "fragments" specified by feature descriptions in the <filename>.scc</filename> files. As the features are compiled, associated kernel configuration fragments are noted |
