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| author | Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com> | 2013-04-16 09:03:35 -0700 |
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| committer | Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org> | 2013-04-17 22:34:16 +0100 |
| commit | ce8dbc82e4f82d6d0487e855897b77a2c4f58ae6 (patch) | |
| tree | ddf453571e9116524917b91759b7a3ae8633957b /documentation/dev-manual | |
| parent | cedb4ce2d86f55791325e5b4a8e30f97710ce75e (diff) | |
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dev-manual: Edits to "Creating Your Own Distribution" section.
(From yocto-docs rev: 7832fbf97e714649730794d0a71bcae42933209d)
Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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| -rw-r--r-- | documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml | 15 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml index 7f2bbc3..e44cdff 100644 --- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml +++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml @@ -2349,7 +2349,7 @@ Poky distribution. If you wish to gain more control over package alternative selections, compile-time options, and other low-level - configuration, you can create your own distribution. + configurations, you can create your own distribution. </para> <para> @@ -2368,8 +2368,11 @@ configurations in a <filename>local.conf</filename> configuration file makes it easier to reproduce the same build configuration when using multiple build machines. + See the + "<link linkend='creating-a-general-layer-using-the-yocto-layer-script'>Creating a General Layer Using the yocto-layer Script</link>" + section for information on how to quickly set up a layer. </para></listitem> - <listitem><para><emphasis>Create the Distribution Configuration File:</emphasis> + <listitem><para><emphasis>Create the distribution configuration file:</emphasis> The distribution configuration file needs to be created in the <filename>conf/distro</filename> directory of your layer. @@ -2412,15 +2415,15 @@ or configuration files from other distributions such as Poky or Angstrom as references. </tip></para></listitem> - <listitem><para><emphasis>Provide Miscellaneous Variables:</emphasis> - Be sure to define any other variable for which you want to + <listitem><para><emphasis>Provide miscellaneous variables:</emphasis> + Be sure to define any other variables for which you want to create a default or enforce as part of the distribution configuration. You can include nearly any variable from the <filename>local.conf</filename> file. The variables you use are not limited to the list in the previous bulleted item.</para></listitem> - <listitem><para><emphasis>Point to Your Distribution Configuration File:</emphasis> + <listitem><para><emphasis>Point to Your distribution configuration file:</emphasis> In your <filename>local.conf</filename> file in the <link linkend='build-directory'>Build Directory</link>, set your @@ -2432,7 +2435,7 @@ <literallayout class='monospaced'> DISTRO = "mydistro" </literallayout></para></listitem> - <listitem><para><emphasis>Add More to the Layer if Necessary:</emphasis> + <listitem><para><emphasis>Add more to the layer if necessary:</emphasis> Use your layer to hold other information needed for the distribution: <itemizedlist> |
