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authorScott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>2014-01-11 07:59:01 -0600
committerRichard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>2014-01-21 21:58:01 +0000
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dev-manual: Edits to the "Writing a New Recipe" section.
Completed applying the revision comments from Paul Eggleton for the third revision of this new section. (From yocto-docs rev: d641aa6318cb87e9d41dda39cc4747c44888aa4d) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
index 331700b..880a429 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
@@ -1136,7 +1136,7 @@
</section>
</section>
- <section id='usingpoky-writing-a-new-recipe'>
+ <section id='new-recipe-writing-a-new-recipe'>
<title>Writing a New Recipe</title>
<para>
@@ -1426,7 +1426,7 @@
extracted during the <filename>do_unpack</filename> task.
For another example that specifies these types of files, see
the
- "<link linkend='usingpoky-extend-addpkg-autotools'>Autotooled Package</link>"
+ "<link linkend='new-recipe-autotooled-package'>Autotooled Package</link>"
section.
</para>
@@ -1522,7 +1522,7 @@
The directories are assumed to be subdirectories of the
directory in which the recipe or append file resides.
For another example that specifies these types of files, see the
- "<link linkend='usingpoky-extend-addpkg-singlec'>Single .c File Package (Hello World!)</link>"
+ "<link linkend='new-recipe-single-c-file-package-hello-world'>Single .c File Package (Hello World!)</link>"
section.
</para>
@@ -1716,15 +1716,13 @@
<title>Configuring the Recipe</title>
<para>
+ Configuration, such as build-time or runtime dependencies,
+ is typically accomplished by running a configure script with
+ some options, or by modifying a build configuration file.
Most software provides some means of setting build-time
configuration options before compilation.
- Typically, setting these options is accomplished by running a
- configure script with some options, or by modifying a build
- configuration file.
- <note>
- It is possible that required build-time or runtime dependencies
- exist in the software's documentation.
- </note>
+ You can often find build-time or runtime dependencies in the
+ software's documentation.
</para>
<para>
@@ -1849,14 +1847,15 @@
or <filename>nativesdk</filename> only.
The failure occurs when the compilation process uses
improper headers, libraries, or other files from the
- host system during cross-compiling for the target.
+ host system when cross-compiling for the target.
</para>
- <para>To fix the problem, you should be able to see
+ <para>To fix the problem, examine the
+ <filename>log.do_compile</filename> file to identify
the host paths being used (e.g.
<filename>/usr/include</filename>,
- <filename>/usr/lib</filename>, and so forth) by
- examining the <filename>log.do_compile</filename>
- file.</para></listitem>
+ <filename>/usr/lib</filename>, and so forth) and then
+ either add configure options, apply a patch, or do both.
+ </para></listitem>
<listitem><para><emphasis>Failure to find required
libraries/headers:</emphasis>
If a build-time dependency is missing because it has
@@ -1911,14 +1910,15 @@
Consequently, you do not have to have a
<filename>do_install</filename> task as part of your
recipe.
+ You just need to make sure the install portion of the
+ build completes with no issues.
However, if you wish to install additional files not
already being installed by
<filename>make install</filename>, you should do this
using a <filename>do_install_append</filename> function
using the install command as described in
<emphasis>Manual</emphasis> later in this list.
- You just need to make sure the install portion of the
- build completes with no issues.</para></listitem>
+ </para></listitem>
<listitem><para><emphasis>Other (using
<filename>make install</filename>):</emphasis>
You need to define a
@@ -1935,7 +1935,7 @@
</para>
<para>For an example recipe using
<filename>make install</filename>, see the
- "<link linkend='usingpoky-extend-addpkg-makefile'>Makefile-Based Package</link>"
+ "<link linkend='new-recipe-makefile-based-package'>Makefile-Based Package</link>"
section.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><emphasis>Manual:</emphasis>
You need to define a
@@ -2030,7 +2030,8 @@
</para>
<para>
- Here are some examples:
+ The OpenEmbedded build system provides support for two
+ different ways of starting services:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para><emphasis>SysVinit:</emphasis>
SysVinit is a system and service manager that
@@ -2040,8 +2041,8 @@
started by the Linux kernel when the system boots.
Init then controls the startup, running and shutdown
of all other programs.</para>
- <para>To include this service, your recipe needs to
- inherit the
+ <para>To enable a service using SysVinit, your recipe
+ needs to inherit the
<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#ref-classes-update-rc.d'><filename>update-rc.d</filename></ulink>
class.
The class helps facilitate safely installing the
@@ -2059,11 +2060,12 @@
homepage at
<ulink url='http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/'></ulink>.
</para>
- <para>To include this service, your recipe needs to
- inherit the <filename>systemd</filename> class.
- See the
- <ulink url='&YOCTO_GIT_URL;/cgit/cgit.cgi/poky/tree/meta/classes/systemd.bbclass'><filename>systemd.bbclass</filename></ulink>
- file or the
+ <para>To enable a service using Systemd, your recipe
+ needs to inherit the <filename>systemd</filename> class.
+ See the <filename>systemd.bbclass</filename> file
+ located in your
+ <link linkend='source-directory'>Source Directory</link>
+ in <filename>meta/classes</filename> or the
"<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#ref-classes-systemd'><filename>systemd.bbclass</filename></ulink>"
section for more information.</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
@@ -2109,12 +2111,12 @@
<para>
For an example showing how to install a post-installation
script, see the
- "<link linkend='usingpoky-extend-addpkg-postinstalls'>Post-Installation Scripts</link>"
+ "<link linkend='new-recipe-post-installation-scripts'>Post-Installation Scripts</link>"
section.
</para>
</section>
- <section id='usingpoky-extend-addpkg-postinstalls'>
+ <section id='new-recipe-post-installation-scripts'>
<title>Post-Installation Scripts</title>
<para>
@@ -2180,10 +2182,9 @@
</para>
<note>
- Equivalent support for <filename>pre-install</filename>,
- <filename>pre-uninstall</filename>, and
- <filename>post-uninstall</filename> scripts exist
- by way of <filename>pkg_preinst</filename>,
+ Equivalent support for pre-install, pre-uninstall, and
+ post-uninstall scripts exist by way of
+ <filename>pkg_preinst</filename>,
<filename>pkg_prerm</filename>, and
<filename>pkg_postrm</filename>, respectively.
These scrips work in exactly the same way as does
@@ -2208,7 +2209,7 @@
<para>
For information on how to customize your image by adding
specific packages, see the
- "<link linkend='usingpoky-extend-customimage-customtasks'>Customizing Images Using Custom Package Groups</link>"
+ "<link linkend='usingpoky-extend-customimage'>Customizing Images</link>"
section.
</para>
</section>
@@ -2227,7 +2228,7 @@
</itemizedlist>
</para>
- <section id='usingpoky-extend-addpkg-singlec'>
+ <section id='new-recipe-single-c-file-package-hello-world'>
<title>Single .c File Package (Hello World!)</title>
<para>
@@ -2276,7 +2277,7 @@
</para>
</section>
- <section id='usingpoky-extend-addpkg-autotools'>
+ <section id='new-recipe-autotooled-package'>
<title>Autotooled Package</title>
<para>
Applications that use Autotools such as <filename>autoconf</filename> and
@@ -2311,7 +2312,7 @@
</para>
</section>
- <section id='usingpoky-extend-addpkg-makefile'>
+ <section id='new-recipe-makefile-based-package'>
<title>Makefile-Based Package</title>
<para>
@@ -2401,7 +2402,7 @@
PR = "r3"
PE = "1"
- XORG_PN = "libxpm"
+ XORG_PN = "libXpm"
PACKAGES =+ "sxpm cxpm"
FILES_cxpm = "${bindir}/cxpm"
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