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diff --git a/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-advanced.xml b/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-advanced.xml index 18238c7..8781990 100644 --- a/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-advanced.xml +++ b/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-advanced.xml @@ -344,22 +344,24 @@ described in the following sections applies equally. <title>Recipe-Space Metadata</title> <para> - When stored in recipe-space, the metadata files reside in a + When stored in recipe-space, the kernel Metadata files reside in a directory hierarchy below - <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-FILESEXTRAPATHS'><filename>FILESEXTRAPATHS</filename></ulink>, - which is typically set to - <filename>${THISDIR}/${</filename><ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-PN'><filename>PN</filename></ulink><filename>}</filename> - for a linux-yocto or linux-yocto-custom derived Linux kernel - recipe. + <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-FILESEXTRAPATHS'><filename>FILESEXTRAPATHS</filename></ulink>. + For a linux-yocto recipe or for a Linux kernel recipe derived + by copying and modifying + <filename>oe-core/meta-skeleton/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-custom.bb</filename> + to a recipe in your layer, <filename>FILESEXTRAPATHS</filename> + is typically set to + <filename>${THISDIR}/${</filename><ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-PN'><filename>PN</filename></ulink><filename>}</filename>. See the "<link linkend='modifying-an-existing-recipe'>Modifying an Existing Recipe</link>" section for more information. </para> <para> - By way of example, a trivial tree of metadata stored in - recipe-space within a BSP layer might look like the following: + Here is an example that shows a trivial tree of kernel Metadata + stored in recipe-space within a BSP layer: <literallayout class='monospaced'> - meta/ + meta-my_bsp_layer/ `-- recipes-kernel `-- linux `-- linux-yocto @@ -370,12 +372,9 @@ described in the following sections applies equally. </para> <para> - When the metadata is stored in recipe-space, you must take + When the Metadata is stored in recipe-space, you must take steps to ensure BitBake has the necessary information to decide - which files to fetch and when they need to be fetched again. - </para> - - <para> + what files to fetch and when they need to be fetched again. It is only necessary to specify the <filename>.scc</filename> files on the <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-SRC_URI'><filename>SRC_URI</filename></ulink>. @@ -385,7 +384,7 @@ described in the following sections applies equally. Because of this, it is necessary to bump the recipe <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-PR'><filename>PR</filename></ulink> value when changing the content of files not explicitly listed - in the SRC_URI. + in the <filename>SRC_URI</filename>. </para> <para> |
