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diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/closer-look.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/closer-look.xml index 5a7d111..0a6c56c 100644 --- a/documentation/ref-manual/closer-look.xml +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/closer-look.xml @@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ configuration files. These example files are used as a basis for creating actual configuration files when you source the build environment - script + script (i.e. <link linkend='structure-core-script'><filename>&OE_INIT_FILE;</filename></link> or @@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ <para> Because the Poky repository is fundamentally an aggregation of existing repositories, some users might be familiar with running - the <filename>&OE_INIT_FILE;</filename> or - <filename>oe-init-build-env-memres</filename> script in the context + the <filename>&OE_INIT_FILE;</filename> or + <filename>oe-init-build-env-memres</filename> script in the context of separate OpenEmbedded-Core and BitBake repositories rather than a single Poky repository. This discussion assumes the script is executed from within a cloned @@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ <para> The following figure shows an expanded representation of the Metadata, Machine Configuration, and Policy Configuration input - (layers) boxes of the + (layers) boxes of the <link linkend='general-yocto-environment-figure'>general Yocto Project Development Environment figure</link>: </para> @@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ <para> In order for the OpenEmbedded build system to create an image or any target, it must be able to access source files. - The + The <link linkend='general-yocto-environment-figure'>general Yocto Project Development Environment figure</link> represents source files using the "Upstream Project Releases", "Local Projects", and "SCMs (optional)" boxes. @@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ When the OpenEmbedded build system generates an image or an SDK, it gets the packages from a package feed area located in the <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>. - The + The <link linkend='general-yocto-environment-figure'>general Yocto Project Development Environment figure</link> shows this package feeds area in the upper-right corner. </para> @@ -887,84 +887,80 @@ <title>Image Generation</title> <para> - Once packages are split and stored in the Package Feeds area, - the OpenEmbedded build system uses BitBake to generate the + Once packages are split and stored in the Package Feeds area, + the OpenEmbedded build system uses BitBake to generate the root filesystem image: <imagedata fileref="figures/image-generation.png" align="center" width="6in" depth="7in" /> </para> <para> - The image generation process consists of several stages and + The image generation process consists of several stages and depends on many variables. The <filename>do_rootfs</filename> task uses these key variables to help create the list of packages to actually install: <itemizedlist> <listitem><para><link linkend='var-IMAGE_INSTALL'><filename>IMAGE_INSTALL</filename></link>: - Lists out the base set of packages to install from - the Package Feeds area.</para></listitem> + Lists out the base set of packages to install from + the Package Feeds area.</para></listitem> <listitem><para><link linkend='var-PACKAGE_EXCLUDE'><filename>PACKAGE_EXCLUDE</filename></link>: Specifies packages that should not be installed. - </para></listitem> + </para></listitem> <listitem><para><link linkend='var-IMAGE_FEATURES'><filename>IMAGE_FEATURES</filename></link>: - Specifies features to include in the image. - These features map to additional packages for + Specifies features to include in the image. + Most of these features map to additional packages for installation.</para></listitem> <listitem><para><link linkend='var-PACKAGE_CLASSES'><filename>PACKAGE_CLASSES</filename></link>: - Specifies the package manager to use and consequently - helps determine where to locate packages within the - Package Feeds area.</para></listitem> + Specifies the package backend to use and consequently + helps determine where to locate packages within the + Package Feeds area.</para></listitem> <listitem><para><link linkend='var-IMAGE_LINGUAS'><filename>IMAGE_LINGUAS</filename></link>: - Determines the language for which packages are being - installed.</para></listitem> + Determines the language(s) for which additional + language support packages are installed. + </para></listitem> </itemizedlist> </para> <para> - Part of the image generation process includes compressing the - root filesystem image. - Compression is accomplished through several optimization - routines designed to reduce the overall size of the image. - </para> - - <para> - The process runs as many post installation scripts as possible. - Any scripts that cannot be run are run when the system is - first booted. + The process runs all of the post installation scripts, and + any that fail to run on the build host will be run on the + target when the target system is first booted. If you are using a read-only root filesystem, all the post - installation scripts are run during the package installation - phase since the root filesystem cannot be written into. + installation scripts must succeed during the package + installation phase since the root filesystem cannot be + written into. </para> <para> - During the Prelink phase, optimization processes are run across - the image. - These processes include <filename>mklibs</filename> and + During Optimization, optimizing processes are run across + the image. + These processes include <filename>mklibs</filename> and <filename>prelink</filename>. - The <filename>mklibs</filename> optimizes the size of the - libraries. - The <filename>prelink</filename> process optimizes the dynamic - linking of shared libraries to reduce start up time of the + The <filename>mklibs</filename> optimizes the size of the + libraries. + A <filename>prelink</filename> process optimizes the dynamic + linking of shared libraries to reduce start up time of the executables. - See the - <link linkend='var-IMAGE_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND'><filename>IMAGE_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND</filename></link> - and - <link linkend='var-ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND'><filename>ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND</filename></link> - variables for additional information. + </para> + + <para> + Part of the image generation process includes compressing the + root filesystem image. + Compression is accomplished through several optimization + routines designed to reduce the overall size of the image. </para> <para> After the root filesystem has been constructed, the image - generation process turns everything into an image file or - a set of image files. - we need to turn into an image file or set of image files. - The formats used for the root filesystem depend on the + generation process turns everything into an image file or + a set of image files. + The formats used for the root filesystem depend on the <link linkend='var-IMAGE_FSTYPES'><filename>IMAGE_FSTYPES</filename></link> variable. </para> <note> The entire image generation process is run under Pseudo. - Running under Pseudo ensures that the files in the root + Running under Pseudo ensures that the files in the root filesystem have correct ownership. </note> </section> @@ -977,7 +973,7 @@ The images produced by the OpenEmbedded build system are compressed forms of the root filesystems that are ready to boot on a target device. - You can see from the + You can see from the <link linkend='general-yocto-environment-figure'>general Yocto Project Development Environment figure</link> that BitBake output in part consists of images. This section is going to look more closely at this output: @@ -1049,7 +1045,7 @@ <title>Application Development SDK</title> <para> - In the + In the <link linkend='general-yocto-environment-figure'>general Yocto Project Development Environment figure</link>, the output labeled "Application Development SDK" represents an SDK. |