From 329be1e06d30955a0a85d1995f31f5410368a655 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Scott Rifenbark Date: Tue, 12 May 2015 06:55:17 -0600 Subject: dev-manual: Minor edits to "Configuring the Kernel" section. (From yocto-docs rev: f840fa86b8fd970be20a11e362b7399635e78a93) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie --- .../dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml | 35 ++++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml index bab68a1..fb991fa 100644 --- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml +++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml @@ -4771,23 +4771,27 @@ $ echo "CONFIG_SMP=y" >> my_smp.cfg - All configuration files must use the .cfg extension in order - for the OpenEmbedded build system to recognize them as a configuration fragment. + All configuration fragment files must use the + .cfg extension in order for the + OpenEmbedded build system to recognize them as a + configuration fragment. - Where do you put your configuration files? - You can place these configuration files in the same area pointed to by + Where do you put your configuration fragment files? + You can place these files in the same area pointed to by SRC_URI. - The OpenEmbedded build system will pick up the configuration and add it to the - kernel's configuration. - For example, suppose you had a set of configuration options in a file called - myconfig.cfg. - If you put that file inside a directory named linux-yocto - that resides in the same directory as the kernel's append file and then add - a SRC_URI statement such as the following to the kernel's append file, - those configuration options will be picked up and applied when the kernel is built. + The OpenEmbedded build system picks up the configuration and + adds it to the kernel's configuration. + For example, suppose you had a set of configuration options + in a file called myconfig.cfg. + If you put that file inside a directory named + linux-yocto that resides in the same + directory as the kernel's append file and then add a + SRC_URI statement such as the following + to the kernel's append file, those configuration options + will be picked up and applied when the kernel is built. SRC_URI += "file://myconfig.cfg" @@ -4843,9 +4847,10 @@ For each output warning, a message points to the file - that contains a list of the options and a pointer to the config - fragment that defines them. - Collectively, the files are the key to streamlining the configuration. + that contains a list of the options and a pointer to the + configuration fragment that defines them. + Collectively, the files are the key to streamlining the + configuration. -- cgit v1.1