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authorScott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com>2018-08-22 15:42:01 -0700
committerRichard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>2018-08-28 10:30:43 +0100
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dev-manual: Updates to "Locating Yocto Project Source Files"
Some edits for clarity and fixes to the procedures regarding the DOWNLOADS page. (From yocto-docs rev: 98ee61f7797c9352a1eff060b98a3e2e74a1da6f) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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671 <title>Locating Yocto Project Source Files</title> 671 <title>Locating Yocto Project Source Files</title>
672 672
673 <para> 673 <para>
674 This section contains procedures related to locating Yocto Project 674 This section shows you how to locate and access the
675 files. 675 source files that ship with the Yocto Project.
676 You establish and use these local files to work on projects. 676 You establish and use these local files to work on projects.
677 <note><title>Notes</title> 677 <note><title>Notes</title>
678 <itemizedlist> 678 <itemizedlist>
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@
719 </para></listitem> 719 </para></listitem>
720 <listitem><para> 720 <listitem><para>
721 <emphasis>Select the Repository:</emphasis> 721 <emphasis>Select the Repository:</emphasis>
722 Click on the repository in which you are interested (i.e. 722 Click on the repository in which you are interested (e.g.
723 <filename>poky</filename>). 723 <filename>poky</filename>).
724 </para></listitem> 724 </para></listitem>
725 <listitem><para> 725 <listitem><para>
@@ -753,6 +753,7 @@
753 The procedure in this section exists should you desire a 753 The procedure in this section exists should you desire a
754 tarball snapshot of any given component. 754 tarball snapshot of any given component.
755 </note> 755 </note>
756 Follow these steps to locate and download a particular tarball:
756 <orderedlist> 757 <orderedlist>
757 <listitem><para> 758 <listitem><para>
758 <emphasis>Access the Index of Releases:</emphasis> 759 <emphasis>Access the Index of Releases:</emphasis>
@@ -802,7 +803,10 @@
802 uses a "DOWNLOADS" page from which you can locate and download 803 uses a "DOWNLOADS" page from which you can locate and download
803 tarballs of any Yocto Project release. 804 tarballs of any Yocto Project release.
804 Rather than Git repositories, these files represent snapshot 805 Rather than Git repositories, these files represent snapshot
805 tarballs. 806 tarballs similar to the tarballs located in the Index of Releases
807 described in the
808 "<link linkend='accessing-index-of-releases'>Accessing Index of Releases</link>"
809 section.
806 <note><title>Tip</title> 810 <note><title>Tip</title>
807 The recommended method for accessing Yocto Project 811 The recommended method for accessing Yocto Project
808 components is to use Git to clone a repository and work from 812 components is to use Git to clone a repository and work from
@@ -820,18 +824,23 @@
820 <listitem><para> 824 <listitem><para>
821 <emphasis>Get to the Downloads Area:</emphasis> 825 <emphasis>Get to the Downloads Area:</emphasis>
822 Select the "DOWNLOADS" item from the pull-down 826 Select the "DOWNLOADS" item from the pull-down
823 "SOFTWARE" tab menu. 827 "SOFTWARE" tab menu near the top of the page.
824 </para></listitem> 828 </para></listitem>
825 <listitem><para> 829 <listitem><para>
826 <emphasis>Select a Yocto Project Release:</emphasis> 830 <emphasis>Select a Yocto Project Release:</emphasis>
827 Use the menu next to "RELEASE" to display and choose 831 Use the menu next to "RELEASE" to display and choose
828 a Yocto Project release (e.g. sumo, rocko, pyro, and 832 a recent or past supported Yocto Project release
829 so forth. 833 (e.g. &DISTRO_NAME_NO_CAP;,
830 For a "map" of Yocto Project releases to version numbers, 834 &DISTRO_NAME_NO_CAP_MINUS_ONE;, and so forth).
831 see the 835 <note><title>Tip</title>
832 <ulink url='https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Releases'>Releases</ulink> 836 For a "map" of Yocto Project releases to version
833 wiki page. 837 numbers, see the
834 </para></listitem> 838 <ulink url='https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Releases'>Releases</ulink>
839 wiki page.
840 </note>
841 You can use the "RELEASE ARCHIVE" link to reveal a menu of
842 all Yocto Project releases.
843 </para></listitem>
835 <listitem><para> 844 <listitem><para>
836 <emphasis>Download Tools or Board Support Packages (BSPs):</emphasis> 845 <emphasis>Download Tools or Board Support Packages (BSPs):</emphasis>
837 From the "DOWNLOADS" page, you can download tools or 846 From the "DOWNLOADS" page, you can download tools or