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author | Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com> | 2013-12-13 13:11:22 -0600 |
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committer | Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org> | 2014-01-02 13:16:09 +0000 |
commit | efedaf9267462c126219236704b6807a28979ed9 (patch) | |
tree | 1b953e4e82304d8e077512dbb91ec933fe7f49b6 | |
parent | 5dd83ad7e342e465961e730b30620af578241a21 (diff) | |
download | poky-efedaf9267462c126219236704b6807a28979ed9.tar.gz |
ref-manual: Updated the FAQ entry for how to use an external toolchain.
We no longer have the external-sourcery.bb recipe. Had to rewrite
this around it.
(From yocto-docs rev: 4b0e3860216092461862d29b3a53a834f8dd43b2)
Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
-rw-r--r-- | documentation/ref-manual/faq.xml | 32 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 24 deletions
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/faq.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/faq.xml index c7ccaafde6..9e6c0daf28 100644 --- a/documentation/ref-manual/faq.xml +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/faq.xml | |||
@@ -513,16 +513,15 @@ | |||
513 | </para> | 513 | </para> |
514 | 514 | ||
515 | <para> | 515 | <para> |
516 | The default value of <filename>TCMODE</filename> is "default" | 516 | The default value of <filename>TCMODE</filename> is "default", |
517 | (i.e. <filename>tcmode-default.inc</filename>). | 517 | which tells the OpenEmbedded build system to use its internally |
518 | built toolchain (i.e. <filename>tcmode-default.inc</filename>). | ||
518 | However, other patterns are accepted. | 519 | However, other patterns are accepted. |
519 | In particular, "external-*" refers to external toolchains of | 520 | In particular, "external-*" refers to external toolchains. |
520 | which there are some basic examples included in the | 521 | One example is the Sourcery G++ Toolchain. |
521 | OpenEmbedded Core (<filename>meta</filename>). | 522 | The support for this toolchain resides in the separate |
522 | You can use your own custom toolchain definition in your own | 523 | <filename>meta-sourcery</filename> layer at |
523 | layer (or as defined in the <filename>local.conf</filename> | 524 | <ulink url='http://github.com/MentorEmbedded/meta-sourcery/'></ulink>. |
524 | file) at the location | ||
525 | <filename>conf/distro/include/tcmode-*.inc</filename>. | ||
526 | </para> | 525 | </para> |
527 | 526 | ||
528 | <para> | 527 | <para> |
@@ -532,21 +531,6 @@ | |||
532 | the toolchain such as <filename>libgcc</filename>, | 531 | the toolchain such as <filename>libgcc</filename>, |
533 | <filename>libstdcc++</filename>, any locales, and | 532 | <filename>libstdcc++</filename>, any locales, and |
534 | <filename>libc</filename>. | 533 | <filename>libc</filename>. |
535 | An example is the | ||
536 | <filename>external-sourcery-toolchain.bb</filename>, which is | ||
537 | located in <filename>meta/recipes-core/meta/</filename> within | ||
538 | the Source Directory. | ||
539 | </para> | ||
540 | |||
541 | <para> | ||
542 | For information on installing and using cross-development | ||
543 | toolchains, see the | ||
544 | "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_ADT_URL;#installing-the-adt'>Installing the ADT and Toolchains</ulink>" | ||
545 | section in the Yocto Project Application Developer's Guide. | ||
546 | For general information on cross-development toolchains, see | ||
547 | the | ||
548 | "<link linkend='cross-development-toolchain-generation'>Cross-Development Toolchain Generation</link>" | ||
549 | section. | ||
550 | </para> | 534 | </para> |
551 | </answer> | 535 | </answer> |
552 | </qandaentry> | 536 | </qandaentry> |