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authorScott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com>2018-11-16 09:38:39 -0800
committerRichard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>2018-11-22 12:20:52 +0000
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brief-yoctoprojectqs: Added warnings about WSL, which can't be used.
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is not compatible with the Yocto Project. Added information in the beginning to note this fact to the user. (From yocto-docs rev: d8fcc0e3dc609086ca82a3419a337350f4e5c529) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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37 hardware. 37 hardware.
38 You will use Yocto Project to build a reference embedded OS 38 You will use Yocto Project to build a reference embedded OS
39 called Poky. 39 called Poky.
40 <note> 40 <note><title>Notes</title>
41 The examples in this paper assume you are using a native Linux 41 <itemizedlist>
42 system running a recent Ubuntu Linux distribution. 42 <listitem><para>
43 If the machine you want to use 43 The examples in this paper assume you are using a
44 Yocto Project on to build an image is not a native Linux 44 native Linux system running a recent Ubuntu Linux
45 system, you can still perform these steps by using CROss 45 distribution.
46 PlatformS (CROPS) and setting up a Poky container. 46 If the machine you want to use Yocto Project on to
47 See the 47 build an image
48 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#setting-up-to-use-crops'>Setting Up to Use CROss PlatformS (CROPS)</ulink>" 48 (<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#hardware-build-system-term'>build host</ulink>)
49 section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual for more 49 is not a native Linux system, you can
50 information. 50 still perform these steps by using CROss PlatformS
51 (CROPS) and setting up a Poky container.
52 See the
53 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#setting-up-to-use-crops'>Setting Up to Use CROss PlatformS (CROPS)</ulink>"
54 section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual for more
55 information.
56 </para></listitem>
57 <listitem><para>
58 You cannot use a build host that is using the
59 <ulink url='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Subsystem_for_Linux'>Windows Subsystem for Linux</ulink>
60 (WSL).
61 The Yocto Project is not compatible with WSL.
62 </para></listitem>
63 </itemizedlist>
51 </note> 64 </note>
52 </para> 65 </para>
53 66
@@ -75,6 +88,10 @@
75 Linux distributions that support the Yocto Project, see the 88 Linux distributions that support the Yocto Project, see the
76 "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#detailed-supported-distros'>Supported Linux Distributions</ulink>" 89 "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#detailed-supported-distros'>Supported Linux Distributions</ulink>"
77 section in the Yocto Project Reference Manual. 90 section in the Yocto Project Reference Manual.
91 For detailed information on preparing your build host, see
92 the
93 "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#dev-preparing-the-build-host'>Preparing the Build Host</ulink>"
94 section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.
78 </para></listitem> 95 </para></listitem>
79 <listitem><para> 96 <listitem><para>
80 <itemizedlist> 97 <itemizedlist>